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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Month of Occurrence
Grant 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 1 1 3 1 2 2 0 4 0 1 1 1 17
Total Deaths, All Causes 101 100 107 85 91 71 84 86 68 80 99 95 1,067
---Deaths under 1 Year 0 1 1 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 11
---Deaths under 28 Days 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5
Tuberculosis 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
Septicemia 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 5
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malignant Neoplasms 19 16 19 14 22 13 17 21 7 19 23 20 210
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 3 5 2 4 4 5 7 4 1 4 7 4 50
------Colon 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 2 0 3 4 1 21
------Pancreas 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 3 9
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 7 5 8 1 3 2 5 4 1 8 6 7 57
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 6 5 8 1 3 2 4 4 1 8 6 7 55
---of Female Breast 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 11
---of Genitourinary Organs 1 0 2 4 7 4 2 3 1 3 2 2 31
------Cervix Uteri 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5
------Prostate 0 0 2 1 4 3 0 1 0 2 1 2 16
------Bladder 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 5
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 7 6 6 3 8 2 3 7 4 2 6 7 61
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Diabetes Mellitus 2 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 12
Major Cardiovascular Disease 56 57 57 50 52 36 34 35 40 44 54 45 560
---Diseases of the Heart 47 47 45 43 42 26 33 29 34 37 42 36 461
------Ischemic Heart Disease 30 28 34 33 30 17 25 20 26 27 31 27 328
---Hypertension 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 7 5 6 2 4 7 0 4 5 5 4 4 53
---Atherosclerosis 2 5 3 4 5 2 0 2 1 1 4 5 34
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 0 0 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 11
Pneumonia and Influenza 4 2 4 1 1 2 2 1 4 2 2 5 30
---Pneumonia 3 2 4 1 1 2 2 1 4 2 2 4 28
---Influenza 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 6 8 3 4 1 3 0 4 3 1 1 3 37
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 7
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 10
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 4 0 2 1 1 14
Congenital Anomalies 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 0 2 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 11
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 1 4 4 1 5 3 10 6 8 3 4 5 54
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 1 2 4 1 4 3 6 4 6 3 2 4 40
---Falls 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3
---Fires and Flames 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
---Drownings 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 9
Suicide 2 1 1 3 1 3 1 4 0 1 1 0 18
Homicide 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 5
All Other Causes (Residual) 9 4 10 7 5 6 11 8 4 6 8 12 90
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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