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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 | 1,720 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 23 | 58 | 91 | 224 | 401 | 484 | 394 | 71.9 |
---Deaths under 1 Year | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
---Deaths under 28 Days | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Tuberculosis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 80.5 |
Septicemia | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 79.1 |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.0 |
Malignant Neoplasms | 377 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 79 | 120 | 103 | 35 | 69.6 |
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 21 | 10 | 71.2 |
------Colon | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 70.4 |
------Pancreas | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 73.3 |
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs | 135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 44 | 51 | 26 | 6 | 67.4 |
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 43 | 51 | 24 | 5 | 67.3 |
---of Female Breast | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 65.4 |
---of Genitourinary Organs | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 7 | 74.5 |
------Cervix Uteri | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 65.7 |
------Ovarian and Other Uterine | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 72.4 |
------Prostate | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 79.8 |
------Bladder | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 77.1 |
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) | 78 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 69.9 |
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 70.5 |
Diabetes Mellitus | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 70.3 |
Major Cardiovascular Disease | 828 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 34 | 84 | 171 | 264 | 256 | 76.9 |
---Diseases of the Heart | 636 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 28 | 72 | 138 | 198 | 182 | 76.0 |
------Ischemic Heart Disease | 502 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 58 | 106 | 177 | 136 | 76.5 |
---Hypertension | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 69.7 |
---Cerebrovascular Diseases | 152 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 55 | 60 | 80.6 |
---Atherosclerosis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 85.0 |
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 78.4 |
Pneumonia and Influenza | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 81.0 |
---Pneumonia | 59 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 80.8 |
---Influenza | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 91.0 |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 23 | 12 | 70.4 |
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 59.8 |
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 67.7 |
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 71.0 |
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 66.5 |
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 79.3 |
Congenital Anomalies | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20.5 |
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 36.0 |
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms | 88 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 46.0 |
---Motor Vehicle Injuries | 48 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 36.4 |
---Falls | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 75.6 |
---Fires and Flames | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 61.3 |
---Drownings | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31.3 |
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 54.7 |
Suicide | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 51.8 |
Homicide | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.5 |
All Other Causes (Residual) | 128 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 35 | 40 | 73.7 |
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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