Table 16 A
Leading Causes of White Deaths by Selected Age Groups
2008 Resident Data
 
Age Group   Number Percent
 
Under 1 Total 196  
  Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period 79 40.3
Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities 44 22.4
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 29 14.8
Unintentional Injuries 15 7.7
All Other Diseases 11 5.6
 
1 – 4 Total 48  
  Unintentional Injuries 18 37.5
All Other Diseases 5 10.4
Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities 5 10.4
Influenza and Pneumonia 5 10.4
Malignant Neoplasms 4 8.3
Diseases of the Heart 3 6.3
Homicide and Legal Intervention 3 6.3
 
5 – 14 Total 45  
  Unintentional Injuries 18 40.0
All Other Diseases 6 13.3
Malignant Neoplasms 4 8.9
Homicide and Legal Intervention 3 6.7
All Infective and Parasitic Diseases 2 4.4
Diseases of the Heart 2 4.4
Influenza and Pneumonia 2 4.4
 
15 – 24 Total 230  
  Unintentional Injuries 109 47.4
Suicides 52 22.6
All Other Diseases 17 7.4
Diseases of the Heart 10 4.3
Malignant Neoplasms 10 4.3
All Other External Causes 8 3.5
Homicide and Legal Intervention 8 3.5
 
25 – 44 Total 866  
  Unintentional Injuries 219 25.3
Malignant Neoplasms 135 15.6
Suicides 131 15.1
Diseases of the Heart 119 13.7
All Other Diseases 81 9.4
 
45 – 54 Total 1,520  
  Malignant Neoplasms 506 33.3
Diseases of the Heart 314 20.7
Unintentional Injuries 175 11.5
All Other Diseases 147 9.7
Suicides 76 5.0
 
55 – 64 Total 2,611  
  Malignant Neoplasms 1,005 38.5
Diseases of the Heart 573 21.9
All Other Diseases 275 10.5
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 146 5.6
Unintentional Injuries 124 4.7
 
65 – 84 Total 11,532  
  Malignant Neoplasms 3,391 29.4
Diseases of the Heart 2,747 23.8
All Other Diseases 1,477 12.8
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 1,052 9.1
Cerebrovascular Diseases 665 5.8
 
85 and Total 10,712  
Over Diseases of the Heart 3,380 31.6
  All Other Diseases 1,789 16.7
Malignant Neoplasms 1,189 11.1
Alzheimer's Disease 903 8.4
Cerebrovascular Diseases 846 7.9