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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Month of Occurrence
Gilmer 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 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 7
Total Deaths, All Causes 83 70 76 66 73 58 67 64 69 66 58 75 825
---Deaths under 1 Year 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
---Deaths under 28 Days 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Tuberculosis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Septicemia 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 6
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malignant Neoplasms 17 14 17 15 18 14 7 10 17 15 19 17 180
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 7 2 3 5 5 3 2 3 4 6 5 4 49
------Colon 2 2 2 3 4 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 24
------Pancreas 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 6
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 3 5 5 5 8 3 2 4 4 3 9 4 55
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 3 5 5 5 8 3 2 4 4 3 8 4 54
---of Female Breast 1 1 2 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 1 3 16
---of Genitourinary Organs 3 2 4 3 1 4 1 1 4 2 3 3 31
------Cervix Uteri 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 11
------Prostate 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 7
------Bladder 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 3 4 3 1 2 2 2 1 4 3 1 3 29
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4
Diabetes Mellitus 3 3 2 3 1 2 3 2 0 4 2 2 27
Major Cardiovascular Disease 45 32 36 32 35 27 30 33 30 30 21 31 382
---Diseases of the Heart 38 25 28 25 29 23 24 27 25 27 15 21 307
------Ischemic Heart Disease 19 16 17 18 17 18 15 20 14 19 13 16 202
---Hypertension 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 5 5 6 5 4 2 5 5 3 3 3 7 53
---Atherosclerosis 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 0 3 2 16
Pneumonia and Influenza 2 3 4 3 3 3 1 3 2 1 2 4 31
---Pneumonia 2 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 2 1 2 4 30
---Influenza 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 1 2 2 5 2 4 2 4 5 0 2 3 32
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 8
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 11
Congenital Anomalies 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 4
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 2 5 1 1 3 3 10 2 1 5 4 3 40
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 1 3 0 0 2 1 4 2 0 1 2 1 17
---Falls 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 7
---Fires and Flames 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4
---Drownings 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 1 1 10
Suicide 0 1 2 1 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 2 13
Homicide 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 1 0 8
All Other Causes (Residual) 7 6 7 6 7 2 7 8 10 4 5 8 77
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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