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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Month of Occurrence
McDowell 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 4 5 2 4 7 0 1 1 3 2 4 5 38
Total Deaths, All Causes 406 403 421 339 358 329 340 322 306 337 359 352 4,272
---Deaths under 1 Year 4 3 3 7 8 4 3 1 5 3 7 2 50
---Deaths under 28 Days 1 1 1 3 4 4 1 0 3 2 3 1 24
Tuberculosis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3
Septicemia 5 1 2 4 7 6 3 2 2 9 1 4 46
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 1 3 0 1 1 1 0 5 2 0 1 15
Malignant Neoplasms 89 82 84 58 77 77 63 85 73 80 72 71 911
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 24 23 8 13 16 19 10 17 23 22 13 15 203
------Colon 11 9 3 4 3 5 3 5 12 10 5 5 75
------Pancreas 4 4 1 1 4 4 2 5 2 4 3 1 35
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 36 27 40 17 25 20 28 32 22 20 24 23 314
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 34 27 40 16 24 17 28 31 21 19 23 22 302
---of Female Breast 9 2 6 7 8 2 0 6 6 5 5 5 61
---of Genitourinary Organs 10 12 14 7 11 17 7 14 14 11 13 9 139
------Cervix Uteri 0 1 2 2 1 2 1 0 2 0 1 1 13
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 4 0 1 2 4 4 0 4 5 0 3 2 29
------Prostate 4 7 7 0 2 4 4 6 6 6 5 5 56
------Bladder 0 2 2 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 12
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 10 18 16 14 17 19 18 16 8 22 17 19 194
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 1 3 1 1 0 2 2 3 1 2 1 0 17
Diabetes Mellitus 7 13 9 14 13 14 12 18 10 11 20 10 151
Major Cardiovascular Disease 155 153 182 155 154 132 154 108 113 126 155 162 1,749
---Diseases of the Heart 136 133 155 134 128 114 125 95 95 100 127 136 1,478
------Ischemic Heart Disease 77 81 82 77 73 69 63 47 42 67 64 80 822
---Hypertension 2 0 3 3 2 0 1 4 2 7 4 2 30
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 14 14 17 16 17 12 23 8 12 16 18 21 188
---Atherosclerosis 0 3 3 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 3 0 15
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 3 3 4 2 4 6 3 1 4 2 3 3 38
Pneumonia and Influenza 23 14 18 8 8 10 6 2 5 10 6 8 118
---Pneumonia 23 14 18 8 8 10 6 2 5 10 6 8 118
---Influenza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 27 33 24 22 23 17 17 22 16 17 20 30 268
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 2 4 2 1 2 1 2 3 1 2 2 9 31
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 13 16 8 11 10 5 10 10 7 12 12 8 122
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 11 14 8 10 9 4 9 7 5 11 12 5 105
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 2 5 6 4 6 1 5 3 6 2 4 2 46
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 5 10 6 4 8 5 8 3 2 3 6 3 63
Congenital Anomalies 1 0 3 4 0 1 3 2 4 1 1 3 23
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 2 3 4 2 3 1 3 4 4 5 4 1 36
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 24 20 16 16 19 21 13 16 10 18 26 12 211
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 6 9 3 6 8 12 8 9 7 12 12 4 96
---Falls 5 2 2 2 2 3 1 2 0 0 2 1 22
---Fires and Flames 6 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 3 21
---Drownings 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 10
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 7 7 6 6 8 4 2 4 3 4 7 4 62
Suicide 9 6 5 6 3 8 4 2 4 7 2 4 60
Homicide 6 10 4 4 2 6 6 2 6 5 3 5 59
All Other Causes (Residual) 36 33 46 26 24 22 30 39 38 27 26 27 374
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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