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| Table of Contents | Summary | Population | Births | Deaths | Marriages | Divorces | County Data | Tables extracted from the 2002 West Virginia Vital Statistics Annual Report | |
| Leading Causes of Death | Total All Age Groups | |||||
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| Male | Female | Total | ||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| Total Deaths, All Causes | 10,288 | 100.0 | 10,711 | 100.0 | 20,999 | 100.0 |
| Diseases of the Heart | 2,955 | 28.7 | 3,257 | 30.4 | 6,212 | 29.6 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 2,457 | 23.9 | 2,193 | 20.5 | 4,650 | 22.1 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 459 | 4.5 | 778 | 7.3 | 1,237 | 5.9 |
| Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | 594 | 5.8 | 641 | 6.0 | 1,235 | 5.9 |
| Accidents | 645 | 6.3 | 302 | 2.8 | 947 | 4.5 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 365 | 3.5 | 478 | 4.5 | 843 | 4.0 |
| Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis | 208 | 2.0 | 258 | 2.4 | 466 | 2.2 |
| Alzheimer's Disease | 113 | 1.1 | 329 | 3.1 | 442 | 2.1 |
| Influenza and Pneumonia | 167 | 1.6 | 184 | 1.7 | 351 | 1.7 |
| Septicemia | 159 | 1.5 | 142 | 1.3 | 301 | 1.4 |
| Intentional Self-Harm | 238 | 2.3 | 39 | 0.4 | 277 | 1.3 |
| All Other Causes (Residual) | 1,928 | 18.7 | 2,110 | 19.7 | 4,038 | 19.2 |
Last updated May 19, 2004.
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