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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Month of Occurrence
Wetzel 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 0 4 0 7 2 0 1 3 2 1 1 24
Total Deaths, All Causes 212 204 199 183 173 177 182 161 149 156 210 204 2,210
---Deaths under 1 Year 1 3 3 2 3 1 2 0 3 2 2 1 23
---Deaths under 28 Days 1 3 2 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 2 1 16
Tuberculosis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Septicemia 0 0 3 2 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 2 13
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malignant Neoplasms 34 46 44 37 38 35 45 31 35 31 52 32 460
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 9 8 10 9 12 8 10 5 7 7 10 11 106
------Colon 5 4 5 5 4 5 3 3 2 3 3 5 47
------Pancreas 0 1 1 0 5 1 3 2 1 1 4 1 20
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 13 18 7 16 10 12 17 11 12 10 19 5 150
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 13 18 7 16 10 11 17 11 12 10 18 5 148
---of Female Breast 3 3 2 2 0 2 2 2 1 4 3 4 28
---of Genitourinary Organs 4 5 5 4 4 3 7 8 5 2 7 4 58
------Cervix Uteri 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 2 2 1 3 0 1 2 1 1 1 3 1 18
------Prostate 1 2 3 0 3 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 17
------Bladder 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 7
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 5 12 20 6 12 10 9 5 10 8 13 8 118
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 6
Diabetes Mellitus 7 6 8 1 6 5 5 7 1 6 8 10 70
Major Cardiovascular Disease 110 87 89 93 86 79 75 83 68 70 90 102 1,032
---Diseases of the Heart 87 58 68 73 68 65 57 63 52 50 66 77 784
------Ischemic Heart Disease 67 43 52 56 53 56 42 45 36 43 47 56 596
---Hypertension 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 20 25 14 11 14 13 17 14 14 14 21 20 197
---Atherosclerosis 3 1 1 4 2 1 0 3 0 3 2 1 21
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 0 2 5 4 2 0 1 2 2 3 1 4 26
Pneumonia and Influenza 18 18 15 11 13 7 7 5 8 8 6 14 130
---Pneumonia 15 18 14 10 13 7 7 5 8 8 6 13 124
---Influenza 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 12 9 8 8 6 9 9 12 6 7 7 7 100
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 4 4 6 3 1 2 4 5 3 3 1 3 39
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 0 2 0 1 1 3 1 0 3 1 0 0 12
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 3 1 1 0 2 2 2 3 2 1 2 2 21
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 5 1 2 4 1 4 2 2 3 3 2 3 32
Congenital Anomalies 0 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 12
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 2 0 1 0 11
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 6 8 4 5 3 9 5 4 5 4 13 9 75
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 3 5 3 3 2 3 3 2 2 1 5 3 35
---Falls 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 13
---Fires and Flames 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3
---Drownings 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 2 0 1 1 0 4 2 1 2 1 5 4 23
Suicide 2 2 0 3 2 3 5 4 0 3 1 6 31
Homicide 0 0 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 8
All Other Causes (Residual) 15 21 22 15 11 14 18 6 15 17 26 17 197
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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