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INDIANA MORTALITY REPORT - 2001
TABLE 3-5
5 Leading Causes of Death by Reported RACE and Sex
AGES 15-24 YEARS
INDIANA RESIDENTS, 2001

TOTAL POPULATION Number Age_Spc Rate   TOTAL MALE Number Age_Spc Rate   TOTAL FEMALE Number Age_Spc Rate
Accidents 345 39.24   Accidents 257 57.22   Accidents 88 20.46
Assault (Homicide) 129 14.67   Assault (Homicide) 112 24.94   Assault (Homicide) 17 **
Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 94 10.69   Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 79 17.59   Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 15 **
Malignant Neoplasms 40 4.55   Malignant Neoplasms 31 6.90   Malignant Neoplasms 9 **
Diseases of the Heart 20 2.27   Diseases of the Heart 12 **   Diseases of the Heart 8 **
ALL CAUSES 766 87.12   ALL CAUSES 582 129.59   ALL CAUSES 184 42.78
 
WHITE POPULATION Number Age_Spc Rate   WHITE MALE Number Age_Spc Rate   WHITE FEMALE Number Age_Spc Rate
Accidents 314 42.13   Accidents 234 61.67   Accidents 80 21.86
Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 86 11.54   Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 73 19.24   Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 13 **
Assault (Homicide) 41 5.50   Assault (Homicide) 30 7.91   Assault (Homicide) 11 **
Malignant Neoplasms 37 4.96   Malignant Neoplasms 29 7.64   Malignant Neoplasms 8 **
Diseases of the Heart 16 **   Diseases of the Heart 9 **   Diseases of the Heart 7 **
ALL CAUSES 611 81.98   ALL CAUSES 451 118.87   ALL CAUSES 160 43.73
 
BLACK POPULATION Number Age_Spc Rate   BLACK MALE Number Age_Spc Rate   BLACK FEMALE Number Age_Spc Rate
Assault (Homicide) 88 105.23   Assault (Homicide) 82 196.10   Accidents 6 **
Accidents 27 32.29   Accidents 21 50.22   Assault (Homicide) 6 **
Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 7 **   Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 6 **   Diseases of the Heart 1 **
Diseases of the Heart 4 **   Diseases of the Heart 3 **   Malignant Neoplasms 1 **
Malignant Neoplasms 3 **   Malignant Neoplasms 2 **   Diabetes Mellitus 1 **
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome & Nephrosis 3 **   Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome & Nephrosis 2 **   Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome & Nephrosis 1 **
      Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 2 **   Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 1 **
ALL CAUSES 150 179.36   ALL CAUSES 129 308.50   ALL CAUSES 21 50.22

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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