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Leading Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group and Gender
West Virginia, 1999
Forty-Five to Fifty-Four Years
Table 31.8

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Last updated March 28, 2001.
Leading Causes of Death Forty-Five to Fifty-Four Years
Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total Deaths, All Causes 764 100.0 422 100.0 1,186 100.0
Diseases of the Heart 256 33.5 99 23.5 355 29.9
Malignant Neoplasms 179 23.4 170 40.3 349 29.4
Accidents 64 8.4 20 4.7 84
Intentional Self-Harm 47 6.2 4 0.9 51 4.3
Diabetes Mellitus 27 3.5 22 5.2 49 4.1
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 38 5.0 9 2.1 47 4.0
Cerebrovascular Disease 18 2.4 16 3.8 34 2.9
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 12 1.6 12 2.8 24 2.0
Assaults 9 1.2 8 1.9 17 1.4
Septicemia 5 0.7 6 1.4 11 0.9
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 7 0.9 3 0.7 10 0.8
All Other Causes (Residual) 102 13.4 53 12.6 155 13.1
Leading Causes of Death Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Male Female Total
Forty-Five to Fifty-Four Years

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