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Leading Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group and Gender
West Virginia, 2006
Table 33.6

Leading Causes of Death Twenty-Five to Thirty-Four Years
Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total Deaths, All Causes 269 100.0 122 100.0 391 100.0
Accidents 140 52.0 55 45.1 195 49.9
Intentional Self-Harm 32 11.9 6 4.9 38 9.7
Malignant Neoplasms 14 5.2 15 12.3 29 7.4
Assault 19 7.1 9 7.4 28 7.2
Diseases of the Heart 15 5.6 8 6.6 23 5.9
Congenital Anomalies 4 1.5 3 2.5 7 1.8
Septicemia 3 1.1 2 1.6 5 1.3
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 2 0.7 2 1.6 4 1.0
Diabetes Mellitus 1 0.4 2 1.6 3 0.8
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 2 0.7 1 0.8 3 0.8
All Other Causes (Residual) 37 13.8 19 15.6 56 14.3
Leading Causes of Death Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Male Female Total
Twenty-Five to Thirty-Four Years

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

Last updated April 30, 2008.

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