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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 | Fifteen to Twenty-Four Years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | ||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| Total Deaths, All Causes | 233 | 100.0 | 88 | 100.0 | 321 | 100.0 |
| Accidents | 124 | 53.2 | 45 | 51.1 | 169 | 52.6 |
| Intentional Self-Harm | 45 | 19.3 | 4 | 4.5 | 49 | 15.3 |
| Assault | 17 | 7.3 | 3 | 3.4 | 20 | 6.2 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 6 | 2.6 | 7 | 8.0 | 13 | 4.0 |
| Diseases of the Heart | 4 | 1.7 | 6 | 6.8 | 10 | 3.1 |
| Congenital Anomalies | 2 | 0.9 | 3 | 3.4 | 5 | 1.6 |
| Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | 1 | 0.4 | 3 | 3.4 | 4 | 1.2 |
| All Other Causes (Residual) | 34 | 14.6 | 17 | 19.3 | 51 | 15.9 |
Last updated May 19, 2004.
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