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| 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 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Total Deaths, All Causes | 100 | 64 | 87 | 84 | 76 | 73 | 58 | 75 | 76 | 69 | 77 | 68 | 907 |
| ---Deaths under 1 Year | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| ---Deaths under 28 Days | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Tuberculosis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Septicemia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 17 | 15 | 14 | 25 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 22 | 15 | 206 |
| ---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 40 |
| ------Colon | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 21 |
| ------Pancreas | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| ---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 80 |
| ------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 76 |
| ---of Female Breast | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| ---of Genitourinary Organs | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 29 |
| ------Cervix Uteri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| ------Ovarian and Other Uterine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| ------Prostate | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| ------Bladder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| ---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 44 |
| Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 26 |
| Major Cardiovascular Disease | 44 | 21 | 38 | 40 | 38 | 37 | 32 | 27 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 407 |
| ---Diseases of the Heart | 35 | 18 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 26 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 318 |
| ------Ischemic Heart Disease | 29 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 22 | 215 |
| ---Hypertension | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| ---Cerebrovascular Diseases | 9 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 63 |
| ---Atherosclerosis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| ---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 29 |
| ---Pneumonia | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 29 |
| ---Influenza | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 48 |
| Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| ---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Congenital Anomalies | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Unintentional Injuries, All Forms | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 51 |
| ---Motor Vehicle Injuries | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 24 |
| ---Falls | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| ---Fires and Flames | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| ---Drownings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| ---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| Suicide | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| All Other Causes (Residual) | 11 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 85 |
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