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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Month of Occurrence
Marion 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 5 2 5 5 7 4 6 1 7 2 4 1 49
Total Deaths, All Causes 673 611 669 572 595 560 563 500 542 633 609 641 7,168
---Deaths under 1 Year 3 6 10 8 2 5 5 3 3 3 2 4 54
---Deaths under 28 Days 2 5 7 3 2 2 3 0 2 2 2 3 33
Tuberculosis 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3
Septicemia 9 7 2 4 6 6 8 3 6 10 7 7 75
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 2 0 0 3 0 3 1 0 1 1 2 0 13
Malignant Neoplasms 139 115 139 131 135 143 142 124 129 164 125 126 1,612
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 25 28 25 25 38 32 29 27 27 38 33 23 350
------Colon 12 15 13 9 19 17 8 14 11 15 12 5 150
------Pancreas 3 5 4 5 6 4 9 5 5 7 8 5 66
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 48 38 51 42 45 47 39 37 41 49 35 48 520
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 47 36 51 39 43 46 38 34 40 46 35 47 502
---of Female Breast 11 6 11 14 13 11 14 11 8 12 7 10 128
---of Genitourinary Organs 17 18 17 20 19 21 16 18 18 24 16 18 222
------Cervix Uteri 1 2 1 0 1 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 12
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 3 2 7 7 7 2 4 6 5 5 8 5 61
------Prostate 9 5 6 3 3 10 5 5 8 7 6 7 74
------Bladder 3 5 3 4 6 4 4 6 2 7 1 2 47
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 38 25 35 30 20 32 44 31 35 41 34 27 392
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 4 2 6 2 7 3 5 5 5 0 2 3 44
Diabetes Mellitus 12 19 20 12 11 21 11 12 11 16 22 15 182
Major Cardiovascular Disease 308 283 300 255 276 246 243 231 249 270 268 312 3,241
---Diseases of the Heart 259 247 249 212 231 201 196 181 220 220 218 250 2,684
------Ischemic Heart Disease 165 176 156 147 148 145 130 123 151 141 151 169 1,802
---Hypertension 1 0 2 2 0 7 2 1 1 2 1 6 25
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 41 33 39 33 36 29 36 39 22 40 41 45 434
---Atherosclerosis 0 0 4 0 2 1 3 1 2 2 1 6 22
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 7 3 6 8 7 8 6 9 4 6 7 5 76
Pneumonia and Influenza 24 29 37 12 13 10 8 6 15 16 16 23 209
---Pneumonia 23 29 34 12 13 10 8 6 15 16 15 23 204
---Influenza 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 48 29 42 28 39 26 33 14 30 25 41 30 385
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 8 3 3 4 2 4 2 3 2 6 6 1 44
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 14 7 8 15 9 7 11 8 6 13 8 8 114
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 6 4 2 10 3 5 6 5 3 2 2 3 51
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 4 3 6 8 11 4 2 8 4 9 5 4 68
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 13 14 8 4 7 9 2 4 8 9 10 8 96
Congenital Anomalies 3 4 5 5 2 3 3 2 3 1 3 1 35
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 6 4 1 6 1 0 2 1 3 3 5 1 33
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 16 17 12 19 19 12 27 29 18 22 20 18 229
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 3 4 0 7 10 2 14 13 7 13 9 8 90
---Falls 2 3 2 9 3 6 3 5 6 4 1 2 46
---Fires and Flames 2 2 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10
---Drownings 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 8
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 9 8 7 3 4 3 8 8 4 5 9 7 75
Suicide 7 8 6 1 5 4 2 6 4 8 4 7 62
Homicide 2 1 3 7 3 6 9 4 2 1 1 2 41
All Other Causes (Residual) 62 69 74 60 51 56 54 43 47 65 70 75 726
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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