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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 | 3,228 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 76 | 138 | 221 | 422 | 791 | 881 | 593 | 69.3 |
---Deaths under 1 Year | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
---Deaths under 28 Days | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Tuberculosis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47.5 |
Septicemia | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 78.3 |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.2 |
Malignant Neoplasms | 768 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 72 | 149 | 263 | 174 | 64 | 67.5 |
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum | 159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 58 | 33 | 23 | 69.6 |
------Colon | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 68.6 |
------Pancreas | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 68.6 |
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs | 269 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 70 | 103 | 58 | 11 | 67.8 |
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung | 262 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 67 | 102 | 55 | 11 | 67.7 |
---of Female Breast | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 62.8 |
---of Genitourinary Organs | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 32 | 16 | 70.5 |
------Cervix Uteri | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 54.4 |
------Ovarian and Other Uterine | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 68.6 |
------Prostate | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 75.2 |
------Bladder | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 73.4 |
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) | 179 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 61 | 40 | 11 | 64.7 |
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 62.4 |
Diabetes Mellitus | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 30 | 26 | 10 | 70.2 |
Major Cardiovascular Disease | 1,480 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 34 | 79 | 182 | 342 | 483 | 347 | 74.4 |
---Diseases of the Heart | 1,201 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 30 | 72 | 158 | 280 | 379 | 269 | 73.7 |
------Ischemic Heart Disease | 707 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 38 | 91 | 176 | 236 | 140 | 73.4 |
---Hypertension | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 79.9 |
---Cerebrovascular Diseases | 213 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 43 | 84 | 61 | 77.4 |
---Atherosclerosis | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 81.7 |
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 71.7 |
Pneumonia and Influenza | 96 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 32 | 34 | 78.5 |
---Pneumonia | 94 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 32 | 33 | 78.6 |
---Influenza | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 71.0 |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions | 111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 35 | 38 | 21 | 74.2 |
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 69.7 |
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 71.1 |
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 57.9 |
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 78.0 |
Congenital Anomalies | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15.8 |
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions | 35 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 56.2 |
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms | 160 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 30 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 42.6 |
---Motor Vehicle Injuries | 79 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 38.6 |
---Falls | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 77.0 |
---Fires and Flames | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25.3 |
---Drownings | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32.8 |
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) | 43 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 45.4 |
Suicide | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 41.4 |
Homicide | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38.5 |
All Other Causes (Residual) | 291 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 25 | 57 | 83 | 72 | 69.0 |
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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