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Mortality Table B2.  Autopsy by Age and Manner of Death for Residents, 2006
  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 45,878 4,577 10.0 42,094 2,101 5.0 3,784 2,476 65.4
Under 1 406 181 44.6 378 155 41.0 28 26 92.9
1-4 67 46 68.7 34 16 47.1 33 30 90.9
5-14 98 49 50.0 45 12 26.7 53 37 69.8
15-19 260 179 68.8 59 21 35.6 201 158 78.6
20-24 384 273 71.1 83 32 38.6 301 241 80.1
25-34 694 459 66.1 251 88 35.1 443 371 83.7
35-44 1,395 667 47.8 866 233 26.9 529 434 82.0
45-54 3,372 1,077 31.9 2,616 486 18.6 756 591 78.2
55-64 5,336 754 14.1 4,922 455 9.2 414 299 72.2
65-74 6,996 393 5.6 6,735 266 3.9 261 127 48.7
75-84 12,386 331 2.7 12,048 229 1.9 338 102 30.2
85 and over 14,483 167 1.2 14,056 107 0.8 427 60 14.1
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, 01/2008.

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