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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Month of Occurrence
Putnam 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 4 0 2 2 2 4 2 1 2 0 22
Total Deaths, All Causes 339 313 294 328 296 280 326 315 284 305 317 330 3,727
---Deaths under 1 Year 3 2 2 2 3 0 1 3 4 3 0 0 23
---Deaths under 28 Days 3 1 1 2 2 0 1 2 4 2 0 0 18
Tuberculosis 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Septicemia 3 4 4 8 6 1 4 4 3 4 1 2 44
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 4 1 0 1 11
Malignant Neoplasms 82 66 73 83 64 75 91 77 66 73 80 75 905
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 22 13 11 16 11 18 14 21 16 19 17 17 195
------Colon 13 6 7 10 6 7 8 8 4 7 7 10 93
------Pancreas 4 2 1 2 0 5 3 5 5 3 3 1 34
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 32 24 32 28 28 24 35 20 25 19 32 21 320
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 30 24 31 28 26 24 34 20 25 17 32 21 312
---of Female Breast 5 6 6 8 2 6 5 7 1 6 3 4 59
---of Genitourinary Organs 10 3 8 16 8 12 19 12 12 12 4 13 129
------Cervix Uteri 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 6
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 2 1 2 4 1 2 3 2 0 3 1 1 22
------Prostate 3 1 1 7 4 7 9 5 5 2 2 8 54
------Bladder 2 1 3 1 2 1 1 2 2 3 0 2 20
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 13 20 16 15 15 15 18 17 12 17 24 20 202
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 0 4 2 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 2 17
Diabetes Mellitus 18 14 18 10 11 7 12 8 6 7 7 6 124
Major Cardiovascular Disease 141 132 117 129 139 122 130 126 119 133 143 153 1,584
---Diseases of the Heart 111 116 88 106 106 95 98 100 97 104 121 123 1,265
------Ischemic Heart Disease 65 65 53 69 73 61 58 68 66 65 58 57 758
---Hypertension 1 0 2 2 3 5 4 5 0 0 2 2 26
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 17 11 16 15 22 17 17 16 18 21 17 18 205
---Atherosclerosis 7 2 5 4 4 3 5 1 4 5 3 8 51
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 5 3 6 2 4 2 6 4 0 3 0 2 37
Pneumonia and Influenza 20 10 11 11 8 8 11 10 9 8 8 18 132
---Pneumonia 19 8 10 11 8 8 11 10 9 8 8 18 128
---Influenza 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 20 15 11 17 14 12 10 12 15 7 15 17 165
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 3 3 1 7 4 4 1 3 4 3 3 2 38
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 1 2 1 1 3 2 3 2 0 4 4 3 26
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 2 3 1 7 2 3 5 1 6 2 0 5 37
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 6 4 2 6 4 1 6 7 4 6 7 2 55
Congenital Anomalies 1 2 0 1 2 0 0 3 5 3 1 0 18
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 3 3 2 3 1 4 2 2 1 8 8 7 44
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 11 15 18 14 10 17 18 18 10 17 12 12 172
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 6 9 11 7 6 9 12 11 8 11 7 6 103
---Falls 3 3 1 2 2 3 1 1 0 2 2 2 22
---Fires and Flames 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
---Drownings 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 2 3 6 5 1 4 5 6 2 4 3 4 45
Suicide 3 4 1 6 3 2 3 6 1 3 2 2 36
Homicide 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 3 1 3 0 0 12
All Other Causes (Residual) 28 33 30 29 28 22 29 35 33 25 27 25 344
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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