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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Month of Occurrence
Wirt 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3
Total Deaths, All Causes 49 35 43 44 41 48 44 47 49 50 39 43 532
---Deaths under 1 Year 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 8
---Deaths under 28 Days 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 6
Tuberculosis 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Septicemia 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malignant Neoplasms 10 8 9 11 8 18 10 17 8 11 6 14 130
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 1 3 3 2 1 4 1 1 1 2 0 3 22
------Colon 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 11
------Pancreas 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 4
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 6 3 2 5 4 7 4 5 3 6 3 7 55
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 6 3 2 5 4 7 4 5 3 5 3 7 54
---of Female Breast 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 10
---of Genitourinary Organs 1 0 1 2 0 2 1 4 1 0 1 2 15
------Cervix Uteri 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
------Prostate 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 7
------Bladder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 1 2 3 0 3 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 28
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Diabetes Mellitus 0 1 1 4 2 1 1 2 3 2 0 3 20
Major Cardiovascular Disease 24 16 19 22 21 25 21 19 23 26 22 17 255
---Diseases of the Heart 21 13 13 19 17 21 15 16 18 22 18 15 208
------Ischemic Heart Disease 15 8 10 11 8 12 7 10 14 14 9 6 124
---Hypertension 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 2 3 4 2 2 3 5 1 4 4 2 2 34
---Atherosclerosis 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 6
Pneumonia and Influenza 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 3 1 13
---Pneumonia 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 3 1 13
---Influenza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 2 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 2 17
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 5
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 7
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Congenital Anomalies 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 5
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 7 2 5 0 1 3 4 2 1 2 1 3 31
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 10
---Falls 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6
---Fires and Flames 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
---Drownings 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 12
Suicide 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 7
Homicide 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All Other Causes (Residual) 3 4 4 3 4 0 2 3 4 6 2 2 37
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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