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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group
Ritchie 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 1,357 10 2 1 0 13 8 20 31 59 123 277 408 405 74.3
---Deaths under 1 Year 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1
---Deaths under 28 Days 7 7 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 85.0
Septicemia 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 3 78.9
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 261 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 7 18 40 81 74 35 70.6
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 4 18 19 14 74.7
------Colon 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 11 2 73.1
------Pancreas 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 5 3 74.4
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 79 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 20 24 22 6 69.6
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 18 24 21 6 69.7
---of Female Breast 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 4 5 4 2 64.0
---of Genitourinary Organs 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 10 12 5 73.3
------Cervix Uteri 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 63.3
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 4 4 0 66.9
------Prostate 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 3 81.4
------Bladder 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 78.2
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 67 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 6 6 24 17 8 68.7
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 81.9
Diabetes Mellitus 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 10 10 5 71.5
Major Cardiovascular Disease 668 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 21 52 116 219 247 78.6
---Diseases of the Heart 539 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 18 45 104 176 187 78.1
------Ischemic Heart Disease 401 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 12 33 88 132 128 77.4
---Hypertension 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 80.7
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 6 9 28 42 79.4
---Atherosclerosis 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 13 86.7
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 3 78.7
Pneumonia and Influenza 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 16 20 81.0
---Pneumonia 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 16 18 80.7
---Influenza 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 87.0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 25 23 16 74.5
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 3 3 74.7
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 82.0
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 3 0 0 57.4
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 85.4
Congenital Anomalies 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 17.0
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 49.9
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 55 0 1 1 0 10 4 5 6 4 5 5 7 7 49.4
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 29 0 1 1 0 5 4 5 4 3 1 2 2 1 37.9
---Falls 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 83.4
---Fires and Flames 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 58.0
---Drownings 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 42.0
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 14 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 1 3 1 2 1 49.1
Suicide 11 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 2 1 1 0 40.4
Homicide 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 34.5
All Other Causes (Residual) 148 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 7 23 44 58 75.4
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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