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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Month of Occurrence
Taylor 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 5 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 1 1 17
Total Deaths, All Causes 192 147 132 186 161 139 140 149 120 137 159 179 1,841
---Deaths under 1 Year 3 1 1 3 3 1 0 6 0 0 2 1 21
---Deaths under 28 Days 2 1 0 3 3 1 0 4 0 0 2 0 16
Tuberculosis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
Septicemia 1 1 2 1 2 1 3 2 1 0 4 0 18
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
Malignant Neoplasms 37 37 24 41 38 43 27 31 32 21 45 41 417
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 7 7 1 8 6 8 4 8 11 5 11 10 86
------Colon 2 4 0 2 2 2 4 5 4 3 5 2 35
------Pancreas 4 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 16
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 15 18 10 17 17 15 12 13 7 5 19 11 159
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 14 16 9 17 17 15 12 13 7 5 18 11 154
---of Female Breast 2 1 3 3 2 3 2 1 3 1 1 0 22
---of Genitourinary Organs 5 6 4 6 6 7 4 3 5 4 3 7 60
------Cervix Uteri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 4 13
------Prostate 1 4 0 2 2 4 2 0 5 2 1 1 24
------Bladder 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 10
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 8 5 6 7 7 10 5 6 6 6 11 13 90
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 7
Diabetes Mellitus 4 4 1 3 6 4 0 8 2 2 0 4 38
Major Cardiovascular Disease 99 68 63 84 68 56 75 71 57 80 68 86 875
---Diseases of the Heart 72 56 49 58 53 41 57 57 44 70 54 66 677
------Ischemic Heart Disease 36 24 26 26 30 19 30 30 28 34 31 32 346
---Hypertension 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 4
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 21 10 8 16 12 7 14 8 8 5 9 12 130
---Atherosclerosis 4 1 4 4 3 7 3 3 3 3 3 4 42
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 2 1 2 5 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 22
Pneumonia and Influenza 13 9 5 11 5 6 4 5 2 7 10 14 91
---Pneumonia 12 9 5 11 5 6 4 5 2 7 10 14 90
---Influenza 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 8 6 8 9 8 8 9 5 6 4 6 12 89
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 2 1 0 0 4 2 6 3 2 0 1 2 23
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 1 2 12
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 2 2 1 2 3 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 18
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 0 1 1 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 11
Congenital Anomalies 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 8
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 9
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 8 6 4 11 8 4 3 4 5 2 4 4 63
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 5 2 3 6 3 2 2 0 5 0 2 1 31
---Falls 2 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 11
---Fires and Flames 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
---Drownings 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 0 2 1 3 4 1 0 2 0 0 2 3 18
Suicide 2 0 0 2 4 0 3 1 3 1 3 1 20
Homicide 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3
All Other Causes (Residual) 15 11 18 16 16 11 8 15 11 11 14 12 158
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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