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Tables extracted from the West Virginia 1998 Vital Statistics Report

Leading Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group and Gender
West Virginia, 1998
Table 31.0

Total All Ages Groups

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Leading Causes of Death Total All Age Groups
Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total Deaths, All Causes 10,267 100.0 10,497 100.0 20,764 100.0
Diseases of the Heart 3,335 32.5 3,504 33.4 6,839 32.9
Malignant Neoplasms 2,480 24.2 2,252 21.5 4,732 22.8
Cerebrovascular Disease 476 4.6 773 7.4 1,249 6.0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 588 5.7 569 5.4 1,157 5.6
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 519 5.1 295 2.8 814 3.9
Diabetes Mellitus 294 2.9 425 4.0 719 3.5
Pneumonia and Influenza 344 3.4 368 3.5 712 3.4
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 135 1.3 176 1.7 311 1.5
Suicide 189 1.8 35 0.3 224 1.1
Septicemia 99 1.0 120 1.1 219 1.1
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 153 1.5 65 0.6 218 1.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 1,655 16.1 1,915 18.2 3,570 17.2


West Virginia Bureau for Public Health
Health Statistics Center, 2000
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Last updated March 23, 2000.