Cause-Specific Mortality
| Cause of Death | No. | % |
|---|---|---|
| CNS=central nervous system. | ||
| Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease | 248 | 42.7 |
| Coronary disease | 202 | 34.8 |
| Ischemic stroke | 35 | 6.0 |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 11 | 1.9 |
| Cancer | 156 | 26.9 |
| Lung | 32 | 5.5 |
| Colorectal | 17 | 2.9 |
| Prostate | 12 | 2.1 |
| Breast | 12 | 2.1 |
| Other and unknown primary site | 83 | 14.3 |
| Noncardiovascular, noncancer | 177 | 30.5 |
| Infection | 44 | 7.6 |
| Dementia and other CNS disease | 33 | 5.7 |
| Renal failure | 17 | 2.9 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other respiratory disease | 27 | 4.6 |
| Cirrhosis and other gastrointestinal disease | 18 | 3.1 |
| Hemorrhagic stroke | 8 | 1.4 |
| Cardiac, noncoronary | 8 | 1.4 |
| Accident | 5 | 0.9 |
| Suicide | 4 | 0.7 |
| Other | 13 | 2.2 |
| Total | 581 | 100.0 |