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INDIANA MORTALITY REPORT - 2001
TABLE 3-8
5 Leading Causes of Death by Reported RACE and Sex
AGES 45-54 YEARS
INDIANA RESIDENTS, 2001

TOTAL POPULATION Number Age_Spc Rate   TOTAL MALE Number Age_Spc Rate   TOTAL FEMALE Number Age_Spc Rate
Malignant Neoplasms 1,176 143.97   Malignant Neoplasms 605 149.71   Malignant Neoplasms 571 138.34
Diseases of the Heart 820 100.38   Diseases of the Heart 597 147.73   Diseases of the Heart 223 54.03
Accidents 216 26.44   Accidents 157 38.85   Cerebrovascular Diseases 67 16.23
Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 162 19.83   Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 125 30.93   Accidents 59 14.29
Diabetes Mellitus 137 16.77   Chronic Liver Disease & Cirrhosis 97 24.00   Diabetes Mellitus 58 14.05
ALL CAUSES 3,665 448.67   ALL CAUSES 2,275 562.97   ALL CAUSES 1,390 336.76
 
WHITE POPULATION Number Age_Spc Rate   WHITE MALE Number Age_Spc Rate   WHITE FEMALE Number Age_Spc Rate
Malignant Neoplasms 1,022 138.70   Diseases of the Heart 525 143.37   Malignant Neoplasms 505 136.25
Diseases of the Heart 703 95.41   Malignant Neoplasms 517 141.18   Diseases of the Heart 178 48.02
Accidents 187 25.38   Accidents 136 37.14   Cerebrovascular Diseases 53 14.30
Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 151 20.49   Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 118 32.22   Accidents 51 13.76
Chronic Liver Disease & Cirrhosis 112 15.20   Chronic Liver Disease & Cirrhosis 86 23.49   Diabetes Mellitus 46 12.41
ALL CAUSES 3,106 421.54   ALL CAUSES 1,925 525.69   ALL CAUSES 1,181 318.64
 
BLACK POPULATION Number Age_Spc Rate   BLACK MALE Number Age_Spc Rate   BLACK FEMALE Number Age_Spc Rate
Malignant Neoplasms 140 240.63   Malignant Neoplasms 80 295.52   Malignant Neoplasms 60 192.87
Diseases of the Heart 116 199.38   Diseases of the Heart 72 265.97   Diseases of the Heart 44 141.44
Cerebrovascular Diseases 30 51.56   Accidents 18 **   Cerebrovascular Diseases 13 **
Diabetes Mellitus 30 51.56   Diabetes Mellitus 18 **   Diabetes Mellitus 12 **
Accidents 26 44.69   Cerebrovascular Diseases 17 **   Accidents 8 **
Assault (Homicide) 16 **   Assault (Homicide) 13 **      
ALL CAUSES 534 917.84   ALL CAUSES 334 1,233.79   ALL CAUSES 200 642.90

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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