Table C-1
NUMBER OF FIREARM-RELATED DEATHS BY TYPE OF DEATH, RACE, GENDER, AND AGE
West Virginia Residents, 1985-1994
| Type of death, sex, and race |
All Ages |
0-14 Years |
15-24 Years |
25-34 Years |
35-44 Years |
45-54 Years |
55-64 Years |
65-74 Years |
75 Years and Over |
| All firearm deaths All races, both sexes Males Females White, both sexes Males Females Black, both sexes Males Females |
2,859 2,414 445 2,708 2,280 428 146 129 17 |
59 46 13 55 43 12 4 3 1 |
478 401 77 431 361 70 43 36 7 |
651 545 106 605 503 102 46 42 4 |
496 407 89 476 388 88 19 18 1 |
341 274 67 326 261 65 15 13 2 |
312 266 46 304 260 44 8 6 2 |
276 242 34 268 234 34 8 8 0 |
246 233 13 243 230 13 3 3 0 |
| Unintentional All races, both sexes Males Females White, both sexes Males Females Black, both sexes Males Females |
128 118 10 126 116 10 2 2 0 |
26 23 3 25 22 3 1 1 0 |
40 38 2 39 37 2 1 1 0 |
26 23 3 26 23 3 0 0 0 |
13 13 0 13 13 0 0 0 0 |
12 11 1 12 11 1 0 0 0 |
4 3 1 4 3 1 0 0 0 |
3 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 |
4 4 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 |
| Suicide All races, both sexes Males Females White, both sexes Males Females Black, both sexes Males Females |
1,869 1,644 225 1,824 1,602 222 41 38 3 |
14 11 3 14 11 3 0 0 0 |
265 233 32 251 220 31 11 10 1 |
349 305 44 342 298 44 7 7 0 |
309 264 45 302 257 45 6 6 0 |
227 181 46 223 178 45 4 3 1 |
244 216 28 239 212 27 5 4 1 |
231 213 18 225 207 18 6 6 0 |
230 221 9 228 219 9 2 2 0 |
| Homicide All races, both sexes Males Females White, both sexes Males Females Black, both sexes Males Females |
822 616 206 719 527 192 102 88 14 |
17 10 7 14 8 6 3 2 1 |
164 121 43 132 95 37 31 25 6 |
267 208 59 228 173 55 39 35 4 |
167 124 43 155 113 42 12 11 1 |
97 77 20 86 67 19 11 10 1 |
59 43 16 56 41 15 3 2 1 |
39 25 14 37 23 14 2 2 0 |
12 8 4 11 7 4 1 1 0 |
| Undetermined All races, both sexes Males Females White, both sexes Males Females Black, both sexes Males Females |
40 36 4 39 35 4 1 1 0 |
2 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 |
9 9 0 9 9 0 0 0 0 |
9 9 0 9 9 0 0 0 0 |
7 6 1 6 5 1 1 1 0 |
5 5 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 |
5 4 1 5 4 1 0 0 0 |
3 1 2 3 1 2 0 0 0 |
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
Health Statistics Center
Office of Epidemiology and Health Promotion
West Virginia Bureau for Public Health
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Last updated 02/07/06