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Leading Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group and Gender
West Virginia Deaths, 1989 - 1998

Leading Causes of Death Seventy-Five to Eighty-Four Years
Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total Deaths, All Causes 29,391 100.0 30,774 100.0 60,165 100.0
Diseases of the Heart 10,602 36.1 11,777 38.3 22,379 37.2
Malignant Neoplasms 6,891 23.4 6,114 19.9 13,005 21.6
Cerebrovascular Disease 1,791 6.1 2,654 8.6 4,445 7.4
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 2,191 7.5 1,619 5.3 3,810 6.3
Pneumonia and Influenza 1,209 4.1 1,073 3.5 2,282 3.8
Diabetes Mellitus 650 2.2 1,240 4.0 1,890 3.1
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 589 2.0 526 1.7 1,115 1.9
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 410 1.4 417 1.4 827 1.4
Septicemia 297 1.0 367 1.2 664 1.1
Atherosclerosis 221 0.8 294 1.0 515 0.9
Coal Worker Pneumoconiosis 465 1.6 0 0.0 465 0.8
All Other Causes (Residual) 4,075 13.9 4,693 15.2 8,768 14.6
Leading Causes of Death Seventy-Five to Eighty-Four Years
Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent


Last updated March 7, 2001.

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