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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Month of Occurrence
Harrison 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 8 2 5 6 3 3 4 7 3 6 1 49
Total Deaths, All Causes 845 755 809 708 729 709 673 710 681 703 759 827 8,908
---Deaths under 1 Year 9 8 9 7 7 11 10 6 3 9 5 8 92
---Deaths under 28 Days 6 7 2 4 4 7 6 3 2 7 2 6 56
Tuberculosis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 6
Septicemia 11 3 8 5 4 5 7 7 5 10 8 12 85
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 7
Malignant Neoplasms 173 157 168 138 168 170 183 173 157 165 170 203 2,025
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 45 36 43 25 38 35 43 43 40 39 23 51 461
------Colon 15 17 23 15 18 19 19 14 14 16 11 23 204
------Pancreas 11 3 6 4 6 3 14 12 9 12 7 9 96
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 57 52 58 48 53 57 60 46 44 51 63 69 658
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 54 50 57 47 52 54 60 46 43 48 63 69 643
---of Female Breast 14 8 11 7 11 11 17 13 13 10 14 11 140
---of Genitourinary Organs 25 16 13 15 27 28 30 34 22 22 25 25 282
------Cervix Uteri 2 2 2 0 1 2 2 2 4 1 1 3 22
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 6 6 5 8 4 6 7 10 6 7 6 1 72
------Prostate 9 4 2 4 13 8 14 12 5 8 9 17 105
------Bladder 5 1 1 1 4 6 3 4 2 1 2 3 33
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 32 45 43 43 39 39 33 37 38 43 45 47 484
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 3 4 3 4 3 3 2 5 2 4 1 3 37
Diabetes Mellitus 34 25 27 21 25 26 31 25 22 26 25 42 329
Major Cardiovascular Disease 370 332 362 338 344 314 285 316 319 303 344 339 3,966
---Diseases of the Heart 286 248 289 269 257 250 213 248 244 241 260 264 3,069
------Ischemic Heart Disease 170 158 164 165 157 172 135 165 138 152 160 155 1,891
---Hypertension 4 6 3 6 0 1 6 3 7 4 4 8 52
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 61 56 56 48 59 45 47 47 41 39 55 40 594
---Atherosclerosis 11 13 7 6 13 13 5 10 14 9 12 14 127
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 8 9 7 9 15 5 14 8 13 10 13 13 124
Pneumonia and Influenza 41 30 28 25 18 12 15 13 10 19 21 32 264
---Pneumonia 37 28 28 24 18 12 15 13 10 19 21 30 255
---Influenza 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 53 46 61 41 34 28 33 36 27 30 32 44 465
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 14 9 17 6 8 11 6 6 7 6 4 7 101
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 5 9 4 6 6 4 2 4 6 1 8 6 61
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 1 4 2 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 3 2 18
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 7 10 7 4 3 5 7 6 4 0 5 4 62
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 12 5 6 8 5 8 9 9 6 4 12 9 93
Congenital Anomalies 6 2 0 7 5 4 2 2 2 1 6 5 42
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 10 1 7 7 5 4 3 9 3 3 5 3 60
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 22 25 22 16 20 33 20 29 28 28 22 16 281
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 12 12 6 5 10 10 8 14 13 13 8 6 117
---Falls 2 4 6 5 5 7 4 5 9 8 4 4 63
---Fires and Flames 2 1 3 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 15
---Drownings 0 2 0 0 1 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 13
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 6 6 7 3 4 10 4 8 6 6 7 6 73
Suicide 7 6 6 8 9 10 10 8 8 10 12 7 101
Homicide 5 2 7 3 3 2 2 1 0 11 2 2 40
All Other Causes (Residual) 86 96 93 77 76 79 62 64 82 86 85 98 984
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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