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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 | 23,885 | 182 | 30 | 31 | 39 | 135 | 128 | 439 | 731 | 1,311 | 2,733 | 5,724 | 7,192 | 5,208 | 72.0 |
---Deaths under 1 Year | 182 | 182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
---Deaths under 28 Days | 115 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Tuberculosis | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 74.8 |
Septicemia | 245 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 54 | 78 | 74 | 75.6 |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38.1 |
Malignant Neoplasms | 5,966 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 44 | 150 | 422 | 1,061 | 1,948 | 1,719 | 602 | 70.1 |
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum | 1,276 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 83 | 199 | 394 | 394 | 180 | 72.2 |
------Colon | 514 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 75 | 156 | 169 | 86 | 73.9 |
------Pancreas | 226 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 33 | 65 | 76 | 27 | 71.3 |
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs | 2,049 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 151 | 430 | 799 | 538 | 105 | 69.2 |
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung | 1,983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 145 | 413 | 774 | 525 | 103 | 69.3 |
---of Female Breast | 443 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 33 | 55 | 88 | 106 | 101 | 54 | 67.4 |
---of Genitourinary Organs | 794 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 33 | 90 | 228 | 296 | 122 | 73.4 |
------Cervix Uteri | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 64.0 |
------Ovarian and Other Uterine | 159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 49 | 51 | 17 | 70.4 |
------Prostate | 323 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 94 | 157 | 53 | 77.1 |
------Bladder | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 26 | 47 | 29 | 77.0 |
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) | 1,404 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 58 | 100 | 254 | 421 | 390 | 141 | 68.5 |
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms | 83 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 31 | 12 | 69.1 |
Diabetes Mellitus | 761 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 57 | 91 | 233 | 230 | 130 | 72.6 |
Major Cardiovascular Disease | 9,799 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 184 | 424 | 974 | 2,201 | 3,195 | 2,759 | 76.2 |
---Diseases of the Heart | 7,819 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 159 | 375 | 827 | 1,817 | 2,487 | 2,103 | 75.7 |
------Ischemic Heart Disease | 4,418 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 69 | 185 | 453 | 1,148 | 1,494 | 1,059 | 75.7 |
---Hypertension | 174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 35 | 68 | 52 | 77.9 |
---Cerebrovascular Diseases | 1,405 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 40 | 106 | 267 | 495 | 469 | 78.4 |
---Atherosclerosis | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 51 | 67 | 83.3 |
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries | 258 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 66 | 94 | 68 | 76.8 |
Pneumonia and Influenza | 733 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 31 | 101 | 249 | 318 | 80.2 |
---Pneumonia | 688 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 30 | 93 | 235 | 299 | 80.4 |
---Influenza | 45 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 77.5 |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions | 1,160 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 123 | 389 | 418 | 191 | 74.7 |
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma | 232 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 89 | 73 | 26 | 71.9 |
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent | 161 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 33 | 63 | 46 | 77.5 |
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 9 | 75.4 |
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 288 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 59 | 56 | 89 | 39 | 7 | 61.1 |
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis | 286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 53 | 108 | 90 | 78.3 |
Congenital Anomalies | 91 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 25.2 |
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions | 170 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 34 | 52.0 |
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms | 906 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 76 | 56 | 154 | 107 | 86 | 70 | 77 | 140 | 92 | 49.5 |
---Motor Vehicle Injuries | 457 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 57 | 42 | 111 | 64 | 43 | 40 | 30 | 36 | 13 | 40.4 |
---Falls | 165 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 54 | 57 | 76.1 |
---Fires and Flames | 49 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 47.5 |
---Drownings | 32 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28.7 |
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) | 203 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 10 | 19 | 40 | 19 | 52.2 |
Suicide | 292 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 46 | 52 | 44 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 4 | 47.4 |
Homicide | 156 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 50 | 29 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 34.6 |
All Other Causes (Residual) | 2,690 | 72 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 47 | 73 | 109 | 206 | 455 | 838 | 844 | 73.5 |
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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