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Leading Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group and Gender
Wetzel County Deaths, 1989 - 1998

Leading Causes of Death Sixty-Five to Seventy-Four Years
Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total Deaths, All Causes 292 100.0 218 100.0 510 100.0
Diseases of the Heart 108 37.0 69 31.7 177 34.7
Malignant Neoplasms 84 28.8 66 30.3 150 29.4
Cerebrovascular Disease 18 6.2 22 10.1 40 7.8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 24 8.2 11 5.0 35 6.9
Diabetes Mellitus 10 3.4 14 6.4 24 4.7
Pneumonia and Influenza 12 4.1 4 1.8 16 3.1
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 2 0.7 4 1.8 6 1.2
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 5 1.7 0 0.0 5 1.0
Suicide 4 1.4 0 0.0 4 0.8
Septicemia 3 1.0 0 0.0 3 0.6
All Other Causes (Residual) 22 7.5 28 12.8 50 9.8
Leading Causes of Death Sixty-Five to Seventy-Four Years
Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent


Last updated March 7, 2001.

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