Leading Causes of Death |
Seventy-Five to Eighty-Four Years |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Total Deaths, All Causes |
341 |
100.0 |
370 |
100.0 |
711 |
100.0 |
Diseases of the Heart |
117 |
34.3 |
156 |
42.2 |
273 |
38.4 |
Malignant Neoplasms |
75 |
22.0 |
60 |
16.2 |
135 |
19.0 |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions |
40 |
11.7 |
23 |
6.2 |
63 |
8.9 |
Cerebrovascular Disease |
16 |
4.7 |
32 |
8.6 |
48 |
6.8 |
Pneumonia and Influenza |
12 |
3.5 |
17 |
4.6 |
29 |
4.1 |
Coal Worker Pneumoconiosis |
26 |
7.6 |
0 |
0.0 |
26 |
3.7 |
Diabetes Mellitus |
8 |
2.3 |
15 |
4.1 |
23 |
3.2 |
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms |
9 |
2.6 |
10 |
2.7 |
19 |
2.7 |
Septicemia |
5 |
1.5 |
1 |
0.3 |
6 |
0.8 |
Hypertension |
2 |
0.6 |
3 |
0.8 |
5 |
0.7 |
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis |
3 |
0.9 |
2 |
0.5 |
5 |
0.7 |
All Other Causes (Residual) |
28 |
8.2 |
51 |
13.8 |
79 |
11.1 |
Leading Causes of Death |
Seventy-Five to Eighty-Four Years |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |