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Leading Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group and Gender
West Virginia, 2005
Table 33.9

Leading Causes of Death Fifty-Five to Sixty-Four Years
Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total Deaths, All Causes 1,478 100.0 981 100.0 2,459 100.0
Malignant Neoplasms 468 31.7 371 37.8 839 34.1
Diseases of the Heart 410 27.7 191 19.5 601 24.4
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 72 4.9 87 8.9 159 6.5
Diabetes Mellitus 75 5.1 54 5.5 129 5.2
Accidents 62 4.2 32 3.3 94 3.8
Cerebrovascular Disease 36 2.4 36 3.7 72 2.9
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 50 3.4 16 1.6 66 2.7
Septicemia 25 1.7 21 2.1 46 1.9
Intentional Self-Harm 37 2.5 8 0.8 45 1.8
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 16 1.1 16 1.6 32 1.3
Hypertension 17 1.2 9 0.9 26 1.1
All Other Causes (Residual) 210 14.2 140 14.3 350 14.2
Leading Causes of Death Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Male Female Total
Fifty-Five to Sixty-Four Years

This Table extracted from the West Virginia Vital Statistics 2005 Annual Report

Last updated April 9, 2007.

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