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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Month of Occurrence
Morgan 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 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4
Total Deaths, All Causes 133 115 117 103 120 107 120 114 109 116 120 133 1,407
---Deaths under 1 Year 2 0 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 10
---Deaths under 28 Days 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6
Tuberculosis 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
Septicemia 1 1 1 3 0 3 0 1 1 0 2 2 15
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Malignant Neoplasms 32 29 28 24 34 30 28 29 31 37 28 25 355
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 6 5 6 5 7 10 5 13 4 10 7 6 84
------Colon 4 4 2 3 3 4 2 7 2 4 3 3 41
------Pancreas 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 12
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 9 7 9 9 10 8 11 9 10 13 6 12 113
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 9 7 9 9 10 8 11 9 9 13 6 12 112
---of Female Breast 2 3 4 1 4 3 2 1 0 0 4 1 25
---of Genitourinary Organs 4 6 5 2 10 2 5 4 5 5 3 1 52
------Cervix Uteri 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 10
------Prostate 0 2 3 1 7 1 3 2 1 5 2 0 27
------Bladder 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 5
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 11 8 4 7 3 7 5 2 12 9 8 5 81
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 4
Diabetes Mellitus 7 7 1 4 3 5 5 6 5 3 4 7 57
Major Cardiovascular Disease 54 39 49 51 49 36 42 47 41 41 52 51 552
---Diseases of the Heart 43 26 43 42 40 29 34 41 31 34 44 38 445
------Ischemic Heart Disease 29 14 29 27 27 13 15 28 20 23 28 27 280
---Hypertension 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 8
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 9 10 6 6 8 4 6 4 9 5 7 6 80
---Atherosclerosis 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 1 3 0 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 3 16
Pneumonia and Influenza 3 5 3 2 0 2 6 3 4 1 2 7 38
---Pneumonia 3 5 3 2 0 2 6 3 4 1 2 7 38
---Influenza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 4 4 6 2 4 4 4 2 5 7 5 7 54
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 11
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 1 2 3 1 0 2 1 0 1 3 1 4 19
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 0 3 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 1 1 12
Congenital Anomalies 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 11
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 6 4 2 3 7 5 10 9 8 2 7 5 68
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 1 1 2 2 5 3 10 6 6 2 6 4 48
---Falls 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 8
---Fires and Flames 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
---Drownings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 2 2 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 11
Suicide 1 1 1 4 3 2 3 1 1 1 2 3 23
Homicide 0 2 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 10
All Other Causes (Residual) 22 14 17 9 12 13 17 13 9 17 14 17 174
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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