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Leading Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group and Gender
West Virginia, 2000
Table 31.12

Leading Causes of Death Eighty-Five Years and Over
Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total Deaths, All Causes 1,798 100.0 3,791 100.0 5,589 100.0
Diseases of the Heart 686 38.2 1,526 40.3 2,212 39.6
Malignant Neoplasms 261 14.5 333 8.8 594 10.6
Cerebrovascular Disease 144 8.0 314 8.3 458 8.2
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 136 7.6 154 4.1 290 5.2
Alzheimer's Disease 48 2.7 154 4.1 202 3.6
Influenza and Pneumonia 52 2.9 127 3.4 179 3.2
Diabetes Mellitus 37 2.1 105 2.8 142 2.5
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 46 2.6 90 2.4 136 2.4
Septicemia 28 1.6 83 2.2 111 2.0
Atherosclerosis 21 1.2 88 2.3 109 2.0
Accidents 29 1.6 71 1.9 100 1.8
All Other Causes (Residual) 310 17.2 746 19.7 1,056 18.9
Leading Causes of Death Eighty-Five Years and Over
Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent


Last updated April 12, 2002.

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