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- In 2010, a total of 56,635 Indiana residents died. For additional details, see Table 1.
- The five leading causes of death in 2010 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 63.4 percent of Indiana deaths. For details, see Table 3-1.
- Diseases of the heart accounted for 23.6 percent of all deaths (13,374 deaths). See Table 3-1.
- Malignant neoplasms (cancer) accounted for over 23 percent of all deaths (13,139 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 (unintentional injuries) was the fourth leading cause of death for black residents (174 deaths); assault (homicide) was the fifth leading cause of death (161 deaths). Assault (homicide) was the third leading cause of death for black males (138 deaths). See Table 3-1.
- For the Hispanic population (who can be of any race), the leading cause of death was malignant neoplasm (cancer) (138 deaths), followed by diseases of the heart (111 deaths). Accidents (unintentional injuries) were the third leading cause of death (51 deaths). Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period was the fourth leading cause (31 deaths). Assault (homicide) was the fifth leading cause (30 deaths). See Table 3a-1.
- The infant mortality rate was 7.5 per 1,000 live births (630 deaths). For additional details, see Table 8.
- The white infant mortality rate was 6.0 per 1,000 live births (420 deaths). The black infant mortality rate was 14.7 per 1,000 live births (148 deaths). See Table 8.
- The neonatal mortality rate (infants whose age at death was less than 28 days) was 4.9 per 1,000 live births (407 deaths). The white neonatal mortality rate was 4.0 per 1,000 live births (282 deaths), and the black neonatal mortality rate was 8.4 per 1,000 live births (84 deaths). See Table 8.
- The postneonatal mortality rate (infants whose age at death was 28-364 days) was 2.7 per 1,000 live births (223 deaths). The white postneonatal mortality rate was 2.0 per 1,000 live births (138 deaths), and the black postneonatal mortality rate was 6.4 per 1,000 live births (64 deaths). See Table 8.
- The Hispanic (any race) infant mortality rate was 8.6 per 1,000 live births (65 deaths). The neonatal mortality rate was 5.7 per 1,000 live births (43 deaths) and the postneonatal mortality rate was 2.9 per 1,000 live birth (22 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 (152 and 112 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 (38 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 (18 deaths). See Table 3a-2.
- The leading cause of death for residents ages 1-4, for total and white population was accidents (unintentional injuries) (23 and 20 deaths respectively). The leading cause of death for black residents aged 1-4 was assault (homicide) with 5 deaths. There were a total of 94 deaths for ages 1-4 from all causes, 63 were white, and 21 were black. See Table 3-3.
- In 2010, the leading causes of death for residents ages 5-34 were accidents with 663 deaths, suicide with 239 deaths, and assault (homicide) with 172 deaths. For whites in this age group, accidents were the leading cause of death with 589 deaths; while for blacks, assault (homicide) was the leading cause with 96 deaths.
- In 2010, assault (homicide) was the leading cause of death for black residents ages 15-34 with 94 deaths. Assault (homicide) was the fifth leading cause of death for whites ages 15-34 with 61 deaths.