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Leading Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group and Gender
West Virginia, 1999
Seventy-Five to Eighty-Four Years
Table 31.11

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Leading Causes of Death Seventy-Five to Eighty-Four Years
Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total Deaths, All Causes 3,126 100.0 3,301 100.0 6,427 100.0
Diseases of the Heart 1,102 35.3 1,151 34.9 2,253 35.1
Malignant Neoplasms 726 23.2 640 19.4 1,366 21.3
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 260 8.3 205 6.2 465 7.2
Cerebrovascular Disease 169 5.4 287 8.7 456 7.1
Diabetes Mellitus 102 3.3 127 3.8 229 3.6
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 54 1.7 72 2.2 126 2.0
Accidents 57 1.8 58 1.8 115 1.8
Septicemia 49 1.6 64 1.9 113 1.8
Pneumonia and Influenza 55 1.8 38 1.2 93 1.4
Atherosclerosis 19 0.6 31 0.9 50 0.8
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 19 0.6 24 0.7 43 0.7
All Other Causes (Residual) 514 16.4 604 18.3 1,118 17.4
Leading Causes of Death Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Male Female Total
Seventy-Five to Eighty-Four Years


Last updated March 28, 2001.

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