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Table 3a-5(INDIANA)
Five Leading Causes of Death by Reported ETHNICITY and Sex
AGES 15-24 YEARS
Indiana Residents, 2000

TOTAL POPULATION Number AgeSpec Rate   TOTAL MALE Number AgeSpec Rate   TOTAL FEMALE Number AgeSpec Rate
Accidents 313 35.60   Accidents 226 50.32   Accidents 87 20.23
Assault (Homicide) 113 12.85   Assault (Homicide) 89 19.82   Assault (Homicide) 24 5.58
Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 100 11.37   Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 87 19.37   Malignant Neoplasms 15 **
Malignant Neoplasms 40 4.55   Malignant Neoplasms 25 5.57   Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 13 **
Diseases of the Heart 22 2.50   Diseases of the Heart 14 **   Diseases of the Heart 8 **
ALL CAUSES 735 83.60   ALL CAUSES 541 120.46   ALL CAUSES 194 45.11
 
NON-HISPANIC POPULATION Number AgeSpec Rate   NON-HISPANIC MALE Number AgeSpec Rate   NON-HISPANIC FEMALE Number AgeSpec Rate
Accidents 292 35.08   Accidents 209 49.50   Accidents 83 20.24
Assault (Homicide) 107 12.85   Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 85 20.13   Assault (Homicide) 24 5.85
Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 98 11.77   Assault (Homicide) 83 19.66   Malignant Neoplasms 15 **
Malignant Neoplasms 39 4.69   Malignant Neoplasms 24 5.68   Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 13 **
Diseases of the Heart 21 2.52   Diseases of the Heart 13 **   Diseases of the Heart 8 **
ALL CAUSES 701 84.22   ALL CAUSES 511 121.03   ALL CAUSES 190 46.32
 
HISPANIC POPULATION Number AgeSpec Rate   HISPANIC MALE Number AgeSpec Rate   HISPANIC FEMALE Number AgeSpec Rate
Accidents 21 44.85   Accidents 17 **   Accidents 4 **
Assault (Homicide) 6 **   Assault (Homicide) 6 **    
Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 2 **   Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 2 **    
Malignant Neoplasms 1 **   Malignant Neoplasms 1 **    
In Situ Neoplasms, Benign Neoplasms & Neoplasms of Uncertain Or Unknown Behavior 1 **   In Situ Neoplasms, Benign Neoplasms & Neoplasms of Uncertain Or Unknown Behavior 1 **    
Diseases of the Heart 1 **   Diseases of the Heart 1 **    
Congenital Malformations, Deformations, & Chromosomal Abnormalities 1 **   Congenital Malformations, Deformations, & Chromosomal Abnormalities 1 **    
ALL CAUSES 34 72.62   ALL CAUSES 30 111.49   ALL CAUSES 4 **

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