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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 31.12

Eighty-Five Years and Over

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Leading Causes of Death Eighty-Five Years and Over
Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total Deaths, All Causes 1,674 100.0 3,398 100.0 5,072 100.0
Diseases of the Heart 601 35.9 1,442 42.4 2,043 40.3
Malignant Neoplasms 227 13.6 337 9.9 564 11.1
Cerebrovascular Disease 140 8.4 328 9.7 468 9.2
Pneumonia and Influenza 116 6.9 194 5.7 310 6.1
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 118 7.0 105 3.1 223 4.4
Diabetes Mellitus 40 2.4 99 2.9 139 2.7
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 38 2.3 64 1.9 102 2.0
Atherosclerosis 22 1.3 68 2.0 90 1.8
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 32 1.9 56 1.6 88 1.7
Septicemia 21 1.3 37 1.1 58 1.1
Hypertension 9 0.5 29 0.9 38 0.7
All Other Causes (Residual) 310 18.5 639 18.8 949 18.7


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