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Leading Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group and Gender
West Virginia, 2000
Table 31.8

Leading Causes of Death Forty-Five to Fifty-Four Years
Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total Deaths, All Causes 834 100.0 460 100.0 1,294 100.0
Malignant Neoplasms 213 25.5 183 39.8 396 30.6
Diseases of the Heart 246 29.5 86 18.7 332 25.7
Accidents 73 8.8 28 6.1 101 7.8
Intentional Self-Harm 42 5.0 11 2.4 53 4.1
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 44 5.3 8 1.7 52 4.0
Diabetes Mellitus 29 3.5 16 3.5 45 3.5
Cerebrovascular Disease 20 2.4 24 5.2 44 3.4
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 18 2.2 18 3.9 36 2.8
Assault 12 1.4 6 1.3 18 1.4
Septicemia 8 1.0 4 0.9 12 0.9
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 7 0.8 3 0.7 10 0.8
All Other Causes (Residual) 122 14.6 73 15.9 195 15.1
Leading Causes of Death Forty-Five to Fifty-Four Years
Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent


Last updated April 12, 2002.

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