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Indiana Mortality Report - 2003
Table 3a-12. The Five Leading Causes of Death by Reported Ethnicity and Sex:
Ages 85 + Years, Indiana Residents

TOTAL POPULATION Number Age_Spc Rate   TOTAL MALE Number Age_Spc Rate   TOTAL FEMALE Number Age_Spc Rate
ALL CAUSES 15,354 15,190.25   ALL CAUSES 5,010 16,983.05   ALL CAUSES 10,344 14,451.37
Diseases of the Heart 5,325 5,268.21   Diseases of the Heart 1,710 5,796.61   Diseases of the Heart 3,615 5,050.43
Malignant Neoplasms 1,742 1,723.42   Malignant Neoplasms 708 2,400.00   Cerebrovascular Diseases 1,046 1,461.34
Cerebrovascular Diseases 1,478 1,462.24   Cerebrovascular Diseases 432 1,464.41   Malignant Neoplasms 1,034 1,444.58
Alzheimer's Disease 876 866.66   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 317 1,074.58   Alzheimer's Disease 669 934.64
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 716 708.36   Influenza & Pneumonia 234 793.22   Influenza & Pneumonia 428 597.95


NON-HISPANIC POPULATION Number Age_Spc Rate   NON-HISPANIC MALE Number Age_Spc Rate   NON-HISPANIC FEMALE Number Age_Spc Rate
ALL CAUSES 15,280 15,241.44   ALL CAUSES 4,978 17,060.21   ALL CAUSES 10,302 14,494.75
Diseases of the Heart 5,304 5,290.61   Diseases of the Heart 1,701 5,829.53   Diseases of the Heart 3,603 5,069.36
Malignant Neoplasms 1,739 1,734.61   Malignant Neoplasms 707 2,422.98   Cerebrovascular Diseases 1,043 1,467.48
Cerebrovascular Diseases 1,473 1,469.28   Cerebrovascular Diseases 430 1,473.66   Malignant Neoplasms 1,032 1,452.01
Alzheimer's Disease 873 870.80   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 316 1,082.97   Alzheimer's Disease 668 939.87
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 715 713.20   Influenza & Pneumonia 231 791.67   Influenza & Pneumonia 426 599.38


HISPANIC POPULATION Number Age_Spc Rate   HISPANIC MALE Number Age_Spc Rate   HISPANIC FEMALE Number Age_Spc Rate
ALL CAUSES 47 5,696.97   ALL CAUSES 22 6,853.58   ALL CAUSES 25 4,960.32
Diseases of the Heart 19 **   Diseases of the Heart 7 **   Diseases of the Heart 12 **
Cerebrovascular Diseases 5 **   Influenza & Pneumonia 3 **   Diabetes Mellitus 3 **
Influenza & Pneumonia 5 **   Cerebrovascular Diseases 2 **   Cerebrovascular Diseases 3 **
Diabetes Mellitus 4 **   Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome & Nephrosis 2 **   Malignant Neoplasms 2 **
Malignant Neoplasms 3 **   Alzheimer's Disease 2 **   Influenza & Pneumonia 2 **
Alzheimer's Disease 3 **   Malignant Neoplasms 1 **   Anemias 1 **
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome & Nephrosis 2 **   Diabetes Mellitus 1 **   Alzheimer's Disease 1 **
      In Situ Neoplasms, Benign Neoplasms & Neoplasms of Uncertain Or Unknown Behavior 1 **      
      Septicemia 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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