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| Table of Contents | Summary | Population | Births | Deaths | Marriages | Divorces | County Data | Tables extracted from the West Virginia Vital Statistics 2003 Annual Report | |
| Leading Causes of Death | Sixty-Five to Seventy-Four Years | |||||
| Male | Female | Total | ||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| Total Deaths, All Causes | 2,181 | 100.0 | 1,805 | 100.0 | 3,986 | 100.0 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 675 | 30.9 | 545 | 30.2 | 1,220 | 30.6 |
| Diseases of the Heart | 649 | 29.8 | 426 | 23.6 | 1,075 | 27.0 |
| Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | 169 | 7.7 | 183 | 10.1 | 352 | 8.8 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 103 | 4.7 | 86 | 4.8 | 189 | 4.7 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 92 | 4.2 | 91 | 5.0 | 183 | 4.6 |
| Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis | 46 | 2.1 | 42 | 2.3 | 88 | 2.2 |
| Accidents | 47 | 2.2 | 32 | 1.8 | 79 | 2.0 |
| Septicemia | 25 | 1.1 | 32 | 1.8 | 57 | 1.4 |
| Influenza and Pneumonia | 29 | 1.3 | 23 | 1.3 | 52 | 1.3 |
| Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 24 | 1.1 | 12 | 0.7 | 36 | 0.9 |
| Alzheimer's Disease | 12 | 0.6 | 23 | 1.3 | 35 | 0.9 |
| All Other Causes (Residual) | 310 | 14.2 | 310 | 17.2 | 620 | 15.6 |
| Leading Causes of Death | Sixty-Five to Seventy-Four Years | |||||
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