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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group
Lewis 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 2,225 22 3 6 6 7 11 25 55 123 233 474 692 567 73.3
---Deaths under 1 Year 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1
---Deaths under 28 Days 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Tuberculosis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 75.0
Septicemia 29 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 14 7 75.6
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 34.2
Malignant Neoplasms 509 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 43 86 150 154 63 70.9
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 105 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 12 29 42 17 74.7
------Colon 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 15 23 8 74.3
------Pancreas 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 6 1 72.5
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 169 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19 35 64 44 6 68.6
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 166 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19 34 63 43 6 68.5
---of Female Breast 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 5 4 6 4 66.0
---of Genitourinary Organs 87 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 16 19 25 17 71.8
------Cervix Uteri 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 0 2 0 59.6
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 5 4 4 69.1
------Prostate 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 12 10 77.6
------Bladder 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 1 72.0
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 122 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 9 18 34 37 19 71.4
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 75.4
Diabetes Mellitus 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 7 15 26 4 70.7
Major Cardiovascular Disease 1,013 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 10 39 85 201 330 342 78.0
---Diseases of the Heart 845 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 10 34 68 168 267 292 78.0
------Ischemic Heart Disease 467 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 26 49 116 150 120 75.6
---Hypertension 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 78.3
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 138 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 13 23 53 46 79.0
---Atherosclerosis 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 80.2
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 7 7 1 70.6
Pneumonia and Influenza 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 5 22 33 81.7
---Pneumonia 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 5 22 31 81.5
---Influenza 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 88.5
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 113 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 15 41 36 18 73.8
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 5 3 77.0
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 16 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 5 77.3
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 83.7
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 5 5 1 0 58.8
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 23 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 11 5 4 71.5
Congenital Anomalies 13 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 0 38.5
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 14 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 2 2 50.6
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 81 0 1 3 5 5 4 8 13 5 5 7 12 13 51.1
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 40 0 0 2 5 4 3 6 9 2 0 2 4 3 38.5
---Falls 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 6 81.0
---Fires and Flames 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 57.8
---Drownings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 23 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 4 2 3 5 2 3 55.7
Suicide 33 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 7 5 2 4 8 0 51.7
Homicide 12 0 1 3 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 29.6
All Other Causes (Residual) 215 11 1 0 0 2 0 1 5 10 16 29 66 74 73.1
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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