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| 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| Total Deaths, All Causes | 106 | 83 | 98 | 97 | 102 | 86 | 93 | 96 | 80 | 84 | 89 | 100 | 1,114 |
| ---Deaths under 1 Year | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| ---Deaths under 28 Days | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Tuberculosis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Septicemia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 29 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 25 | 34 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 25 | 21 | 281 |
| ---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 69 |
| ------Colon | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 35 |
| ------Pancreas | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| ---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 94 |
| ------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 94 |
| ---of Female Breast | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| ---of Genitourinary Organs | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 37 |
| ------Cervix Uteri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ------Ovarian and Other Uterine | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| ------Prostate | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| ------Bladder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| ---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 64 |
| Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 32 |
| Major Cardiovascular Disease | 45 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 39 | 42 | 34 | 45 | 30 | 46 | 48 | 50 | 510 |
| ---Diseases of the Heart | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 29 | 40 | 24 | 38 | 23 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 416 |
| ------Ischemic Heart Disease | 24 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 34 | 18 | 27 | 14 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 317 |
| ---Hypertension | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| ---Cerebrovascular Diseases | 9 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 77 |
| ---Atherosclerosis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| ---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 67 |
| ---Pneumonia | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 62 |
| ---Influenza | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 48 |
| Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| ---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Congenital Anomalies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Unintentional Injuries, All Forms | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 28 |
| ---Motor Vehicle Injuries | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| ---Falls | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| ---Fires and Flames | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ---Drownings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| ---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Suicide | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Homicide | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| All Other Causes (Residual) | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 90 |
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