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Leading Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group and Gender
West Virginia, 2005
Table 33.11

Leading Causes of Death Seventy-Five to Eighty-Four Years
Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total Deaths, All Causes 2,963 100.0 3,223 100.0 6,186 100.0
Diseases of the Heart 871 29.4 893 27.7 1,764 28.5
Malignant Neoplasms 705 23.8 645 20.0 1,350 21.8
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 267 9.0 272 8.4 539 8.7
Cerebrovascular Disease 165 5.6 266 8.3 431 7.0
Diabetes Mellitus 106 3.6 148 4.6 254 4.1
Alzheimer's Disease 60 2.0 128 4.0 188 3.0
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 77 2.6 73 2.3 150 2.4
Influenza and Pneumonia 65 2.2 69 2.1 134 2.2
Accidents 62 2.1 51 1.6 113 1.8
Septicemia 42 1.4 53 1.6 95 1.5
Hypertension 20 0.7 46 1.4 66 1.1
All Other Causes (Residual) 523 17.7 579 18.0 1,102 17.8
Leading Causes of Death Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Male Female Total
Seventy-Five to Eighty-Four Years

This Table extracted from the West Virginia Vital Statistics 2005 Annual Report

Last updated April 9, 2007.

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