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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 | 2,868 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 49 | 58 | 141 | 352 | 688 | 886 | 611 | 72.0 |
---Deaths under 1 Year | 30 | 30 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60.0 |
Septicemia | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 75.5 |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.6 |
Malignant Neoplasms | 645 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 50 | 124 | 199 | 190 | 60 | 69.7 |
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum | 137 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 49 | 47 | 13 | 71.2 |
------Colon | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 24 | 7 | 70.5 |
------Pancreas | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 73.9 |
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs | 193 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 48 | 64 | 56 | 12 | 69.5 |
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung | 184 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 45 | 61 | 56 | 9 | 69.3 |
---of Female Breast | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 67.3 |
---of Genitourinary Organs | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 17 | 73.3 |
------Cervix Uteri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56.0 |
------Ovarian and Other Uterine | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 68.2 |
------Prostate | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 77.4 |
------Bladder | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 76.4 |
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) | 161 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 35 | 45 | 38 | 15 | 67.4 |
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 73.6 |
Diabetes Mellitus | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 29 | 20 | 11 | 71.5 |
Major Cardiovascular Disease | 1,294 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 41 | 135 | 303 | 444 | 349 | 76.5 |
---Diseases of the Heart | 1,052 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 107 | 252 | 359 | 281 | 76.4 |
------Ischemic Heart Disease | 712 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 74 | 189 | 234 | 187 | 76.6 |
---Hypertension | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 78.8 |
---Cerebrovascular Diseases | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 29 | 53 | 41 | 77.3 |
---Atherosclerosis | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 77.5 |
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 72.7 |
Pneumonia and Influenza | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 34 | 28 | 77.9 |
---Pneumonia | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 31 | 26 | 77.5 |
---Influenza | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 85.2 |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 51 | 57 | 27 | 75.3 |
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 72.1 |
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 82.2 |
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 80.7 |
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 59.3 |
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 80.6 |
Congenital Anomalies | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21.4 |
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 46.0 |
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms | 109 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 47.9 |
---Motor Vehicle Injuries | 62 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 36.8 |
---Falls | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 82.4 |
---Fires and Flames | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23.3 |
---Drownings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 63.6 |
Suicide | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 43.5 |
Homicide | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.9 |
All Other Causes (Residual) | 302 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 52 | 98 | 85 | 72.4 |
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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