Vital Statistics

 

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The Department is responsible for registering all births and deaths occurring within the Health District. Certified copies of birth and death records are issued by this unit. The service is funded by fees received for certified copies of birth and death records and $1.00 from the county for each vital record filed with the state.

 

1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992
Total Births Recorded* 639 694 612 592 569 547 491
Resident Births NA 870 832 833 787 817 768

Low Birth Weight Births

 - 40 34 18 26 38 25

Births to Unmarried Mothers

 - 77 64 63 62 56 56

Births to Teen Mothers

 - 38 49 52 37 40 49

Births to Mothers < 18

 - 13 12 10 12 12 16

Home Births

 73 75 75 65 46 - -
Birth Rate NA 26.5 25.3 25.4 24.0 24.9 23.4
Teen Birth Rate** NA 12.9 16.6 17.6 12.5 13.5 16.6
Births to Teens < age 18 as percentage of all births NA 1.5 1.4 1.2 1.5 1.5 2.1
Total Deaths Recorded* 293 304 273 283 271 272 268
Resident Deaths NA 254 258 230 228 226 251

Fetal Deaths

 - 2 7 8 2 5 1

Neonatal Deaths

 - 3 2 8 3 5 5

Infant Deaths

 - 4 5 10 3 6 8

Trauma Deaths

 - - 17 12 16 9 14

Suicide Deaths

 - - 4 1 1 4 1
Death Rate NA 7.7 7.9 7.0 6.9 6.9 7.6

* Number of births/deaths occurring and recorded in Holmes County.  Includes non-residents.
** Rate per 1,000 female population age 10-19.

 

LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH - 1996
(most recent complete data available)

Heart Disease 78
Cancer 49
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) 23
Unintentional Injury 17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 10
Pneumonia/Influenza 8
Diabetes 8
Suicide 4
 

DISCLAIMER: The information contained in the these pages was valid at the time of publication.  The Holmes County Health Department reserves the right to make changes and improvements at any time and without notice, and assumes no liability for damages incurred directly or indirectly as a result of errors, omissions or discrepancies.

Contacting the Holmes County Health Department:

Holmes County Health Department
931 Wooster Road
Millersburg, OH  44654

Tel:  (330)674-5035        FAX:   (330)674-2528        Toll Free:   (877)674-5035
email:  holmshlth@holmescounty.com

Health Commissioner:  Maurice Mullet, MD     email: moholmshlth@holmescounty.com

 

Pages last updated on:  Tuesday, March 30, 1999