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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group
Pocahontas 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 1,191 11 2 2 2 6 7 12 25 59 135 263 371 296 73.3
---Deaths under 1 Year 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2
---Deaths under 28 Days 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Tuberculosis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Septicemia 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 4 77.4
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 42.0
Malignant Neoplasms 263 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 5 16 46 74 73 44 71.1
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 13 23 12 75.1
------Colon 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 4 13 7 74.9
------Pancreas 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 70.4
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 83 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 19 29 19 10 70.3
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 81 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 17 29 19 10 70.5
---of Female Breast 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1 1 3 66.9
---of Genitourinary Organs 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 14 18 8 76.3
------Cervix Uteri 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 68.0
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 77.7
------Prostate 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 11 4 76.9
------Bladder 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 83.2
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 63 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 4 6 8 17 12 11 65.6
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 74.7
Diabetes Mellitus 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 12 11 11 73.7
Major Cardiovascular Disease 473 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 23 50 109 161 124 76.2
---Diseases of the Heart 373 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 19 41 95 122 90 75.5
------Ischemic Heart Disease 262 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 14 32 74 75 62 74.6
---Hypertension 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 84.0
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 79 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 10 32 25 78.1
---Atherosclerosis 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 78.8
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 6 81.8
Pneumonia and Influenza 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 17 27 84.1
---Pneumonia 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 16 26 83.9
---Influenza 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 87.5
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 16 33 18 77.3
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 4 5 77.2
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 78.0
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 89.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 3 2 0 62.4
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 8 11 79.3
Congenital Anomalies 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 8 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 32.5
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 62 1 1 1 2 3 0 5 7 5 2 13 13 9 58.1
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 22 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 3 4 0 5 2 1 46.4
---Falls 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 6 4 75.8
---Fires and Flames 5 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 31.4
---Drownings 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 68.0
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 20 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 1 1 5 5 3 64.8
Suicide 13 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 4 1 0 1 1 0 37.5
Homicide 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 35.9
All Other Causes (Residual) 133 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 12 26 45 43 77.2
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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