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Leading Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group and Gender
West Virginia, 2005
Table 33.8

Leading Causes of Death Forty-Five to Fifty-Four Years
Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total Deaths, All Causes 900 100.0 594 100.0 1,494 100.0
Malignant Neoplasms 211 23.4 206 34.7 417 27.9
Diseases of the Heart 221 24.6 99 16.7 320 21.4
Accidents 126 14.0 38 6.4 164 11.0
Intentional Self-Harm 48 5.3 15 2.5 63 4.2
Diabetes Mellitus 32 3.6 23 3.9 55 3.7
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 36 4.0 13 2.2 49 3.3
Cerebrovascular Disease 25 2.8 21 3.5 46 3.1
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 18 2.0 27 4.5 45 3.0
Septicemia 8 0.9 14 2.4 22 1.5
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 12 1.3 10 1.7 22 1.5
Assault 16 1.8 3 0.5 19 1.3
All Other Causes (Residual) 147 16.3 125 21.0 272 18.2
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 2005 Annual Report

Last updated April 9, 2007.

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