Table 16
Leading Causes of Death by Selected Age Groups
2008 Resident Data
 
Age Group   Number Percent
 
Under 1 Total 226  
  Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period 89 39.4
Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities 48 21.2
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 35 15.5
Unintentional Injuries 19 8.4
All Other Diseases 12 5.3
 
1 – 4 Total 55  
  Unintentional Injuries 20 36.4
All Other Diseases 6 10.9
Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities 6 10.9
Influenza and Pneumonia 5 9.1
Homicide and Legal Intervention 4 7.3
Malignant Neoplasms 4 7.3
Diseases of the Heart 3 5.5
 
5 – 14 Total 50  
  Unintentional Injuries 19 38.0
All Other Diseases 6 12.0
Homicide and Legal Intervention 6 12.0
Malignant Neoplasms 4 8.0
All Infective and Parasitic Diseases 2 4.0
Diseases of the Heart 2 4.0
Influenza and Pneumonia 2 4.0
 
15 – 24 Total 249  
  Unintentional Injuries 115 46.2
Suicides 54 21.7
All Other Diseases 18 7.2
Homicide and Legal Intervention 12 4.8
Malignant Neoplasms 12 4.8
Diseases of the Heart 11 4.4
 
25 – 44 Total 938  
  Unintentional Injuries 232 24.7
Malignant Neoplasms 144 15.4
Suicides 137 14.6
Diseases of the Heart 129 13.8
All Other Diseases 94 10.0
 
45 – 54 Total 1,613  
  Malignant Neoplasms 529 32.8
Diseases of the Heart 336 20.8
Unintentional Injuries 179 11.1
All Other Diseases 151 9.4
Suicides 79 4.9
 
55 – 64 Total 2,700  
  Malignant Neoplasms 1,028 38.1
Diseases of the Heart 591 21.9
All Other Diseases 281 10.4
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 151 5.6
Unintentional Injuries 131 4.9
 
65 – 84 Total 11,742  
  Malignant Neoplasms 3,459 29.5
Diseases of the Heart 2,784 23.7
All Other Diseases 1,496 12.7
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 1,069 9.1
Cerebrovascular Diseases 679 5.8
 
85 and Total 10,797  
Over Diseases of the Heart 3,409 31.6
  All Other Diseases 1,797 16.6
Malignant Neoplasms 1,205 11.2
Alzheimer's Disease 913 8.5
Cerebrovascular Diseases 849 7.9