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Leading Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group and Gender
West Virginia, 2006
Table 33.8

Leading Causes of Death Forty-Five to Fifty-Four Years
Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total Deaths, All Causes 1,007 100.0 581 100.0 1,588 100.0
Malignant Neoplasms 228 22.6 204 35.1 432 27.2
Diseases of the Heart 224 22.2 86 14.8 310 19.5
Accidents 149 14.8 67 11.5 216 13.6
Intentional Self-Harm 55 5.5 23 4.0 78 4.9
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 47 4.7 17 2.9 64 4.0
Diabetes Mellitus 34 3.4 17 2.9 51 3.2
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 22 2.2 25 4.3 47 3.0
Cerebrovascular Disease 27 2.7 19 3.3 46 2.9
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 15 1.5 7 1.2 22 1.4
Septicemia 8 0.8 13 2.2 21 1.3
Assault 14 1.4 6 1.0 20 1.3
All Other Causes (Residual) 184 18.3 97 16.7 281 17.7
Leading Causes of Death Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Male Female Total
Forty-Five to Fifty-Four Years

This Table extracted from the West Virginia Vital Statistics 2006 Annual Report

Last updated April 30, 2008.

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