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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group
Putnam 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 3,727 23 6 2 8 30 27 66 106 247 443 871 1,122 776 71.4
---Deaths under 1 Year 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1
---Deaths under 28 Days 18 18 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 0 1 86.0
Septicemia 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 8 18 10 76.0
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 37.1
Malignant Neoplasms 905 0 0 0 1 1 4 6 32 98 158 287 231 87 68.5
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 195 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 23 24 60 54 25 70.0
------Colon 93 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 15 33 26 12 71.9
------Pancreas 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 2 11 9 3 67.3
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 320 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 36 76 116 76 12 67.8
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 312 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 35 74 113 75 12 68.0
---of Female Breast 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 9 16 12 11 4 63.3
---of Genitourinary Organs 129 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 6 10 40 46 20 72.9
------Cervix Uteri 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 43.5
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 9 4 3 70.2
------Prostate 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 15 24 11 76.8
------Bladder 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 10 3 75.8
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 202 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 9 24 32 59 44 26 66.8
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 17 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 3 7 2 68.1
Diabetes Mellitus 124 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 23 31 43 16 71.0
Major Cardiovascular Disease 1,584 0 0 1 1 0 0 8 22 76 163 343 529 441 76.1
---Diseases of the Heart 1,265 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 16 62 143 277 426 336 75.9
------Ischemic Heart Disease 758 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 39 86 188 253 188 75.8
---Hypertension 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 2 10 8 76.1
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 205 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 12 15 37 66 66 76.3
---Atherosclerosis 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 14 21 80.8
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 12 13 10 77.7
Pneumonia and Influenza 132 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 7 22 49 50 80.0
---Pneumonia 128 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 7 19 48 50 80.2
---Influenza 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 72.5
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 165 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 25 57 57 23 74.3
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 19 9 4 72.6
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 6 10 79.3
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 7 13 5 2 63.1
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 55 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 18 20 10 74.5
Congenital Anomalies 18 7 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 22.2
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 44 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 5 6 18 9 71.1
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 172 0 4 1 3 21 13 31 21 21 11 16 17 13 45.4
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 103 0 2 1 1 18 10 28 15 10 8 6 2 2 35.8
---Falls 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 4 4 9 75.5
---Fires and Flames 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
---Drownings 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11.0
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 45 0 1 0 2 2 3 2 5 8 3 6 11 2 54.0
Suicide 36 0 0 0 0 4 2 5 7 5 4 3 5 1 47.2
Homicide 12 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 1 2 0 1 0 42.5
All Other Causes (Residual) 344 14 0 0 0 2 2 5 7 17 26 55 115 101 72.6
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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