WV \| DHHR \| BPH \| OEHP \| HSC \| PUBLICATIONS
Back to County List	Tables are supplements to the West Virginia County Health Profiles - 2000	Back to List of Tables

Leading Causes of Death	Eighty-Five Years and Over
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total Deaths, All Causes	606	100.0	1,245	100.0	1,851	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	239	39.4	596	47.9	835	45.1
Malignant Neoplasms	94	15.5	132	10.6	226	12.2
Cerebrovascular Disease	41	6.8	116	9.3	157	8.5
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	37	6.1	59	4.7	96	5.2
Pneumonia and Influenza	32	5.3	59	4.7	91	4.9
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	14	2.3	24	1.9	38	2.1
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	14	2.3	19	1.5	33	1.8
Septicemia	10	1.7	15	1.2	25	1.4
Diabetes Mellitus	6	1.0	18	1.4	24	1.3
Coal Worker Pneumoconiosis	12	2.0	0	0.0	12	0.6
Anemias	2	0.3	5	0.4	7	0.4
All Other Causes (Residual)	105	17.3	202	16.2	307	16.6
Leading Causes of Death	Eighty-Five Years and Over
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent