Leading Causes of Death |
Seventy-Five to Eighty-Four Years |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Total Deaths, All Causes |
317 |
100.0 |
355 |
100.0 |
672 |
100.0 |
Diseases of the Heart |
119 |
37.5 |
147 |
41.4 |
266 |
39.6 |
Malignant Neoplasms |
61 |
19.2 |
64 |
18.0 |
125 |
18.6 |
Cerebrovascular Disease |
31 |
9.8 |
35 |
9.9 |
66 |
9.8 |
Pneumonia and Influenza |
25 |
7.9 |
23 |
6.5 |
48 |
7.1 |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions |
21 |
6.6 |
9 |
2.5 |
30 |
4.5 |
Diabetes Mellitus |
7 |
2.2 |
9 |
2.5 |
16 |
2.4 |
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms |
5 |
1.6 |
9 |
2.5 |
14 |
2.1 |
Atherosclerosis |
2 |
0.6 |
9 |
2.5 |
11 |
1.6 |
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis |
4 |
1.3 |
6 |
1.7 |
10 |
1.5 |
Septicemia |
3 |
0.9 |
3 |
0.8 |
6 |
0.9 |
Suicide |
4 |
1.3 |
0 |
0.0 |
4 |
0.6 |
All Other Causes (Residual) |
35 |
11.0 |
41 |
11.5 |
76 |
11.3 |
Leading Causes of Death |
Seventy-Five to Eighty-Four Years |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |