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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Month of Occurrence
West Virginia, 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 152 105 131 124 136 105 124 136 123 110 118 120 1,484
Total Deaths, All Causes 18,927 16,876 18,197 16,839 16,583 15,443 15,717 15,540 15,242 16,538 16,598 18,386 200,886
---Deaths under 1 Year 141 132 175 164 156 146 157 155 154 138 139 149 1,806
---Deaths under 28 Days 79 86 114 92 91 99 116 101 109 91 87 91 1,156
Tuberculosis 14 4 12 7 13 3 11 8 6 9 7 12 106
Septicemia 215 170 154 143 167 152 155 146 132 176 170 177 1,957
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 34 32 54 41 42 49 37 39 38 42 49 38 495
Malignant Neoplasms 3,996 3,603 4,010 3,776 3,946 3,790 3,909 3,943 3,810 3,920 3,837 3,958 46,498
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 841 781 865 816 805 835 845 852 861 911 818 820 10,050
------Colon 344 326 380 356 339 351 333 324 348 392 348 360 4,201
------Pancreas 181 151 180 160 168 153 186 181 149 152 175 142 1,978
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 1,313 1,259 1,336 1,269 1,345 1,209 1,275 1,326 1,243 1,285 1,297 1,396 15,553
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 1,278 1,220 1,305 1,233 1,295 1,165 1,246 1,289 1,207 1,237 1,255 1,363 15,093
---of Female Breast 290 236 279 272 271 287 277 310 258 295 258 251 3,284
---of Genitourinary Organs 590 505 546 507 586 562 572 578 562 525 558 566 6,657
------Cervix Uteri 38 40 41 22 34 41 48 40 41 36 34 45 460
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 140 119 125 130 122 126 128 125 143 126 141 118 1,543
------Prostate 235 190 223 173 242 194 206 238 220 202 192 228 2,543
------Bladder 76 78 80 76 90 89 98 80 61 81 77 77 963
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 962 822 984 912 939 897 940 877 886 904 906 925 10,954
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 61 56 47 57 60 53 51 65 56 63 64 64 697
Diabetes Mellitus 549 537 544 463 447 440 455 483 448 509 495 558 5,928
Major Cardiovascular Disease 8,234 7,394 7,984 7,480 7,314 6,605 6,691 6,527 6,410 7,094 7,142 8,182 87,057
---Diseases of the Heart 6,625 5,940 6,431 6,018 5,821 5,315 5,356 5,242 5,130 5,678 5,658 6,575 69,789
------Ischemic Heart Disease 4,147 3,749 4,083 3,827 3,660 3,421 3,389 3,384 3,257 3,654 3,553 4,118 44,242
---Hypertension 87 83 96 87 66 81 82 75 73 90 88 101 1,009
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 1,155 1,047 1,066 1,039 1,075 900 952 906 905 981 1,050 1,166 12,242
---Atherosclerosis 174 143 164 131 150 132 123 117 124 152 148 141 1,699
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 193 181 227 205 202 177 178 187 178 193 198 199 2,318
Pneumonia and Influenza 921 700 759 565 507 455 374 375 397 484 500 705 6,742
---Pneumonia 853 661 729 559 506 454 374 375 397 483 498 684 6,573
---Influenza 68 39 30 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 21 169
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 1,191 990 1,071 913 817 737 721 706 711 783 808 1,055 10,503
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 236 188 231 193 146 154 134 152 145 168 142 213 2,102
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 185 205 200 180 146 158 139 124 138 159 174 172 1,980
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 102 118 112 97 75 84 79 63 65 74 101 98 1,068
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 170 155 171 171 147 138 163 161 127 148 166 159 1,876
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 250 208 207 186 179 172 189 187 182 194 216 199 2,369
Congenital Anomalies 80 69 92 84 73 73 82 72 74 62 74 70 905
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 167 117 121 136 112 94 93 121 120 129 143 139 1,492
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 655 629 638 613 693 665 763 737 706 709 692 670 8,170
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 288 297 281 321 335 343 394 396 395 390 359 315 4,114
---Falls 129 101 112 102 105 83 103 111 101 124 112 100 1,283
---Fires and Flames 45 47 61 30 36 19 21 23 19 27 34 50 412
---Drownings 9 14 13 14 29 54 67 32 21 12 9 8 282
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 184 170 171 146 188 166 178 175 170 156 178 197 2,079
Suicide 215 198 189 221 209 213 223 236 206 188 197 211 2,506
Homicide 78 96 101 86 91 98 107 96 78 95 94 97 1,117
All Other Causes (Residual) 1,912 1,713 1,843 1,717 1,620 1,548 1,554 1,514 1,603 1,774 1,770 1,920 20,488
Selected Causes of Death Total Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
Number of Deaths per Month


Last updated March 7, 2001.

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