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Indiana Mortality Report - 2003
Table 3-5. The Five Leading Causes of Death by Reported Race and Sex:
Ages 15-24 Years, Indiana Residents

TOTAL POPULATION Number Age_Spc Rate   TOTAL MALE Number Age_Spc Rate   TOTAL FEMALE Number Age_Spc Rate
ALL CAUSES 743 82.34   ALL CAUSES 540 117.20   ALL CAUSES 203 45.96
Accidents 333 36.90   Accidents 248 53.83   Accidents 85 19.25
Assault (Homicide) 96 10.64   Assault (Homicide) 77 16.71   Assault (Homicide) 19 **
Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 79 8.75   Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 65 14.11   Diseases of the Heart 18 **
Malignant Neoplasms 31 3.44   Malignant Neoplasms 20 4.34   Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 14 **
Diseases of the Heart 29 3.21   Diseases of the Heart 11 **   Malignant Neoplasms 11 **


WHITE POPULATION Number Age_Spc Rate   WHITE MALE Number Age_Spc Rate   WHITE FEMALE Number Age_Spc Rate
ALL CAUSES 616 78.01   ALL CAUSES 441 109.33   ALL CAUSES 175 45.30
Accidents 313 39.64   Accidents 231 57.27   Accidents 82 21.23
Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 72 9.12   Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 60 14.87   Diseases of the Heart 16 **
Assault (Homicide) 28 3.55   Assault (Homicide) 19 **   Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 12 **
Malignant Neoplasms 26 3.29   Malignant Neoplasms 16 **   Malignant Neoplasms 10 **
Diseases of the Heart 24 3.04   Diseases of the Heart 8 **   Assault (Homicide) 9 **


BLACK POPULATION Number Age_Spc Rate   BLACK MALE Number Age_Spc Rate   BLACK FEMALE Number Age_Spc Rate
ALL CAUSES 121 140.68   ALL CAUSES 93 215.05   ALL CAUSES 28 65.47
Assault (Homicide) 67 77.90   Assault (Homicide) 57 131.81   Assault (Homicide) 10 **
Accidents 18 **   Accidents 15 **   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 4 **
Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 7 **   Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 5 **   Accidents 3 **
Diseases of the Heart 5 **   Malignant Neoplasms 4 **   Diseases of the Heart 2 **
Malignant Neoplasms 5 **   Diseases of the Heart 3 **   Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 2 **
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 5 **         Malignant Neoplasms 1 **
Legal Intervention 2 **         Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Disease 1 **
            Meningitis 1 **
            Tuberculosis 1 **

Source: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team.
** Numerator is less than 20 and the rate is unstable.
Age-specific rates are per 100,000 population.
Population data from the July 1, 2003 Population Estimate, U.S. Bureau of Census. See the Technical Notes.
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