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- In 2008, a total of 56,709 Indiana residents died. For additional details, see Table 1.
- The five leading causes of death in 2008 were diseases of the heart, malignant neoplasms (cancer), chronic lower respiratory diseases, cerebrovascular diseases (stroke), and accidents (unintentional injuries). Together, these five causes accounted for 64 percent of Indiana deaths. For details, see Table 3-1.
- Diseases of the heart accounted for over 24 percent of all deaths (13,641 deaths). See Table 3-1.
- Malignant neoplasms (cancer) accounted for over 23 percent of all deaths (13,125 deaths). See Table 3-1.
- Diseases of the heart 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.
- Accidents were the fourth leading cause of death for black residents (193 deaths); assault (homicide) was the fifth leading cause of death (188 deaths). Assault (homicide) was the third leading cause of death for black males (157 deaths). See Table 3-1.
- For the Hispanic population (who can be of any race), the leading cause of death was malignant neoplams (cancer) (119 deaths), followed closely by diseases of the heart (116 deaths). Accidents (unintentional injuries) were the third leading cause of death (86 deaths). Assault (homicide) was the fourth leading cause (28 deaths), while certain conditions originating in the perinatal period was the fifth leading cause (26 deaths). See Table 3a-1.
- The infant mortality rate was 6.9 per 1,000 live births (616 deaths). For additional details, see Table 8.
- The white infant mortality rate was 5.5 per 1,000 live births (409 deaths). The black infant mortality rate was 14.9 per 1,000 live births (156 deaths). See Table 8.
- The neonatal mortality rate (infants whose age at death was less than 28 days) was 4.4 per 1,000 live births (387 deaths). The white neonatal mortality rate was 3.5 per 1,000 live births (258 deaths), and the black neonatal mortality rate was 9.3 per 1,000 live births (98 deaths). See Table 8.
- The postneonatal mortality rate (infants whose age at death was 28-364 days) was 2.6 per 1,000 live births (229 deaths). The white postneonatal mortality rate was 2.0 per 1,000 live births (151 deaths), and the black postneonatal mortality rate was 5.5 per 1,000 live births (58 deaths). See Table 8.
- The Hispanic (any race) infant mortality rate was 7.8 per 1,000 live births (66 deaths). The neonatality rate was 5.1 per 1,000 live births (43 deaths) and the postneonatality rate was 2.7 per 1,000 live births (23 deaths). 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 (130 and 92 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 (45 deaths). See Table 3-2.
- The leading cause of infant death for the Hispanic population (who can be of any race) was congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (19 deaths). See Table 3a-2. Accidents (unintentional injuries) were the leading cause of death for Hispanics (any race) aged 1-4, 5-14, 15-24, 25-34, and 35-44. See Table 3a-3, Table 3a-4, Table 3a-5, Table 3a-6, and Table 3a-7.
- The leading cause of death for residents ages 1-4, regardless of race and sex, was accidents (unintentional injuries). There were a total of 121 deaths from all causes, 85 were white and 30 were black. Males accounted for 67 deaths, and there were 54 deaths for females. See Table 3-3.
- In 2008, the leading causes of death for residents ages 5-34 were accidents with 694 deaths, suicide with 223 deaths, and assault (homicide) with 195 deaths. For whites in this age group, accidents was the leading cause of death with 593 deaths; while for blacks, assault (homicide) was the leading cause with 128 deaths.
- In 2008, assault (homicide) was the leading cause of death for black residents ages 15-34 with 125 deaths. Assault (homicide) was the fifth leading cause of death for whites ages 15-34 with 54 deaths.