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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Month of Occurrence
Brooke County, 1989 - 1998

Selected Causes of Death Number of Deaths per Month Total
Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
Fetal Deaths 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 2 2 11
Total Deaths, All Causes 308 227 253 250 263 243 212 235 217 279 245 290 3,022
---Deaths under 1 Year 2 1 1 2 1 1 3 1 1 0 1 2 16
---Deaths under 28 Days 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 11
Tuberculosis 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Septicemia 6 2 3 1 0 3 1 0 4 0 1 4 25
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 9
Malignant Neoplasms 69 46 59 50 70 58 64 65 58 66 61 59 725
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 15 9 11 12 18 10 18 19 11 15 16 19 173
------Colon 7 6 7 6 8 5 4 7 7 5 4 10 76
------Pancreas 4 1 1 4 4 0 7 2 1 2 9 2 37
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 18 16 17 11 29 19 22 15 20 26 16 14 223
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 18 14 17 11 27 18 22 15 18 26 16 11 213
---of Female Breast 4 2 8 6 4 4 4 7 5 7 1 2 54
---of Genitourinary Organs 12 6 6 5 5 10 5 14 9 9 13 10 104
------Cervix Uteri 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 10
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 1 3 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 4 3 19
------Prostate 2 2 3 2 4 4 2 6 3 2 5 3 38
------Bladder 2 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 3 2 2 16
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 20 13 17 16 14 15 15 10 13 9 15 14 171
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 13
Diabetes Mellitus 9 8 9 7 10 6 7 5 8 15 14 11 109
Major Cardiovascular Disease 130 109 109 118 113 112 87 110 86 126 104 128 1,332
---Diseases of the Heart 106 84 92 95 92 97 76 96 72 107 90 97 1,104
------Ischemic Heart Disease 67 52 62 62 60 59 48 72 45 75 66 61 729
---Hypertension 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 8
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 17 23 12 19 16 11 6 12 10 10 13 25 174
---Atherosclerosis 4 1 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 15
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 3 1 2 3 1 3 3 2 3 6 0 4 31
Pneumonia and Influenza 17 5 13 11 11 12 3 2 9 8 5 17 113
---Pneumonia 16 5 13 11 11 12 3 2 9 8 5 17 112
---Influenza 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 26 20 22 15 13 10 12 9 7 13 17 17 181
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 2 4 3 2 1 2 2 0 1 2 0 5 24
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 9
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 2 1 2 5 3 1 2 3 1 3 1 4 28
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 5 2 7 3 3 2 1 3 1 7 0 3 37
Congenital Anomalies 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 8
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 7 5 0 7 3 1 2 0 2 3 2 7 39
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 6 4 6 4 4 4 6 9 8 6 10 9 76
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 1 2 5 1 1 2 1 2 4 4 3 2 28
---Falls 2 2 1 1 2 1 4 2 0 1 0 3 19
---Fires and Flames 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 4
---Drownings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 3 0 0 2 1 1 1 3 3 1 7 3 25
Suicide 7 2 4 3 2 1 5 5 3 3 5 2 42
Homicide 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
All Other Causes (Residual) 20 22 16 23 26 26 18 22 25 24 21 26 269
Selected Causes of Death Number of Deaths per Month Total
Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec


Last updated March 7, 2001.

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