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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group
Fayette County, 1989 - 1998

Selected Causes of Death Total Age in Years Average
Age at
Death
Less
Than
One
1-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75-84		 85
and
Over
Total Deaths, All Causes 6,401 42 11 7 11 31 39 91 176 344 738 1,627 1,903 1,380 72.2
---Deaths under 1 Year 42 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2
---Deaths under 28 Days 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Tuberculosis 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 72.8
Septicemia 72 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 7 14 22 21 74.2
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 2 0 1 0 0 40.4
Malignant Neoplasms 1,400 0 2 2 1 1 1 9 31 94 235 472 402 150 70.4
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 328 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 6 10 43 104 106 51 72.6
------Colon 132 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 5 13 40 44 22 72.7
------Pancreas 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 9 16 21 8 73.0
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 469 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 35 110 181 114 24 68.7
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 452 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 34 102 177 111 23 68.9
---of Female Breast 107 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 14 16 30 29 13 69.3
---of Genitourinary Organs 180 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 12 24 48 61 30 73.1
------Cervix Uteri 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 4 2 0 0 54.6
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 10 16 8 2 66.9
------Prostate 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 16 37 18 79.0
------Bladder 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 7 7 76.1
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 316 0 2 2 1 1 0 2 10 23 42 109 92 32 69.4
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 31 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 5 10 8 73.9
Diabetes Mellitus 186 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 23 67 56 30 73.8
Major Cardiovascular Disease 2,754 1 1 0 0 0 2 7 47 119 274 655 878 770 76.1
---Diseases of the Heart 2,329 1 1 0 0 0 1 7 39 106 246 563 730 635 75.8
------Ischemic Heart Disease 1,664 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 21 80 187 426 529 419 75.6
---Hypertension 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 10 8 78.6
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 301 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 7 19 67 108 91 77.3
---Atherosclerosis 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 10 17 82.6
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 13 20 19 75.8
Pneumonia and Influenza 209 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 13 33 72 82 79.7
---Pneumonia 200 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 13 33 68 78 79.7
---Influenza 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 4 80.6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 369 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 53 122 128 55 73.8
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 58 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 15 18 12 72.9
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 149 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 35 71 31 77.7
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 112 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 24 56 21 77.4
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 11 21 23 10 1 62.1
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 83 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 20 28 27 78.2
Congenital Anomalies 17 7 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 27.2
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 29 10 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 4 2 2 5 2 40.3
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 267 0 5 1 6 20 21 36 37 25 18 29 42 27 50.6
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 120 0 1 1 3 12 12 24 22 14 7 9 13 2 41.9
---Falls 43 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 3 9 10 15 74.0
---Fires and Flames 13 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 2 3 49.7
---Drownings 14 0 1 0 2 3 1 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 37.2
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 77 0 1 0 1 3 7 7 13 7 6 11 14 7 53.8
Suicide 65 0 0 0 0 2 5 12 13 13 9 10 1 0 45.9
Homicide 40 2 1 0 1 2 4 7 8 8 3 2 2 0 38.4
All Other Causes (Residual) 639 20 1 2 2 4 5 11 18 39 56 133 173 175 71.1
Selected Causes of Death Total Age in Years Average
Age at
Death
Less
Than
One
1-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75-84		 85
and
Over


Last updated March 7, 2001.

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