Table 7 Index Table of Contents
| INDIANA MORTALITY REPORT - 1999 |
| TABLE 7a-1-5 |
| 5 Leading Causes of Death by Reported ETHNICITY and Sex |
| All Age Groups |
| City of Gary RESIDENTS, 1999 |
| TOTAL POPULATION | Number | TOTAL MALE | Number | TOTAL FEMALE | Number | ||
| Diseases of the Heart | 356 | Diseases of the Heart | 194 | Diseases of the Heart | 162 | ||
| Malignant Neoplasms | 258 | Malignant Neoplasms | 133 | Malignant Neoplasms | 125 | ||
| Cerebrovascular Diseases | 96 | Assault (Homicide) | 61 | Cerebrovascular Diseases | 61 | ||
| Assault (Homicide) | 72 | Accidents | 37 | Diabetes Mellitus | 33 | ||
| Diabetes Mellitus | 56 | Cerebrovascular Diseases | 35 | Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | 14 | ||
| ALL CAUSES | 1,175 | ALL CAUSES | 630 | ALL CAUSES | 545 |
| NON-HISPANIC POPULATION | Number | NON-HISPANIC MALE | Number | NON-HISPANIC FEMALE | Number | ||
| Diseases of the Heart | 350 | Diseases of the Heart | 190 | Diseases of the Heart | 160 | ||
| Malignant Neoplasms | 256 | Malignant Neoplasms | 131 | Malignant Neoplasms | 125 | ||
| Cerebrovascular Diseases | 95 | Assault (Homicide) | 60 | Cerebrovascular Diseases | 61 | ||
| Assault (Homicide) | 70 | Accidents | 36 | Diabetes Mellitus | 32 | ||
| Diabetes Mellitus | 55 | Cerebrovascular Diseases | 34 | Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | 14 | ||
| ALL CAUSES | 1,151 | ALL CAUSES | 614 | ALL CAUSES | 537 |
| HISPANIC POPULATION | Number | HISPANIC MALE | Number | HISPANIC FEMALE | Number | ||
| Diseases of the Heart | 6 | Diseases of the Heart | 4 | Diseases of the Heart | 2 | ||
| Malignant Neoplasms | 2 | Malignant Neoplasms | 2 | Diabetes Mellitus | 1 | ||
| Chronic Liver Disease & Cirrhosis | 2 | Pneumonitis Due To Solids & Liquids | 1 | Nutritional Deficiencies | 1 | ||
| Assault (Homicide) | 2 | Parkinson's Disease | 1 | Chronic Liver Disease & Cirrhosis | 1 | ||
| Pneumonitis Due To Solids & Liquids | 1 | Essential (Primary) Hypertension & Hypertensive Renal Disease | 1 | Assault (Homicide) | 1 | ||
| Parkinson's Disease | 1 | Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | 1 | ||||
| Essential (Primary) Hypertension & Hypertensive Renal Disease | 1 | Septicemia | 1 | ||||
| Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | 1 | Chronic Liver Disease & Cirrhosis | 1 | ||||
| Septicemia | 1 | Accidents | 1 | ||||
| Diabetes Mellitus | 1 | Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) | 1 | ||||
| Nutritional Deficiencies | 1 | Assault (Homicide) | 1 | ||||
| Accidents | 1 | ||||||
| Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) | 1 | ||||||
| ALL CAUSES | 23 | ALL CAUSES | 15 | ALL CAUSES | 8 |
| Source: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team, January 2002 |