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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Month of Occurrence
Braxton 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 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 4 0 11
Total Deaths, All Causes 166 129 134 137 129 154 133 117 113 144 104 147 1,607
---Deaths under 1 Year 3 1 3 0 1 1 1 2 0 3 1 0 16
---Deaths under 28 Days 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 10
Tuberculosis 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Septicemia 5 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 1 13
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
Malignant Neoplasms 42 28 37 28 22 36 37 29 32 30 23 28 372
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 13 8 12 5 6 9 7 6 5 6 3 6 86
------Colon 9 3 7 1 0 5 4 2 2 4 1 1 39
------Pancreas 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 3 0 0 0 1 14
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 14 9 11 6 10 12 13 8 8 15 12 11 129
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 14 8 11 6 10 11 13 8 8 15 11 11 126
---of Female Breast 2 2 3 3 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 18
---of Genitourinary Organs 8 6 7 7 3 4 4 5 8 2 5 3 62
------Cervix Uteri 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 5
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 4 2 3 2 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 2 18
------Prostate 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 3 3 0 0 1 18
------Bladder 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 8
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 5 3 4 7 3 8 11 9 10 7 3 7 77
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
Diabetes Mellitus 3 9 4 4 6 7 3 2 1 6 2 4 51
Major Cardiovascular Disease 67 55 61 59 58 74 56 55 58 62 44 61 710
---Diseases of the Heart 53 46 49 48 48 58 46 42 46 52 35 51 574
------Ischemic Heart Disease 32 26 28 34 26 31 34 29 33 38 25 39 375
---Hypertension 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 7
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 12 4 9 11 10 14 7 8 10 7 6 8 106
---Atherosclerosis 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 7
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 1 3 3 0 0 0 2 3 1 1 1 1 16
Pneumonia and Influenza 7 9 3 7 6 2 2 4 2 2 5 4 53
---Pneumonia 5 9 3 6 6 2 2 4 2 2 5 3 49
---Influenza 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 8 10 10 11 6 8 10 5 5 10 6 14 103
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 6 5 2 7 0 4 4 0 2 3 1 1 35
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 1 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 8
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 9
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 10
Congenital Anomalies 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 7
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 9
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 11 4 2 12 7 6 7 6 6 11 8 5 85
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 7 2 1 6 5 3 4 3 4 6 6 3 50
---Falls 3 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 16
---Fires and Flames 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
---Drownings 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 15
Suicide 0 1 3 3 1 4 3 2 0 1 2 2 22
Homicide 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 7
All Other Causes (Residual) 17 8 9 7 12 12 11 9 6 15 11 22 139
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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