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Table 3-11(INDIANA)
Five Leading Causes of Death by Reported RACE and Sex
AGES 75-84 YEARS
Indiana Residents, 2000

TOTAL POPULATION Number AgeSpec Rate   TOTAL MALE Number AgeSpec Rate   TOTAL FEMALE Number AgeSpec Rate
Diseases of the Heart 4,970 1,869.26   Diseases of the Heart 2,451 2,411.05   Diseases of the Heart 2,519 1,533.89
Malignant Neoplasms 3,783 1,422.82   Malignant Neoplasms 1,949 1,917.23   Malignant Neoplasms 1,834 1,116.77
Cerebrovascular Diseases 1,455 547.24   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 611 601.04   Cerebrovascular Diseases 849 516.98
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 1,181 444.19   Cerebrovascular Diseases 606 596.12   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 570 347.09
Diabetes Mellitus 544 204.60   Diabetes Mellitus 248 243.96   Diabetes Mellitus 296 180.24
ALL CAUSES 16,345 6,147.51   ALL CAUSES 7,809 7,681.71   ALL CAUSES 8,536 5,197.81

 
WHITE POPULATION Number AgeSpec Rate   WHITE MALE Number AgeSpec Rate   WHITE FEMALE Number AgeSpec Rate
Diseases of the Heart 4,671 1,870.64   Diseases of the Heart 2,318 2,429.26   Diseases of the Heart 2,353 1,525.14
Malignant Neoplasms 3,536 1,416.09   Malignant Neoplasms 1,813 1,900.02   Malignant Neoplasms 1,723 1,116.79
Cerebrovascular Diseases 1,366 547.05   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 591 619.37   Cerebrovascular Diseases 786 509.46
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 1,144 458.15   Cerebrovascular Diseases 580 607.84   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 553 358.44
Diabetes Mellitus 495 198.24   Diabetes Mellitus 229 239.99   Diabetes Mellitus 266 172.41
        Alzheimer's Disease 266 172.41
ALL CAUSES 15,371 6,155.76   ALL CAUSES 7,365 7,718.51   ALL CAUSES 8,006 5,189.23

 
BLACK POPULATION Number AgeSpec Rate   BLACK MALE Number AgeSpec Rate   BLACK FEMALE Number AgeSpec Rate
Diseases of the Heart 288 2,124.21   Malignant Neoplasms 133 2,590.07   Diseases of the Heart 161 1,911.43
Malignant Neoplasms 242 1,784.92   Diseases of the Heart 127 2,473.22   Malignant Neoplasms 109 1,294.08
Cerebrovascular Diseases 85 626.94   Cerebrovascular Diseases 24 467.38   Cerebrovascular Diseases 61 724.21
Diabetes Mellitus 47 346.66   Diabetes Mellitus 18 **   Diabetes Mellitus 29 344.30
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome & Nephrosis 35 258.15   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 18 **   Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome & Nephrosis 22 261.19
    Septicemia 16 **    
ALL CAUSES 940 6,933.18   ALL CAUSES 426 8,296.01   ALL CAUSES 514 6,102.34

**Numerator is less than 20 and the rate is unstable.
Source: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team, January 2002