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Indiana Mortality Report - 2003
Table 3-8. The Five Leading Causes of Death by Reported Race and Sex:
Ages 45-54 Years, Indiana Residents

TOTAL POPULATION Number Age_Spc Rate   TOTAL MALE Number Age_Spc Rate   TOTAL FEMALE Number Age_Spc Rate
ALL CAUSES 3,918 450.02   ALL CAUSES 2,426 562.32   ALL CAUSES 1,492 339.70
Malignant Neoplasms 1,122 128.87   Diseases of the Heart 685 158.78   Malignant Neoplasms 550 125.22
Diseases of the Heart 947 108.77   Malignant Neoplasms 572 132.58   Diseases of the Heart 262 59.65
Accidents 272 31.24   Accidents 189 43.81   Accidents 83 18.90
Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 167 19.18   Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 131 30.36   Cerebrovascular Diseases 60 13.66
Cerebrovascular Diseases 137 15.74   Chronic Liver Disease & Cirrhosis 98 22.72   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 51 11.61

WHITE POPULATION Number Age_Spc Rate   WHITE MALE Number Age_Spc Rate   WHITE FEMALE Number Age_Spc Rate
ALL CAUSES 3,366 426.74   ALL CAUSES 2,088 530.39   ALL CAUSES 1,278 323.47
Malignant Neoplasms 998 126.53   Diseases of the Heart 590 149.87   Malignant Neoplasms 495 125.29
Diseases of the Heart 808 102.44   Malignant Neoplasms 503 127.77   Diseases of the Heart 218 55.18
Accidents 255 32.33   Accidents 173 43.94   Accidents 82 20.75
Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 161 20.41   Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 127 32.26   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 47 11.90
Chronic Liver Disease & Cirrhosis 115 14.58   Chronic Liver Disease & Cirrhosis 87 22.10   Cerebrovascular Diseases 44 11.14

BLACK POPULATION Number Age_Spc Rate   BLACK MALE Number Age_Spc Rate   BLACK FEMALE Number Age_Spc Rate
ALL CAUSES 538 817.80   ALL CAUSES 331 1,093.06   ALL CAUSES 207 583.03
Diseases of the Heart 136 206.73   Diseases of the Heart 93 307.11   Malignant Neoplasms 52 146.46
Malignant Neoplasms 118 179.37   Malignant Neoplasms 66 217.95   Diseases of the Heart 43 121.11
Cerebrovascular Diseases 36 54.72   Cerebrovascular Diseases 20 66.05   Cerebrovascular Diseases 16 **
Diabetes Mellitus 29 44.08   Accidents 16 **   Diabetes Mellitus 15 **
Accidents 17 **   Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Disease 15 **   Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome & Nephrosis 5 **
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Disease 17 **         Chronic Liver Disease & Cirrhosis 5 **

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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