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Leading Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group and Gender
West Virginia, 2004
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 3,045 100.0 3,265 100.0 6,310 100.0
Diseases of the Heart 867 28.5 943 28.9 1,810 28.7
Malignant Neoplasms 789 25.9 682 20.9 1,471 23.3
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 241 7.9 241 7.4 482 7.6
Cerebrovascular Disease 153 5.0 263 8.1 416 6.6
Diabetes Mellitus 110 3.6 146 4.5 256 4.1
Alzheimer's Disease 60 2.0 106 3.2 166 2.6
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 73 2.4 81 2.5 154 2.4
Influenza and Pneumonia 77 2.5 64 2.0 141 2.2
Accidents 72 2.4 67 2.1 139 2.2
Septicemia 59 1.9 53 1.6 112 1.8
Hypertension 22 0.7 40 1.2 62 1.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 522 17.1 579 17.7 1,101 17.4
Leading Causes of Death Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Male Female Total
Seventy-Five to Eighty-Four Years

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

Last updated April 13, 2006.

If you have further questions about West Virginia Vital Statistics data, contact the Health Statistics Center at:
Phone: 304-558-9100 or Email:dhhrvitalreg@wv.gov


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