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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group
West Virginia, 2003
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 21,299 153 22 20 31 106 167 315 735 1,405 2,346 3,986 6,447 5,566 72.8
---Deaths under 1 Year 153 153 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1
---Deaths under 28 Days 95 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Tuberculosis 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 65.3
Septicemia 294 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 11 25 57 107 85 76.5
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 30 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 15 5 3 0 0 0 40.9
Malignant Neoplasms 4,633 0 1 4 6 2 9 39 139 388 801 1,220 1,430 594 70.3
---of Digestive Organs 1,008 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 22 78 150 269 318 163 71.9
------Colon 413 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 24 61 100 144 76 73.4
------Pancreas 187 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 17 24 61 50 30 71.1
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 1,534 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 31 130 311 489 449 121 69.7
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 1,483 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 31 127 297 466 441 118 69.7
---of Breast 304 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 33 75 58 69 44 67.6
---of Genitourinary Organs 596 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 16 37 93 137 194 112 72.5
------Cervix Uteri 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 7 13 5 4 2 56.2
------Ovary 110 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 15 20 22 33 14 68.6
------Prostate 206 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 49 90 56 78.9
------Bladder 79 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 13 15 25 22 76.2
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 1,191 0 1 4 6 2 8 17 50 110 172 267 400 154 69.4
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 129 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 9 11 19 48 36 75.1
Diabetes Mellitus 793 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 18 56 130 183 260 138 72.1
Alzheimer's Disease 508 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 35 173 293 85.5
Major Cardiovascular Disease 8,035 1 0 0 2 3 9 37 145 396 717 1,359 2,623 2,743 77.5
---Diseases of the Heart 6,208 1 0 0 1 3 6 31 117 343 605 1,075 1,988 2,038 76.9
------Ischemic Heart Disease 4,337 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 86 265 472 788 1,414 1,293 76.1
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 191 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 13 19 28 46 79 77.6
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 1,298 0 0 0 1 0 3 5 18 34 73 189 466 509 79.6
---Atherosclerosis 119 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 7 42 67 85.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 219 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 19 60 81 50 75.9
Influenza and Pneumonia 457 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 9 13 21 52 150 204 80.1
---Influenza 35 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 12 15 77.6
---Pneumonia 422 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 9 13 21 46 138 189 80.3
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 1,315 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 7 38 141 352 506 265 75.5
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 234 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 13 38 82 97 81.0
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 85 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 17 39 19 77.4
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 250 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 26 73 65 36 38 10 60.0
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 447 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 12 44 88 155 142 77.7
Congenital Anomalies 64 36 0 0 1 0 1 3 3 6 4 2 8 0 24.4
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 203 18 3 0 0 1 3 2 5 14 34 44 32 47 64.1
Accidents 966 7 9 8 10 60 81 133 184 141 70 79 104 80 48.1
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 392 1 3 6 7 47 44 63 55 55 36 36 32 7 42.2
---Falls 120 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 6 10 13 36 46 76.2
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 15 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 4 2 2 1 1 50.3
---Drownings 21 0 3 1 0 3 0 0 5 1 2 1 4 1 43.6
---Poisonings 252 0 0 0 0 5 28 51 98 55 9 3 3 0 38.7
---Other Accidents 166 6 2 1 2 5 7 15 20 20 11 24 28 25 56.4
Intentional Self-Harm 278 0 0 0 3 9 27 33 58 52 41 30 22 3 47.3
Assault 92 2 2 1 0 7 12 13 22 15 7 6 3 2 39.1
All Other Causes (Residual) 2,568 88 5 5 8 19 15 40 87 171 213 385 705 827 72.0
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


Last updated March 29, 2005.

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