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Leading Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group and Gender
West Virginia, 2006
Table 33.11

Leading Causes of Death Seventy-Five to Eighty-Four Years
Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total Deaths, All Causes 2,958 100.0 3,061 100.0 6,019 100.0
Diseases of the Heart 837 28.3 812 26.5 1,649 27.4
Malignant Neoplasms 739 25.0 607 19.8 1,346 22.4
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 239 8.1 247 8.1 486 8.1
Cerebrovascular Disease 147 5.0 221 7.2 368 6.1
Diabetes Mellitus 83 2.8 131 4.3 214 3.6
Alzheimer's Disease 70 2.4 109 3.6 179 3.0
Dementia 70 2.4 103 3.4 173 2.9
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 86 2.9 85 2.8 171 2.8
Influenza and Pneumonia 57 1.9 67 2.2 124 2.1
Septicemia 42 1.4 76 2.5 118 2.0
Accidents 57 1.9 57 1.9 114 1.9
All Other Causes (Residual) 531 18.0 546 17.8 1,077 17.9
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 2006 Annual Report

Last updated April 30, 2008.

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