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Table 3-1(INDIANA)
Five Leading Causes of Death by Reported RACE and Sex
Indiana Residents, 2000

TOTAL POPULATION Number Age_Adj Rate   TOTAL MALE Number Age_Adj Rate   TOTAL FEMALE Number Age_Adj Rate
Diseases of the Heart 16,140 271.15   Diseases of the Heart 7,873 345.83   Diseases of the Heart 8,267 218.84
Malignant Neoplasms 12,782 213.76   Malignant Neoplasms 6,615 269.82   Malignant Neoplasms 6,167 178.72
Cerebrovascular Diseases 4,212 70.92   Cerebrovascular Diseases 1,570 73.04   Cerebrovascular Diseases 2,642 69.06
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 3,049 51.18   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 1,538 67.34   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 1,511 41.93
Accidents 2,083 34.46   Accidents 1,287 47.17   Diabetes Mellitus 914 25.55
ALL CAUSES 55,209 925.23   ALL CAUSES 26,719 1,132.91   ALL CAUSES 28,489 780.18

 
WHITE POPULATION Number Age_Adj Rate   WHITE MALE Number Age_Adj Rate   WHITE FEMALE Number Age_Adj Rate
Diseases of the Heart 14,982 270.27   Diseases of the Heart 7,318 347.70   Diseases of the Heart 7,664 216.50
Malignant Neoplasms 11,808 213.52   Malignant Neoplasms 6,092 268.30   Malignant Neoplasms 5,716 179.38
Cerebrovascular Diseases 3,907 70.39   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 1,462 68.93   Cerebrovascular Diseases 2,452 68.27
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 2,915 52.54   Cerebrovascular Diseases 1,455 73.12   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 1,453 43.29
Accidents 1,918 35.44   Accidents 1,194 49.19   Alzheimer's Disease 828 22.15
ALL CAUSES 50,742 918.72   ALL CAUSES 24,449 1,128.83   ALL CAUSES 26,292 773.96

 
BLACK POPULATION Number Age_Adj Rate   BLACK MALE Number Age_Adj Rate   BLACK FEMALE Number Age_Adj Rate
Diseases of the Heart 1,115 323.74   Diseases of the Heart 535 377.02   Diseases of the Heart 580 279.74
Malignant Neoplasms 938 262.89   Malignant Neoplasms 509 357.99   Malignant Neoplasms 429 203.29
Cerebrovascular Diseases 292 86.55   Assault (Homicide) 156 59.50   Cerebrovascular Diseases 183 88.98
Diabetes Mellitus 194 54.54   Cerebrovascular Diseases 109 79.34   Diabetes Mellitus 107 51.40
Assault (Homicide) 188 34.48   Diabetes Mellitus 87 56.88   Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome & Nephrosis 68 32.56
    Accidents 87 37.92    
ALL CAUSES 4,289 1,167.51   ALL CAUSES 2,184 1,393.85   ALL CAUSES 2,105 984.99

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