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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Month of Occurrence
Fayette 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 4 3 3 1 5 4 1 1 3 7 4 2 38
Total Deaths, All Causes 581 554 583 542 496 497 529 493 499 507 540 580 6,401
---Deaths under 1 Year 2 1 1 4 3 1 5 8 6 5 2 4 42
---Deaths under 28 Days 0 0 1 0 2 1 4 7 4 3 1 1 24
Tuberculosis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 5
Septicemia 8 8 9 5 6 3 6 7 6 2 5 7 72
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 2 13
Malignant Neoplasms 129 115 123 108 113 111 128 114 125 95 121 118 1,400
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 30 32 35 23 26 21 28 29 32 19 22 31 328
------Colon 10 16 13 8 9 9 5 12 13 9 11 17 132
------Pancreas 4 5 7 5 8 2 9 3 4 1 4 4 56
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 44 40 41 38 33 36 45 42 41 33 38 38 469
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 44 38 40 36 32 34 43 42 39 31 37 36 452
---of Female Breast 7 8 8 6 10 9 7 11 13 10 12 6 107
---of Genitourinary Organs 17 13 13 11 20 16 15 10 15 11 21 18 180
------Cervix Uteri 1 4 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 13
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 7 1 2 1 6 4 3 2 6 3 5 4 44
------Prostate 5 3 6 4 10 6 5 3 5 6 12 9 74
------Bladder 2 4 2 3 2 4 3 1 1 1 0 2 25
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 31 22 26 30 24 29 33 22 24 22 28 25 316
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 2 3 3 4 0 2 3 3 0 6 2 3 31
Diabetes Mellitus 11 15 17 18 11 15 18 12 13 15 24 17 186
Major Cardiovascular Disease 252 226 252 235 227 207 233 206 215 234 211 256 2,754
---Diseases of the Heart 225 197 219 192 188 182 197 170 179 195 176 209 2,329
------Ischemic Heart Disease 163 141 160 126 140 132 128 128 127 132 130 157 1,664
---Hypertension 2 4 1 2 1 2 3 1 1 2 3 4 26
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 18 17 23 32 31 20 26 28 27 29 18 32 301
---Atherosclerosis 1 4 4 0 3 0 3 3 0 7 5 6 36
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 6 4 5 9 4 3 4 4 8 1 9 5 62
Pneumonia and Influenza 27 26 23 16 12 14 14 19 10 13 14 21 209
---Pneumonia 23 24 23 15 12 14 14 19 10 13 14 19 200
---Influenza 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 37 38 35 27 31 27 19 29 24 30 34 38 369
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 8 4 7 4 6 1 4 5 1 6 3 9 58
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 14 9 13 22 12 15 12 13 9 7 11 12 149
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 12 6 10 17 10 9 12 7 5 6 10 8 112
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 6 7 5 9 3 7 5 7 5 6 7 6 73
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 6 11 5 4 4 6 4 8 6 12 9 8 83
Congenital Anomalies 0 3 1 0 1 1 3 2 3 2 1 0 17
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 1 2 1 3 2 0 3 2 3 4 5 3 29
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 22 20 22 27 19 29 29 17 17 24 19 22 267
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 11 13 6 16 8 14 10 8 9 10 6 9 120
---Falls 6 2 3 3 0 4 6 3 2 6 4 4 43
---Fires and Flames 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 13
---Drownings 0 0 1 2 1 2 4 2 1 0 1 0 14
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 4 3 10 5 8 8 8 3 5 6 8 9 77
Suicide 7 5 6 7 5 9 2 2 10 2 4 6 65
Homicide 4 6 0 4 5 5 2 3 1 3 2 5 40
All Other Causes (Residual) 52 59 67 52 44 46 47 47 52 48 69 56 639
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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