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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Month of Occurrence
Wayne 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 4 1 2 3 3 6 3 3 3 1 2 1 32
Total Deaths, All Causes 363 360 358 346 360 303 335 342 325 373 369 419 4,253
---Deaths under 1 Year 3 4 4 3 4 5 1 2 2 3 6 5 42
---Deaths under 28 Days 1 3 3 2 2 4 1 0 1 1 3 4 25
Tuberculosis 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
Septicemia 8 3 2 2 4 3 1 1 2 1 5 1 33
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
Malignant Neoplasms 86 81 85 86 77 90 84 93 96 98 85 89 1,050
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 20 19 18 19 15 18 16 25 20 15 14 11 210
------Colon 9 7 8 7 9 9 7 11 6 4 3 7 87
------Pancreas 6 7 7 3 0 3 3 7 4 2 6 1 49
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 29 36 36 32 31 34 29 29 31 40 29 37 393
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 29 35 36 30 30 33 29 28 31 37 29 37 384
---of Female Breast 7 4 2 9 5 5 7 2 6 3 5 9 64
---of Genitourinary Organs 10 9 15 8 7 9 13 17 12 17 14 14 145
------Cervix Uteri 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 5 2 0 1 13
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 0 1 5 2 2 1 2 4 2 3 3 5 30
------Prostate 7 5 6 1 3 4 5 7 2 3 6 5 54
------Bladder 2 0 2 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 2 1 22
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 20 13 14 18 19 24 19 20 27 23 23 18 238
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 2 0 11
Diabetes Mellitus 3 8 6 6 6 9 6 10 8 11 12 12 97
Major Cardiovascular Disease 151 168 155 160 173 124 149 138 111 163 161 189 1,842
---Diseases of the Heart 117 137 122 126 130 102 119 117 88 121 123 152 1,454
------Ischemic Heart Disease 72 83 66 71 86 68 73 83 67 78 70 98 915
---Hypertension 1 2 4 1 2 0 1 2 1 2 1 3 20
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 26 23 26 28 30 17 26 14 19 32 32 25 298
---Atherosclerosis 5 3 1 0 5 0 3 0 0 3 3 5 28
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 2 3 2 5 6 5 0 5 3 5 2 4 42
Pneumonia and Influenza 9 11 17 16 7 8 12 7 14 6 11 13 131
---Pneumonia 9 11 17 16 7 8 12 7 14 6 11 13 131
---Influenza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 30 22 29 19 25 14 17 16 14 17 22 18 243
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 13 7 14 8 7 6 3 5 8 5 9 6 91
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 0 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 1 2 0 2 15
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 6
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 6 6 1 4 3 2 0 4 3 5 2 4 40
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 3 1 3 3 4 2 1 5 1 8 3 4 38
Congenital Anomalies 2 3 5 2 3 2 0 2 0 0 3 2 24
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 4 2 0 1 1 2 2 4 4 7 4 2 33
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 10 19 15 8 18 8 15 18 22 15 21 24 193
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 6 10 8 6 8 5 7 9 15 11 16 13 114
---Falls 1 3 2 0 3 1 3 3 2 2 3 3 26
---Fires and Flames 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 4 12
---Drownings 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 2 3 3 2 6 2 4 5 4 0 2 3 36
Suicide 3 2 1 1 3 6 4 5 2 5 4 6 42
Homicide 1 1 4 3 3 2 7 1 1 0 0 1 24
All Other Causes (Residual) 44 31 30 33 30 30 34 34 46 33 34 52 431
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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