Table 7 Index Table of Contents
| INDIANA MORTALITY REPORT - 2000 |
| TABLE 7-1-5 |
| 5 Leading Causes of Death by Reported RACE and Sex |
| All Age Groups |
| City of Gary RESIDENTS, 2000 |
| TOTAL POPULATION | Number | TOTAL MALE | Number | TOTAL FEMALE | Number | ||
| Diseases of the Heart | 343 | Diseases of the Heart | 182 | Diseases of the Heart | 161 | ||
| Malignant Neoplasms | 289 | Malignant Neoplasms | 164 | Malignant Neoplasms | 125 | ||
| Cerebrovascular Diseases | 72 | Assault (Homicide) | 58 | Cerebrovascular Diseases | 44 | ||
| Assault (Homicide) | 71 | Diabetes Mellitus | 29 | Diabetes Mellitus | 28 | ||
| Diabetes Mellitus | 57 | Cerebrovascular Diseases | 28 | Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome & Nephrosis | 18 | ||
| ALL CAUSES | 1,197 | ALL CAUSES | 649 | ALL CAUSES | 548 |
| WHITE POPULATION | Number | WHITE MALE | Number | WHITE FEMALE | Number | ||
| Diseases of the Heart | 82 | Diseases of the Heart | 47 | Diseases of the Heart | 35 | ||
| Malignant Neoplasms | 67 | Malignant Neoplasms | 38 | Malignant Neoplasms | 29 | ||
| Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | 17 | Accidents | 11 | Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | 8 | ||
| Diabetes Mellitus | 14 | Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | 9 | Diabetes Mellitus | 7 | ||
| Cerebrovascular Diseases | 13 | Diabetes Mellitus | 7 | Cerebrovascular Diseases | 7 | ||
| Accidents | 13 | Assault (Homicide) | 7 | Assault (Homicide) | 4 | ||
| ALL CAUSES | 260 | ALL CAUSES | 148 | ALL CAUSES | 112 |
| BLACK POPULATION | Number | BLACK MALE | Number | BLACK FEMALE | Number | ||
| Diseases of the Heart | 260 | Diseases of the Heart | 135 | Diseases of the Heart | 125 | ||
| Malignant Neoplasms | 222 | Malignant Neoplasms | 126 | Malignant Neoplasms | 96 | ||
| Assault (Homicide) | 60 | Assault (Homicide) | 51 | Cerebrovascular Diseases | 37 | ||
| Cerebrovascular Diseases | 59 | Cerebrovascular Diseases | 22 | Diabetes Mellitus | 21 | ||
| Diabetes Mellitus | 43 | Diabetes Mellitus | 22 | Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome & Nephrosis | 17 | ||
| Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | 17 | ||||||
| ALL CAUSES | 934 | ALL CAUSES | 499 | ALL CAUSES | 435 |
| Source: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team, January 2002 |