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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 | Eighty-Five Years and Over | |||||
| Male | Female | Total | ||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| Total Deaths, All Causes | 1,738 | 100.0 | 3,669 | 100.0 | 5,407 | 100.0 |
| Diseases of the Heart | 658 | 37.9 | 1,606 | 43.8 | 2,264 | 41.9 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 260 | 15.0 | 298 | 8.1 | 558 | 10.3 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 153 | 8.8 | 383 | 10.4 | 536 | 9.9 |
| Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | 122 | 7.0 | 128 | 3.5 | 250 | 4.6 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 33 | 1.9 | 102 | 2.8 | 135 | 2.5 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 33 | 1.9 | 89 | 2.4 | 122 | 2.3 |
| Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis | 46 | 2.6 | 74 | 2.0 | 120 | 2.2 |
| Septicemia | 38 | 2.2 | 68 | 1.9 | 106 | 2.0 |
| Atherosclerosis | 29 | 1.7 | 73 | 2.0 | 102 | 1.9 |
| Accidents | 46 | 2.6 | 56 | 1.5 | 102 | 1.9 |
| Hypertension | 9 | 0.5 | 40 | 1.1 | 49 | 0.9 |
| All Other Causes (Residual) | 311 | 17.9 | 752 | 20.5 | 1,063 | 19.7 |
| Leading Causes of Death | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent |
| Male | Female | Total | ||||
| Eighty-Five Years and Over | ||||||
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