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Selected Causes of Death | Total | Age in Years | Average Age at Death |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
If you have further questions about West Virginia vital statistics data, you may contact the Health Statistics Center at: Phone: 304-558-9100 Email:dhhrvitalreg@wv.gov |
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