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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 | Fifty-Five to Sixty-Four Years | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Total | ||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| Total Deaths, All Causes | 1,345 | 100.0 | 845 | 100.0 | 2,190 | 100.0 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 468 | 34.8 | 341 | 40.4 | 809 | 36.9 |
| Diseases of the Heart | 381 | 28.3 | 169 | 20.0 | 550 | 25.1 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 78 | 5.8 | 58 | 6.9 | 136 | 6.2 |
| Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | 63 | 4.7 | 63 | 7.5 | 126 | 5.8 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 27 | 2.0 | 40 | 4.7 | 67 | 3.1 |
| Accidents | 48 | 3.6 | 19 | 2.2 | 67 | 3.1 |
| Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis | 27 | 2.0 | 21 | 2.5 | 48 | 2.2 |
| Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 32 | 2.4 | 13 | 1.5 | 45 | 2.1 |
| Intentional Self-Harm | 20 | 1.5 | 4 | 0.5 | 24 | 1.1 |
| Septicemia | 13 | 1.0 | 7 | 0.8 | 20 | 0.9 |
| Influenza and Pneumonia | 8 | 0.6 | 9 | 1.1 | 17 | 0.8 |
| All Other Causes (Residual) | 180 | 13.4 | 101 | 12.0 | 281 | 12.8 |
Last updated May 19, 2004.
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