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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Month of Occurrence
Pocahontas 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 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 14
Total Deaths, All Causes 108 97 106 103 101 86 91 73 86 101 100 139 1,191
---Deaths under 1 Year 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 3 0 11
---Deaths under 28 Days 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
Tuberculosis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Septicemia 2 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 11
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Malignant Neoplasms 17 18 23 17 29 19 24 20 22 25 25 24 263
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 3 5 8 3 7 4 6 5 2 3 9 4 59
------Colon 2 3 2 1 2 3 5 3 1 2 5 3 32
------Pancreas 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 3 6 8 5 14 4 6 7 5 10 6 9 83
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 3 6 8 5 14 4 6 6 5 9 6 9 81
---of Female Breast 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 2 3 2 14
---of Genitourinary Organs 3 6 4 3 1 4 4 1 8 4 3 3 44
------Cervix Uteri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6
------Prostate 2 2 2 3 0 4 2 0 5 2 1 1 24
------Bladder 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 4
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 8 1 3 5 5 6 7 7 5 6 4 6 63
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3
Diabetes Mellitus 3 2 2 2 6 5 5 1 4 6 5 3 44
Major Cardiovascular Disease 44 35 41 41 42 37 33 29 30 37 42 62 473
---Diseases of the Heart 39 27 29 29 32 33 30 23 19 33 31 48 373
------Ischemic Heart Disease 26 20 27 22 26 22 23 15 14 20 23 24 262
---Hypertension 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 4 6 9 8 9 4 3 5 10 4 6 11 79
---Atherosclerosis 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 12
Pneumonia and Influenza 1 9 6 11 3 4 4 1 3 2 1 6 51
---Pneumonia 0 8 6 11 3 4 4 1 3 2 1 6 49
---Influenza 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 12 9 11 8 1 3 5 1 3 9 1 11 74
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 3 3 2 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 17
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 7
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 11
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 1 4 3 3 0 1 2 1 1 2 4 4 26
Congenital Anomalies 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 4
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 8
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 6 8 4 3 4 4 7 3 4 7 5 7 62
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 4 2 1 1 22
---Falls 2 1 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 3 14
---Fires and Flames 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
---Drownings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 2 2 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 4 3 20
Suicide 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 13
Homicide 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 7
All Other Causes (Residual) 15 10 9 13 10 11 6 10 13 11 10 15 133
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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