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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Month of Occurrence
Roane 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 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 9
Total Deaths, All Causes 167 144 173 140 144 124 112 129 127 146 172 142 1,720
---Deaths under 1 Year 2 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 13
---Deaths under 28 Days 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 6
Tuberculosis 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Septicemia 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 9
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 4
Malignant Neoplasms 32 24 41 25 39 25 25 30 32 29 38 37 377
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 7 5 10 4 5 5 5 8 6 8 8 9 80
------Colon 2 3 4 1 3 0 3 2 3 1 2 3 27
------Pancreas 2 1 3 2 0 2 0 3 1 4 3 2 23
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 9 10 13 11 15 7 9 16 15 7 9 14 135
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 9 10 12 11 15 7 9 15 14 7 9 12 130
---of Female Breast 2 2 5 2 6 3 3 0 1 3 2 2 31
---of Genitourinary Organs 9 5 3 5 4 4 3 1 3 4 8 4 53
------Cervix Uteri 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 2 11
------Prostate 2 2 3 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 4 0 21
------Bladder 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 7
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 5 2 10 3 9 6 5 5 7 7 11 8 78
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4
Diabetes Mellitus 1 6 3 7 2 0 2 3 2 4 4 0 34
Major Cardiovascular Disease 82 77 84 76 68 60 54 62 54 68 81 62 828
---Diseases of the Heart 58 54 60 60 57 51 39 47 43 56 65 46 636
------Ischemic Heart Disease 51 42 51 47 48 33 31 36 33 39 52 39 502
---Hypertension 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 8
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 17 19 18 12 9 9 12 9 9 10 13 15 152
---Atherosclerosis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 6 3 6 3 1 0 1 4 1 1 3 0 29
Pneumonia and Influenza 8 2 13 2 5 3 1 5 3 4 3 11 60
---Pneumonia 7 2 13 2 5 3 1 5 3 4 3 11 59
---Influenza 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 15 9 4 8 8 9 3 9 7 5 13 8 98
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 5 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 3 2 19
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 3 1 1 3 0 3 1 1 2 4 4 2 25
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 1 0 0 1 2 0 2 2 1 1 2 0 12
Congenital Anomalies 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 6
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 9
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 4 7 6 8 6 8 8 5 9 12 9 6 88
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 3 4 5 2 3 4 3 4 4 9 2 5 48
---Falls 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 9
---Fires and Flames 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
---Drownings 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 1 3 0 4 2 3 2 1 2 3 2 1 24
Suicide 3 3 1 1 0 4 0 1 5 3 1 2 24
Homicide 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 9
All Other Causes (Residual) 13 11 15 5 10 10 13 10 7 12 10 12 128
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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