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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group
Morgan 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 1,407 10 2 1 0 4 16 31 47 76 155 324 424 316 71.8
---Deaths under 1 Year 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1
---Deaths under 28 Days 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Tuberculosis 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 58.5
Septicemia 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 5 73.2
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 35.5
Malignant Neoplasms 355 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 27 53 118 109 34 70.2
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 9 26 31 11 72.4
------Colon 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 12 18 4 72.2
------Pancreas 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 4 3 72.6
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 113 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 25 48 22 8 68.5
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 112 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 25 47 22 8 68.5
---of Female Breast 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 3 8 6 2 65.9
---of Genitourinary Organs 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 15 22 6 73.6
------Cervix Uteri 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 60.7
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 5 0 68.8
------Prostate 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 14 3 77.8
------Bladder 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 73.4
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 81 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 9 12 21 28 7 69.4
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 65.0
Diabetes Mellitus 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 8 20 19 6 72.1
Major Cardiovascular Disease 552 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 25 57 115 179 161 75.9
---Diseases of the Heart 445 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 19 45 97 140 131 75.8
------Ischemic Heart Disease 280 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 10 32 54 93 86 76.9
---Hypertension 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 2 76.0
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 11 11 29 22 75.8
---Atherosclerosis 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 94.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 7 3 76.8
Pneumonia and Influenza 38 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 14 18 80.2
---Pneumonia 38 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 14 18 80.2
---Influenza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 22 19 7 73.7
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 4 2 73.8
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 70.0
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 4 4 2 66.2
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 4 2 72.9
Congenital Anomalies 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 25.0
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 4 1 59.4
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 68 0 1 0 0 4 9 11 6 8 3 8 13 5 50.4
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 48 0 1 0 0 4 8 9 5 6 0 6 7 2 44.9
---Falls 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 3 72.6
---Fires and Flames 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 49.0
---Drownings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 0 58.6
Suicide 23 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 1 2 4 3 3 0 47.6
Homicide 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 37.6
All Other Causes (Residual) 174 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 5 6 15 21 45 74 76.2
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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