Causes of Death |
Years of Potential Life Lost Before Age 65 |
Actual Deaths |
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| 1996 | 1995 | 1996 | 1995 | |||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| All Causes | 77,245 | 100.0 | 77,667 | 100.0 | 20,314 | 100.0 | 20,128 | 100.0 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 14,013 | 18.1 | 13,721 | 17.7 | 4,682 | 23.0 | 4,740 | 23.5 |
| Diseases of the Heart | 13,132 | 17.0 | 11,816 | 15.2 | 7,023 | 34.6 | 6,878 | 34.2 |
| Motor Vehicle Accidents | 8,782 | 11.4 | 10,171 | 13.1 | 324 | 1.6 | 373 | 1.9 |
| Suicide | 5,553 | 7.2 | 5,574 | 7.2 | 279 | 1.4 | 279 | 1.4 |
| Nonmotor Vehicle Accidents | 5,298 | 6.9 | 5,012 | 6.5 | 376 | 1.9 | 356 | 1.8 |
| Congenital Anomalies | 3,837 | 5.0 | 3,745 | 4.8 | 88 | 0.4 | 80 | 0.4 |
| Homicide | 2,549 | 3.3 | 2,735 | 3.5 | 84 | 0.4 | 95 | 0.5 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 1,865 | 2.4 | 1,445 | 1.9 | 675 | 3.3 | 605 | 3.0 |
| Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection | 1,508 | 2.0 | 2,262 | 2.9 | 54 | 0.3 | 83 | 0.4 |
| Sudden Infant Death Syndrome | 1,483 | 1.9 | 1,354 | 1.7 | 23 | 0.1 | 21 | 0.1 |
| Chronic Liver Diseaase and Cirrhosis | 1,410 | 1.8 | 1,540 | 2.0 | 193 | 1.0 | 203 | 1.0 |
| Cerebrovascular Diseaase | 1,401 | 1.8 | 1,389 | 1.8 | 1,237 | 6.1 | 1,238 | 6.2 |
| Disorders Relating to Short Gestation and Premature Births | 1,290 | 1.7 | 1,548 | 2.0 | 20 | 0.1 | 24 | 0.1 |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases and Allied Conditions | 1,178 | 1.5 | 1,238 | 1.6 | 1,117 | 5.5 | 1,109 | 5.5 |
| Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Excluding H.I.V. | 1,013 | 1.3 | 818 | 1.1 | 298 | 1.5 | 271 | 1.3 |
| Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Birth Asphyxia | 857 | 1.1 | 709 | 0.9 | 14 | 0.1 | 11 | 0.1 |
| Other Respiratory Conditions of Newborn | 774 | 1.0 | 709 | 0.9 | 12 | 0.1 | 11 | 0.1 |
| Pnuemonia and Influenza | 703 | 0.9 | 904 | 1.2 | 625 | 3.1 | 627 | 3.1 |
| Alcohol or Drug Psychoses, Dependence or Abuse | 665 | 0.9 | 600 | 0.8 | 43 | 0.2 | 42 | 0.2 |
| All Other Causes (Residual) | 9,930 | 12.9 | 10,373 | 13.4 | 3,147 | 15.5 | 3,082 | 15.3 |
West Virginia Bureau for Public Health
Health Statistics Center, 1998
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Office of Epidemiology and Health Promotion
West Virginia Bureau for Public Health
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Last updated February 2, 1998.