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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 31.9

Fifty-Five to Sixty-Four Years

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Leading Causes of Death Fifty-Five to Sixty-Four Years
Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total Deaths, All Causes 1,299 100.0 888 100.0 2,187 100.0
Malignant Neoplasms 412 31.7 359 40.4 771 35.3
Diseases of the Heart 460 35.4 216 24.3 676 30.9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 59 4.5 58 6.5 117 5.3
Diabetes Mellitus 47 3.6 42 4.7 89 4.1
Cerebrovascular Disease 40 3.1 42 4.7 82 3.7
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 38 2.9 21 2.4 59 2.7
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 43 3.3 10 1.1 53 2.4
Pneumonia and Influenza 20 1.5 15 1.7 35 1.6
Suicide 19 1.5 0 0.0 19 0.9
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 5 0.4 12 1.4 17 0.8
Septicemia 10 0.8 5 0.6 15 0.7
All Other Causes (Residual) 146 11.2 108 12.2 254 11.6


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