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Leading Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group and Gender
West Virginia, 1999
Sixty Five to Seventy-Four Years
Table 31.10

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Leading Causes of Death Sixty-Five to Seventy-Four Years
Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total Deaths, All Causes 2,390 100.0 1,978 100.0 4,368 100.0
Malignant Neoplasms 787 32.9 625 31.6 1,412 32.3
Diseases of the Heart 741 31.0 550 27.8 1,291 29.6
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 173 7.2 169 8.5 342 7.8
Cerebrovascular Disease 88 3.7 122 6.2 210 4.8
Diabetes Mellitus 97 4.1 106 5.4 203 4.6
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 57 2.4 40 2.0 97 2.2
Accidents 39 1.6 30 1.5 69 1.6
Septicemia 34 1.4 32 1.6 66 1.5
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 29 1.2 21 1.1 50 1.1
Pneumonia and Influenza 20 0.8 16 0.8 36 0.8
Coal Worker Pneumoconiosis 33 1.4 0 0.0 33 0.8
All Other Causes (Residual) 292 12.2 267 13.5 559 12.8
Leading Causes of Death Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Male Female Total
Sixty-Five to Seventy-Four Years


Last updated March 28, 2001.

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