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Indiana Mortality Report - 2003
Table 3a-5. The Five Leading Causes of Death by Reported Ethnicity 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 **

NON-HISPANIC POPULATION Number Age_Spc Rate   NON-HISPANIC MALE Number Age_Spc Rate   NON-HISPANIC FEMALE Number Age_Spc Rate
ALL CAUSES 705 82.21   ALL CAUSES 514 118.04   ALL CAUSES 191 45.25
Accidents 314 36.62   Accidents 232 53.28   Accidents 82 19.43
Assault (Homicide) 89 10.38   Assault (Homicide) 74 16.99   Diseases of the Heart 18 **
Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 79 9.21   Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 65 14.93   Assault (Homicide) 15 **
Malignant Neoplasms 31 3.62   Malignant Neoplasms 20 4.59   Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 14 **
Diseases of the Heart 29 3.38   Diseases of the Heart 11 **   Malignant Neoplasms 11 **

HISPANIC POPULATION Number Age_Spc Rate   HISPANIC MALE Number Age_Spc Rate   HISPANIC FEMALE Number Age_Spc Rate
ALL CAUSES 30 66.87   ALL CAUSES 21 83.06   ALL CAUSES 9 **
Accidents 18 **   Accidents 16 **   Assault (Homicide) 4 **
Assault (Homicide) 7 **   Assault (Homicide) 3 **   Accidents 2 **
Cerebrovascular Diseases 1 **         Cerebrovascular Diseases 1 **
Essential (Primary) Hypertension & Hypertensive Renal Disease 1 **         Essential (Primary) Hypertension & Hypertensive Renal Disease 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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