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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Month of Occurrence
Kanawha 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 15 10 18 20 8 14 8 16 14 12 12 24 171
Total Deaths, All Causes 2,267 1,968 2,110 2,028 1,943 1,867 1,956 1,818 1,907 1,899 1,931 2,191 23,885
---Deaths under 1 Year 13 12 16 14 15 18 17 13 23 10 14 17 182
---Deaths under 28 Days 7 7 12 10 9 11 11 9 17 9 6 7 115
Tuberculosis 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 2 12
Septicemia 32 19 13 24 16 19 13 24 18 24 22 21 245
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 6 5 7 9 7 6 10 6 5 8 10 7 86
Malignant Neoplasms 515 474 513 510 481 497 484 503 514 487 480 508 5,966
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 112 105 103 121 88 91 124 111 113 103 100 105 1,276
------Colon 44 31 45 54 34 39 46 42 37 52 37 53 514
------Pancreas 19 22 21 18 14 18 18 25 19 16 19 17 226
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 183 183 182 172 169 167 135 162 177 170 164 185 2,049
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 182 177 177 167 156 161 127 160 169 168 160 179 1,983
---of Female Breast 38 37 44 30 34 37 45 35 37 26 36 44 443
---of Genitourinary Organs 61 62 64 69 66 76 69 65 59 66 68 69 794
------Cervix Uteri 6 5 4 3 3 6 6 3 4 5 3 7 55
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 11 12 14 17 11 15 14 9 12 17 17 10 159
------Prostate 31 25 30 22 35 24 28 31 22 21 24 30 323
------Bladder 6 7 9 14 7 15 13 9 5 12 16 7 120
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 121 87 120 118 124 126 111 130 128 122 112 105 1,404
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 8 5 10 4 5 4 6 9 6 8 6 12 83
Diabetes Mellitus 63 64 62 58 57 55 70 63 67 68 57 77 761
Major Cardiovascular Disease 922 827 897 821 813 771 806 729 754 779 775 905 9,799
---Diseases of the Heart 740 682 733 652 633 607 631 591 604 621 603 722 7,819
------Ischemic Heart Disease 390 392 426 376 351 344 345 350 349 368 332 395 4,418
---Hypertension 18 7 16 19 13 15 16 13 15 8 13 21 174
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 136 113 112 119 123 114 123 95 106 115 121 128 1,405
---Atherosclerosis 10 11 14 15 8 10 12 14 5 16 15 13 143
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 18 14 22 16 36 25 24 16 24 19 23 21 258
Pneumonia and Influenza 101 92 71 62 53 38 38 36 53 51 49 89 733
---Pneumonia 80 81 65 61 53 38 38 36 53 51 49 83 688
---Influenza 21 11 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 143 98 106 113 96 63 81 64 82 84 87 143 1,160
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 23 23 19 23 16 17 12 14 16 22 19 28 232
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 13 10 16 18 10 18 8 9 20 11 15 13 161
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 2 6 7 4 4 9 3 4 5 4 5 5 58
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 36 19 18 28 24 23 28 23 20 20 27 22 288
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 31 19 28 18 21 22 27 18 25 25 25 27 286
Congenital Anomalies 10 4 13 11 8 10 8 7 6 3 4 7 91
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 22 12 9 11 15 15 14 11 13 13 21 14 170
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 66 61 77 59 81 83 80 86 84 85 69 75 906
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 28 31 44 32 31 46 43 46 40 41 36 39 457
---Falls 11 17 20 10 16 10 13 14 12 15 14 13 165
---Fires and Flames 7 2 6 4 4 3 1 3 6 5 6 2 49
---Drownings 1 0 1 1 3 6 9 4 2 4 0 1 32
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 19 11 6 12 27 18 14 19 24 20 13 20 203
Suicide 22 23 26 24 24 26 30 27 19 19 32 20 292
Homicide 14 11 13 9 10 12 21 12 9 8 17 20 156
All Other Causes (Residual) 262 224 230 248 221 205 230 191 210 205 235 229 2,690
Selected Causes of Death Number of Deaths per Month Total
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Last updated March 7, 2001.

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