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INDIANA MORTALITY REPORT - 2001
TABLE 7a-1-5
5 Leading Causes of Death by Reported ETHNICITY 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

 
NON-HISPANIC POPULATION Number   NON-HISPANIC MALE Number   NON-HISPANIC FEMALE Number
Diseases of the Heart 333   Diseases of the Heart 177   Diseases of the Heart 156
Malignant Neoplasms 260   Malignant Neoplasms 134   Malignant Neoplasms 126
Cerebrovascular Diseases 82   Assault (Homicide) 70   Cerebrovascular Diseases 49
Assault (Homicide) 80   Diabetes Mellitus 36   Diabetes Mellitus 35
Diabetes Mellitus 71   Cerebrovascular Diseases 33   Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome & Nephrosis 23
ALL CAUSES 1,216   ALL CAUSES 646   ALL CAUSES 570

 
HISPANIC POPULATION Number   HISPANIC MALE Number   HISPANIC FEMALE Number
Malignant Neoplasms 9   Malignant Neoplasms 5   Diseases of the Heart 4
Diseases of the Heart 5   Cerebrovascular Diseases 2   Malignant Neoplasms 4
Cerebrovascular Diseases 3   Diabetes Mellitus 1   Accidents 3
Accidents 3   Septicemia 1   Diabetes Mellitus 1
Diabetes Mellitus 2   Diseases of the Heart 1   Cerebrovascular Diseases 1
Assault (Homicide) 2   Assault (Homicide) 1   Assault (Homicide) 1
Septicemia 1   Certain Conditions Originating In The Perinatal Period 1    
Certain Conditions Originating In The Perinatal Period 1        
ALL CAUSES 31   ALL CAUSES 14   ALL CAUSES 17

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