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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Month of Occurrence
Lincoln 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 3 3 2 1 3 3 1 3 1 3 2 0 25
Total Deaths, All Causes 192 197 197 191 188 174 185 169 170 188 214 196 2,261
---Deaths under 1 Year 1 2 1 2 0 3 1 5 4 2 4 1 26
---Deaths under 28 Days 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 4 1 2 3 1 17
Tuberculosis 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Septicemia 0 3 2 0 2 1 2 1 3 1 1 1 17
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Malignant Neoplasms 41 46 58 42 44 36 45 50 44 45 45 44 540
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 4 9 13 8 8 5 6 9 8 13 9 6 98
------Colon 2 5 9 2 3 0 3 5 2 2 5 4 42
------Pancreas 2 1 2 2 3 1 1 0 2 2 3 0 19
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 14 18 27 16 18 9 19 19 23 14 19 15 211
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 12 18 27 16 18 9 19 18 22 14 18 15 206
---of Female Breast 3 2 7 3 2 5 4 3 3 1 4 6 43
---of Genitourinary Organs 11 5 5 4 7 10 5 7 3 8 6 9 80
------Cervix Uteri 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 3 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 3 1 1 2 14
------Prostate 4 2 1 2 4 5 3 5 0 6 0 3 35
------Bladder 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 10
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 9 12 6 11 9 7 11 12 7 9 7 8 108
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 8
Diabetes Mellitus 5 6 5 3 11 6 11 4 7 7 8 10 83
Major Cardiovascular Disease 83 94 82 91 80 64 65 66 70 77 93 92 957
---Diseases of the Heart 61 76 64 82 67 53 57 56 61 63 74 74 788
------Ischemic Heart Disease 35 51 41 50 37 29 38 43 35 43 44 37 483
---Hypertension 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 6
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 18 17 15 7 9 8 5 7 6 10 15 11 128
---Atherosclerosis 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 8
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 2 1 2 2 1 3 3 3 1 3 1 5 27
Pneumonia and Influenza 12 9 7 4 6 3 4 3 2 4 6 7 67
---Pneumonia 11 8 7 4 6 3 4 3 2 4 6 7 65
---Influenza 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 12 10 11 9 5 9 11 7 7 13 14 8 116
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 3 1 0 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 3 2 20
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 2 0 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 13
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 3 14
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 1 3 2 1 0 4 1 3 1 2 1 0 19
Congenital Anomalies 1 3 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 3 0 12
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 3 0 1 15
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 9 6 6 14 17 15 11 13 9 8 12 11 131
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 4 4 3 7 9 8 2 6 7 4 7 9 70
---Falls 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 11
---Fires and Flames 0 1 1 4 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 12
---Drownings 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 5
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 3 0 2 2 4 6 2 4 2 3 3 2 33
Suicide 2 4 1 2 3 8 6 2 1 7 1 1 38
Homicide 2 1 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 1 3 1 17
All Other Causes (Residual) 18 9 17 20 17 17 23 14 21 17 23 16 212
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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