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Tables extracted from the West Virginia 1998 Vital Statistics Report

Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group

West Virginia, 1998

Table 47

Selected Causes of Death Total Age in Years Average
Age at
Death
Less
Than
One
1-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75-84		 85
and
Over
Total Deaths, All Causes 20,764 167 27 16 28 114 121 295 668 1,194 2,187 4,554 6,321 5,072 72.7
---Deaths under 1 Year 167 167 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1
---Deaths under 28 Days 95 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Tuberculosis 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 83.0
Septicemia 219 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 5 10 15 44 78 58 74.5
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 20 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 8 5 1 2 0 0 44.0
Malignant Neoplasms 4,732 1 4 2 0 8 9 33 154 371 771 1,463 1,352 564 70.1
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 984 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 34 81 153 293 263 151 70.9
------Colon 389 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 15 21 64 109 113 65 72.1
------Pancreas 203 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 18 33 54 53 37 71.4
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 1,636 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 32 111 308 614 461 106 69.6
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 1,595 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 30 109 297 602 452 102 69.7
---of Female Breast 346 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 20 47 62 85 76 54 68.7
---of Genitourinary Organs 707 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 26 39 83 191 243 121 73.0
------Cervix Uteri 46 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 12 4 9 10 6 1 56.3
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 179 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 14 31 44 55 29 71.5
------Prostate 235 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 65 101 55 78.4
------Bladder 128 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 8 34 54 24 75.8
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 1,059 1 3 2 0 7 7 18 42 93 165 280 309 132 68.7
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 79 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 10 20 25 14 72.1
Diabetes Mellitus 719 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 19 38 89 196 233 139 73.3
Major Cardiovascular Disease 8,618 3 2 2 0 4 8 44 164 404 798 1,688 2,798 2,703 76.8
---Diseases of the Heart 6,839 3 1 2 0 3 7 35 143 359 676 1,410 2,157 2,043 76.1
------Ischemic Heart Disease 4,283 0 0 0 0 1 1 16 89 237 461 963 1,365 1,150 75.5
---Hypertension 109 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 5 17 43 38 78.7
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 1,249 0 1 0 0 1 1 6 14 35 82 186 455 468 79.3
---Atherosclerosis 155 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 20 40 90 84.5
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 266 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 7 31 55 103 64 76.3
Pneumonia and Influenza 712 3 0 2 0 0 2 3 10 11 35 93 243 310 80.5
---Pneumonia 691 3 0 1 0 0 2 3 10 10 33 90 237 302 80.7
---Influenza 21 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 6 8 75.0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 1,157 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 25 117 358 425 223 75.3
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 205 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 10 27 59 72 33 72.9
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 235 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 12 52 97 70 78.6
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 107 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 29 48 21 76.5
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 218 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 13 52 53 54 38 5 62.1
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 311 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 17 63 116 102 78.9
Congenital Anomalies 87 41 1 1 2 5 1 4 5 4 5 7 7 4 26.8
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 158 38 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 8 8 19 43 32 56.2
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 814 2 11 8 20 61 57 106 118 83 59 83 118 88 50.7
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 386 0 3 4 11 51 42 67 76 38 27 23 34 10 40.5
---Falls 163 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 2 11 13 27 51 51 74.9
---Fires and Flames 41 0 3 2 3 4 1 4 5 2 2 4 9 2 45.2
---Drownings 24 0 3 0 1 3 4 7 4 1 0 1 0 0 26.8
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 200 2 2 2 4 3 10 21 31 31 17 28 24 25 54.5
Suicide 224 0 0 0 2 15 20 33 47 44 19 20 17 7 45.4
Homicide 95 2 1 0 2 5 15 18 26 11 4 5 5 1 37.6
All Other Causes (Residual) 2,364 75 6 1 2 13 6 35 79 110 174 387 725 751 73.2


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