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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Month of Occurrence
Preston 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 1 2 1 1 0 1 4 1 1 2 2 1 17
Total Deaths, All Causes 252 253 270 269 281 246 246 231 231 233 243 306 3,061
---Deaths under 1 Year 2 3 4 4 3 4 6 6 5 0 1 7 45
---Deaths under 28 Days 1 1 3 3 1 3 5 5 3 0 1 5 31
Tuberculosis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Septicemia 3 5 6 3 4 1 4 3 2 4 2 7 44
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 5
Malignant Neoplasms 47 65 59 58 61 47 53 48 64 59 42 48 651
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 9 8 11 7 11 11 8 10 9 13 4 7 108
------Colon 5 5 5 2 8 4 4 0 4 5 1 1 44
------Pancreas 1 1 2 2 0 3 2 4 1 2 3 4 25
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 10 12 25 17 14 12 17 16 21 17 16 13 190
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 10 12 24 17 12 12 17 16 21 16 15 13 185
---of Female Breast 4 4 2 3 5 4 2 5 6 3 5 5 48
---of Genitourinary Organs 8 19 10 9 9 7 10 8 8 8 4 9 109
------Cervix Uteri 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 5
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 4 3 0 4 2 1 2 2 3 2 0 2 25
------Prostate 3 10 3 2 2 4 2 2 3 3 1 4 39
------Bladder 0 3 3 1 2 0 5 0 2 0 2 1 19
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 16 22 11 22 22 13 16 9 20 18 13 14 196
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 2 12
Diabetes Mellitus 10 7 8 5 6 2 8 2 7 7 7 12 81
Major Cardiovascular Disease 98 103 119 112 117 122 109 106 97 78 103 136 1,300
---Diseases of the Heart 84 87 93 86 93 104 89 80 75 63 88 112 1,054
------Ischemic Heart Disease 58 55 58 52 63 68 57 61 47 45 58 73 695
---Hypertension 0 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 0 2 1 1 16
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 12 9 15 20 18 12 10 16 16 11 7 19 165
---Atherosclerosis 2 3 4 2 2 2 3 1 2 0 2 3 26
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 0 3 5 2 2 3 5 7 4 2 5 1 39
Pneumonia and Influenza 16 9 15 12 9 13 8 10 7 12 11 9 131
---Pneumonia 15 9 15 12 9 13 8 10 7 11 11 9 129
---Influenza 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 16 14 15 14 18 4 6 10 4 13 5 15 134
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 8 5 3 2 7 0 3 4 0 1 1 4 38
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 2 5 2 5 4 2 1 0 2 3 4 4 34
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 10
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 4 2 3 2 0 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 19
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 4 3 2 8 4 4 6 2 3 2 6 8 52
Congenital Anomalies 4 2 2 3 2 0 4 1 3 0 3 5 29
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 2 1 2 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 16
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 8 9 7 15 21 12 10 15 9 13 25 9 153
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 5 5 2 7 11 8 6 9 7 9 10 5 84
---Falls 1 1 3 2 4 0 3 2 2 2 3 2 25
---Fires and Flames 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 8
---Drownings 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 1 2 2 4 4 4 0 4 0 2 9 2 34
Suicide 3 2 3 5 5 9 9 4 5 2 3 2 52
Homicide 1 2 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 12
All Other Causes (Residual) 31 24 26 24 27 24 25 27 23 36 25 44 336
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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