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Leading Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group and Gender
West Virginia, 2005
Table 33.10

Leading Causes of Death Sixty-Five to Seventy-Four Years
Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total Deaths, All Causes 2,102 100.0 1,685 100.0 3,787 100.0
Malignant Neoplasms 692 32.9 573 34.0 1,265 33.4
Diseases of the Heart 539 25.6 345 20.5 884 23.3
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 176 8.4 168 10.0 344 9.1
Diabetes Mellitus 93 4.4 77 4.6 170 4.5
Cerebrovascular Disease 78 3.7 80 4.7 158 4.2
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 43 2.0 41 2.4 84 2.2
Accidents 52 2.5 29 1.7 81 2.1
Septicemia 31 1.5 29 1.7 60 1.6
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 34 1.6 17 1.0 51 1.3
Influenza and Pneumonia 20 1.0 24 1.4 44 1.2
Alzheimer's Disease 14 0.7 22 1.3 36 1.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 330 15.7 280 16.6 610 16.1
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 2005 Annual Report

Last updated April 9, 2007.

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