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| Table of Contents | Summary | Population | Births | Deaths | Marriages | Divorces | County Data | Tables extracted from the 1999 West Virginia Vital Statistics Annual Report | |
| Leading Causes of Death | Total All Age Groups | |||||
| Male | Female | Total | ||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| Total Deaths, All Causes | 10,241 | 100.0 | 10,752 | 100.0 | 20,993 | 100.0 |
| Diseases of the Heart | 3,283 | 32.1 | 3,676 | 34.2 | 6,959 | 33.1 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 2,503 | 24.4 | 2,234 | 20.8 | 4,737 | 22.6 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 486 | 4.7 | 855 | 8.0 | 1,341 | 6.4 |
| Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | 627 | 6.1 | 574 | 5.3 | 1,201 | 5.7 |
| Accidents | 513 | 5.0 | 287 | 2.7 | 800 | 3.8 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 324 | 3.2 | 405 | 3.8 | 729 | 3.5 |
| Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis | 185 | 1.8 | 205 | 1.9 | 390 | 1.9 |
| Septicemia | 148 | 1.4 | 186 | 1.7 | 334 | 1.6 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 126 | 1.2 | 148 | 1.4 | 274 | 1.3 |
| Intentional Self-Harm | 200 | 2.0 | 32 | 0.3 | 232 | 1.1 |
| Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 142 | 1.4 | 72 | 0.7 | 214 | 1.0 |
| All Other Causes (Residual) | 1,704 | 16.6 | 2,078 | 19.3 | 3,782 | 18.0 |
| Leading Causes of Death | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent |
| Male | Female | Total | ||||
| Total All Age Groups | ||||||
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