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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Month of Occurrence
Clay 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 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 2 0 9
Total Deaths, All Causes 109 83 113 88 86 80 88 87 82 96 95 117 1,124
---Deaths under 1 Year 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 7
---Deaths under 28 Days 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
Tuberculosis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Septicemia 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 9
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3
Malignant Neoplasms 27 13 27 17 25 20 24 20 24 20 23 31 271
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 4 2 6 3 7 3 4 5 5 4 4 10 57
------Colon 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 5 23
------Pancreas 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 2 1 1 3 16
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 10 5 10 3 9 6 8 8 8 8 11 5 91
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 10 5 10 2 9 6 7 6 8 8 11 5 87
---of Female Breast 1 1 3 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 0 2 16
---of Genitourinary Organs 3 1 3 4 1 5 5 1 5 3 2 6 39
------Cervix Uteri 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 10
------Prostate 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 3 3 2 3 17
------Bladder 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 6
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 9 4 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 6 8 68
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3
Diabetes Mellitus 4 3 3 1 2 1 1 5 2 5 3 3 33
Major Cardiovascular Disease 44 36 49 46 31 34 35 34 31 44 35 47 466
---Diseases of the Heart 34 26 36 41 23 25 29 23 29 38 28 35 367
------Ischemic Heart Disease 19 19 22 26 14 14 16 15 17 26 16 23 227
---Hypertension 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 5
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 8 7 9 4 6 7 4 8 2 4 5 9 73
---Atherosclerosis 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 2 1 16
Pneumonia and Influenza 5 5 3 2 2 4 0 3 2 5 1 2 34
---Pneumonia 4 5 3 2 2 4 0 3 2 5 1 2 33
---Influenza 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 12 5 6 8 1 3 6 4 5 1 3 6 60
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 1 0 2 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 10
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 1 1 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 11
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 1 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 8
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 6
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 5 1 13
Congenital Anomalies 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 0 1 3 1 0 2 0 1 1 2 2 1 14
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 7 6 5 4 6 3 9 8 3 7 7 9 74
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 2 5 2 1 4 3 7 5 3 6 4 7 49
---Falls 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 7
---Fires and Flames 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
---Drownings 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 2 14
Suicide 1 1 1 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 11
Homicide 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 10
All Other Causes (Residual) 5 9 7 8 9 6 9 7 12 8 10 12 102
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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