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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Month of Occurrence
Monongalia 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 2 1 5 3 3 1 2 5 6 4 8 4 44
Total Deaths, All Causes 576 469 559 461 469 455 443 449 436 496 448 508 5,769
---Deaths under 1 Year 2 7 6 5 9 11 10 9 4 11 1 6 81
---Deaths under 28 Days 1 5 4 4 4 6 9 8 3 9 1 6 60
Tuberculosis 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
Septicemia 11 9 4 2 10 11 7 10 6 10 11 8 99
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 2 2 3 1 4 2 1 0 2 2 1 0 20
Malignant Neoplasms 119 111 118 108 95 110 104 119 90 94 114 118 1,300
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 19 33 28 24 22 27 18 30 16 24 30 21 292
------Colon 6 12 8 9 8 12 5 11 6 4 13 10 104
------Pancreas 6 6 8 6 5 5 5 5 3 7 9 2 67
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 42 31 34 29 28 32 31 31 31 30 34 37 390
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 42 31 34 29 28 32 30 30 29 30 34 34 383
---of Female Breast 7 8 12 7 8 7 10 10 10 7 11 6 103
---of Genitourinary Organs 16 14 15 13 18 14 17 16 12 14 17 14 180
------Cervix Uteri 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 1 0 9
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 6 2 7 1 8 4 5 6 1 5 5 2 52
------Prostate 6 8 5 7 6 5 5 5 10 3 5 5 70
------Bladder 0 1 3 2 0 1 5 1 1 1 3 4 22
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 35 25 29 35 19 30 28 32 21 19 22 40 335
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 1 1 2 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 1 23
Diabetes Mellitus 18 16 18 13 7 11 7 13 13 8 11 14 149
Major Cardiovascular Disease 236 196 238 197 201 182 191 164 183 224 185 223 2,420
---Diseases of the Heart 176 126 166 137 137 125 131 117 131 168 144 171 1,729
------Ischemic Heart Disease 88 73 100 86 75 78 74 68 76 100 74 99 991
---Hypertension 3 5 4 1 0 4 4 1 4 5 1 1 33
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 36 36 33 36 40 35 29 27 28 30 24 36 390
---Atherosclerosis 16 16 24 14 18 13 18 11 15 15 12 10 182
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 5 13 11 9 6 5 9 8 5 6 4 5 86
Pneumonia and Influenza 34 13 17 17 15 19 5 12 7 9 13 16 177
---Pneumonia 32 12 17 17 14 19 5 12 7 9 13 15 172
---Influenza 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 26 32 33 25 24 20 26 14 24 31 19 16 290
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 4 7 6 7 4 5 5 2 10 6 4 5 65
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 6 3 6 4 4 1 3 2 4 5 5 6 49
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 4 15
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 2 1 8 2 3 4 3 3 1 3 7 2 39
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 7 6 5 6 6 7 4 12 7 5 5 7 77
Congenital Anomalies 2 5 3 4 4 1 9 2 1 5 1 4 41
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 4 2 4 2 5 5 3 3 3 6 3 6 46
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 15 11 16 15 20 22 23 20 26 16 18 16 218
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 8 2 4 7 10 11 13 9 8 9 12 9 102
---Falls 6 2 5 4 2 4 3 6 3 4 1 4 44
---Fires and Flames 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 3
---Drownings 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 6
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 1 7 7 3 7 5 5 3 15 3 5 2 63
Suicide 8 7 11 6 10 4 10 7 7 11 6 3 90
Homicide 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 15
All Other Causes (Residual) 84 53 71 57 56 52 43 64 57 63 45 68 713
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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