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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Month of Occurrence
Ritchie 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 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 9
Total Deaths, All Causes 115 112 132 121 109 108 109 103 84 123 106 135 1,357
---Deaths under 1 Year 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 10
---Deaths under 28 Days 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 7
Tuberculosis 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Septicemia 1 3 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 10
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malignant Neoplasms 23 21 22 20 20 26 22 15 14 34 21 23 261
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 8 2 5 3 2 9 4 4 3 9 5 6 60
------Colon 4 1 2 3 0 2 2 0 2 5 1 1 23
------Pancreas 1 0 2 0 1 3 1 3 0 1 2 0 14
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 7 8 8 4 8 7 5 4 4 11 4 9 79
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 7 8 8 4 8 6 5 4 4 10 4 8 76
---of Female Breast 1 1 0 4 1 4 2 3 1 1 1 1 20
---of Genitourinary Organs 2 5 2 3 1 3 4 2 2 5 2 4 35
------Cervix Uteri 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 3 1 1 12
------Prostate 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 11
------Bladder 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 5 5 7 6 8 3 7 2 4 8 9 3 67
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 7
Diabetes Mellitus 7 5 1 3 1 0 0 3 2 5 4 2 33
Major Cardiovascular Disease 47 49 74 62 53 49 62 52 39 58 54 69 668
---Diseases of the Heart 37 40 63 48 42 39 52 40 31 50 43 54 539
------Ischemic Heart Disease 26 27 49 37 28 30 41 35 27 32 28 41 401
---Hypertension 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 4
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 9 7 8 11 7 5 6 7 7 4 9 12 92
---Atherosclerosis 1 1 3 1 3 3 1 3 1 0 1 2 20
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 4 0 1 13
Pneumonia and Influenza 7 4 5 4 4 3 3 0 3 1 1 9 44
---Pneumonia 7 4 4 4 4 3 3 0 3 1 1 8 42
---Influenza 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 6 9 5 4 7 5 4 6 7 6 9 7 75
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 4 0 11
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 8
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 2 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 9
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 10
Congenital Anomalies 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 6
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 3 6 4 7 2 5 4 4 7 4 6 3 55
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 0 1 3 5 1 2 2 1 4 3 6 1 29
---Falls 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 10
---Fires and Flames 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
---Drownings 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 1 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 2 14
Suicide 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 11
Homicide 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 8
All Other Causes (Residual) 15 8 15 10 15 17 12 17 7 8 7 17 148
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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