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Indiana Mortality Report - 2003
Table 7-1-2. The Five Leading Causes of Death by Reported Race and Sex:
All Age Groups, City of Fort Wayne Residents

TOTAL POPULATION Number   TOTAL MALE Number   TOTAL FEMALE Number
ALL CAUSES 2,227   ALL CAUSES 1,078   ALL CAUSES 1,149
Diseases of the Heart 593   Diseases of the Heart 299   Diseases of the Heart 294
Malignant Neoplasms 542   Malignant Neoplasms 261   Malignant Neoplasms 281
Cerebrovascular Diseases 136   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 62   Cerebrovascular Diseases 82
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 128   Cerebrovascular Diseases 54   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 66
Alzheimer's Disease 90   Accidents 44   Alzheimer's Disease 63

WHITE POPULATION Number   WHITE MALE Number   WHITE FEMALE Number
ALL CAUSES 1,959   ALL CAUSES 932   ALL CAUSES 1,027
Diseases of the Heart 533   Diseases of the Heart 270   Diseases of the Heart 263
Malignant Neoplasms 474   Malignant Neoplasms 221   Malignant Neoplasms 253
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 124   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 59   Cerebrovascular Diseases 74
Cerebrovascular Diseases 123   Cerebrovascular Diseases 49   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 65
Alzheimer's Disease 82   Accidents 36   Alzheimer's Disease 59

BLACK POPULATION Number   BLACK MALE Number   BLACK FEMALE Number
ALL CAUSES 260   ALL CAUSES 141   ALL CAUSES 119
Malignant Neoplasms 67   Malignant Neoplasms 39   Diseases of the Heart 31
Diseases of the Heart 60   Diseases of the Heart 29   Malignant Neoplasms 28
Cerebrovascular Diseases 13   Assault (Homicide) 8   Cerebrovascular Diseases 8
Diabetes Mellitus 10   Accidents 7   Alzheimer's Disease 4
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome & Nephrosis 9   Diabetes Mellitus 6   Diabetes Mellitus 4
Accidents 9       Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome & Nephrosis 4
Assault (Homicide) 9       Certain Conditions Originating In The Perinatal Period 4
Certain Conditions Originating In The Perinatal Period 9       Essential (Primary) Hypertension & Hypertensive Renal Disease 3

Source: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team.
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