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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 | Seventy-Five to Eighty-Four Years | |||||
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Male | Female | Total | ||||
Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
Total Deaths, All Causes | 3,035 | 100.0 | 3,339 | 100.0 | 6,374 | 100.0 |
Diseases of the Heart | 925 | 30.5 | 1,059 | 31.7 | 1,984 | 31.1 |
Malignant Neoplasms | 739 | 24.3 | 704 | 21.1 | 1,443 | 22.6 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | 243 | 8.0 | 231 | 6.9 | 474 | 7.4 |
Cerebrovascular Disease | 185 | 6.1 | 233 | 7.0 | 418 | 6.6 |
Diabetes Mellitus | 90 | 3.0 | 163 | 4.9 | 253 | 4.0 |
Alzheimer's Disease | 54 | 1.8 | 109 | 3.3 | 163 | 2.6 |
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis | 75 | 2.5 | 87 | 2.6 | 162 | 2.5 |
Accidents | 60 | 2.0 | 56 | 1.7 | 116 | 1.8 |
Septicemia | 54 | 1.8 | 48 | 1.4 | 102 | 1.6 |
Influenza and Pneumonia | 53 | 1.7 | 41 | 1.2 | 94 | 1.5 |
Hypertension | 28 | 0.9 | 26 | 0.8 | 54 | 0.8 |
All Other Causes (Residual) | 529 | 17.4 | 582 | 17.4 | 1,111 | 17.4 |
Last updated May 19, 2004.
If you have further questions about West Virginia vital statistics data, you may contact the Health Statistics Center at: Phone: 304-558-9100 Email:dhhrvitalreg@wv.gov |
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