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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 31.10

Sixty-Five to Seventy-Four Years

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Leading Causes of Death Sixty-Five to Seventy-Four Years
Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total Deaths, All Causes 2,531 100.0 2,023 100.0 4,554 100.0
Malignant Neoplasms 833 32.9 630 31.1 1,463 32.1
Diseases of the Heart 863 34.1 547 27.0 1,410 31.0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 169 6.7 189 9.3 358 7.9
Diabetes Mellitus 76 3.0 120 5.9 196 4.3
Cerebrovascular Disease 80 3.2 106 5.2 186 4.1
Pneumonia and Influenza 55 2.2 38 1.9 93 2.0
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 46 1.8 37 1.8 83 1.8
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 24 0.9 39 1.9 63 1.4
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 33 1.3 21 1.0 54 1.2
Septicemia 21 0.8 23 1.1 44 1.0
Coal Worker Pneumoconiosis 29 1.1 0 0.0 29 0.6
All Other Causes (Residual) 302 11.9 273 13.5 575 12.6


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