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Leading Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group and Gender
West Virginia, 1999
Fifteen to Twenty-Four Years
Table 31.5

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Leading Causes of Death Fifteen to Twenty-Four Years
Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total Deaths, All Causes 177 100.0 58 100.0 235 100.0
Accidents 110 62.1 32 55.2 142 60.4
Intentional Self-Harm 24 13.6 3 5.2 27 11.5
Assaults 17 9.6 1 1.7 18 7.7
Malignant Neoplasms 2 1.1 5 8.6 7 3.0
Congenital Anomalies 4 2.3 3 5.2 7 3.0
Diseases of the Heart 3 1.7 1 1.7 4 1.7
All Other Causes (Residual) 17 9.6 13 22.4 30 12.8
Leading Causes of Death Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Male Female Total
Fifteen to Twenty-Four Years


Last updated March 28, 2001.

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