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Leading Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group and Gender
West Virginia, 2006
Table 33.9

Leading Causes of Death Fifty-Five to Sixty-Four Years
Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total Deaths, All Causes 1,515 100.0 972 100.0 2,487 100.0
Malignant Neoplasms 503 33.2 376 38.7 879 35.3
Diseases of the Heart 361 23.8 170 17.5 531 21.4
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 64 4.2 70 7.2 134 5.4
Diabetes Mellitus 84 5.5 49 5.0 133 5.3
Accidents 83 5.5 34 3.5 117 4.7
Cerebrovascular Disease 47 3.1 41 4.2 88 3.5
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 47 3.1 17 1.7 64 2.6
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 31 2.0 21 2.2 52 2.1
Septicemia 29 1.9 21 2.2 50 2.0
Intentional Self-Harm 35 2.3 9 0.9 44 1.8
Hypertension 21 1.4 8 0.8 29 1.2
All Other Causes (Residual) 210 13.9 156 16.0 366 14.7
Leading Causes of Death Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Male Female Total
Fifty-Five to Sixty-Four Years

This Table extracted from the West Virginia Vital Statistics 2006 Annual Report

Last updated April 30, 2008.

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