Leading Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group and Gender

Leading Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group and Gender
West Virginia, 2004
Table 31.8

Leading Causes of Death	Forty-Five to Fifty-Four Years
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total Deaths, All Causes	881	100.0	522	100.0	1,403	100.0
Malignant Neoplasms	198	22.5	177	33.9	375	26.7
Diseases of the Heart	206	23.4	86	16.5	292	20.8
Accidents	132	15.0	53	10.2	185	13.2
Diabetes Mellitus	37	4.2	29	5.6	66	4.7
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	54	6.1	10	1.9	64	4.6
Intentional Self-Harm	38	4.3	11	2.1	49	3.5
Cerebrovascular Disease	21	2.4	16	3.1	37	2.6
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases	15	1.7	18	3.4	33	2.4
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	11	1.2	16	3.1	27	1.9
Septicemia	12	1.4	12	2.3	24	1.7
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	0.7	8	1.5	14	1.0
All Other Causes (Residual)	151	17.1	86	16.5	237	16.9
Leading Causes of Death	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
	Male		Female		Total
	Forty-Five to Fifty-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 31.8

Leading Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group and Gender
West Virginia, 2004
Table 31.8