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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 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 29 |
| Total Deaths, All Causes | 434 | 363 | 408 | 389 | 391 | 342 | 330 | 361 | 338 | 424 | 363 | 364 | 4,507 |
| ---Deaths under 1 Year | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 21 |
| ---Deaths under 28 Days | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| Tuberculosis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Septicemia | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 49 |
| Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 92 | 67 | 96 | 91 | 77 | 78 | 94 | 88 | 88 | 103 | 76 | 67 | 1,017 |
| ---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum | 19 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 216 |
| ------Colon | 5 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 81 |
| ------Pancreas | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 53 |
| ---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs | 32 | 23 | 29 | 33 | 26 | 24 | 31 | 36 | 30 | 41 | 29 | 28 | 362 |
| ------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung | 32 | 23 | 29 | 33 | 23 | 22 | 30 | 36 | 30 | 39 | 26 | 28 | 351 |
| ---of Female Breast | 8 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 59 |
| ---of Genitourinary Organs | 12 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 142 |
| ------Cervix Uteri | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| ------Ovarian and Other Uterine | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 35 |
| ------Prostate | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 63 |
| ------Bladder | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| ---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) | 21 | 15 | 25 | 18 | 23 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 238 |
| Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 6 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 114 |
| Major Cardiovascular Disease | 171 | 148 | 156 | 152 | 165 | 152 | 126 | 142 | 124 | 180 | 145 | 165 | 1,826 |
| ---Diseases of the Heart | 131 | 115 | 124 | 125 | 130 | 113 | 97 | 100 | 89 | 129 | 105 | 133 | 1,391 |
| ------Ischemic Heart Disease | 81 | 66 | 73 | 74 | 77 | 67 | 59 | 62 | 44 | 71 | 60 | 73 | 807 |
| ---Hypertension | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 31 |
| ---Cerebrovascular Diseases | 23 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 24 | 16 | 27 | 21 | 35 | 32 | 24 | 289 |
| ---Atherosclerosis | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 41 |
| ---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 74 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 19 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 14 | 161 |
| ---Pneumonia | 19 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 13 | 154 |
| ---Influenza | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions | 33 | 16 | 28 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 230 |
| Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 44 |
| Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 62 |
| ---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 35 |
| Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 39 |
| Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 69 |
| Congenital Anomalies | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 22 |
| Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions | 5 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 79 |
| Unintentional Injuries, All Forms | 24 | 17 | 11 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 186 |
| ---Motor Vehicle Injuries | 9 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 92 |
| ---Falls | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 30 |
| ---Fires and Flames | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| ---Drownings | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| ---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 47 |
| Suicide | 8 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 61 |
| Homicide | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| All Other Causes (Residual) | 49 | 50 | 51 | 42 | 53 | 49 | 35 | 40 | 41 | 53 | 48 | 46 | 557 |
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