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- In 2017, a total of 65,602 Indiana residents died. This is an increase from the 63,492 deaths that occurred in 2016. For additional details, see Table 1.
- The five leading causes of death in 2017 were diseases of the heart, malignant neoplasms (cancer), chronic lower respiratory diseases, accidents (unintentional injuries), and cerebrovascular diseases (stroke). Together, these five causes accounted for 60 percent of Indiana deaths. These have remained the leading causes of death for the past five years. For details, see Table 3-1.
- Diseases of the heart accounted for 22 percent of all deaths (14,437 deaths). The number of deaths slightly increased from 2016 (13,954 deaths). See Table 3-1.
- Malignant neoplasms (cancer) accounted for 20.5 percent of all deaths (13,461 deaths). This number of deaths decreased slightly from 2016 (13,423 deaths). See Table 3-1.
- Diseases of the heart and malignant neoplasms (cancer) were the two leading causes of death regardless of race. Chronic lower respiratory diseases were the third leading cause of death for total and white residents. Accidents (unintentional injuries) were the third leading cause for black residents. See Table 3-1.
- Accidents (unintentional injuries) were the fourth leading cause of death (3,454 deaths) for white residents; cerebrovascular diseases (stroke) were the fifth leading cause of death (2,853 deaths). Alzheimer's disease was the sixth leading cause of death (2,602 deaths). See Table 3-1.
- Diabetes mellitus was the fourth leading cause of death for black residents (295 deaths); cerebrovascular diseases (stroke) were the fifth leading cause of death (254 deaths); and assault (homicide) was the sixth leading cause of death (251 deaths). See Table 3-1.
- For the Hispanic population (who can be of any race), the leading cause of death was malignant neoplasms (cancer) (197 deaths). This is an increase from 2016 (185 deaths). In 2017, diseases of the heart (166 deaths) were the second leading cause, which was a slight increase from 2016 (164 deaths). Accidents (unintentional injuries) were the third leading cause of death (132 deaths). Diabetes mellitus was the fourth leading cause (55 deaths). Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke) were the fifth leading cause (47 deaths). See Table 3a-1.
- The infant mortality rate (infants whose age at death was 0–364 days) was 7.3 per 1,000 live births (602 deaths). The number and rate slightly decreased from 2016 (623 deaths and a rate of 7.5) and decreased from 2007 (677 deaths and a rate of 7.5). For additional details, see Table 8a.
- The white infant mortality rate was 5.9 per 1,000 live births (391 deaths). The black infant mortality rate was 15.3 per 1,000 live births (165 deaths). The gap between white and black infant mortality has increased slightly since 2007 when the white infant mortality rate was 6.5 and the black infant mortality rate was 15.7 per 1,000 live births. See Table 8a.
- The neonatal mortality rate (infants whose age at death was less than 28 days) was 4.8 per 1,000 live births (395 deaths). The white neonatal mortality rate was 4.0 per 1,000 live births (264 deaths), and the black neonatal mortality rate was 9.2 per 1,000 live births (99 deaths). See Table 8a.
- The postneonatal mortality rate (infants whose age at death was 28–364 days) was 2.5 per 1,000 live births (207 deaths). The white postneonatal mortality rate was 1.9 per 1,000 live births (127 deaths), and the black postneonatal mortality rate was 6.1 per 1,000 live births (66 deaths). See Table 8a.
- The Hispanic (any race) infant mortality rate was 7.6 per 1,000 live births (58 deaths). The neonatal mortality rate was 5.3 per 1,000 live births (41 deaths), and the postneonatal mortality rate was an unstable rate with 2.2 per 1,000 live births (17 deaths). See Table 8a.
- For the total and black populations, the leading cause of death for infants under one year of age was disorders related to short gestation and low birthweight, not elsewhere classified (120 and 44 deaths, respectively). See Table 3-2.
- For the white population, the leading cause of death for infants under one year of age was congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (86 deaths). See Table 3-2.
- The leading cause of infant death for the Hispanic population (who can be of any race) was congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (13 deaths). See Table 3a-2.
- The leading cause of death for residents age 1–4 years, for total, white, and black populations was accidents (unintentional injuries) (34, 23, and 7 deaths, respectively). There were a total of 96 deaths for age 1–4 years from all causes; 62 were white, 25 were black, and 9 were other or unknown race. See Table 3-3.
- The leading causes of death for residents age 5–34 years were accidents (unintentional injuries) (1,062 deaths), intentional self-harm (suicide) (367 deaths), and homicide (265 deaths). For whites in this age group, accidents (unintentional injuries) were the leading cause of death (905 deaths), while for blacks, assault (homicide) was the leading cause (169 deaths).
- Assault (homicide) was the leading cause of death for black residents age 15–34 years (162 deaths). Assault (homicide) was the fourth leading cause of death for whites age 15–34 years (81 deaths).