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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group
West Virginia, 2005
Table 49

Selected Causes of Death Total Age in Years Average
Age at
Death
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
Total Deaths, All Causes 20,773 168 29 17 29 101 143 321 686 1,494 2,459 3,787 6,186 5,353 72.4
---Deaths under 1 Year 168 168 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.4
---Deaths under 28 Days 106 106 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5
Tuberculosis 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 75.2
Septicemia 326 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 12 22 46 60 95 84 72.9
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 10 6 1 0 0 0 40.5
Malignant Neoplasms 4,617 0 2 3 2 6 6 27 111 417 839 1,265 1,350 589 70.2
---of Digestive Organs 930 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 18 79 160 236 303 128 71.3
------Colon 358 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 20 56 88 123 65 73.6
------Pancreas 189 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 16 43 42 66 18 70.1
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 1,599 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22 132 349 508 459 128 69.6
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 1,532 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19 124 330 486 449 123 69.8
---of Breast 336 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 19 48 58 84 74 51 68.4
---of Genitourinary Organs 593 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 17 44 81 143 195 108 72.6
------Cervix Uteri 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 12 2 5 3 2 55.1
------Ovary 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 13 21 30 19 5 65.3
------Prostate 188 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 48 66 57 78.1
------Bladder 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 23 41 24 77.7
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 1,159 0 2 3 2 6 4 15 35 114 191 294 319 174 69.6
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 120 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 6 12 28 37 31 73.4
Diabetes Mellitus 760 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 18 55 129 170 254 130 72.4
Alzheimer's Disease 530 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 36 188 298 85.0
Major Cardiovascular Disease 7,260 0 1 0 1 3 7 20 114 383 719 1,128 2,365 2,519 77.6
---Diseases of the Heart 5,516 0 1 0 1 2 5 15 95 320 601 884 1,764 1,828 76.9
------Ischemic Heart Disease 3,798 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 67 251 445 632 1,218 1,177 76.3
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 246 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 12 26 35 66 102 78.4
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 1,190 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 13 46 72 158 431 464 79.8
---Atherosclerosis 114 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 37 64 85.1
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 194 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 16 42 67 61 78.0
Influenza and Pneumonia 412 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 26 44 134 190 80.9
---Influenza 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 13 84.0
---Pneumonia 391 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 26 43 128 177 80.8
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 1,355 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 45 159 344 539 257 75.4
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 228 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 11 32 91 90 81.1
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 11 40 18 79.6
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 230 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 49 66 51 32 8 61.2
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 456 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 22 32 84 150 159 77.7
Congenital Anomalies 71 33 5 0 0 2 2 1 5 8 4 3 7 1 25.3
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 258 43 0 0 0 0 0 5 12 18 33 33 58 56 60.1
Accidents 1,098 3 7 3 10 59 85 170 208 164 94 81 113 101 48.9
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 391 0 3 2 7 43 48 64 61 49 43 27 30 14 42.7
---Falls 160 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 9 10 12 28 44 53 74.6
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 23 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 3 4 1 5 1 49.0
---Drownings 16 0 1 1 0 1 2 2 4 2 1 0 2 0 37.4
---Poisonings 336 1 0 0 0 7 28 91 107 84 14 4 0 0 38.3
---Other Accidents 172 1 1 0 3 7 4 10 24 16 20 21 32 33 60.9
Intentional Self-Harm 272 0 0 0 6 10 17 33 45 63 45 20 23 10 48.9
Assault 98 2 4 1 4 7 7 25 20 19 4 5 0 0 34.4
All Other Causes (Residual) 2,655 83 8 8 5 14 15 25 85 200 233 401 749 829 72.1
Selected Causes of Death Total 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
Average
Age at
Death
Age in Years

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

Last updated April 9, 2007.

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