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Leading Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group and Gender
West Virginia, 2003
Table 31.10

Leading Causes of Death Sixty-Five to Seventy-Four Years
Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total Deaths, All Causes 2,181 100.0 1,805 100.0 3,986 100.0
Malignant Neoplasms 675 30.9 545 30.2 1,220 30.6
Diseases of the Heart 649 29.8 426 23.6 1,075 27.0
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 169 7.7 183 10.1 352 8.8
Cerebrovascular Disease 103 4.7 86 4.8 189 4.7
Diabetes Mellitus 92 4.2 91 5.0 183 4.6
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 46 2.1 42 2.3 88 2.2
Accidents 47 2.2 32 1.8 79 2.0
Septicemia 25 1.1 32 1.8 57 1.4
Influenza and Pneumonia 29 1.3 23 1.3 52 1.3
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 24 1.1 12 0.7 36 0.9
Alzheimer's Disease 12 0.6 23 1.3 35 0.9
All Other Causes (Residual) 310 14.2 310 17.2 620 15.6
Leading Causes of Death Sixty-Five to Seventy-Four Years
Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent


Last updated March 29, 2005.

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