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Leading Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group and Gender
West Virginia Deaths, 1989 - 1998

Leading Causes of Death Forty-Five to Fifty-Four Years
Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total Deaths, All Causes 6,935 100.0 4,020 100.0 10,955 100.0
Malignant Neoplasms 1,831 26.4 1,720 42.8 3,551 32.4
Diseases of the Heart 2,401 34.6 850 21.1 3,251 29.7
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 581 8.4 214 5.3 795 7.3
Diabetes Mellitus 207 3.0 174 4.3 381 3.5
Cerebrovascular Disease 159 2.3 189 4.7 348 3.2
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 278 4.0 61 1.5 339 3.1
Suicide 262 3.8 66 1.6 328 3.0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 141 2.0 117 2.9 258 2.4
Homicide 109 1.6 40 1.0 149 1.4
Pneumonia and Influenza 70 1.0 52 1.3 122 1.1
Septicemia 41 0.6 50 1.2 91 0.8
All Other Causes (Residual) 855 12.3 487 12.1 1,342 12.3
Leading Causes of Death Forty-Five to Fifty-Four Years
Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent


Last updated March 7, 2001.

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