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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Month of Occurrence
Hancock 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 3 1 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 15
Total Deaths, All Causes 362 305 328 320 349 299 273 331 315 318 294 383 3,877
---Deaths under 1 Year 4 0 3 1 0 3 2 3 0 3 1 3 23
---Deaths under 28 Days 2 0 3 0 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 1 15
Tuberculosis 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Septicemia 4 2 0 2 4 3 5 2 2 1 2 1 28
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6
Malignant Neoplasms 67 71 67 78 89 74 73 99 90 77 54 84 923
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 18 21 16 14 20 14 22 19 19 21 12 13 209
------Colon 9 9 7 4 8 5 10 8 6 11 7 9 93
------Pancreas 1 4 4 7 3 1 6 3 4 2 2 1 38
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 15 27 18 25 22 23 25 35 28 23 15 44 300
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 15 27 18 25 21 23 23 33 28 21 13 44 291
---of Female Breast 7 3 7 7 12 9 1 7 8 7 10 2 80
---of Genitourinary Organs 12 5 7 8 9 8 11 19 18 8 7 6 118
------Cervix Uteri 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 6
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 4 2 0 4 2 4 3 6 4 1 0 1 31
------Prostate 6 3 3 2 4 1 4 3 10 2 1 1 40
------Bladder 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 4 2 3 2 2 21
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 15 15 19 24 26 20 14 19 17 18 10 19 216
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 3 10
Diabetes Mellitus 10 8 8 9 11 10 9 13 9 8 8 14 117
Major Cardiovascular Disease 178 153 164 153 173 135 117 150 142 160 157 202 1,884
---Diseases of the Heart 142 129 141 123 148 113 94 129 113 130 136 175 1,573
------Ischemic Heart Disease 102 90 88 91 97 82 59 98 79 92 92 126 1,096
---Hypertension 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 10
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 27 20 17 25 20 12 21 19 22 21 15 25 244
---Atherosclerosis 1 1 2 2 2 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 13
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 7 3 2 3 2 8 1 2 3 6 5 2 44
Pneumonia and Influenza 12 5 15 9 5 6 5 5 10 6 8 8 94
---Pneumonia 12 5 15 9 5 6 5 5 10 6 8 8 94
---Influenza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 25 14 12 19 12 15 16 15 14 8 12 20 182
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 4 0 3 4 1 4 1 0 2 4 2 6 31
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 1 1 2 0 2 4 0 0 4 0 0 3 17
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 4 3 3 5 4 0 4 3 1 5 7 3 42
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 2 2 7 5 9 5 3 2 3 4 5 2 49
Congenital Anomalies 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 11
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 7 3 5 9 4 1 1 2 9 1 1 5 48
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 12 7 8 9 7 6 11 8 9 9 8 9 103
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 5 6 3 5 1 4 7 0 3 1 3 5 43
---Falls 4 0 2 2 2 1 0 5 3 3 4 1 27
---Fires and Flames 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 5
---Drownings 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 3 0 1 2 3 1 2 2 3 4 1 3 25
Suicide 5 4 3 3 4 5 0 3 5 2 4 6 44
Homicide 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 8
All Other Causes (Residual) 34 26 30 17 23 31 26 26 17 33 26 21 310
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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