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

Leading Causes of Death Eighty-Five Years and Over
Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total Deaths, All Causes 454 100.0 926 100.0 1,380 100.0
Diseases of the Heart 185 40.7 450 48.6 635 46.0
Malignant Neoplasms 65 14.3 85 9.2 150 10.9
Cerebrovascular Disease 27 5.9 64 6.9 91 6.6
Pneumonia and Influenza 25 5.5 57 6.2 82 5.9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 30 6.6 25 2.7 55 4.0
Diabetes Mellitus 6 1.3 24 2.6 30 2.2
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 7 1.5 20 2.2 27 2.0
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 6 1.3 21 2.3 27 2.0
Septicemia 9 2.0 12 1.3 21 1.5
Coal Worker Pneumoconiosis 21 4.6 0 0.0 21 1.5
Atherosclerosis 4 0.9 13 1.4 17 1.2
All Other Causes (Residual) 69 15.2 155 16.7 224 16.2
Leading Causes of Death Eighty-Five Years and Over
Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent


Last updated March 7, 2001.

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