Table C-2
NUMBER OF FIREARM-RELATED DEATHS, BY YEAR AND TYPE OF INJURY
West Virginia and United States, 1970-1994
| 1970 | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1994 | |||||||
| WV | US | WV | US | WV | US | WV | US | WV | US | WV | US** | |
| Total Firearm Deaths* |
238 |
26,214 |
293 |
32,522 |
326 |
33,477 |
261 |
31,324 |
254 |
36,814 |
292 |
39,720 |
| Unintentional Firearm Deaths |
26 |
2,406 |
29 |
2,380 |
15 |
1,955 |
9 |
1,649 |
10 |
1,416 |
8 |
1,610 |
| Suicide Firearm Deaths |
137 |
11,772 |
135 |
14,873 |
187 |
15,396 |
186 |
17,363 |
164 |
18,885 |
189 |
20,540 |
| Homicide Firearm Deaths |
63 |
11,213 |
94 |
14,295 |
120 |
15,550 |
63 |
11,836 |
76 |
16,218 |
87 |
17,190 |
*Includes deaths that were undetermined as to whether unintentionally or intentionally inflicted. Does not include
legal intervention.
**Provisional data, estimated from a 10% sample of deaths. Homicide deaths include
legal intervention.
Table C-3
WEST VIRGINIA AND UNITED STATES POPULATION DISTRIBUTIONS BY AGE AND GENDER
1990 Census
| All Ages | 0-14 | 15-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65-74 | 75+ | |
| West Virginia Total Male Female |
1,793,77 861,536 931,941 |
361,346 185,854 175,492 |
262,222 132,433 129,789 |
261,703 126,043 135,660 |
271,104 134,128 136,976 |
191,318 93,891 97,427 |
176,887 82,011 94,876 |
155,743 67,420 88,323 |
113,154 39,756 73,398 |
| US Total Male Female |
248,709,8731121,239,418 127,470,455 |
53,567,871 27,422,103 26,145,768 |
36,774,327 18,778,294 17,996,033 |
43,175,932 21,572,869 21,603,063 |
37,578,903 18,594,227 18,984,676 |
25,223,086 12,325,335 12,897,751 |
21,147,923 9,981,417 11,166,506 |
18,106,558 7,941,613 10,164,943 |
13,135,273 4,623,560 8,511,713 |
Health Statistics Center
Office of Epidemiology and Health Promotion
West Virginia Bureau for Public Health
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