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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 | Sixty-Five to Seventy-Four Years | |||||
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| Male | Female | Total | ||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| Total Deaths, All Causes | 2,150 | 100.0 | 1,794 | 100.0 | 3,944 | 100.0 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 734 | 34.1 | 571 | 31.8 | 1,305 | 33.1 |
| Diseases of the Heart | 582 | 27.1 | 429 | 23.9 | 1,011 | 25.6 |
| Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | 151 | 7.0 | 168 | 9.4 | 319 | 8.1 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 97 | 4.5 | 115 | 6.4 | 212 | 5.4 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 94 | 4.4 | 96 | 5.4 | 190 | 4.8 |
| Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis | 39 | 1.8 | 46 | 2.6 | 85 | 2.2 |
| Accidents | 45 | 2.1 | 28 | 1.6 | 73 | 1.9 |
| Septicemia | 39 | 1.8 | 28 | 1.6 | 67 | 1.7 |
| Influenza and Pneumonia | 31 | 1.4 | 21 | 1.2 | 52 | 1.3 |
| Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 20 | 0.9 | 24 | 1.3 | 44 | 1.1 |
| Alzheimer's Disease | 13 | 0.6 | 22 | 1.2 | 35 | 0.9 |
| All Other Causes (Residual) | 305 | 14.2 | 246 | 13.7 | 551 | 14.0 |
Last updated May 19, 2004.
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