DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM (G00-G99)
Diseases of the nervous system were the underlying cause of 5,569 doctor certified deaths in 2009, a 1.5% decrease from the 5,654 doctor certified deaths in 2008.
The decrease in doctor certified deaths due to Diseases of the nervous system was driven largely by decreases in Parkinson's disease, down from 1,262 in 2008 to 1,179 in 2009, and Alzheimer's disease, down from 2,445 in 2008 to 2,396 in 2009.
Of those deaths due to Diseases of the nervous system certified by a doctor, 2,565 deaths were male and 3,004 were female. The median age at death for all doctor certified deaths attributed to Diseases of the nervous system was 82.8 years, consistent with 2008.
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