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

Leading Causes of Death Sixty-Five to Seventy-Four Years
Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total Deaths, All Causes 26,940 100.0 20,505 100.0 47,445 100.0
Diseases of the Heart 9,568 35.5 6,355 31.0 15,923 33.6
Malignant Neoplasms 8,451 31.4 6,610 32.2 15,061 31.7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 1,812 6.7 1,610 7.9 3,422 7.2
Cerebrovascular Disease 1,082 4.0 1,136 5.5 2,218 4.7
Diabetes Mellitus 746 2.8 958 4.7 1,704 3.6
Pneumonia and Influenza 555 2.1 380 1.9 935 2.0
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 465 1.7 310 1.5 775 1.6
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 311 1.2 226 1.1 537 1.1
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 283 1.1 247 1.2 530 1.1
Septicemia 216 0.8 180 0.9 396 0.8
Coal Worker Pneumoconiosis 322 1.2 0 0.0 322 0.7
All Other Causes (Residual) 3,129 11.6 2,493 12.2 5,622 11.8
Leading Causes of Death Sixty-Five to Seventy-Four Years
Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent


Last updated March 7, 2001.

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