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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Month of Occurrence
Summers 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 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 2 20
Total Deaths, All Causes 170 137 169 130 115 149 130 122 152 173 162 162 1,771
---Deaths under 1 Year 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 2 3 0 1 13
---Deaths under 28 Days 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 2 0 1 11
Tuberculosis 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Septicemia 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 12
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Malignant Neoplasms 34 29 33 29 28 27 33 35 37 40 39 30 394
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 6 7 7 5 4 3 6 5 8 8 6 7 72
------Colon 3 2 4 2 0 2 4 2 6 2 3 2 32
------Pancreas 2 2 1 1 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 16
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 10 9 12 8 10 10 9 11 15 13 16 9 132
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 10 9 12 8 10 10 9 10 15 13 15 9 130
---of Female Breast 4 0 3 3 0 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 36
---of Genitourinary Organs 8 7 4 3 4 6 6 7 3 3 3 4 58
------Cervix Uteri 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 7
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 3 1 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 11
------Prostate 3 4 1 1 2 5 1 3 2 1 2 1 26
------Bladder 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 6 6 7 10 10 3 8 8 7 13 11 7 96
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 6
Diabetes Mellitus 1 3 11 3 2 2 4 4 5 5 3 3 46
Major Cardiovascular Disease 76 58 79 48 54 80 45 45 63 73 73 72 766
---Diseases of the Heart 60 48 68 41 44 73 38 36 54 64 63 61 650
------Ischemic Heart Disease 41 33 51 30 30 50 35 25 42 47 42 45 471
---Hypertension 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 10 7 9 5 6 4 7 6 6 5 7 9 81
---Atherosclerosis 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 13
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 3 1 0 1 3 3 0 3 0 1 0 2 17
Pneumonia and Influenza 8 6 7 4 3 5 1 5 2 1 6 9 57
---Pneumonia 7 6 6 4 3 5 1 5 2 1 6 8 54
---Influenza 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 12 8 9 5 3 7 11 4 11 10 8 9 97
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 2 2 4 1 0 5 2 1 1 2 0 2 22
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 0 2 0 2 0 3 4 1 1 2 0 1 16
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 8
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 1 2 1 5 1 1 1 0 2 3 1 3 21
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 4 2 0 2 0 1 2 1 4 1 1 2 20
Congenital Anomalies 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 5
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 6
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 8 7 6 4 6 5 7 8 7 10 6 6 80
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 2 4 6 2 2 3 3 4 3 7 3 2 41
---Falls 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 12
---Fires and Flames 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
---Drownings 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 6
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 1 3 0 2 1 2 2 2 2 0 1 4 20
Suicide 2 2 3 1 2 1 3 4 2 3 1 3 27
Homicide 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 2 2 0 13
All Other Causes (Residual) 20 16 15 24 12 14 14 11 16 18 20 23 203
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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