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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 | Eighty-Five Years and Over | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | ||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| Total Deaths, All Causes | 1,755 | 100.0 | 3,714 | 100.0 | 5,469 | 100.0 |
| Diseases of the Heart | 689 | 39.3 | 1,463 | 39.4 | 2,152 | 39.3 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 222 | 12.6 | 320 | 8.6 | 542 | 9.9 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 122 | 7.0 | 356 | 9.6 | 478 | 8.7 |
| Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | 110 | 6.3 | 156 | 4.2 | 266 | 4.9 |
| Alzheimer's Disease | 45 | 2.6 | 197 | 5.3 | 242 | 4.4 |
| Influenza and Pneumonia | 61 | 3.5 | 106 | 2.9 | 167 | 3.1 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 40 | 2.3 | 121 | 3.3 | 161 | 2.9 |
| Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis | 50 | 2.8 | 83 | 2.2 | 133 | 2.4 |
| Accidents | 49 | 2.8 | 46 | 1.2 | 95 | 1.7 |
| Septicemia | 32 | 1.8 | 47 | 1.3 | 79 | 1.4 |
| Atherosclerosis | 22 | 1.3 | 56 | 1.5 | 78 | 1.4 |
| All Other Causes (Residual) | 313 | 17.8 | 763 | 20.5 | 1,076 | 19.7 |
Last updated May 19, 2004.
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