Table 7 Index Table of Contents
| INDIANA MORTALITY REPORT - 2001 |
| TABLE 7-1-5 |
| 5 Leading Causes of Death by Reported RACE and Sex |
| All Age Groups |
| City of Gary RESIDENTS, 2001 |
| TOTAL POPULATION | Number | TOTAL MALE | Number | TOTAL FEMALE | Number | ||
| Diseases of the Heart | 338 | Diseases of the Heart | 178 | Diseases of the Heart | 160 | ||
| Malignant Neoplasms | 269 | Malignant Neoplasms | 139 | Malignant Neoplasms | 130 | ||
| Cerebrovascular Diseases | 85 | Assault (Homicide) | 71 | Cerebrovascular Diseases | 50 | ||
| Assault (Homicide) | 82 | Diabetes Mellitus | 37 | Diabetes Mellitus | 36 | ||
| Diabetes Mellitus | 73 | Cerebrovascular Diseases | 35 | Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome & Nephrosis | 23 | ||
| ALL CAUSES | 1,247 | ALL CAUSES | 660 | ALL CAUSES | 587 |
| WHITE POPULATION | Number | WHITE MALE | Number | WHITE FEMALE | Number | ||
| Diseases of the Heart | 66 | Diseases of the Heart | 33 | Diseases of the Heart | 33 | ||
| Malignant Neoplasms | 39 | Malignant Neoplasms | 20 | Malignant Neoplasms | 19 | ||
| Cerebrovascular Diseases | 18 | Cerebrovascular Diseases | 7 | Cerebrovascular Diseases | 11 | ||
| Diabetes Mellitus | 13 | Assault (Homicide) | 7 | Diabetes Mellitus | 9 | ||
| Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | 9 | Alzheimer's Disease | 4 | Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | 6 | ||
| Diabetes Mellitus | 4 | ||||||
| Parkinson's Disease | 3 | ||||||
| Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome & Nephrosis | 3 | ||||||
| Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | 3 | ||||||
| Chronic Liver Disease & Cirrhosis | 3 | ||||||
| Accidents | 3 | ||||||
| ALL CAUSES | 216 | ALL CAUSES | 106 | ALL CAUSES | 110 |
| BLACK POPULATION | Number | BLACK MALE | Number | BLACK FEMALE | Number | ||
| Diseases of the Heart | 272 | Diseases of the Heart | 145 | Diseases of the Heart | 127 | ||
| Malignant Neoplasms | 229 | Malignant Neoplasms | 118 | Malignant Neoplasms | 111 | ||
| Assault (Homicide) | 74 | Assault (Homicide) | 64 | Cerebrovascular Diseases | 39 | ||
| Cerebrovascular Diseases | 67 | Diabetes Mellitus | 33 | Diabetes Mellitus | 27 | ||
| Diabetes Mellitus | 60 | Cerebrovascular Diseases | 28 | Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome & Nephrosis | 20 | ||
| ALL CAUSES | 1,029 | ALL CAUSES | 553 | ALL CAUSES | 476 |
| Source: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team, March 2003 (table run on March 21, 2003). |
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