Leading Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group and Gender

Leading Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group and Gender
West Virginia, 2004
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	2,089	100.0	1,718	100.0	3,807	100.0
Malignant Neoplasms	684	32.7	560	32.6	1,244	32.7
Diseases of the Heart	577	27.6	359	20.9	936	24.6
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases	152	7.3	166	9.7	318	8.4
Diabetes Mellitus	104	5.0	103	6.0	207	5.4
Cerebrovascular Disease	82	3.9	84	4.9	166	4.4
Accidents	48	2.3	36	2.1	84	2.2
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	36	1.7	47	2.7	83	2.2
Septicemia	35	1.7	39	2.3	74	1.9
Influenza and Pneumonia	34	1.6	26	1.5	60	1.6
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	28	1.3	19	1.1	47	1.2
Alzheimer's Disease	14	0.7	23	1.3	37	1.0
All Other Causes (Residual)	295	14.1	256	14.9	551	14.5
Leading Causes of Death	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
	Male		Female		Total
	Sixty-Five to Seventy-Four Years

This Table extracted from the West Virginia Vital Statistics 2004 Annual Report

Last updated April 13, 2006.

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Leading Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group and Gender West Virginia, 2004 Table 31.10

Leading Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group and Gender
West Virginia, 2004
Table 31.10