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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Month of Occurrence
Berkeley 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 5 2 8 6 5 1 4 9 4 4 2 1 51
Total Deaths, All Causes 552 479 533 468 462 473 480 497 457 444 446 515 5,806
---Deaths under 1 Year 6 6 12 4 4 6 8 5 3 6 5 8 73
---Deaths under 28 Days 5 6 4 1 3 6 8 3 2 5 5 4 52
Tuberculosis 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Septicemia 3 1 2 0 3 1 4 2 2 3 10 4 35
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 7 3 0 2 3 9 3 1 2 2 3 2 37
Malignant Neoplasms 127 101 127 116 112 125 146 146 116 115 102 118 1,451
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 30 24 27 24 25 38 35 33 31 20 27 26 340
------Colon 10 6 13 14 13 22 18 16 17 11 10 10 160
------Pancreas 5 5 4 5 3 6 5 6 5 1 6 5 56
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 33 36 43 47 31 41 52 36 30 38 31 48 466
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 29 32 41 43 27 40 50 35 28 38 29 46 438
---of Female Breast 6 11 6 9 8 7 11 14 9 11 5 3 100
---of Genitourinary Organs 21 12 21 16 15 12 15 31 20 23 20 16 222
------Cervix Uteri 0 2 0 2 1 0 3 1 2 0 3 2 16
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 4 2 4 3 6 4 4 8 6 9 5 3 58
------Prostate 9 5 10 4 5 5 2 14 4 9 7 5 79
------Bladder 3 1 4 5 2 1 4 4 5 2 3 2 36
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 37 18 30 20 33 27 33 32 26 23 19 25 323
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 3 0 0 1 2 2 2 1 3 0 2 3 19
Diabetes Mellitus 15 9 16 13 7 5 16 14 14 9 9 14 141
Major Cardiovascular Disease 238 201 233 204 208 208 187 213 192 174 196 239 2,493
---Diseases of the Heart 198 160 194 168 168 168 152 166 147 135 148 201 2,005
------Ischemic Heart Disease 108 91 121 100 103 97 81 84 89 76 91 105 1,146
---Hypertension 2 2 4 2 1 2 1 3 0 2 2 2 23
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 29 32 28 28 34 27 23 37 35 30 38 28 369
---Atherosclerosis 4 2 2 2 1 4 2 1 3 1 3 1 26
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 5 5 5 4 4 7 9 6 7 6 5 7 70
Pneumonia and Influenza 20 18 25 14 16 15 18 10 10 15 12 12 185
---Pneumonia 19 18 25 14 16 15 18 10 10 15 12 12 184
---Influenza 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 30 22 24 21 20 23 10 14 26 25 18 21 254
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 6 0 3 7 6 3 2 1 3 6 3 6 46
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 2 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 12
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 5 7 8 6 4 3 5 3 1 2 1 4 49
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 8 9 7 13 6 6 4 7 6 4 8 6 84
Congenital Anomalies 1 3 5 0 1 3 2 1 4 4 1 3 28
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 5 1 5 8 3 0 3 2 1 5 5 3 41
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 20 26 32 11 23 16 25 10 22 25 20 20 250
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 10 17 21 7 16 4 14 6 9 13 14 10 141
---Falls 3 5 2 1 3 1 2 0 6 4 4 3 34
---Fires and Flames 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 7
---Drownings 2 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 9
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 5 4 7 2 0 10 8 4 6 7 1 5 59
Suicide 10 9 4 9 13 5 9 11 10 7 8 11 106
Homicide 3 4 4 6 1 2 2 5 4 2 3 6 42
All Other Causes (Residual) 54 63 40 43 40 47 44 56 42 52 48 48 577
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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