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Leading Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group and Gender
West Virginia, 2006
Table 33.12

Leading Causes of Death Eighty-Five Years and Over
Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total Deaths, All Causes 1,671 100.0 3,510 100.0 5,181 100.0
Diseases of the Heart 568 34.0 1,217 34.7 1,785 34.5
Malignant Neoplasms 226 13.5 341 9.7 567 10.9
Cerebrovascular Disease 104 6.2 324 9.2 428 8.3
Alzheimer's Disease 72 4.3 248 7.1 320 6.2
Dementia 72 4.3 244 7.0 316 6.1
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 97 5.8 151 4.3 248 4.8
Influenza and Pneumonia 69 4.1 100 2.8 169 3.3
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 59 3.5 81 2.3 140 2.7
Diabetes Mellitus 40 2.4 97 2.8 137 2.6
Septicemia 24 1.4 67 1.9 91 1.8
Accidents 24 1.4 55 1.6 79 1.5
All Other Causes (Residual) 316 18.9 585 16.7 901 17.4
Leading Causes of Death Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Male Female Total
Eighty-Five Years and Over

This Table extracted from the West Virginia Vital Statistics 2006 Annual Report

Last updated April 30, 2008.

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