| Leading Causes of Death | Twenty-Five to Thirty-Four Years | |||||
| Male | Female | Total | ||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| Total Deaths, All Causes | 209 | 100.0 | 89 | 100.0 | 298 | 100.0 |
| Unintentional Injuries, All Forms | 72 | 34.4 | 25 | 28.1 | 97 | 32.6 |
| Suicide | 34 | 16.3 | 8 | 9.0 | 42 | 14.1 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 15 | 7.2 | 13 | 14.6 | 28 | 9.4 |
| Diseases of the Heart | 17 | 8.1 | 7 | 7.9 | 24 | 8.1 |
| Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection | 19 | 9.1 | 3 | 3.4 | 22 | 7.4 |
| Homicide | 16 | 7.7 | 5 | 5.6 | 21 | 7.0 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 6 | 2.9 | 1 | 1.1 | 7 | 2.3 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 4.5 | 4 | 1.3 |
| Congenital Anomalies | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 2.2 | 4 | 1.3 |
| All Other Causes (Residual) | 28 | 13.4 | 21 | 23.6 | 49 | 16.4 |
West Virginia Bureau for Public Health
Health Statistics Center, 1998
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Last updated February 2, 1998.