1998 West Virginia Vital Statistics

Causes of Death	Years of Potential Life Lost Before Age 65				Actual Deaths
	1998		1997		1998		1997
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
All Causes	81,243	100.0	81,248	100.0	20,764	100.0	20,872	100.0
Malignant Neoplasms	15,434	19.0	15,115	18.6	4,732	22.8	4,766	22.8
Diseases of the Heart	14,039	17.3	12,397	15.3	6,839	32.9	6,880	33.0
Motor Vehicle Accidents	10,313	12.7	10,234	12.6	386	1.9	403	1.9
Nonmotor Vehicle Unintentional Injuries	5,745	7.1	5,198	6.4	428	2.1	385	1.8
Suicide	4,889	6.0	5,247	6.5	224	1.1	261	1.3
Congenital Anomalies	3,526	4.3	4,298	5.3	87	0.4	98	0.5
Homicide	2,727	3.4	2,943	3.6	95	0.5	94	0.5
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	2,257	2.8	2,257	2.8	35	0.2	35	0.2
Diabetes Mellitus	1,665	2.0	1,600	2.0	719	3.5	687	3.3
Cerebrovascular Disease	1,556	1.9	1,700	2.1	1,249	6.0	1,282	6.1
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	1,513	1.9	1,605	2.0	218	1.0	194	0.9
Other Respiratory Conditions of Newborn	1,343	1.7	838	1.0	21	0.1	13	0.1
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases and Allied Conditions	1,236	1.5	1,241	1.5	1,157	5.6	1,151	5.5
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Excluding H.I.V.	1,112	1.4	928	1.1	275	1.3	276	1.3
Pneumonia and Influenza	1,069	1.3	674	0.8	712	3.4	712	3.4
Disorders Relating to Short Gestation and Unspecified Low Birthweight	903	1.1	1,161	1.4	14	0.1	18	0.1
Alcohol or Drug Psychoses, Dependence or Abuse	458	0.6	800	1.0	45	0.2	55	0.3
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	438	0.5	782	1.0	20	0.1	30	0.1
Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Birth Asphyxia	258	0.3	967	1.2	4	0.0	15	0.1
All Other Causes (Residual)	10,760	13.2	11,259	13.9	3,504	16.9	3,517	16.9