Leading Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group and Gender
West Virginia, 1998
Table 31.6
Twenty-Five to Thirty-Four Years
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| Leading Causes of Death |
Twenty-Five to Thirty-Four Years |
| Male |
Female |
Total |
| Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
| Total Deaths, All Causes |
196 |
100.0 |
99 |
100.0 |
295 |
100.0 |
| Unintentional Injuries, All Forms |
84 |
42.9 |
22 |
22.2 |
106 |
35.9 |
| Diseases of the Heart |
21 |
10.7 |
14 |
14.1 |
35 |
11.9 |
| Malignant Neoplasms |
16 |
8.2 |
17 |
17.2 |
33 |
11.2 |
| Suicide |
24 |
12.2 |
9 |
9.1 |
33 |
11.2 |
| Homicide |
13 |
6.6 |
5 |
5.1 |
18 |
6.1 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease |
2 |
1.0 |
4 |
4.0 |
6 |
2.0 |
| Septicemia |
3 |
1.5 |
2 |
2.0 |
5 |
1.7 |
| Diabetes Mellitus |
3 |
1.5 |
2 |
2.0 |
5 |
1.7 |
| Congenital Anomalies |
2 |
1.0 |
2 |
2.0 |
4 |
1.4 |
| Hypertension |
1 |
0.5 |
2 |
2.0 |
3 |
1.0 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza |
2 |
1.0 |
1 |
1.0 |
3 |
1.0 |
| All Other Causes (Residual) |
25 |
12.8 |
19 |
19.2 |
44 |
14.9 |
West Virginia Bureau for Public Health
Health Statistics Center, 2000
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Last updated March 23, 2000.