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Leading Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group and Gender
West Virginia, 2004
Table 31.7

Leading Causes of Death Thirty-Five to Forty-Four Years
Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total Deaths, All Causes 445 100.0 229 100.0 674 100.0
Accidents 125 28.1 57 24.9 182 27.0
Diseases of the Heart 73 16.4 32 14.0 105 15.6
Malignant Neoplasms 44 9.9 51 22.3 95 14.1
Intentional Self-Harm 55 12.4 12 5.2 67 9.9
Cerebrovascular Disease 11 2.5 9 3.9 20 3.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 17 3.8 3 1.3 20 3.0
Assault 14 3.1 5 2.2 19 2.8
Diabetes Mellitus 12 2.7 4 1.7 16 2.4
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 10 2.2 2 0.9 12 1.8
Septicemia 5 1.1 3 1.3 8 1.2
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 4 0.9 4 1.7 8 1.2
All Other Causes (Residual) 75 16.9 47 20.5 122 18.1
Leading Causes of Death Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Male Female Total
Thirty-Five to Forty-Four Years

This Table extracted from the West Virginia Vital Statistics 2004 Annual Report

Last updated April 13, 2006.

If you have further questions about West Virginia Vital Statistics data, contact the Health Statistics Center at:
Phone: 304-558-9100 or Email:dhhrvitalreg@wv.gov