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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group
West Virginia, 1989 - 1998

Selected Causes of Death Total Age in Years Average
Age at
Death
Less
Than
One

1-4

5-9

10-14

15-19

20-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65-74

75-84
85
and
Over
Total Deaths, All Causes 200,886 1,806 358 244 310 1,167 1,274 3,391 5,864 10,955 22,879 47,445 60,165 45,007 72.0
---Deaths under 1 Year 1,806 1,806 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1
---Deaths under 28 Days 1,156 1,156 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Tuberculosis 106 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 7 2 8 24 45 16 72.7
Septicemia 1,957 14 3 3 3 5 3 17 29 91 144 396 664 585 76.0
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 495 1 0 0 1 2 11 176 202 72 18 9 2 1 38.4
Malignant Neoplasms 46,498 9 30 39 21 63 73 336 1,279 3,551 8,113 15,061 13,005 4,916 69.8
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 10,050 1 1 0 0 4 5 53 219 634 1,456 3,197 3,025 1,455 72.0
------Colon 4,201 0 0 0 0 2 2 17 88 223 554 1,288 1,336 691 72.9
------Pancreas 1,978 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 43 119 305 653 596 253 71.7
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 15,553 0 0 0 1 5 2 25 220 1,188 3,379 5,922 3,974 837 68.9
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 15,093 0 0 0 0 4 1 24 210 1,149 3,256 5,780 3,852 817 69.0
---of Female Breast 3,284 0 0 0 0 0 1 39 214 447 630 831 764 358 67.2
---of Genitourinary Organs 6,657 1 1 3 1 1 10 49 182 377 826 1,944 2,231 1,029 72.5
------Cervix Uteri 460 0 0 0 0 0 5 31 85 70 77 88 73 31 59.2
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 1,543 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 52 150 277 477 414 159 69.2
------Prostate 2,543 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 175 745 1,081 523 77.3
------Bladder 963 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 32 94 277 359 190 75.3
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 10,954 7 28 36 19 53 55 170 444 905 1,822 3,167 3,011 1,237 68.4
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 697 4 4 1 3 2 2 13 23 48 85 169 215 128 70.7
Diabetes Mellitus 5,928 0 1 1 2 5 3 51 142 381 814 1,704 1,890 934 72.2
Major Cardiovascular Disease 87,057 30 22 10 20 35 56 359 1,367 3,695 8,575 19,254 28,504 25,123 76.4
---Diseases of the Heart 69,789 27 20 7 14 31 42 286 1,180 3,251 7,354 15,923 22,379 19,269 75.9
------Ischemic Heart Disease 44,242 0 2 0 0 7 8 97 635 2,012 4,865 10,790 14,548 11,275 75.7
---Hypertension 1,009 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 10 21 83 205 349 331 78.1
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 12,242 3 2 2 6 3 8 49 145 348 841 2,218 4,445 4,172 78.6
---Atherosclerosis 1,699 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 16 78 229 515 852 83.1
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 2,318 0 0 1 0 1 6 14 24 59 219 679 816 499 75.3
Pneumonia and Influenza 6,742 15 9 7 5 8 9 24 69 122 314 935 2,282 2,940 80.7
---Pneumonia 6,573 15 8 5 5 4 6 24 67 119 310 909 2,230 2,868 80.8
---Influenza 169 0 1 2 0 4 3 0 2 3 4 26 52 72 77.9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 10,503 4 2 1 2 4 6 11 64 258 1,217 3,422 3,810 1,702 74.5
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 2,102 4 2 1 2 4 6 10 30 86 292 723 665 277 72.1
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 1,980 1 0 0 1 3 2 0 6 29 147 480 780 531 77.8
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 1,068 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 96 322 465 172 76.1
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 1,876 0 0 0 0 0 1 40 195 339 445 537 257 62 61.4
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 2,369 3 3 0 0 0 5 10 29 54 171 530 827 736 77.8
Congenital Anomalies 905 481 54 12 15 20 17 39 33 37 46 59 61 31 21.9
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 1,492 339 18 2 2 8 10 41 66 60 106 184 293 359 55.6
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 8,170 42 140 121 154 693 648 1,220 1,008 795 649 775 1,115 810 48.8
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 4,114 13 49 72 95 542 501 834 564 439 302 295 321 87 39.4
---Falls 1,283 0 0 0 2 8 6 39 42 60 86 164 401 475 76.3
---Fires and Flames 412 6 43 22 8 20 16 47 43 32 33 44 67 31 45.7
---Drownings 282 3 23 7 15 44 38 55 34 22 15 11 10 5 31.2
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 2,079 20 25 20 34 79 87 245 325 242 213 261 316 212 53.4
Suicide 2,506 0 0 1 23 156 209 440 484 328 308 279 230 48 46.2
Homicide 1,117 23 16 9 15 80 127 292 235 149 76 50 35 10 36.9
All Other Causes (Residual) 20,488 840 56 37 43 83 91 319 626 944 1,643 3,577 6,150 6,075 71.9
Selected Causes of Death Total Age in Years Average
Age at
Death
Less
Than
One

1-4

5-9

10-14

15-19

20-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65-74

75-84
85
and
Over


Last updated March 7, 2001.

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