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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Month of Occurrence
Lewis 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 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 5 1 0 0 1 14
Total Deaths, All Causes 203 187 180 212 206 167 164 167 189 168 166 216 2,225
---Deaths under 1 Year 1 0 1 4 0 2 3 0 5 3 1 2 22
---Deaths under 28 Days 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 0 4 3 1 2 16
Tuberculosis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Septicemia 4 2 3 3 3 4 1 2 2 2 1 2 29
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4
Malignant Neoplasms 38 45 44 49 50 34 41 38 51 39 35 45 509
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 8 7 13 11 7 10 9 5 11 14 7 3 105
------Colon 4 2 6 8 3 6 5 2 7 7 4 0 54
------Pancreas 1 1 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 0 16
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 15 16 14 9 24 9 11 15 18 8 12 18 169
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 15 16 13 9 24 9 11 14 18 7 12 18 166
---of Female Breast 0 4 3 4 1 2 4 0 1 0 2 5 26
---of Genitourinary Organs 6 7 6 13 7 6 8 5 9 8 5 7 87
------Cervix Uteri 1 1 0 1 0 1 3 1 1 0 1 1 11
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 4 2 2 4 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 21
------Prostate 0 2 3 4 5 2 2 2 5 7 1 3 36
------Bladder 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 7
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 9 11 8 12 11 7 9 13 12 9 9 12 122
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 5
Diabetes Mellitus 8 4 5 3 5 7 3 3 7 3 6 5 59
Major Cardiovascular Disease 95 89 81 101 93 79 87 72 77 72 74 93 1,013
---Diseases of the Heart 77 67 71 86 80 71 72 57 68 55 66 75 845
------Ischemic Heart Disease 51 34 41 45 38 45 40 29 35 29 38 42 467
---Hypertension 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 13 17 9 12 13 8 11 11 8 14 7 15 138
---Atherosclerosis 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 6
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 4 4 0 3 0 0 1 2 1 2 1 3 21
Pneumonia and Influenza 10 7 9 9 2 3 2 9 1 4 4 7 67
---Pneumonia 8 7 9 9 2 3 2 9 1 4 4 7 65
---Influenza 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 22 10 8 7 9 6 10 5 5 8 8 15 113
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 13
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 4 0 3 1 1 16
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 0 2 3 0 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 18
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 2 1 1 1 3 1 0 5 2 5 0 2 23
Congenital Anomalies 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 3 13
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 3 2 1 0 14
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 6 3 7 7 5 11 2 7 10 9 5 9 81
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 3 3 3 4 0 7 2 4 4 2 3 5 40
---Falls 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 12
---Fires and Flames 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 6
---Drownings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 0 0 2 1 4 4 0 2 4 3 2 1 23
Suicide 1 2 1 2 8 2 3 5 1 3 2 3 33
Homicide 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 6 0 12
All Other Causes (Residual) 12 17 15 22 25 15 10 15 22 13 21 28 215
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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