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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Month of Occurrence
Mineral 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 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 11
Total Deaths, All Causes 288 251 235 252 249 228 217 198 215 227 257 251 2,868
---Deaths under 1 Year 0 3 5 4 3 3 1 3 1 4 2 1 30
---Deaths under 28 Days 0 2 3 4 3 2 1 2 0 2 2 0 21
Tuberculosis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Septicemia 1 3 3 2 2 0 2 1 2 4 4 1 25
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 5
Malignant Neoplasms 50 56 44 56 58 60 63 49 43 51 54 61 645
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 4 15 9 16 11 14 17 7 6 16 9 13 137
------Colon 3 8 4 9 6 3 10 3 2 10 5 5 68
------Pancreas 0 3 3 0 0 6 1 0 2 1 3 2 21
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 13 9 12 21 19 24 21 18 10 14 15 17 193
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 11 9 12 20 18 21 21 17 10 13 15 17 184
---of Female Breast 1 4 2 2 6 4 6 6 6 4 8 6 55
---of Genitourinary Organs 9 12 8 3 9 10 6 7 7 9 9 10 99
------Cervix Uteri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 3 3 2 0 2 1 1 0 5 2 2 2 23
------Prostate 3 5 3 0 4 3 3 4 0 5 2 5 37
------Bladder 1 2 2 1 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 0 16
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 23 16 13 14 13 8 13 11 14 8 13 15 161
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 8
Diabetes Mellitus 9 6 10 11 5 10 5 4 2 6 7 6 81
Major Cardiovascular Disease 140 119 103 112 114 93 95 88 114 92 115 109 1,294
---Diseases of the Heart 119 99 83 93 88 78 78 73 87 74 95 85 1,052
------Ischemic Heart Disease 81 63 55 57 63 47 59 52 61 49 64 61 712
---Hypertension 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 3 2 0 3 17
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 12 12 12 9 13 11 6 12 15 8 15 18 143
---Atherosclerosis 6 4 5 4 10 3 8 1 6 5 3 1 56
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 2 3 3 2 2 0 2 2 3 3 2 2 26
Pneumonia and Influenza 13 10 8 8 10 6 3 2 3 4 12 8 87
---Pneumonia 12 8 7 8 10 6 3 2 3 4 12 7 82
---Influenza 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 21 12 20 10 8 10 13 7 6 14 15 15 151
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 6 4 6 3 0 4 4 3 3 2 5 4 44
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 1 2 1 0 1 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 14
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 2 3 1 3 1 1 3 2 0 2 1 0 19
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 8 4 2 3 2 3 3 1 0 4 4 1 35
Congenital Anomalies 0 1 0 1 0 4 1 2 2 2 3 0 16
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 1 2 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 4 0 3 21
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 6 5 11 9 9 9 10 13 10 9 10 8 109
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 1 3 2 6 4 5 7 8 7 6 10 3 62
---Falls 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 10
---Fires and Flames 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6
---Drownings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 4 1 4 2 3 3 3 3 1 2 0 5 31
Suicide 5 4 3 6 4 2 1 5 5 4 2 4 45
Homicide 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 10
All Other Causes (Residual) 28 22 23 28 30 23 16 18 25 28 26 35 302
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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