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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group
West Virginia, 2002
Table 47

Selected Causes of Death Total Age in Years Average
Age at
Death
Less
Than
One		 1-4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75-84 85
and
Over
Total Deaths, All Causes 20,999 188 21 22 30 124 197 300 707 1,433 2,190 3,944 6,374 5,469 72.5
---Deaths under 1 Year 188 188 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1
---Deaths under 28 Days 109 109 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Tuberculosis 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 79.0
Septicemia 301 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 10 18 20 67 102 79 74.6
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 23 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 7 9 1 0 0 0 40.8
Malignant Neoplasms 4,650 1 2 6 3 4 9 22 125 379 809 1,305 1,443 542 70.4
---of Digestive Organs 1,006 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 28 78 167 261 310 155 71.5
------Colon 406 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 30 60 108 127 70 72.5
------Pancreas 205 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 18 33 56 71 23 71.7
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 1,564 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 33 118 312 535 464 101 69.6
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 1,519 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 33 112 304 519 451 99 69.6
---of Breast 270 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 48 50 56 65 37 67.7
---of Genitourinary Organs 636 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16 47 91 154 211 115 72.8
------Cervix Uteri 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 8 4 6 4 63.7
------Ovary 125 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 18 25 29 35 14 68.5
------Prostate 203 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 19 40 91 51 78.0
------Bladder 104 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 11 28 39 20 74.9
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 1,174 1 2 6 3 4 6 14 35 88 189 299 393 134 69.7
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 96 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 3 10 18 36 24 74.5
Diabetes Mellitus 843 0 1 0 0 1 0 10 23 68 136 190 253 161 71.8
Alzheimer's Disease 442 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 35 163 242 84.9
Major Cardiovascular Disease 8,008 3 1 0 0 3 10 26 146 419 655 1,310 2,587 2,848 77.8
---Diseases of the Heart 6,212 2 1 0 0 3 7 21 123 358 550 1,011 1,984 2,152 77.3
------Ischemic Heart Disease 4,326 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 88 282 406 762 1,380 1,397 76.7
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 174 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 16 24 54 74 79.9
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 1,237 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 13 45 67 212 418 478 79.4
---Atherosclerosis 146 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 13 50 78 84.4
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 239 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 14 19 50 81 66 75.4
Influenza and Pneumonia 351 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 2 14 17 52 94 167 80.5
---Influenza 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 2 74.9
---Pneumonia 342 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 2 13 16 50 91 165 80.6
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 1,235 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 7 39 126 319 474 266 75.8
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 234 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 9 40 89 88 79.8
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 48 23 79.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 211 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 22 50 45 44 33 10 60.3
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 466 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 25 48 85 162 133 76.1
Congenital Anomalies 70 38 0 0 3 4 1 0 6 6 6 4 1 1 20.8
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 154 34 0 0 1 0 1 3 4 8 11 24 39 29 57.1
Accidents 947 3 8 9 13 70 99 114 145 135 67 73 116 95 48.8
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 412 2 1 4 11 48 68 56 49 55 46 33 28 11 41.3
---Falls 134 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 5 9 9 12 40 54 76.2
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 25 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 4 3 0 3 6 3 54.8
---Drownings 27 0 4 0 0 6 7 4 2 0 1 0 2 1 28.7
---Poisonings 156 0 0 0 1 5 13 39 52 40 2 4 0 0 37.9
---Other Accidents 193 1 1 3 0 10 10 11 33 28 9 21 40 26 56.7
Intentional Self-Harm 277 0 0 0 2 20 29 37 59 55 24 25 18 8 45.2
Assault 98 4 2 1 0 9 11 20 26 16 3 3 3 0 35.6
All Other Causes (Residual) 2,590 105 7 4 6 9 31 46 111 186 201 349 761 774 70.7
Selected Causes of Death Total Less
Than
One		 1-4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75-84 85
and
Over		 Average
Age at
Death
Age in Years

Last updated May 19, 2004.


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