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Selected Causes of Death | Total | Age in Years | Average Age at Death |
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Less Than One |
1-4 |
5-9 |
10-14 |
15-19 |
20-24 |
25-34 |
35-44 |
45-54 |
55-64 |
65-74 |
75-84 |
85 and Over |
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Total Deaths, All Causes | 8,908 | 92 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 35 | 48 | 112 | 197 | 434 | 901 | 2,060 | 2,865 | 2,137 | 73.3 |
---Deaths under 1 Year | 92 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
---Deaths under 28 Days | 56 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Tuberculosis | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 79.7 |
Septicemia | 85 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 37 | 20 | 76.2 |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.9 |
Malignant Neoplasms | 2,025 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 44 | 127 | 320 | 648 | 638 | 229 | 71.0 |
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum | 461 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 61 | 144 | 154 | 69 | 73.0 |
------Colon | 204 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 58 | 84 | 28 | 74.0 |
------Pancreas | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 31 | 31 | 15 | 73.2 |
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs | 658 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 41 | 125 | 217 | 222 | 43 | 70.4 |
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung | 643 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 40 | 122 | 212 | 217 | 42 | 70.4 |
---of Female Breast | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 57 | 27 | 12 | 68.6 |
---of Genitourinary Organs | 282 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 85 | 93 | 49 | 73.2 |
------Cervix Uteri | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 54.3 |
------Ovarian and Other Uterine | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 10 | 72.8 |
------Prostate | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 38 | 27 | 78.1 |
------Bladder | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 76.4 |
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) | 484 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 38 | 80 | 145 | 142 | 56 | 69.6 |
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms | 37 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 68.5 |
Diabetes Mellitus | 329 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 35 | 81 | 134 | 49 | 73.5 |
Major Cardiovascular Disease | 3,966 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 51 | 152 | 345 | 847 | 1,351 | 1,197 | 77.2 |
---Diseases of the Heart | 3,069 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 43 | 129 | 294 | 666 | 1,030 | 890 | 76.7 |
------Ischemic Heart Disease | 1,891 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 35 | 96 | 226 | 458 | 627 | 442 | 74.9 |
---Hypertension | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 16 | 79.2 |
---Cerebrovascular Diseases | 594 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 31 | 112 | 212 | 212 | 79.1 |
---Atherosclerosis | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 50 | 56 | 82.7 |
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 47 | 35 | 23 | 74.2 |
Pneumonia and Influenza | 264 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 80 | 132 | 82.3 |
---Pneumonia | 255 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 32 | 77 | 129 | 82.4 |
---Influenza | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 80.8 |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions | 465 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 50 | 149 | 170 | 78 | 74.8 |
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 36 | 14 | 73.3 |
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 79.2 |
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 79.4 |
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 64.7 |
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 32 | 30 | 77.0 |
Congenital Anomalies | 42 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 26.9 |
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions | 60 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 57.5 |
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms | 281 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 32 | 29 | 21 | 22 | 37 | 44 | 39 | 53.2 |
---Motor Vehicle Injuries | 117 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 40.6 |
---Falls | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 76.3 |
---Fires and Flames | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 52.5 |
---Drownings | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.1 |
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) | 73 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 58.9 |
Suicide | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 46.0 |
Homicide | 40 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 36.6 |
All Other Causes (Residual) | 984 | 48 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 41 | 68 | 168 | 307 | 303 | 72.4 |
Selected Causes of Death | Total | Age in Years | Average Age at Death |
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Less Than One |
1-4 |
5-9 |
10-14 |
15-19 |
20-24 |
25-34 |
35-44 |
45-54 |
55-64 |
65-74 |
75-84 |
85 and Over |
If you have further questions about West Virginia vital statistics data, you may contact the Health Statistics Center at: Phone: 304-558-9100 Email:dhhrvitalreg@wv.gov |
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