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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 | 9,071 | 86 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 83 | 58 | 165 | 293 | 534 | 1,105 | 2,188 | 2,718 | 1,805 | 71.0 |
---Deaths under 1 Year | 86 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
---Deaths under 28 Days | 58 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Tuberculosis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 83.2 |
Septicemia | 85 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 26 | 20 | 73.4 |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.5 |
Malignant Neoplasms | 1,976 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 51 | 168 | 363 | 644 | 567 | 157 | 69.1 |
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum | 413 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 69 | 134 | 121 | 52 | 71.4 |
------Colon | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 48 | 47 | 26 | 72.7 |
------Pancreas | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 33 | 29 | 7 | 70.4 |
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs | 637 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 62 | 139 | 249 | 153 | 23 | 68.0 |
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung | 614 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 59 | 133 | 238 | 152 | 23 | 68.3 |
---of Female Breast | 152 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 33 | 36 | 36 | 13 | 66.1 |
---of Genitourinary Organs | 282 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 37 | 91 | 102 | 32 | 72.1 |
------Cervix Uteri | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 67.6 |
------Ovarian and Other Uterine | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 19 | 4 | 70.5 |
------Prostate | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 38 | 47 | 12 | 75.4 |
------Bladder | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 77.5 |
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) | 492 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 44 | 85 | 134 | 155 | 37 | 67.8 |
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 69.3 |
Diabetes Mellitus | 328 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 47 | 92 | 113 | 45 | 72.0 |
Major Cardiovascular Disease | 3,857 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 71 | 175 | 397 | 884 | 1,244 | 1,060 | 75.8 |
---Diseases of the Heart | 3,156 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 58 | 155 | 344 | 725 | 1,014 | 839 | 75.5 |
------Ischemic Heart Disease | 2,147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 98 | 222 | 520 | 701 | 570 | 76.0 |
---Hypertension | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 77.9 |
---Cerebrovascular Diseases | 543 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 41 | 110 | 187 | 174 | 77.5 |
---Atherosclerosis | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 83.7 |
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 25 | 16 | 73.8 |
Pneumonia and Influenza | 286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 35 | 115 | 107 | 79.8 |
---Pneumonia | 282 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 35 | 114 | 104 | 79.7 |
---Influenza | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 87.0 |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions | 491 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 70 | 160 | 170 | 66 | 73.3 |
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 37 | 33 | 14 | 70.5 |
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent | 288 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 74 | 130 | 57 | 77.2 |
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis | 240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 68 | 111 | 38 | 76.3 |
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 58.6 |
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis | 101 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 77.1 |
Congenital Anomalies | 37 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15.7 |
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions | 46 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 54.3 |
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms | 365 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 29 | 47 | 38 | 31 | 35 | 36 | 53 | 36 | 49.3 |
---Motor Vehicle Injuries | 166 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 21 | 24 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 39.6 |
---Falls | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 72.0 |
---Fires and Flames | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 36.1 |
---Drownings | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 |
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) | 114 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 21 | 56.7 |
Suicide | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 27 | 29 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 42.7 |
Homicide | 71 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 37.1 |
All Other Causes (Residual) | 853 | 47 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 35 | 55 | 84 | 161 | 234 | 198 | 67.9 |
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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