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Table 3-6.  Five Leading Causes of Death by Reported Race and Sex Ages 25-34 Years:  Indiana Residents, 1999

TOTAL POPULATION Number Age-Spec. Rate TOTAL MALE Number Age-Spec. Rate TOTAL FEMALE Number Age-Spec. Rate
ACCIDENTS 279 33.9 ACCIDENTS 211 52.2 ACCIDENTS 68 16.2
INTENTIONAL SELF-HARM (SUICIDE) 118 14.3 INTENTIONAL SELF-HARM (SUICIDE) 105 26.0 MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS 50 11.9
ASSAULT (HOMICIDE) 98 11.9 ASSAULT (HOMICIDE) 66 16.3 ASSAULT (HOMICIDE) 32 7.6
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS 87 10.6 DISEASES OF THE HEART 49 12.1 DISEASES OF THE HEART 23 5.5
DISEASES OF THE HEART 72 8.7 MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS 37 9.2 INTENTIONAL SELF-HARM (SUICIDE) 13 *
ALL CAUSES 894 108.5 ALL CAUSES 618 152.8 ALL CAUSES 276 65.8
                 
WHITE POPULATION Number Age-Spec. Rate WHITE MALE Number Age-Spec. Rate WHITE FEMALE Number Age-Spec. Rate
ACCIDENTS 255 34.6 ACCIDENTS 191 52.5 ACCIDENTS 64 17.2
INTENTIONAL SELF-HARM (SUICIDE) 106 14.4 INTENTIONAL SELF-HARM (SUICIDE) 95 26.1 MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS 45 12.1
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS 78 10.6 DISEASES OF THE HEART 39 10.7 DISEASES OF THE HEART 20 5.4
DISEASES OF THE HEART 59 8.0 MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS 33 9.1 ASSAULT (HOMICIDE) 18 *
ASSAULT (HOMICIDE) 40 5.4 ASSAULT (HOMICIDE) 22 6.1 INTENTIONAL SELF-HARM (SUICIDE) 11 *
ALL CAUSES 729 99.0 ALL CAUSES 498 137.0 ALL CAUSES 231 62.0
                 
BLACK POPULATION Number Age-Spec. Rate BLACK MALE Number Age-Spec. Rate BLACK FEMALE Number Age-Spec. Rate
ASSAULT (HOMICIDE) 56 75.7 ASSAULT (HOMICIDE) 42 122.3 ASSAULT (HOMICIDE) 14 *
ACCIDENTS 19 * ACCIDENTS 15 * MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS 5 *
DISEASES OF THE HEART 11 * DISEASES OF THE HEART 8 * ACCIDENTS 4 *
INTENTIONAL SELF-HARM (SUICIDE) 9 * INTENTIONAL SELF-HARM (SUICIDE) 8 * DISEASES OF THE HEART 3 *
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS 8 * HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV) DIS. 6 * CEREBROVASCULAR DIS.- STROKES 3 *
            CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRATORY DIS 3 *
ALL CAUSES 151 204.1 ALL CAUSES 107 311.6 ALL CAUSES 44 111.0

* Numerator is less than 20 and the rate is unstable. 
Source: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team, May 2001