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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Month of Occurrence
Raleigh 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 9 3 7 10 6 8 12 7 9 7 4 6 88
Total Deaths, All Causes 859 791 805 750 785 686 745 700 651 743 693 863 9,071
---Deaths under 1 Year 5 9 7 6 8 4 7 6 17 3 6 8 86
---Deaths under 28 Days 4 5 4 0 7 2 4 3 15 3 4 7 58
Tuberculosis 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
Septicemia 10 9 7 3 13 5 6 11 6 7 2 6 85
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 2 1 3 0 3 1 1 5 4 1 5 2 28
Malignant Neoplasms 170 161 170 162 199 148 174 182 152 145 151 162 1,976
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 37 27 38 36 39 29 41 37 41 30 25 33 413
------Colon 17 12 11 12 19 11 17 9 15 13 9 11 156
------Pancreas 7 6 8 10 7 4 13 10 10 5 4 10 94
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 50 57 55 55 72 42 62 56 48 47 47 46 637
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 49 54 51 53 71 40 62 53 47 46 45 43 614
---of Female Breast 19 14 12 12 17 10 8 16 9 17 6 12 152
---of Genitourinary Organs 20 19 27 23 28 29 25 26 21 17 22 25 282
------Cervix Uteri 0 1 3 2 2 1 1 2 2 0 2 3 19
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 8 6 5 4 4 7 4 10 2 4 7 6 67
------Prostate 7 9 10 9 10 9 10 7 8 8 7 13 107
------Bladder 1 0 3 3 6 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 32
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 44 44 38 36 43 38 38 47 33 34 51 46 492
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 5 3 2 5 6 2 1 4 1 2 5 2 38
Diabetes Mellitus 38 33 13 26 19 30 37 22 19 33 19 39 328
Major Cardiovascular Disease 373 324 346 324 330 283 314 287 260 316 300 400 3,857
---Diseases of the Heart 292 271 279 253 274 232 265 239 210 258 250 333 3,156
------Ischemic Heart Disease 205 188 185 175 179 157 192 149 143 177 173 224 2,147
---Hypertension 2 3 3 4 1 2 4 3 3 5 3 4 37
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 66 38 51 59 44 38 32 42 41 45 38 49 543
---Atherosclerosis 3 5 2 2 2 5 7 0 3 2 2 0 33
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 10 7 11 6 9 6 6 3 3 6 7 14 88
Pneumonia and Influenza 34 32 35 26 18 26 11 14 18 27 17 28 286
---Pneumonia 33 30 34 26 18 26 11 14 18 27 17 28 282
---Influenza 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 48 58 42 41 42 39 27 21 39 39 41 54 491
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 11 15 12 12 4 9 4 8 10 12 13 11 121
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 27 36 29 20 22 17 21 21 16 22 26 31 288
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 23 30 24 17 18 11 18 20 14 15 21 29 240
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 12 8 10 4 7 4 6 8 4 5 9 7 84
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 8 12 9 8 6 10 9 7 11 5 10 6 101
Congenital Anomalies 1 4 4 2 3 2 5 2 4 0 3 7 37
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 7 1 4 9 1 3 3 6 3 2 4 3 46
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 30 29 34 29 32 39 36 27 24 38 23 24 365
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 13 7 16 12 14 20 17 15 11 22 6 13 166
---Falls 7 4 4 4 3 2 5 3 4 8 7 6 57
---Fires and Flames 2 3 4 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 15
---Drownings 0 0 2 2 0 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 13
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 8 15 8 10 15 12 11 5 9 8 8 5 114
Suicide 12 8 10 10 8 13 15 16 14 7 10 10 133
Homicide 6 8 6 3 6 4 10 3 5 6 10 4 71
All Other Causes (Residual) 74 64 81 77 70 60 69 64 71 88 58 77 853
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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