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

INDIANA MORTALITY REPORT - 1999

TABLE 7-1-4

5 Leading Causes of Death by Reported RACE and Sex

All Age Groups

City of South Bend RESIDENTS, 1999

TOTAL POPULATION	Number	TOTAL MALE	Number	TOTAL FEMALE	Number
Diseases of the Heart	405	Diseases of the Heart	185	Diseases of the Heart	220
Malignant Neoplasms	322	Malignant Neoplasms	160	Malignant Neoplasms	162
Cerebrovascular Diseases	88	Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases	38	Cerebrovascular Diseases	57
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases	71	Cerebrovascular Diseases	31	Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases	33
Accidents	52	Accidents	28	Alzheimer's Disease	32
ALL CAUSES	1,385	ALL CAUSES	657	ALL CAUSES	728

WHITE POPULATION	Number	WHITE MALE	Number	WHITE FEMALE	Number
Diseases of the Heart	338	Diseases of the Heart	151	Diseases of the Heart	187
Malignant Neoplasms	268	Malignant Neoplasms	131	Malignant Neoplasms	137
Cerebrovascular Diseases	66	Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases	28	Cerebrovascular Diseases	44
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases	56	Accidents	23	Alzheimer's Disease	29
Accidents	41	Cerebrovascular Diseases	22	Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases	28
ALL CAUSES	1,121	ALL CAUSES	518	ALL CAUSES	603

BLACK POPULATION	Number	BLACK MALE	Number	BLACK FEMALE	Number
Diseases of the Heart	66	Diseases of the Heart	33	Diseases of the Heart	33
Malignant Neoplasms	54	Malignant Neoplasms	29	Malignant Neoplasms	25
Cerebrovascular Diseases	22	Assault (Homicide)	13	Cerebrovascular Diseases	13
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases	15	Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases	10	Diabetes Mellitus	8
Assault (Homicide)	14	Cerebrovascular Diseases	9	Accidents	6
ALL CAUSES	263	ALL CAUSES	138	ALL CAUSES	125

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