Table 7 Index Table of Contents
| INDIANA MORTALITY REPORT - 1999 |
| TABLE 7-1-5 |
| 5 Leading Causes of Death by Reported RACE and Sex |
| All Age Groups |
| City of Gary RESIDENTS, 1999 |
| TOTAL POPULATION | Number | TOTAL MALE | Number | TOTAL FEMALE | Number | ||
| Diseases of the Heart | 356 | Diseases of the Heart | 194 | Diseases of the Heart | 162 | ||
| Malignant Neoplasms | 258 | Malignant Neoplasms | 133 | Malignant Neoplasms | 125 | ||
| Cerebrovascular Diseases | 96 | Assault (Homicide) | 61 | Cerebrovascular Diseases | 61 | ||
| Assault (Homicide) | 72 | Accidents | 37 | Diabetes Mellitus | 33 | ||
| Diabetes Mellitus | 56 | Cerebrovascular Diseases | 35 | Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | 14 | ||
| ALL CAUSES | 1,175 | ALL CAUSES | 630 | ALL CAUSES | 545 |
| WHITE POPULATION | Number | WHITE MALE | Number | WHITE FEMALE | Number | ||
| Diseases of the Heart | 77 | Diseases of the Heart | 44 | Diseases of the Heart | 33 | ||
| Malignant Neoplasms | 54 | Malignant Neoplasms | 22 | Malignant Neoplasms | 32 | ||
| Cerebrovascular Diseases | 17 | Cerebrovascular Diseases | 7 | Cerebrovascular Diseases | 10 | ||
| Diabetes Mellitus | 8 | Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) | 7 | Diabetes Mellitus | 5 | ||
| Accidents | 7 | Accidents | 5 | Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome & Nephrosis | 3 | ||
| Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) | 7 | Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | 3 | Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | 3 | ||
| Peptic Ulcer | 3 | ||||||
| Diabetes Mellitus | 3 | ||||||
| Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome & Nephrosis | 3 | ||||||
| Assault (Homicide) | 3 | ||||||
| ALL CAUSES | 242 | ALL CAUSES | 124 | ALL CAUSES | 118 |
| BLACK POPULATION | Number | BLACK MALE | Number | BLACK FEMALE | Number | ||
| Diseases of the Heart | 279 | Diseases of the Heart | 150 | Diseases of the Heart | 129 | ||
| Malignant Neoplasms | 201 | Malignant Neoplasms | 110 | Malignant Neoplasms | 91 | ||
| Cerebrovascular Diseases | 79 | Assault (Homicide) | 58 | Cerebrovascular Diseases | 51 | ||
| Assault (Homicide) | 68 | Accidents | 32 | Diabetes Mellitus | 28 | ||
| Diabetes Mellitus | 48 | Cerebrovascular Diseases | 28 | Septicemia | 11 | ||
| Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | 11 | ||||||
| Accidents | 11 | ||||||
| ALL CAUSES | 929 | ALL CAUSES | 504 | ALL CAUSES | 425 |
| Source: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team, January 2002 |