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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Month of Occurrence
Nicholas 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 3 2 3 3 6 3 2 1 3 1 30
Total Deaths, All Causes 281 242 241 237 228 213 229 227 224 241 228 246 2,837
---Deaths under 1 Year 0 1 1 1 5 3 0 2 1 4 3 2 23
---Deaths under 28 Days 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 2 1 1 1 1 12
Tuberculosis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Septicemia 4 1 3 3 3 1 3 0 5 3 1 3 30
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5
Malignant Neoplasms 76 51 59 62 60 55 51 62 56 44 51 55 682
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 13 10 11 15 11 10 10 13 16 9 7 11 136
------Colon 6 4 5 3 4 1 5 4 3 3 6 3 47
------Pancreas 1 3 0 3 1 2 1 4 6 2 0 2 25
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 24 10 22 22 21 17 23 18 19 20 17 16 229
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 23 10 22 20 19 14 21 18 19 19 15 16 216
---of Female Breast 7 7 5 2 4 4 4 11 7 6 2 3 62
---of Genitourinary Organs 11 7 9 11 9 14 8 5 7 2 7 9 99
------Cervix Uteri 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 5
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 2 3 2 6 1 5 2 3 0 0 3 1 28
------Prostate 4 2 3 2 6 2 3 2 4 1 4 4 37
------Bladder 2 1 2 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 12
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 21 17 12 12 15 10 6 15 7 7 18 16 156
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 9
Diabetes Mellitus 4 4 6 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 5 6 57
Major Cardiovascular Disease 104 91 98 99 94 85 108 94 95 100 87 106 1,161
---Diseases of the Heart 85 66 78 84 75 75 94 75 78 76 68 90 944
------Ischemic Heart Disease 50 42 38 43 41 55 56 40 48 56 39 52 560
---Hypertension 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 11
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 14 17 14 11 14 9 14 14 13 18 14 9 161
---Atherosclerosis 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 9
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 4 4 3 3 2 1 0 5 3 3 4 4 36
Pneumonia and Influenza 18 13 10 9 8 11 2 3 8 13 12 10 117
---Pneumonia 17 12 10 9 8 11 2 3 8 13 12 10 115
---Influenza 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 15 22 14 14 10 11 14 16 9 12 19 15 171
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 1 4 2 5 2 3 2 4 1 1 3 3 31
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 5 7 5 2 3 4 4 3 2 7 5 1 48
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 5 4 4 2 2 3 1 2 2 6 5 1 37
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 2 1 2 1 2 0 3 3 1 1 1 2 19
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 1 2 8 4 3 1 4 2 4 5 7 2 43
Congenital Anomalies 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 1 1 2 0 9
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 1 1 2 1 3 4 1 2 2 2 2 3 24
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 13 22 11 11 8 9 7 12 19 16 16 13 157
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 4 15 3 5 5 6 4 3 10 7 6 9 77
---Falls 1 1 2 3 1 2 1 3 2 2 2 0 20
---Fires and Flames 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
---Drownings 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 6 5 6 2 2 1 2 6 6 7 8 4 55
Suicide 4 3 0 3 0 2 4 2 3 6 0 5 32
Homicide 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 1 2 1 12
All Other Causes (Residual) 31 21 22 25 26 22 19 21 11 23 18 21 260
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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