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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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Total Deaths, All Causes | 146 | 154 | 166 | 160 | 137 | 129 | 139 | 138 | 125 | 134 | 130 | 165 | 1,723 |
| ---Deaths under 1 Year | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| ---Deaths under 28 Days | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Tuberculosis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Septicemia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 30 | 27 | 35 | 30 | 26 | 31 | 44 | 33 | 30 | 39 | 31 | 48 | 404 |
| ---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum | 4 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 86 |
| ------Colon | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 41 |
| ------Pancreas | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| ---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs | 7 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 130 |
| ------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung | 7 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 126 |
| ---of Female Breast | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 30 |
| ---of Genitourinary Organs | 7 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 68 |
| ------Cervix Uteri | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| ------Ovarian and Other Uterine | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| ------Prostate | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 26 |
| ------Bladder | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| ---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 90 |
| Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 53 |
| Major Cardiovascular Disease | 61 | 67 | 79 | 76 | 57 | 52 | 47 | 54 | 51 | 54 | 48 | 63 | 709 |
| ---Diseases of the Heart | 53 | 54 | 65 | 57 | 46 | 46 | 37 | 46 | 43 | 44 | 39 | 57 | 587 |
| ------Ischemic Heart Disease | 37 | 39 | 46 | 44 | 26 | 35 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 26 | 25 | 38 | 406 |
| ---Hypertension | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| ---Cerebrovascular Diseases | 6 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 88 |
| ---Atherosclerosis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| ---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 22 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 54 |
| ---Pneumonia | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 54 |
| ---Influenza | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions | 8 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 71 |
| Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| ---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 23 |
| Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 28 |
| Congenital Anomalies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
| Unintentional Injuries, All Forms | 7 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 115 |
| ---Motor Vehicle Injuries | 3 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 70 |
| ---Falls | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| ---Fires and Flames | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| ---Drownings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 29 |
| Suicide | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 35 |
| Homicide | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| All Other Causes (Residual) | 16 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 159 |
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