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Indiana Mortality Report - 2008
Table 7a-5. The 5 Leading Causes of Death by Reported Ethnicity and Sex:
All Age Groups, City of Gary Residents

TOTAL POPULATION Number   TOTAL MALE Number   TOTAL FEMALE Number
ALL CAUSES
 1,036  
ALL CAUSES
 549  
ALL CAUSES
 487
Diseases of heart
 238  
Diseases of heart
 131  
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
 127
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
 229  
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
 102  
Diseases of heart
 107
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
 62  
Assault (homicide)
 45  
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
 29
Diabetes mellitus
 52  
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
 33  
Diabetes mellitus
 27
Assault (homicide)
 52  
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
 25  
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (kidney disease)
 19
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
 42  
Diabetes mellitus
 25    

NON-HISPANIC POPULATION Number   NON-HISPANIC MALE Number   NON-HISPANIC FEMALE Number
ALL CAUSES
 932  
ALL CAUSES
 502  
ALL CAUSES
 430
Diseases of heart
 216  
Diseases of heart
 121  
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
 120
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
 212  
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
 92  
Diseases of heart
 95
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
 52  
Assault (homicide)
 42  
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
 22
Assault (homicide)
 48  
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
 30  
Diabetes mellitus
 22
Diabetes mellitus
 47  
Diabetes mellitus
 25  
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (kidney disease)
 17
       
Septicemia
 14
   
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
 14

HISPANIC POPULATION Number   HISPANIC MALE Number   HISPANIC FEMALE Number
ALL CAUSES
 25  
ALL CAUSES
 14  
ALL CAUSES
 11
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
 8  
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
 5  
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
 3
Diseases of heart
 5  
Diseases of heart
 3  
Diseases of heart
 2
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
 4  
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
 3  
Diabetes mellitus
 1
Diabetes mellitus
 1  
Assault (homicide)
 1  
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
 1
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
 1  
Acute bronchitis and bronchiolitis
 1  
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
 1
Assault (homicide)
 1        
Acute bronchitis and bronchiolitis
 1    

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