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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Month of Occurrence
Cabell 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 10 5 5 3 6 4 9 11 8 8 9 5 83
Total Deaths, All Causes 1,158 1,018 1,119 989 974 840 925 903 882 966 1,028 1,073 11,875
---Deaths under 1 Year 10 11 12 22 7 6 7 12 7 8 11 9 122
---Deaths under 28 Days 8 7 10 16 4 4 6 9 6 6 7 4 87
Tuberculosis 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5
Septicemia 11 13 10 11 13 5 14 2 4 6 5 7 101
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 2 3 6 7 7 5 2 3 3 3 8 5 54
Malignant Neoplasms 215 190 252 209 255 202 199 229 245 227 235 226 2,684
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 50 44 61 48 40 52 41 39 64 53 51 37 580
------Colon 22 19 35 26 16 18 22 16 29 23 15 19 260
------Pancreas 12 10 15 9 10 9 8 9 13 13 16 7 131
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 66 63 78 68 88 67 53 74 78 54 74 101 864
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 64 61 77 67 85 64 53 72 76 51 71 101 842
---of Female Breast 13 16 18 14 16 15 12 18 23 28 19 15 207
---of Genitourinary Organs 34 27 33 31 42 22 34 42 38 34 36 30 403
------Cervix Uteri 2 1 0 1 2 2 6 5 2 3 2 1 27
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 4 6 6 4 7 5 9 7 16 10 12 7 93
------Prostate 19 12 17 17 16 9 7 19 9 10 8 11 154
------Bladder 5 5 1 2 6 2 6 6 3 5 5 7 53
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 52 40 62 48 69 46 59 56 42 58 55 43 630
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 7 3 3 4 4 1 4 3 1 1 1 1 33
Diabetes Mellitus 36 25 31 13 29 23 25 22 24 26 19 24 297
Major Cardiovascular Disease 537 480 492 478 426 360 437 393 356 420 473 476 5,328
---Diseases of the Heart 411 380 391 377 330 281 339 299 282 336 340 376 4,142
------Ischemic Heart Disease 246 219 251 224 200 182 219 188 159 211 209 231 2,539
---Hypertension 5 4 7 7 5 4 4 6 1 5 9 5 62
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 92 78 68 73 70 60 82 73 56 63 97 81 893
---Atherosclerosis 14 6 7 7 8 4 4 8 5 5 7 4 79
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 15 12 19 14 13 11 8 7 12 11 20 10 152
Pneumonia and Influenza 72 43 50 31 30 23 26 25 25 35 43 39 442
---Pneumonia 71 42 50 31 30 23 26 25 25 35 43 39 440
---Influenza 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 60 56 65 41 38 47 30 44 39 59 36 62 577
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 19 18 18 8 14 15 6 16 15 17 6 24 176
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 7 7 13 6 4 5 7 7 5 6 5 7 79
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 10 8 9 12 10 11 15 10 14 10 11 12 132
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 8 12 7 8 9 7 10 12 11 9 8 7 108
Congenital Anomalies 4 3 8 6 1 2 2 4 1 0 6 5 42
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 11 11 6 7 6 5 3 10 9 4 12 9 93
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 25 31 30 29 27 38 35 34 33 22 32 43 379
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 10 9 7 17 13 17 14 15 15 8 15 13 153
---Falls 6 11 7 5 7 5 6 5 8 5 5 11 81
---Fires and Flames 0 4 4 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 6 26
---Drownings 0 1 0 1 3 3 5 1 1 1 2 1 19
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 9 6 12 4 3 12 8 11 8 6 9 12 100
Suicide 13 16 6 10 7 7 17 13 9 8 8 8 122
Homicide 2 5 5 3 4 4 6 8 8 5 5 8 63
All Other Causes (Residual) 138 112 123 114 104 95 93 84 95 125 120 133 1,336
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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