Table 7-1 - Five Leading Causes of Death by Reported RACE and Sex by All Age Groups, City of Evansville Residents: 1999

INDIANA MORTALITY REPORT - 1999

TABLE 7-1-3

5 Leading Causes of Death by Reported RACE and Sex

All Age Groups

City of Evansville RESIDENTS, 1999

TOTAL POPULATION	Number	TOTAL MALE	Number	TOTAL FEMALE	Number
Diseases of the Heart	534	Diseases of the Heart	247	Diseases of the Heart	287
Malignant Neoplasms	378	Malignant Neoplasms	205	Malignant Neoplasms	173
Cerebrovascular Diseases	149	Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases	60	Cerebrovascular Diseases	100
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases	103	Cerebrovascular Diseases	49	Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases	43
Accidents	60	Accidents	38	Diabetes Mellitus	37
ALL CAUSES	1,751	ALL CAUSES	826	ALL CAUSES	925

WHITE POPULATION	Number	WHITE MALE	Number	WHITE FEMALE	Number
Diseases of the Heart	497	Diseases of the Heart	232	Diseases of the Heart	265
Malignant Neoplasms	352	Malignant Neoplasms	190	Malignant Neoplasms	162
Cerebrovascular Diseases	134	Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases	59	Cerebrovascular Diseases	92
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases	101	Cerebrovascular Diseases	42	Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases	42
Diabetes Mellitus	53	Accidents	34	Diabetes Mellitus	31
Accidents	53
ALL CAUSES	1,608	ALL CAUSES	762	ALL CAUSES	846

BLACK POPULATION	Number	BLACK MALE	Number	BLACK FEMALE	Number
Diseases of the Heart	36	Diseases of the Heart	15	Diseases of the Heart	21
Malignant Neoplasms	24	Malignant Neoplasms	13	Malignant Neoplasms	11
Cerebrovascular Diseases	13	Cerebrovascular Diseases	6	Cerebrovascular Diseases	7
Accidents	7	Accidents	4	Diabetes Mellitus	6
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome & Nephrosis	6	Influenza & Pneumonia	3	Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome & Nephrosis	4
Diabetes Mellitus	6
ALL CAUSES	135	ALL CAUSES	59	ALL CAUSES	76

Source: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team, January 2002