Table 3-5. The 10 Leading Causes of Death by Reported Race 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
751
83.24
ALL CAUSES
544
118.08
ALL CAUSES
207
46.89
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
368
40.79
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
261
56.65
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
107
24.24
Assault (homicide)
91
10.09
Assault (homicide)
80
17.37
Malignant neoplasms
21
4.76
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
89
9.87
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
74
16.06
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
15
**
Diseases of heart
34
3.77
Diseases of heart
23
4.99
Diseases of heart
11
**
Malignant neoplasms
33
3.66
Malignant neoplasms
12
**
Assault (homicide)
11
**
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
8
**
Influenza and pneumonia
7
**
Septicemia
4
**
Influenza and pneumonia
8
**
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
7
**
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
3
**
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
8
**
Cerebrovascular diseases
6
**
Cerebrovascular diseases
1
**
Cerebrovascular diseases
7
**
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
5
**
Influenza and pneumonia
1
**
Septicemia
7
**
Septicemia
3
**
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
1
**
Diabetes mellitus
2
**
Diabetes mellitus
2
**
Anemias
1
**
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis
2
**
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis
2
**
Complications of medical and surgical care
1
**
Anemias
2
**
Legal intervention
2
**
Legal intervention
2
**
Essential (primary) hypertension and hypertensive renal disease
1
**
Aortic aneurysm and dissection
1
**
In situ neoplasms, benign neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behavior
1
**
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease
1
**
Complications of medical and surgical care
1
**
WHITE POPULATION
Number
Age-Spc Rate
WHITE MALE
Number
Age-Spc Rate
WHITE FEMALE
Number
Age-Spc Rate
ALL CAUSES
613
78.13
ALL CAUSES
432
107.67
ALL CAUSES
181
47.21
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
344
43.84
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
241
60.07
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
103
26.87
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
77
9.81
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
63
15.70
Malignant neoplasms
19
**
Assault (homicide)
32
4.08
Assault (homicide)
25
6.23
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
14
**
Malignant neoplasms
27
3.44
Diseases of heart
18
**
Diseases of heart
7
**
Diseases of heart
25
3.19
Malignant neoplasms
8
**
Assault (homicide)
7
**
Influenza and pneumonia
8
**
Influenza and pneumonia
7
**
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
3
**
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
7
**
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
6
**
Cerebrovascular diseases
1
**
Cerebrovascular diseases
5
**
Cerebrovascular diseases
4
**
Influenza and pneumonia
1
**
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
4
**
Septicemia
3
**
Septicemia
1
**
Septicemia
4
**
Diabetes mellitus
2
**
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
1
**
Diabetes mellitus
2
**
Complications of medical and surgical care
1
**
BLACK POPULATION
Number
Age-Spc Rate
BLACK MALE
Number
Age-Spc Rate
BLACK FEMALE
Number
Age-Spc Rate
ALL CAUSES
126
137.46
ALL CAUSES
102
221.71
ALL CAUSES
24
52.57
Assault (homicide)
59
64.37
Assault (homicide)
55
119.55
Diseases of heart
4
**
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
18
**
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
15
**
Assault (homicide)
4
**
Diseases of heart
9
**
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
8
**
Septicemia
3
**
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
8
**
Diseases of heart
5
**
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
3
**
Malignant neoplasms
6
**
Malignant neoplasms
4
**
Malignant neoplasms
2
**
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
3
**
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
3
**
Anemias
1
**
Septicemia
3
**
Cerebrovascular diseases
2
**
Cerebrovascular diseases
2
**
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis
1
**
Anemias
2
**
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease
1
**
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis
1
**
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
1
**
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease
1
**
Anemias
1
**
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
1
**
Legal intervention
1
**
Legal intervention
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, 2004, Population Estimates, U.S. Bureau of Census. For additional information, see the Technical Notes.
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