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Leading Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group and Gender
West Virginia, 1999
Eighty-Five Years and Over
Table 31.12

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Leading Causes of Death Eighty-Five Years and Over
Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total Deaths, All Causes 1,738 100.0 3,669 100.0 5,407 100.0
Diseases of the Heart 658 37.9 1,606 43.8 2,264 41.9
Malignant Neoplasms 260 15.0 298 8.1 558 10.3
Cerebrovascular Disease 153 8.8 383 10.4 536 9.9
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 122 7.0 128 3.5 250 4.6
Diabetes Mellitus 33 1.9 102 2.8 135 2.5
Pneumonia and Influenza 33 1.9 89 2.4 122 2.3
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 46 2.6 74 2.0 120 2.2
Septicemia 38 2.2 68 1.9 106 2.0
Atherosclerosis 29 1.7 73 2.0 102 1.9
Accidents 46 2.6 56 1.5 102 1.9
Hypertension 9 0.5 40 1.1 49 0.9
All Other Causes (Residual) 311 17.9 752 20.5 1,063 19.7
Leading Causes of Death Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Male Female Total
Eighty-Five Years and Over


Last updated March 28, 2001.

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