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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 | Forty-Five to Fifty-Four Years | |||||
| Male | Female | Total | ||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| Total Deaths, All Causes | 906 | 100.0 | 499 | 100.0 | 1,405 | 100.0 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 222 | 24.5 | 166 | 33.3 | 388 | 27.6 |
| Diseases of the Heart | 242 | 26.7 | 101 | 20.2 | 343 | 24.4 |
| Accidents | 101 | 11.1 | 40 | 8.0 | 141 | 10.0 |
| Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 59 | 6.5 | 14 | 2.8 | 73 | 5.2 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 28 | 3.1 | 28 | 5.6 | 56 | 4.0 |
| Intentional Self-Harm | 39 | 4.3 | 13 | 2.6 | 52 | 3.7 |
| Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | 19 | 2.1 | 19 | 3.8 | 38 | 2.7 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 22 | 2.4 | 12 | 2.4 | 34 | 2.4 |
| Assault | 7 | 0.8 | 8 | 1.6 | 15 | 1.1 |
| Hypertension | 7 | 0.8 | 6 | 1.2 | 13 | 0.9 |
| Influenza and Pneumonia | 9 | 1.0 | 4 | 0.8 | 13 | 0.9 |
| All Other Causes (Residual) | 151 | 16.7 | 88 | 17.6 | 239 | 17.0 |
| Leading Causes of Death | Forty-Five to Fifty-Four Years | |||||
| Male | Female | Total | ||||
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