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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 31.8

Forty-Five to Fifty-Four Years

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Leading Causes of Death Forty-Five to Fifty-Four Years
Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total Deaths, All Causes 805 100.0 389 100.0 1,194 100.0
Malignant Neoplasms 198 24.6 173 44.5 371 31.1
Diseases of the Heart 265 32.9 94 24.2 359 30.1
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 65 8.1 18 4.6 83 7.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 46 5.7 6 1.5 52 4.4
Suicide 38 4.7 6 1.5 44 3.7
Diabetes Mellitus 24 3.0 14 3.6 38 3.2
Cerebrovascular Disease 19 2.4 16 4.1 35 2.9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 16 2.0 9 2.3 25 2.1
Pneumonia and Influenza 5 0.6 6 1.5 11 0.9
Homicide 7 0.9 4 1.0 11 0.9
Septicemia 6 0.7 4 1.0 10 0.8
All Other Causes (Residual) 116 14.4 39 10.0 155 13.0


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