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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Month of Occurrence
Monroe 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 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
Total Deaths, All Causes 135 125 127 106 104 101 118 123 106 101 119 131 1,396
---Deaths under 1 Year 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 3 3 12
---Deaths under 28 Days 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 2 10
Tuberculosis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Septicemia 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 10
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 6
Malignant Neoplasms 35 30 31 20 31 20 27 27 28 29 21 27 326
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 6 7 8 5 5 9 6 6 7 7 6 5 77
------Colon 3 5 5 3 1 2 1 3 3 3 4 2 35
------Pancreas 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 1 0 1 2 0 19
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 12 9 9 7 11 3 10 6 7 9 4 12 99
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 12 9 9 7 11 3 10 5 7 9 4 11 97
---of Female Breast 2 0 2 0 2 1 2 3 2 4 4 0 22
---of Genitourinary Organs 5 6 1 4 8 4 6 6 5 4 3 2 54
------Cervix Uteri 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 0 2 0 1 0 1 3 1 1 0 1 1 11
------Prostate 3 2 1 3 4 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 24
------Bladder 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 10
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 10 8 11 4 5 3 3 6 7 5 4 8 74
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 7
Diabetes Mellitus 3 5 2 3 1 4 4 3 2 6 1 2 36
Major Cardiovascular Disease 52 50 51 45 38 39 47 53 35 35 52 48 545
---Diseases of the Heart 42 39 41 35 30 32 39 45 30 24 42 34 433
------Ischemic Heart Disease 27 22 28 19 22 24 26 28 13 18 25 20 272
---Hypertension 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 7 8 9 8 6 7 7 6 3 8 9 11 89
---Atherosclerosis 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 9
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 9
Pneumonia and Influenza 6 6 5 6 7 2 5 4 7 0 5 7 60
---Pneumonia 5 6 5 6 7 2 5 4 7 0 5 7 59
---Influenza 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 10 12 8 3 4 10 8 3 3 9 7 7 84
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 1 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 4 2 0 15
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 3 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 15
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 1 0 2 0 0 1 4 1 1 0 1 2 13
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 3 3 0 1 1 19
Congenital Anomalies 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 5
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 2 2 3 2 0 2 1 3 2 0 1 1 19
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 7 3 7 9 5 5 4 10 8 7 11 8 84
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 4 1 2 4 2 5 1 8 6 4 8 3 48
---Falls 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 9
---Fires and Flames 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 8
---Drownings 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 3 2 2 3 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 17
Suicide 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 1 1 1 3 15
Homicide 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 7
All Other Causes (Residual) 10 14 12 9 10 15 11 10 12 10 14 18 145
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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