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Indiana Mortality Report - 2003
Table 7-1-4. The Five Leading Causes of Death by Reported Race and Sex:
All Age Groups, City of South Bend Residents

TOTAL POPULATION Number   TOTAL MALE Number   TOTAL FEMALE Number
ALL CAUSES 1,437   ALL CAUSES 690   ALL CAUSES 747
Diseases of the Heart 415   Diseases of the Heart 192   Diseases of the Heart 223
Malignant Neoplasms 335   Malignant Neoplasms 176   Malignant Neoplasms 159
Cerebrovascular Diseases 94   Cerebrovascular Diseases 35   Cerebrovascular Diseases 59
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 71   Accidents 34   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 39
Accidents 46   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 32   Alzheimer's Disease 24

WHITE POPULATION Number   WHITE MALE Number   WHITE FEMALE Number
ALL CAUSES 1,191   ALL CAUSES 561   ALL CAUSES 630
Diseases of the Heart 369   Diseases of the Heart 167   Diseases of the Heart 202
Malignant Neoplasms 287   Malignant Neoplasms 150   Malignant Neoplasms 137
Cerebrovascular Diseases 72   Cerebrovascular Diseases 32   Cerebrovascular Diseases 40
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 60   Accidents 28   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 36
Accidents 39   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 24   Alzheimer's Disease 23

BLACK POPULATION Number   BLACK MALE Number   BLACK FEMALE Number
ALL CAUSES 237   ALL CAUSES 125   ALL CAUSES 112
Diseases of the Heart 45   Malignant Neoplasms 25   Diseases of the Heart 21
Malignant Neoplasms 45   Diseases of the Heart 24   Malignant Neoplasms 20
Cerebrovascular Diseases 22   Assault (Homicide) 13   Cerebrovascular Diseases 19
Diabetes Mellitus 14   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 8   Diabetes Mellitus 8
Assault (Homicide) 14   Diabetes Mellitus 6   Essential (Primary) Hypertension & Hypertensive Renal Disease 4
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 11   Accidents 6   Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome & Nephrosis 4
Accidents 7        

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