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INDIANA MORTALITY REPORT - 1999
TABLE 7-1-1
5 Leading Causes of Death by Reported RACE and Sex
All Age Groups
City of Indianapolis RESIDENTS, 1999

TOTAL POPULATION Number   TOTAL MALE Number   TOTAL FEMALE Number
Diseases of the Heart 2,095   Diseases of the Heart 944   Diseases of the Heart 1,151
Malignant Neoplasms 1,747   Malignant Neoplasms 909   Malignant Neoplasms 838
Cerebrovascular Diseases 475   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 205   Cerebrovascular Diseases 302
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 449   Cerebrovascular Diseases 173   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 244
Accidents 254   Accidents 156   Alzheimer's Disease 102
ALL CAUSES 7,518   ALL CAUSES 3,654   ALL CAUSES 3,864

 
WHITE POPULATION Number   WHITE MALE Number   WHITE FEMALE Number
Diseases of the Heart 1,629   Diseases of the Heart 732   Diseases of the Heart 897
Malignant Neoplasms 1,317   Malignant Neoplasms 673   Malignant Neoplasms 644
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 389   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 173   Cerebrovascular Diseases 250
Cerebrovascular Diseases 388   Cerebrovascular Diseases 138   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 216
Accidents 180   Accidents 108   Alzheimer's Disease 87
ALL CAUSES 5,687   ALL CAUSES 2,699   ALL CAUSES 2,988

 
BLACK POPULATION Number   BLACK MALE Number   BLACK FEMALE Number
Diseases of the Heart 455   Malignant Neoplasms 230   Diseases of the Heart 248
Malignant Neoplasms 422   Diseases of the Heart 207   Malignant Neoplasms 192
Cerebrovascular Diseases 84   Assault (Homicide) 60   Cerebrovascular Diseases 51
Diabetes Mellitus 81   Accidents 46   Diabetes Mellitus 44
Assault (Homicide) 78   Diabetes Mellitus 37   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 27
ALL CAUSES 1,789   ALL CAUSES 932   ALL CAUSES 857

Source: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team, January 2002

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