Table 16
Leading Causes of Death by Selected Age Groups
2007 Resident Data
 
Age Group   Number Percent
 
Under 1 Total 224  
  Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period 94 42.0
  Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities 60 26.8
  Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 42 18.8
  All Other Diseases 11 4.9
  Diseases of the Heart 4 1.8
 
1 – 4 Total 43  
  Unintentional Injuries 19 44.2
  All Other Diseases 6 14.0
  Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities 5 11.6
  Malignant Neoplasms 4 9.3
  Homicide and Legal Intervention 2 4.7
  Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Findings, Not Elsewhere Classified 2 4.7
 
5 – 14 Total 59  
  Unintentional Injuries 30 50.8
  Malignant Neoplasms 10 16.9
  All Other Diseases 7 11.9
  Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities 5 8.5
  All Infective and Parasitic Diseases 3 5.1
 
15 – 24 Total 253  
  Unintentional Injuries 137 54.2
  Suicides 45 17.8
  All Other Diseases 18 7.1
  Malignant Neoplasms 12 4.7
  Homicide and Legal Intervention 11 4.3
 
25 – 44 Total 893  
  Unintentional Injuries 220 24.6
  Malignant Neoplasms 156 17.5
  Diseases of the Heart 125 14.0
  Suicides 112 12.5
  All Other Diseases 96 10.8
 
45 – 54 Total 1,527  
  Malignant Neoplasms 479 31.4
  Diseases of the Heart 324 21.2
  Unintentional Injuries 167 10.9
  All Other Diseases 153 10.0
  Suicides 70 4.6
 
55 – 64 Total 2,607  
  Malignant Neoplasms 1,034 39.7
  Diseases of the Heart 570 21.9
  All Other Diseases 266 10.2
  Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 147 5.6
  Unintentional Injuries 108 4.1
 
65 – 84 Total 11,397  
  Malignant Neoplasms 3,390 29.7
  Diseases of the Heart 2,716 23.8
  All Other Diseases 1,456 12.8
  Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 962 8.4
  Cerebrovascular Diseases 701 6.2
 
85 and Total 10,122  
Over Diseases of the Heart 3,097 30.6
  All Other Diseases 1,691 16.7
  Malignant Neoplasms 1,272 12.6
  Cerebrovascular Diseases 830 8.2
  Alzheimer's Disease 803 7.9