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Mortality Table B2.  Autopsy by Age and Manner of Death for Residents, 2007
  Total Deaths Natural or Disease External Causes (e.g., Accident, Suicide, Homicide, etc.)
Age Group Total Autopsy Percent1 Total Autopsy Percent1 Total Autopsy Percent1
State Total 47,115 4,564 9.7 43,304 2,132 4.9 3,811 2,432 63.8
Under 1 427 183 42.9 403 161 40.0 24 22 91.7
1-4 73 44 60.3 42 19 45.2 31 25 80.6
5-14 100 39 39.0 58 10 17.2 42 29 69.0
15-19 221 151 68.3 51 20 39.2 170 131 77.1
20-24 333 241 72.4 64 24 37.5 269 217 80.7
25-34 758 501 66.1 250 80 32.0 508 421 82.9
35-44 1,363 688 50.5 816 226 27.7 547 462 84.5
45-54 3,390 1,057 31.2 2,688 499 18.6 702 558 79.5
55-64 5,575 779 14.0 5,150 480 9.3 425 299 70.4
65-74 7,435 371 5.0 7,200 262 3.6 235 109 46.4
75-84 12,345 341 2.8 11,970 233 1.9 375 108 28.8
85 and over 15,094 169 1.1 14,611 118 0.8 483 51 10.6
Unknown 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
1 Percents may not add to 100% due to rounding.
Note:  Source for manner of death is the International Classification of Diseases (Tenth Revision): 
Natural or Disease (A00-R99); External Causes (V00-Y99).
Source:  Center for Health Statistics, Washington State Department of Health, 11/2008.

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