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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Month of Occurrence
Upshur 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 1 1 0 4 1 4 0 2 0 0 2 2 17
Total Deaths, All Causes 227 196 210 200 188 173 185 193 217 218 192 228 2,427
---Deaths under 1 Year 6 3 1 1 1 1 1 7 4 5 2 0 32
---Deaths under 28 Days 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 4 2 4 1 0 18
Tuberculosis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Septicemia 1 3 2 1 2 1 3 2 2 2 2 2 23
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malignant Neoplasms 41 47 48 44 53 41 49 44 61 53 37 36 554
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 5 12 18 10 10 8 8 10 11 8 10 7 117
------Colon 3 5 10 5 4 2 5 3 6 3 5 3 54
------Pancreas 1 1 5 0 3 3 1 0 1 2 1 0 18
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 12 17 10 7 19 16 11 14 14 12 11 17 160
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 12 17 9 7 18 16 11 12 14 11 11 17 155
---of Female Breast 3 2 5 4 2 3 3 3 3 5 4 1 38
---of Genitourinary Organs 9 6 7 9 9 6 11 6 12 11 5 4 95
------Cervix Uteri 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 7
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 1 2 3 1 0 22
------Prostate 4 2 3 3 2 2 4 5 8 3 2 1 39
------Bladder 0 1 2 1 2 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 12
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 12 10 8 14 13 8 16 11 21 17 7 7 144
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 0 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 8
Diabetes Mellitus 7 8 4 4 5 3 3 6 3 6 4 5 58
Major Cardiovascular Disease 103 72 103 94 91 78 83 81 83 85 87 112 1,072
---Diseases of the Heart 80 60 82 78 72 65 66 60 66 67 73 94 863
------Ischemic Heart Disease 45 31 54 44 37 39 39 31 39 35 39 52 485
---Hypertension 4 1 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 1 17
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 10 7 16 8 12 10 13 11 7 13 11 14 132
---Atherosclerosis 4 1 1 1 2 3 2 5 3 0 2 0 24
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 5 3 4 5 4 0 1 3 5 3 0 3 36
Pneumonia and Influenza 10 8 6 6 3 6 4 7 6 6 5 7 74
---Pneumonia 10 8 6 6 3 6 4 7 6 6 5 7 74
---Influenza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 9 11 15 13 5 7 7 10 8 13 9 15 122
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 0 0 3 2 2 1 2 4 2 6 2 2 26
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 1 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 3 19
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 2 12
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 1 3 2 2 2 16
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 0 3 0 0 0 4 1 2 1 1 2 6 20
Congenital Anomalies 6 2 0 3 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 18
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 2 4 3 2 1 3 2 5 1 2 4 3 32
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 13 5 8 5 2 5 5 12 14 14 11 9 103
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 4 1 6 2 2 3 4 7 7 7 5 3 51
---Falls 5 1 0 2 0 2 1 1 2 3 3 2 22
---Fires and Flames 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 8
---Drownings 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 2 3 18
Suicide 3 3 0 4 2 2 4 3 1 3 5 3 33
Homicide 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 4
All Other Causes (Residual) 31 24 16 22 22 20 19 18 29 24 22 24 271
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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