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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Month of Occurrence
Marshall 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 3 1 2 1 0 2 3 2 3 1 2 21
Total Deaths, All Causes 321 331 373 349 306 304 321 312 297 384 341 358 3,997
---Deaths under 1 Year 2 1 3 1 3 0 3 3 2 2 4 3 27
---Deaths under 28 Days 1 1 3 1 2 0 2 2 1 1 2 3 19
Tuberculosis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Septicemia 3 0 2 1 2 6 4 2 1 4 3 2 30
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 6
Malignant Neoplasms 71 74 84 90 76 79 77 77 74 92 73 85 952
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 15 17 15 21 19 14 19 22 15 18 21 20 216
------Colon 6 9 8 9 10 9 5 7 4 10 8 5 90
------Pancreas 3 1 2 3 1 0 7 6 3 2 2 2 32
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 29 24 32 26 23 29 21 26 24 30 28 33 325
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 29 24 30 26 23 28 19 26 23 28 28 33 317
---of Female Breast 3 8 4 8 8 6 7 6 9 10 2 3 74
---of Genitourinary Organs 11 13 17 13 12 10 10 8 9 13 9 14 139
------Cervix Uteri 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 14
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 4 0 4 3 2 4 4 0 2 4 1 3 31
------Prostate 4 6 5 3 2 1 3 5 4 4 6 4 47
------Bladder 2 2 3 4 2 3 2 2 2 3 1 3 29
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 13 12 16 22 14 20 20 15 17 21 13 15 198
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 8
Diabetes Mellitus 13 13 15 20 10 14 9 14 8 10 18 8 152
Major Cardiovascular Disease 147 166 168 150 131 136 146 125 139 182 157 167 1,814
---Diseases of the Heart 122 130 134 125 97 108 120 100 111 155 126 141 1,469
------Ischemic Heart Disease 78 82 89 88 64 78 78 65 82 92 79 87 962
---Hypertension 3 4 3 0 1 2 1 3 2 1 1 1 22
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 18 27 25 17 26 23 21 16 19 18 22 21 253
---Atherosclerosis 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 10
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 2 4 4 8 5 3 4 6 6 6 8 4 60
Pneumonia and Influenza 23 8 19 13 10 9 9 9 9 10 11 16 146
---Pneumonia 21 8 19 13 10 9 9 9 9 10 11 16 144
---Influenza 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 15 24 27 18 18 14 19 22 20 23 24 21 245
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 2 3 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 19
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 0 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 11
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 0 1 3 1 3 3 0 3 1 2 2 4 23
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 8 7 4 6 7 2 9 6 2 3 6 3 63
Congenital Anomalies 1 1 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 14
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 1 10
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 7 7 10 7 10 6 6 13 11 15 9 7 108
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 4 3 4 2 4 2 0 8 4 8 3 1 43
---Falls 2 1 2 1 2 2 5 3 3 4 1 0 26
---Fires and Flames 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 8
---Drownings 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 1 2 4 4 2 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 28
Suicide 2 1 5 5 4 5 3 5 3 1 5 4 43
Homicide 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 3 17
All Other Causes (Residual) 26 25 28 33 29 27 34 29 25 35 27 36 354
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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