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- In 2006, a total of 55,466 Indiana residents died. For additional details, see Table 1.
- The five leading causes of death in 2006 were diseases of the heart, malignant neoplasms (cancer), chronic lower respiratory diseases, cerebrovascular diseases (stroke), and accidents. Together, these five causes accounted for 65 percent of Indiana deaths. For details, see Table 3-1.
- Heart disease accounted for 26 percent of all deaths (14,296 deaths). See Table 3-1.
- Malignant neoplasms (cancer) accounted for 23 percent of all deaths (12,872 deaths). See Table 3-1.
- Heart disease and malignant neoplasms (cancer) were the two leading causes of death regardless of race. Chronic lower respiratory diseases was the third leading cause of death for total and white residents; cerebrovascular diseases (stroke) was the third leading cause for black residents. See Table 3-1.
- Diabetes was the fourth leading cause of death for black residents (204 deaths); assault (homicide) was the fifth leading cause of death (196 deaths). Assault was the third leading cause of death for black males (163 deaths). See Table 3-1.
- The infant mortality rate was 7.9 per 1,000 live births (702 deaths). For additional details, see Table 8.
- The white infant mortality rate was 6.4 per 1,000 live births (495 deaths). The black infant mortality rate was 18.1 per 1,000 live births (188 deaths). See Table 8.
- The neonatal mortality rate (infants whose age at death was less than 28 days) was 4.8 per 1,000 live births. The white neonatal mortality rate was 3.8 per 1,000 live births, and the black neonatal mortality rate was 12.1 per 1,000 live births. See Table 8.
- The postneonatal mortality rate (infants whose age at death was 29-364 days) was 3.0 per 1,000 live births. The white postneonatal mortality rate was 2.6 per 1,000 live births, and the black postneonatal mortality rate was 6.0 per 1,000 live births. See Table 8.
- For both the total population and the white population, the leading cause of death for infants under one year of age was congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (154 and 125 deaths, respectively). See Table 3-2.
- The leading cause of death for black infants under one year of age was disorders related to short gestation and low birth weight (46 deaths). See Table 3-2.
- The leading cause of death for white and black residents ages 1-4, regardless of sex, was accidents (40 deaths for white residents, 6 deaths for black residents). See Table 3-3.
- In 2006, the leading causes of death for residents ages 5-34 were accidents with 720 deaths, suicide with 235 deaths, and assault (homicide) with 214 deaths. For whites in this age group, accidents was the leading cause of death with 654 deaths; while for blacks, assault (homicide) was the leading cause with 131 deaths.
- In 2006, assault (homicide) was the leading cause of death for black residents ages 15-34 with 127 deaths. Assault was the fifth leading cause of death for whites ages 15-34 with 72 deaths.