Leading Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group and Gender

Leading Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group and Gender
West Virginia, 2004
Table 31.9

Leading Causes of Death	Fifty-Five to Sixty-Four Years
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total Deaths, All Causes	1,414	100.0	1,003	100.0	2,417	100.0
Malignant Neoplasms	476	33.7	403	40.2	879	36.4
Diseases of the Heart	318	22.5	175	17.4	493	20.4
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases	74	5.2	69	6.9	143	5.9
Diabetes Mellitus	86	6.1	50	5.0	136	5.6
Accidents	55	3.9	35	3.5	90	3.7
Cerebrovascular Disease	43	3.0	44	4.4	87	3.6
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	55	3.9	17	1.7	72	3.0
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	22	1.6	27	2.7	49	2.0
Septicemia	24	1.7	22	2.2	46	1.9
Intentional Self-Harm	31	2.2	4	0.4	35	1.4
Hypertension	11	0.8	8	0.8	19	0.8
All Other Causes (Residual)	219	15.5	149	14.9	368	15.2
Leading Causes of Death	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
	Male		Female		Total
	Fifty-Five to Sixty-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 31.9

Leading Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group and Gender
West Virginia, 2004
Table 31.9