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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 | 3,061 | 45 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 54 | 96 | 146 | 364 | 719 | 887 | 694 | 71.5 |
---Deaths under 1 Year | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
---Deaths under 28 Days | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Tuberculosis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Septicemia | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 76.2 |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.0 |
Malignant Neoplasms | 651 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 49 | 122 | 200 | 185 | 59 | 69.2 |
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 35 | 13 | 71.1 |
------Colon | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 71.9 |
------Pancreas | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 71.2 |
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs | 190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 50 | 70 | 50 | 5 | 68.1 |
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung | 185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 49 | 70 | 46 | 5 | 68.0 |
---of Female Breast | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 64.4 |
---of Genitourinary Organs | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 29 | 42 | 11 | 71.1 |
------Cervix Uteri | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50.2 |
------Ovarian and Other Uterine | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 67.0 |
------Prostate | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 77.4 |
------Bladder | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 72.9 |
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) | 196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 32 | 56 | 51 | 26 | 69.4 |
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 58.7 |
Diabetes Mellitus | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 30 | 20 | 15 | 71.7 |
Major Cardiovascular Disease | 1,300 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 42 | 125 | 292 | 417 | 395 | 76.8 |
---Diseases of the Heart | 1,054 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 36 | 109 | 242 | 334 | 307 | 76.4 |
------Ischemic Heart Disease | 695 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 75 | 162 | 236 | 182 | 75.9 |
---Hypertension | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 76.1 |
---Cerebrovascular Diseases | 165 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 56 | 66 | 80.1 |
---Atherosclerosis | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 83.3 |
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 71.2 |
Pneumonia and Influenza | 131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 46 | 55 | 81.7 |
---Pneumonia | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 46 | 54 | 81.7 |
---Influenza | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 85.5 |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions | 134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 38 | 46 | 20 | 73.3 |
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 68.9 |
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 75.5 |
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 70.6 |
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 65.4 |
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 79.4 |
Congenital Anomalies | 29 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20.6 |
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 38.7 |
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms | 153 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 15 | 51.0 |
---Motor Vehicle Injuries | 84 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 40.1 |
---Falls | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 78.5 |
---Fires and Flames | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41.7 |
---Drownings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.5 |
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 61.7 |
Suicide | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 48.1 |
Homicide | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44.0 |
All Other Causes (Residual) | 336 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 65 | 94 | 88 | 69.4 |
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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