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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 | Forty-Five to Fifty-Four Years | |||||
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| Male | Female | Total | ||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| Total Deaths, All Causes | 930 | 100.0 | 503 | 100.0 | 1,433 | 100.0 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 201 | 21.6 | 178 | 35.4 | 379 | 26.4 |
| Diseases of the Heart | 269 | 28.9 | 89 | 17.7 | 358 | 25.0 |
| Accidents | 101 | 10.9 | 34 | 6.8 | 135 | 9.4 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 42 | 4.5 | 26 | 5.2 | 68 | 4.7 |
| Intentional Self-Harm | 43 | 4.6 | 12 | 2.4 | 55 | 3.8 |
| Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 43 | 4.6 | 7 | 1.4 | 50 | 3.5 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 22 | 2.4 | 23 | 4.6 | 45 | 3.1 |
| Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | 23 | 2.5 | 16 | 3.2 | 39 | 2.7 |
| Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis | 11 | 1.2 | 14 | 2.8 | 25 | 1.7 |
| Septicemia | 14 | 1.5 | 4 | 0.8 | 18 | 1.3 |
| Assault | 12 | 1.3 | 4 | 0.8 | 16 | 1.1 |
| All Other Causes (Residual) | 149 | 16.0 | 96 | 19.1 | 245 | 17.1 |
Last updated May 19, 2004.
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