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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 | 3,877 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 43 | 91 | 182 | 457 | 1,029 | 1,219 | 797 | 73.0 |
---Deaths under 1 Year | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
---Deaths under 28 Days | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Tuberculosis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 85.0 |
Septicemia | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 76.8 |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.6 |
Malignant Neoplasms | 923 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 65 | 159 | 337 | 253 | 73 | 69.4 |
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum | 209 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 27 | 75 | 61 | 29 | 72.0 |
------Colon | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 30 | 13 | 72.7 |
------Pancreas | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 72.9 |
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 67 | 121 | 73 | 12 | 68.5 |
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung | 291 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 61 | 121 | 70 | 12 | 68.6 |
---of Female Breast | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 24 | 23 | 3 | 68.0 |
---of Genitourinary Organs | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 51 | 33 | 10 | 70.6 |
------Cervix Uteri | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 53.0 |
------Ovarian and Other Uterine | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 68.1 |
------Prostate | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 74.5 |
------Bladder | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 75.4 |
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) | 216 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 33 | 66 | 63 | 19 | 68.0 |
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 73.4 |
Diabetes Mellitus | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 34 | 40 | 16 | 73.3 |
Major Cardiovascular Disease | 1,884 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 72 | 181 | 444 | 650 | 513 | 76.8 |
---Diseases of the Heart | 1,573 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 63 | 155 | 384 | 527 | 422 | 76.6 |
------Ischemic Heart Disease | 1,096 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 43 | 109 | 268 | 371 | 288 | 76.3 |
---Hypertension | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 73.8 |
---Cerebrovascular Diseases | 244 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 42 | 94 | 76 | 78.5 |
---Atherosclerosis | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 86.8 |
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 75.8 |
Pneumonia and Influenza | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 28 | 37 | 79.1 |
---Pneumonia | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 28 | 37 | 79.1 |
---Influenza | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions | 182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 59 | 73 | 27 | 75.0 |
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 71.4 |
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 79.1 |
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 64.8 |
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 13 | 78.0 |
Congenital Anomalies | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 45.1 |
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions | 48 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 8 | 69.1 |
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms | 103 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 54.5 |
---Motor Vehicle Injuries | 43 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 39.6 |
---Falls | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 73.7 |
---Fires and Flames | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.4 |
---Drownings | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 54.0 |
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 63.0 |
Suicide | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 47.8 |
Homicide | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37.4 |
All Other Causes (Residual) | 310 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 30 | 64 | 86 | 79 | 69.6 |
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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