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Table of Contents | Summary | Population | Births | Deaths | Marriages | Divorces | County Data | Tables extracted from the 1999 West Virginia Vital Statistics Annual Report |
Selected Causes of Death | Total | Age in Years | Average Age at Death |
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Less Than One |
1-4 |
5-9 |
10-14 |
15-19 |
20-24 |
25-34 |
35-44 |
45-54 |
55-64 |
65-74 |
75-84 |
85 and Over |
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Total Deaths, All Causes | 20,993 | 157 | 23 | 20 | 34 | 112 | 123 | 278 | 662 | 1,186 | 2,196 | 4,368 | 6,427 | 5,407 | 73.2 |
---Deaths under 1 Year | 157 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
---Deaths under 28 Days | 98 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Tuberculosis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 64.3 |
Septicemia | 334 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 66 | 113 | 106 | 76.8 |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.0 |
Malignant Neoplasms | 4,737 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 40 | 132 | 349 | 862 | 1,412 | 1,366 | 558 | 70.2 |
---of Digestive Organs | 970 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 65 | 173 | 266 | 282 | 156 | 71.7 |
------Colon | 415 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 60 | 106 | 129 | 86 | 73.3 |
------Pancreas | 173 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 37 | 52 | 43 | 25 | 71.1 |
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs | 1,623 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 112 | 341 | 565 | 466 | 107 | 69.6 |
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung | 1,578 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 104 | 333 | 549 | 455 | 106 | 69.7 |
---of Breast | 277 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 40 | 59 | 64 | 60 | 25 | 65.7 |
---of Genitourinary Organs | 622 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 33 | 97 | 162 | 212 | 102 | 72.9 |
------Cervix Uteri | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 62.2 |
------Ovary | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 30 | 29 | 8 | 68.9 |
------Prostate | 217 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 48 | 98 | 52 | 77.9 |
------Bladder | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 25 | 29 | 21 | 75.4 |
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) | 1,245 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 50 | 99 | 192 | 355 | 346 | 168 | 69.5 |
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 42 | 18 | 74.8 |
Diabetes Mellitus | 729 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 49 | 82 | 203 | 229 | 135 | 72.8 |
Major Cardiovascular Disease | 8,781 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 151 | 394 | 732 | 1,573 | 2,876 | 3,013 | 77.7 |
---Diseases of the Heart | 6,959 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 130 | 355 | 629 | 1,291 | 2,253 | 2,264 | 77.1 |
------Ischemic Heart Disease | 4,824 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 81 | 270 | 463 | 931 | 1,567 | 1,499 | 76.7 |
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 34 | 49 | 81.6 |
---Cerebrovascular Diseases | 1,341 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 34 | 82 | 210 | 456 | 536 | 79.8 |
---Atherosclerosis | 167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 50 | 102 | 85.7 |
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries | 204 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 42 | 83 | 62 | 78.9 |
Pneumonia and Influenza | 274 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 93 | 122 | 81.0 |
---Pneumonia | 254 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 80 | 116 | 80.9 |
---Influenza | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 82.8 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | 1,201 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 110 | 342 | 465 | 250 | 76.1 |
---Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma | 133 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 54 | 26 | 75.1 |
Lung Diseases due to External Agents | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 44 | 65 | 37 | 78.1 |
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 33 | 42 | 13 | 76.4 |
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 47 | 50 | 50 | 43 | 6 | 62.7 |
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis | 390 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 97 | 126 | 120 | 76.9 |
Congenital Anomalies | 83 | 41 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 20.5 |
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death | 98 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 49.4 |
Accidents | 800 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 72 | 70 | 81 | 115 | 84 | 60 | 69 | 115 | 102 | 51.1 |
---Motor Vehicle Injuries | 375 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 59 | 55 | 51 | 60 | 38 | 28 | 29 | 21 | 11 | 38.7 |
---Falls | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 46 | 53 | 78.9 |
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames | 37 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 52.4 |
---Drownings | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34.6 |
---Other Accidents | 242 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 25 | 41 | 31 | 18 | 24 | 43 | 36 | 56.9 |
Intentional Self-Harm | 232 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 29 | 46 | 51 | 22 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 47.3 |
Assault | 102 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 38.9 |
All Other Causes (Residual) | 2,744 | 80 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 49 | 101 | 128 | 180 | 405 | 852 | 915 | 73.8 |
Selected Causes of Death | Total | Age in Years | Average Age at Death |
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Less Than One |
1-4 |
5-9 |
10-14 |
15-19 |
20-24 |
25-34 |
35-44 |
45-54 |
55-64 |
65-74 |
75-84 |
85 and Over |
If you have further questions about West Virginia vital statistics data, you may contact the Health Statistics Center at: Phone: 304-558-9100 Email:dhhrvitalreg@wv.gov |
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