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Holmes County Health District
DJ McFadden, MD - Health Commissioner
931 Wooster Road
Millersburg, OH  44654
Tel:  330-674-5035

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 Vital Statistics

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.

 

  2005 '04 '03 '02 '01 2000 '98 '97 '96 '95 '94 '93 1992
Total Births Recorded* 519 530 547 586 524 573 639 694 612 592 569 547 491
           
Resident Births             NA 870 832 833 787 817 768

Low Birth Weight Births

 19 14 22 27 19 12 - 40 34 18 26 38 25

Births to Unmarried Mothers

 70 78 68 59 53 70 - 77 64 63 62 56 56

Births to Teen Mothers

 12 18 24 19 23 38 - 38 49 52 37 40 49

Births to Mothers < 18

 2 4 2 1 3 10 - 13 12 10 12 12 16

Home Births

 38 53 43 70 77 76 73 75 75 65 46 - -
           
Birth Rate NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 26.5 25.3 25.4 24.0 24.9 23.4
Teen Birth Rate** NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 12.9 16.6 17.6 12.5 13.5 16.6
Births to Teens < age 18 as percentage of all births NA NA NA NA NA NA 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 269 273 300 277 303 256 NA 254 258 230 228 226 251

Fetal Deaths

 1 2 3 4 5 2 - 2 7 8 2 5 1

Neonatal Deaths

 1 2 2 3 1 0 - 3 2 8 3 5 5

Infant Deaths

 2 1 1 3 2 0 - 4 5 10 3 6 8

Trauma Deaths

 7 7 15 5 11 14 - - 17 12 16 9 14

Suicide Deaths

 3 2 2 2 1 4 - - 4 1 1 4 1
           
Death Rate NA NA NA NA NA NA 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 - 2005
(most recent complete data available)

Heart Disease 87
Cancer 55
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) 12
Unintentional Injury 4
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 17
Pneumonia/Influenza 30
Diabetes 1
Suicide 3

 

DISCLAIMER: The information contained in the these pages was valid at the time of publication.  The Holmes County Health District 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 District

Telephone
330-674-5035
FAX
330-674-2528
Toll Free
877-674-5035
Postal address
931 Wooster Road, Millersburg, OH 44654
Electronic mail
General Information: info@holmeshealth.org
Health Commissioner (DJ McFadden, MD):  dmcfadden@holmeshealth.org

 

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Last modified: 01/18/08