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Leading Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group and Gender
Wyoming 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 148 100.0 223 100.0 371 100.0
Diseases of the Heart 59 39.9 105 47.1 164 44.2
Malignant Neoplasms 19 12.8 25 11.2 44 11.9
Pneumonia and Influenza 13 8.8 11 4.9 24 6.5
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 11 7.4 12 5.4 23 6.2
Cerebrovascular Disease 5 3.4 15 6.7 20 5.4
Diabetes Mellitus 4 2.7 7 3.1 11 3.0
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 4 2.7 6 2.7 10 2.7
Coal Worker Pneumoconiosis 9 6.1 0 0.0 9 2.4
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 1 0.7 4 1.8 5 1.3
Septicemia 3 2.0 1 0.4 4 1.1
Atherosclerosis 1 0.7 2 0.9 3 0.8
All Other Causes (Residual) 19 12.8 35 15.7 54 14.6
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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