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Leading Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group and Gender
West Virginia, 2003
Table 31.11

Leading Causes of Death Seventy-Five to Eighty-Four Years
Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total Deaths, All Causes 3,099 100.0 3,348 100.0 6,447 100.0
Diseases of the Heart 992 32.0 996 29.7 1,988 30.8
Malignant Neoplasms 742 23.9 688 20.5 1,430 22.2
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 235 7.6 271 8.1 506 7.8
Cerebrovascular Disease 189 6.1 277 8.3 466 7.2
Diabetes Mellitus 103 3.3 157 4.7 260 4.0
Alzheimer's Disease 58 1.9 115 3.4 173 2.7
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 79 2.5 76 2.3 155 2.4
Influenza and Pneumonia 77 2.5 73 2.2 150 2.3
Septicemia 49 1.6 58 1.7 107 1.7
Accidents 53 1.7 51 1.5 104 1.6
Hypertension 14 0.5 32 1.0 46 0.7
All Other Causes (Residual) 508 16.4 554 16.5 1,062 16.5
Leading Causes of Death Seventy-Five to Eighty-Four Years
Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent


Last updated March 29, 2005.

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