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INDIANA MORTALITY REPORT - 2001
TABLE 3-12
5 Leading Causes of Death by Reported RACE and Sex
AGES 85 + YEARS
INDIANA RESIDENTS, 2001

TOTAL POPULATION Number Age_Spc Rate   TOTAL MALE Number Age_Spc Rate   TOTAL FEMALE Number Age_Spc Rate
Diseases of the Heart 5,346 5,838.92   Diseases of the Heart 1,647 6,512.97   Diseases of the Heart 3,699 5,581.71
Malignant Neoplasms 1,737 1,897.16   Malignant Neoplasms 790 3,124.01   Cerebrovascular Diseases 1,207 1,821.34
Cerebrovascular Diseases 1,610 1,758.45   Cerebrovascular Diseases 403 1,593.64   Malignant Neoplasms 947 1,429.00
Alzheimer's Disease 690 753.62   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 276 1,091.43   Alzheimer's Disease 537 810.32
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 656 716.49   Influenza & Pneumonia 194 767.16   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 380 573.41
ALL CAUSES 14,924 16,300.05   ALL CAUSES 4,792 18,949.70   ALL CAUSES 10,132 15,288.97
 
WHITE POPULATION Number Age_Spc Rate   WHITE MALE Number Age_Spc Rate   WHITE FEMALE Number Age_Spc Rate
Diseases of the Heart 5,107 5,922.40   Diseases of the Heart 1,578 6,652.33   Diseases of the Heart 3,529 5,645.41
Malignant Neoplasms 1,639 1,900.69   Malignant Neoplasms 745 3,140.68   Cerebrovascular Diseases 1,153 1,844.48
Cerebrovascular Diseases 1,527 1,770.80   Cerebrovascular Diseases 374 1,576.66   Malignant Neoplasms 894 1,430.15
Alzheimer's Disease 662 767.70   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 271 1,142.45   Alzheimer's Disease 513 820.66
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 638 739.86   Influenza & Pneumonia 187 788.33   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 367 587.10
ALL CAUSES 14,192 16,457.93   ALL CAUSES 4,564 19,240.34   ALL CAUSES 9,628 15,402.09
 
BLACK POPULATION Number Age_Spc Rate   BLACK MALE Number Age_Spc Rate   BLACK FEMALE Number Age_Spc Rate
Diseases of the Heart 226 4,996.68   Diseases of the Heart 65 5,050.51   Diseases of the Heart 161 4,975.28
Malignant Neoplasms 94 2,078.27   Malignant Neoplasms 44 3,418.80   Cerebrovascular Diseases 52 1,606.92
Cerebrovascular Diseases 80 1,768.74   Cerebrovascular Diseases 28 2,175.60   Malignant Neoplasms 50 1,545.12
Diabetes Mellitus 29 641.17   Diabetes Mellitus 8 **   Alzheimer's Disease 23 710.75
Alzheimer's Disease 27 596.95   Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome & Nephrosis 8 **   Diabetes Mellitus 21 648.95
      Influenza & Pneumonia 7 **      
ALL CAUSES 701 15,498.56   ALL CAUSES 220 17,094.02   ALL CAUSES 481 14,864.03

Source: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team, March 2003 (table run on March 20, 2003).
**Numerator is less than twenty and the rate is unstable.
Population data from the 2000 Census, U.S. Bureau of Census
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