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Leading Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group and Gender

West Virginia, 1996

Table 31.5

Leading Causes of Death Fifteen to Twenty-Four Years
Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total Deaths, All Causes 163 100.0 53 100.0 216 100.0
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 80 49.1 25 47.2 105 48.6
Suicide 35 21.5 5 9.4 40 18.5
Malignant Neoplasms 12 7.4 3 5.7 15 6.9
Homicide 11 6.7 4 7.5 15 6.9
Diseases of the Heart 6 3.7 0 0.0 6 2.8
Congenital Anomalies 2 1.2 4 7.5 6 2.8
All Other Causes (Residual) 17 10.4 12 22.6 29 13.4


West Virginia Bureau for Public Health
Health Statistics Center, 1998


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Last updated February 2, 1998.