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Indiana Mortality Report - 2003
Table 3-9. The Five Leading Causes of Death by Reported Race and Sex:
Ages 55-64 Years, Indiana Residents

TOTAL POPULATION Number Age_Spc Rate   TOTAL MALE Number Age_Spc Rate   TOTAL FEMALE Number Age_Spc Rate
ALL CAUSES 6,040 1,022.09   ALL CAUSES 3,555 1,242.43   ALL CAUSES 2,485 815.25
Malignant Neoplasms 2,288 387.18   Malignant Neoplasms 1,255 438.61   Malignant Neoplasms 1,033 338.90
Diseases of the Heart 1,509 255.35   Diseases of the Heart 1,004 350.89   Diseases of the Heart 505 165.68
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 339 57.37   Diabetes Mellitus 151 52.77   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 192 62.99
Diabetes Mellitus 249 42.14   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 147 51.37   Diabetes Mellitus 98 32.15
Cerebrovascular Diseases 215 36.38   Cerebrovascular Diseases 119 41.59   Cerebrovascular Diseases 96 31.49

WHITE POPULATION Number Age_Spc Rate   WHITE MALE Number Age_Spc Rate   WHITE FEMALE Number Age_Spc Rate
ALL CAUSES 5,396 991.49   ALL CAUSES 3,172 1,198.71   ALL CAUSES 2,224 795.38
Malignant Neoplasms 2,076 381.45   Malignant Neoplasms 1,133 428.17   Malignant Neoplasms 943 337.25
Diseases of the Heart 1,335 245.30   Diseases of the Heart 898 339.36   Diseases of the Heart 437 156.29
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 331 60.82   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 143 54.04   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 188 67.24
Diabetes Mellitus 215 39.51   Diabetes Mellitus 133 50.26   Diabetes Mellitus 82 29.33
Cerebrovascular Diseases 172 31.60   Accidents 102 38.55   Cerebrovascular Diseases 78 27.90

BLACK POPULATION Number Age_Spc Rate   BLACK MALE Number Age_Spc Rate   BLACK FEMALE Number Age_Spc Rate
ALL CAUSES 620 1,662.38   ALL CAUSES 369 2,171.23   ALL CAUSES 251 1,236.39
Malignant Neoplasms 207 555.02   Malignant Neoplasms 121 711.97   Malignant Neoplasms 86 423.62
Diseases of the Heart 167 447.77   Diseases of the Heart 102 600.18   Diseases of the Heart 65 320.18
Cerebrovascular Diseases 41 109.93   Cerebrovascular Diseases 25 147.10   Cerebrovascular Diseases 16 **
Diabetes Mellitus 33 88.48   Diabetes Mellitus 17 **   Diabetes Mellitus 16 **
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome & Nephrosis 13 **   Accidents 10 **   Septicemia 6 **
Accidents 13 **         Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome & Nephrosis 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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