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Leading Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group and Gender
Mason County Deaths, 1989 - 1998

Leading Causes of Death Seventy-Five to Eighty-Four Years
Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total Deaths, All Causes 423 100.0 427 100.0 850 100.0
Diseases of the Heart 177 41.8 191 44.7 368 43.3
Malignant Neoplasms 96 22.7 79 18.5 175 20.6
Cerebrovascular Disease 33 7.8 42 9.8 75 8.8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 24 5.7 15 3.5 39 4.6
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 12 2.8 7 1.6 19 2.2
Diabetes Mellitus 3 0.7 15 3.5 18 2.1
Pneumonia and Influenza 11 2.6 6 1.4 17 2.0
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 6 1.4 5 1.2 11 1.3
Septicemia 4 0.9 3 0.7 7 0.8
Suicide 5 1.2 0 0.0 5 0.6
Atherosclerosis 1 0.2 3 0.7 4 0.5
All Other Causes (Residual) 51 12.1 61 14.3 112 13.2
Leading Causes of Death Seventy-Five to Eighty-Four Years
Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent


Last updated March 7, 2001.

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