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INDIANA MORTALITY REPORT - 2001
TABLE 7-1-2
5 Leading Causes of Death by Reported RACE and Sex
All Age Groups
City of Fort Wayne RESIDENTS, 2001

TOTAL POPULATION Number   TOTAL MALE Number   TOTAL FEMALE Number
Diseases of the Heart 570   Diseases of the Heart 263   Diseases of the Heart 307
Malignant Neoplasms 477   Malignant Neoplasms 220   Malignant Neoplasms 257
Cerebrovascular Diseases 141   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 61   Cerebrovascular Diseases 88
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 130   Cerebrovascular Diseases 53   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 69
Accidents 83   Accidents 47   Alzheimer's Disease 48
ALL CAUSES 2,062   ALL CAUSES 969   ALL CAUSES 1,093

 
WHITE POPULATION Number   WHITE MALE Number   WHITE FEMALE Number
Diseases of the Heart 513   Diseases of the Heart 235   Diseases of the Heart 278
Malignant Neoplasms 422   Malignant Neoplasms 189   Malignant Neoplasms 233
Cerebrovascular Diseases 127   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 55   Cerebrovascular Diseases 82
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 121   Cerebrovascular Diseases 45   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 66
Accidents 75   Accidents 42   Alzheimer's Disease 44
ALL CAUSES 1,832   ALL CAUSES 829   ALL CAUSES 1,003

 
BLACK POPULATION Number   BLACK MALE Number   BLACK FEMALE Number
Diseases of the Heart 55   Malignant Neoplasms 28   Diseases of the Heart 29
Malignant Neoplasms 50   Diseases of the Heart 26   Malignant Neoplasms 22
Assault (Homicide) 18   Assault (Homicide) 16   Cerebrovascular Diseases 6
Cerebrovascular Diseases 13   Cerebrovascular Diseases 7   Alzheimer's Disease 4
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome & Nephrosis 9   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 6   Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome & Nephrosis 3
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 9   Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome & Nephrosis 6   Influenza & Pneumonia 3
    Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 6   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 3
        Accidents 3
ALL CAUSES 218   ALL CAUSES 131   ALL CAUSES 87

Source: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team, March 2003 (table run on March 21, 2003).
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