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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group
West Virginia, 2000
Table 47

Selected Causes of Death Total Age in Years Average
Age at
Death
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
Total Deaths, All Causes 21,127 159 27 29 38 111 144 257 663 1,294 2,224 4,262 6,330 5,589 73.1
---Deaths under 1 Year 159 159 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1
---Deaths under 28 Days 103 103 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Tuberculosis 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 2 73.7
Septicemia 312 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 5 12 33 47 97 111 76.9
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 6 0 0 0 0 39.5
Malignant Neoplasms 4,740 1 3 0 6 10 8 30 134 396 767 1,341 1,450 594 70.5
---of Digestive Organs 969 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 22 92 138 248 311 151 71.8
------Colon 393 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 13 25 52 96 132 71 72.8
------Pancreas 215 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 24 36 62 63 29 71.5
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 1,620 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 38 116 306 578 465 114 69.6
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 1,571 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 36 112 295 560 454 111 69.7
---of Breast 319 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 21 41 67 75 67 45 67.5
---of Genitourinary Organs 687 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 16 42 79 179 243 125 73.6
------Cervix Uteri 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 9 7 3 9 3 61.9
------Ovary 127 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 14 16 37 49 8 69.9
------Prostate 244 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 18 61 98 63 78.1
------Bladder 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 7 20 44 25 77.5
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 1,145 1 3 0 6 8 7 17 37 105 177 261 364 159 69.5
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 114 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 5 14 28 38 25 73.6
Diabetes Mellitus 755 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 22 45 110 184 242 142 72.8
Alzheimer's Disease 369 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 21 144 202 85.1
Major Cardiovascular Disease 8,378 2 1 1 1 9 9 22 125 398 723 1,574 2,618 2,895 77.6
---Diseases of the Heart 6,519 2 1 1 0 8 7 20 106 332 614 1,255 1,961 2,212 77.1
------Ischemic Heart Disease 4,572 0 0 1 0 3 2 11 73 253 468 945 1,372 1,444 76.6
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 142 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 9 5 22 48 54 78.4
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 1,271 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 12 44 72 213 468 458 79.1
---Atherosclerosis 190 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 7 15 54 109 84.5
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 256 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 9 25 69 87 62 75.7
Influenza and Pneumonia 387 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 8 17 43 135 179 82.0
---Influenza 26 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 15 83.1
---Pneumonia 361 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 17 39 129 164 81.9
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 1,353 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 10 36 133 367 513 290 75.7
---Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 180 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 10 20 61 51 30 71.8
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 233 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 8 49 96 75 79.0
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 106 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 26 47 28 78.7
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 254 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 33 52 61 61 33 13 61.3
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 378 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 10 30 74 124 136 78.6
Congenital Anomalies 82 40 3 5 1 1 2 1 6 8 7 1 6 1 22.0
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 135 23 1 1 0 1 2 3 9 7 12 24 21 31 57.9
Accidents 839 4 9 19 17 51 75 84 124 101 69 75 111 100 50.6
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 386 1 4 13 14 37 64 57 54 45 27 27 32 11 39.7
---Falls 145 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 7 6 5 19 42 58 76.1
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 31 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 4 4 3 5 8 1 54.4
---Drownings 29 2 1 3 1 5 1 4 5 2 2 2 1 0 30.6
---Other Accidents 248 1 2 3 2 5 6 19 54 44 32 22 28 30 54.5
Intentional Self-Harm 246 0 0 0 4 14 17 32 62 53 23 20 17 4 45.2
Assault 80 1 2 1 1 10 6 16 20 18 3 2 0 0 34.9
All Other Causes (Residual) 2,448 85 8 1 6 12 22 47 98 135 212 351 682 789 72.0
Selected Causes of Death Total Age in Years Average
Age at
Death
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


Last updated April 12, 2002.

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