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Similarly, the number of deaths reported from dementia increased by84 percent during the
period, representing a 43 percent increase in themortality rate due to dementia. Also noteworthy
is the disturbing increase in the number of deaths from ill-defined/unspecified causes,
representing a 1,426 percent increase from 2002 (n=27) to 2012 (n=412).
Countering these results are several significant decreases for the period. Reductions in the
number of deaths associatedwith three diseases are noteworthy: 1) a 51 percent decrease in the
mortality rate from acutemyocardial infarction, 2) a 42 percent decrease in themortality rate
from atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, and 3) a 41 percent decrease in themortality rate
from stroke among females 65 years and over.
MortalityTrends amongArizonaResidentMales Age 65 andOver
Based on the leading causes of death in 2012, Table 14 andFigure 12 presentmortality trends for
residentmales 65 years and older from 2002 to 2012. From 2002 ? 2012, the greatest number of
deaths occurred amongmales ages 75 - 84 years of age (n=68,426), althoughmales ages 85 and
older experienced the greatest percent increase (39 percent) in number of deaths over this period
(2002 n=4,080, 2012 n=5,664)
.
Table 13. SpecificLeadingCauses ofDeath
a
amongArizonaResident Females, 65Years and
Older, 2002 - 2012
Notes:
a
LeadingCauses ofDeath are conditions identified as the top conditions for 2012 and defined by the
International Statistical ClassificationofDiseases andRelatedHealthProblems, 10thRevision (ICD-10), 2008
Edition;
b
Age-specific crudemortality rates represent the number of deaths per 100,000 resident females, 65 years
of age and over.
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Total
Percent
Change
2002 -2012
Counts byAge Group
65-74Years
3,057 3,059 3,116 3,229 3,159 3,039 3,266 3,357 3,293 3,411 3,662 35,648
20
75-84Years
6,008 6,015 5,813 6,012 6,118 5,844 5,656 5,636 5,524 5,652 5,672 63,950
-6
85Years andOver
6,549 6,823 6,786 7,379 7,506 7,612 7,670 7,671 8,129 8,749 8,522 83,396
30
Total (AllFemales 65Years andOlder)
15,614 15,897 15,715 16,620 16,783 16,495 16,592 16,664 16,946 17,812 17,856 182,994
14
Counts byCause ofDeath
Alzheimer'sDisease
877 1,066 1,053 1,149 1,338 1,330 1,342 1,325 1,505 1,512 1,356 13,853
55
AtheroscleroticHeartDisease
1,346 1,396 1,407 1,453 1,424 1,343 1,397 1,423 1,379 1,410 1,310 15,288
-3
Dementia
626 618 624 690
825 876 917 865 934 1,041 1,153 9,169
84
ChronicObstructivePulmonaryDisease (COPD)
865 876 877 1,070 1,043 986 977 1,033 1,011 1,119 1,103 10,960
28
MalignantNeoplasmofBronchus andLung (LungCancer)
846 825 875 846
888 847 873 956 921 910 964 9,751
14
Stroke
823 811 763 755
731 710 621 618 683 741 622 7,878
-24
AcuteMyocardial Infarction
953 965 833 795
756 676 598 632 606 601 605 8,020
-37
AtheroscleroticCardiovascularDisease
709 789 734 764
701 577 613 558 510 539 531 7,025
-25
MalignantNeoplasmofBreast (BreastCancer)
361 387 374 387
416 403 429 425 402 441 430 4,455
19
Other Ill-Defined andUnspecifiedCauses ofMortality
27 50 102 131
219 217 133 163 216 272 412 1,942
1,426
Total
7,433 7,783 7,642 8,040 8,341 7,965 7,900 7,998 8,167 8,586 8,486 88,341
14
MortalityRates
b
Alzheimer'sDisease
221.3 261.5 251.2 264.1 302.8 288.2 286.1 280.0 313.5 312.7 265.0
20
AtheroscleroticHeartDisease
339.6 342.4 335.6 334.0 322.2 291.0 297.9 300.7 287.2 291.7 256.0
-25
Dementia
158.0 151.6 148.8 158.6 186.7 189.8 195.5 182.8 194.5 215.3 225.4
43
ChronicObstructivePulmonaryDisease (COPD)
218.3 214.9 209.2 245.9 236.0 213.6 208.3 218.3 210.6 231.5 215.6
-1
MalignantNeoplasmofBronchus andLung (LungCancer)
213.5 202.4 208.7 194.5 200.9 183.5 186.1 202.0 191.8 188.2 188.4
-12
Stroke
207.7 198.9 182.0 173.5 165.4 153.8 132.4 130.6 142.3 153.3 121.6
-41
AcuteMyocardial Infarction
240.5 236.7 198.7 182.7 171.1 146.5 127.5 133.6 126.2 124.3 118.3
-51
AtheroscleroticCardiovascularDisease
178.9 193.5 175.1 175.6 158.6 125.0 130.7 117.9 106.2 111.5 103.8
-42
MalignantNeoplasmofBreast (BreastCancer)
91.1 94.9 89.2 89.0 94.1 87.3 91.5 89.8 83.7 91.2 84.0
-8
Other Ill-Defined andUnspecifiedCauses ofMortality
6.8 12.3 24.3 30.1 49.6 47.0 28.4 34.4 45.0 56.3 80.5
1,082
