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Leading Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group and Gender
West Virginia, 2000
Table 31.11

Leading Causes of Death Seventy-Five to Eighty-Four Years
Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total Deaths, All Causes 2,979 100.0 3,351 100.0 6,330 100.0
Diseases of the Heart 913 30.6 1,048 31.3 1,961 31.0
Malignant Neoplasms 734 24.6 716 21.4 1,450 22.9
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 239 8.0 274 8.2 513 8.1
Cerebrovascular Disease 197 6.6 271 8.1 468 7.4
Diabetes Mellitus 99 3.3 143 4.3 242 3.8
Alzheimer's Disease 47 1.6 97 2.9 144 2.3
Influenza and Pneumonia 58 1.9 77 2.3 135 2.1
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 69 2.3 55 1.6 124 2.0
Accidents 62 2.1 49 1.5 111 1.8
Septicemia 42 1.4 55 1.6 97 1.5
Atherosclerosis 24 0.8 30 0.9 54 0.9
All Other Causes (Residual) 495 16.6 536 16.0 1,031 16.3
Leading Causes of Death Seventy-Five to Eighty-Four Years
Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent


Last updated April 12, 2002.

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