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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Month of Occurrence
Mason 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 0 1 0 3 4 1 2 1 1 1 18
Total Deaths, All Causes 273 243 261 244 242 212 223 233 217 238 258 303 2,947
---Deaths under 1 Year 5 2 1 3 3 2 0 2 0 3 0 2 23
---Deaths under 28 Days 2 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 11
Tuberculosis 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Septicemia 6 2 2 0 6 0 2 4 0 0 4 1 27
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 5
Malignant Neoplasms 70 48 56 49 71 62 65 63 44 56 55 69 708
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 15 9 10 9 17 17 14 17 12 15 11 12 158
------Colon 4 4 4 5 3 5 2 6 1 3 3 6 46
------Pancreas 5 1 3 3 5 5 3 5 2 4 5 3 44
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 23 18 10 18 23 17 21 21 21 24 16 24 236
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 23 18 10 18 23 17 21 21 20 23 15 23 232
---of Female Breast 4 5 4 5 6 4 4 3 1 3 6 6 51
---of Genitourinary Organs 12 5 8 6 15 4 9 7 2 6 7 6 87
------Cervix Uteri 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 2 1 1 2 3 0 2 2 0 2 2 2 19
------Prostate 4 2 3 3 6 1 2 4 0 3 1 2 31
------Bladder 3 1 2 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 15
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 16 11 24 11 10 20 17 15 8 8 15 21 176
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 10
Diabetes Mellitus 8 6 7 9 3 4 2 7 7 4 2 3 62
Major Cardiovascular Disease 121 125 118 116 96 98 95 90 113 109 124 149 1,354
---Diseases of the Heart 99 106 98 99 79 72 74 75 88 84 106 121 1,101
------Ischemic Heart Disease 66 65 61 67 52 49 48 53 63 53 73 79 729
---Hypertension 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 1 0 9
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 15 14 15 12 13 19 18 13 17 16 16 23 191
---Atherosclerosis 3 0 0 3 4 3 2 2 3 1 0 1 22
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 3 5 4 2 0 3 1 0 3 5 1 4 31
Pneumonia and Influenza 8 13 6 4 3 3 4 7 2 1 5 9 65
---Pneumonia 8 12 6 4 3 3 4 7 2 1 5 9 64
---Influenza 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 12 8 17 8 7 13 6 9 12 14 12 10 128
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 3 2 5 2 1 1 2 0 5 2 4 1 28
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 2 1 4 1 2 1 2 1 0 3 1 2 20
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 1 0 1 2 4 4 3 1 2 0 1 2 21
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 4 2 1 1 2 4 2 3 2 2 6 2 31
Congenital Anomalies 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 6
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 4 1 3 8 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 29
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 10 12 12 6 11 6 15 20 8 11 11 12 134
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 10 8 8 5 3 4 6 16 6 9 6 5 86
---Falls 0 2 3 0 2 0 1 2 0 2 2 5 19
---Fires and Flames 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
---Drownings 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 4
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 0 2 1 1 3 1 6 2 2 0 3 1 22
Suicide 2 3 4 3 1 2 3 4 5 3 6 4 40
Homicide 0 0 1 2 6 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 19
All Other Causes (Residual) 25 20 28 32 26 13 20 18 16 30 23 36 287
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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