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Table of Contents \| Summary \| Population \| Births \| Deaths \| Marriages \| Divorces \| County Data	Tables extracted from the 2000 West Virginia Vital Statistics Annual Report

Leading Causes of Death	Under One Year
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total Deaths, All Causes	75	100.0	84	100.0	159	100.0
Congenital Anomalies	21	28.0	19	22.6	40	25.2
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	6	8.0	16	19.0	22	13.8
Short Gestation and Unspecified Low Birthweight	8	10.7	10	11.9	18	11.3
Maternal Complications of Pregnancy	6	8.0	4	4.8	10	6.3
Respiratory Distress Syndrome	7	9.3	2	2.4	9	5.7
Intrauterine Hypoxia and Birth Asphyxia	5	6.7	3	3.6	8	5.0
Infections Specific to the Perinatal Period	2	2.7	4	4.8	6	3.8
Other Disorders Originating in Perinatal Period	3	4.0	3	3.6	6	3.8
Complications of Placenta, Cord, and Membranes	1	1.3	3	3.6	4	2.5
Accidents	2	2.7	2	2.4	4	2.5
Maternal Conditions Which May be Unrelated to Pregnancy	3	4.0	0	0.0	3	1.9
All Other Causes (Residual)	11	14.7	18	21.4	29	18.2
Leading Causes of Death	Under One Year
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent