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Leading Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group and Gender
West Virginia, 2000
Table 31.10

Leading Causes of Death Sixty-Five to Seventy-Four Years
Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total Deaths, All Causes 2,350 100.0 1,912 100.0 4,262 100.0
Malignant Neoplasms 711 30.3 630 32.9 1,341 31.5
Diseases of the Heart 751 32.0 504 26.4 1,255 29.4
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 189 8.0 178 9.3 367 8.6
Cerebrovascular Disease 107 4.6 106 5.5 213 5.0
Diabetes Mellitus 76 3.2 108 5.6 184 4.3
Accidents 52 2.2 23 1.2 75 1.8
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 42 1.8 32 1.7 74 1.7
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 32 1.4 29 1.5 61 1.4
Septicemia 26 1.1 21 1.1 47 1.1
Influenza and Pneumonia 20 0.9 23 1.2 43 1.0
Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 26 1.1 0 0.0 26 0.6
All Other Causes (Residual) 318 13.5 258 13.5 576 13.5
Leading Causes of Death Sixty-Five to Seventy-Four Years
Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent


Last updated April 12, 2002.

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