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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 31.11

Seventy-Five to Eighty-Four Years

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Leading Causes of Death Seventy-Five to Eighty-Four Years
Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total Deaths, All Causes 3,051 100.0 3,270 100.0 6,321 100.0
Diseases of the Heart 1,013 33.2 1,144 35.0 2,157 34.1
Malignant Neoplasms 718 23.5 634 19.4 1,352 21.4
Cerebrovascular Disease 187 6.1 268 8.2 455 7.2
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 221 7.2 204 6.2 425 6.7
Pneumonia and Influenza 135 4.4 108 3.3 243 3.8
Diabetes Mellitus 94 3.1 139 4.3 233 3.7
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 58 1.9 60 1.8 118 1.9
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 59 1.9 57 1.7 116 1.8
Septicemia 32 1.0 46 1.4 78 1.2
Coal Worker Pneumoconiosis 48 1.6 0 0.0 48 0.8
Hypertension 13 0.4 30 0.9 43 0.7
All Other Causes (Residual) 473 15.5 580 17.7 1,053 16.7


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