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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group
Raleigh 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 9,071 86 14 12 10 83 58 165 293 534 1,105 2,188 2,718 1,805 71.0
---Deaths under 1 Year 86 86 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1
---Deaths under 28 Days 58 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Tuberculosis 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 83.2
Septicemia 85 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 3 24 26 20 73.4
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 28 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 14 5 2 0 0 0 38.5
Malignant Neoplasms 1,976 0 3 2 2 4 1 14 51 168 363 644 567 157 69.1
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 413 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 29 69 134 121 52 71.4
------Colon 156 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 8 24 48 47 26 72.7
------Pancreas 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 17 33 29 7 70.4
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 637 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 6 62 139 249 153 23 68.0
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 614 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 59 133 238 152 23 68.3
---of Female Breast 152 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 15 17 33 36 36 13 66.1
---of Genitourinary Organs 282 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 16 37 91 102 32 72.1
------Cervix Uteri 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 3 5 4 67.6
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 30 19 4 70.5
------Prostate 107 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 38 47 12 75.4
------Bladder 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 17 7 77.5
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 492 0 3 1 1 2 0 8 22 44 85 134 155 37 67.8
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 38 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 10 7 8 8 69.3
Diabetes Mellitus 328 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 20 47 92 113 45 72.0
Major Cardiovascular Disease 3,857 0 2 2 1 0 2 19 71 175 397 884 1,244 1,060 75.8
---Diseases of the Heart 3,156 0 2 2 0 0 1 16 58 155 344 725 1,014 839 75.5
------Ischemic Heart Disease 2,147 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 29 98 222 520 701 570 76.0
---Hypertension 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 9 10 14 77.9
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 543 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 12 16 41 110 187 174 77.5
---Atherosclerosis 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 8 17 83.7
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 88 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 8 35 25 16 73.8
Pneumonia and Influenza 286 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 5 17 35 115 107 79.8
---Pneumonia 282 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 5 17 35 114 104 79.7
---Influenza 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 87.0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 491 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 17 70 160 170 66 73.3
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 121 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 25 37 33 14 70.5
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 288 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 22 74 130 57 77.2
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 240 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 20 68 111 38 76.3
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 13 14 22 22 9 1 58.6
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 101 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 31 30 31 77.1
Congenital Anomalies 37 23 0 2 0 3 1 0 1 3 1 1 1 1 15.7
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 46 13 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 1 3 6 16 54.3
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 365 1 5 4 4 46 29 47 38 31 35 36 53 36 49.3
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 166 0 0 4 2 37 21 24 17 14 16 10 19 2 39.6
---Falls 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 7 7 5 21 13 72.0
---Fires and Flames 15 0 1 0 0 2 1 4 3 0 2 2 0 0 36.1
---Drownings 13 0 2 0 2 2 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 23.0
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 114 1 2 0 0 5 6 13 15 9 10 19 13 21 56.7
Suicide 133 0 0 0 0 16 7 27 29 16 19 11 7 1 42.7
Homicide 71 1 1 0 0 8 5 21 16 7 7 3 2 0 37.1
All Other Causes (Residual) 853 47 1 2 3 5 9 19 35 55 84 161 234 198 67.9
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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