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Leading Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group and Gender
West Virginia, 2002
Table 31.11

Leading Causes of Death Seventy-Five to Eighty-Four Years
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.


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