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Leading Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group and Gender
West Virginia, 2003
Table 31.12

Leading Causes of Death Eighty-Five Years and Over
Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total Deaths, All Causes 1,755 100.0 3,811 100.0 5,566 100.0
Diseases of the Heart 594 33.8 1,444 37.9 2,038 36.6
Malignant Neoplasms 250 14.2 344 9.0 594 10.7
Cerebrovascular Disease 140 8.0 369 9.7 509 9.1
Alzheimer's Disease 65 3.7 228 6.0 293 5.3
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 116 6.6 149 3.9 265 4.8
Influenza and Pneumonia 71 4.0 133 3.5 204 3.7
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 61 3.5 81 2.1 142 2.6
Diabetes Mellitus 38 2.2 100 2.6 138 2.5
Septicemia 31 1.8 54 1.4 85 1.5
Accidents 28 1.6 52 1.4 80 1.4
Hypertension 21 1.2 58 1.5 79 1.4
All Other Causes (Residual) 340 19.4 799 21.0 1,139 20.5
Leading Causes of Death Eighty-Five Years and Over
Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent


Last updated March 29, 2005.

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