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Indiana Mortality Report - 2011
Table 6-21. Deaths from 39 Selected Causes by Race and Sex:
City of Merrillville Residents, 2011

City of Merrillville ALL RACES WHITE BLACK OTHER   HISPANIC
ICD 10 Description ICD 10 Number Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total   Total
ALL CAUSES
A00-Y899 335 158 177 235 109 126 95 48 47 5   12
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
C00-C97 77 35 42 ** ** ** ** ** ** **   **
Malignant neoplasm of stomach
C16 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **   **
Malignant neoplasms of colon, rectum and anus
C18-C21 9 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **   **
Malignant neoplasm of pancreas
C25 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **   **
Malignant neoplasms of trachea, bronchus and lung
C33-C34 14 9 5 ** ** ** ** ** ** **   **
Malignant neoplasm of breast
C50 6 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **   **
Malignant neoplasms of cervix uteri, corpus uteri and ovary
C53-C56 7 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **   **
Malignant neoplasm of prostate
C61 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **   **
Malignant neoplasms of urinary tract
C64-C68 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **   **
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
C82-C85 6 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **   **
Leukemia
C91-C95 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **   **
Other malignant neoplasms
C00-C15,C17,C22-C24,
C26-C32,C37-C49,
C51-C52,C57-C60,
C62-C63,C69-C81,
C88,C90,C96-C97
21 10 11 ** ** ** ** ** ** **   **
Diabetes mellitus
E10-E14 17 8 9 ** ** ** ** ** ** **   **
Alzheimer's disease
G30 9 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **   **
Major cardiovascular diseases
I00-I78 93 46 47 ** ** ** ** ** ** **   **
Diseases of heart
I00-I09,I11,I13,I20-I51 66 30 36 ** ** ** ** ** ** **   **
Hypertensive heart disease with or without renal disease
I11,I13 6 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **   **
Ischemic heart diseases
I20-I25 36 16 20 ** ** ** ** ** ** **   **
Other diseases of heart
I00-I09,I26-I51 24 13 11 ** ** ** ** ** ** **   **
Essential hypertension and hypertensive renal disease
I10,I12,I15 5 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **   **
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
I60-I69 18 11 7 ** ** ** ** ** ** **   **
Atherosclerosis
I70 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **   **
Other diseases of circulatory system
I71-I78 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **   **
Influenza and pneumonia
J09-J18 5 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **   **
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
J40-J47 13 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **   **
Peptic ulcer
K25-K28 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **   **
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis
K70,K73-K74 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **   **
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (kidney disease)
N00-N07,N17-N19,N25-N27 9 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **   **
Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
O00-O99 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **   **
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
P00-P96 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **   **
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
Q00-Q99 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **   **
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
R95 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **   **
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (excluding SIDS)
R00-R94,R96-R99 28 12 16 ** ** ** ** ** ** **   **
All other diseases
(RESIDUAL) 58 26 32 ** ** ** ** ** ** **   **
Motor vehicle accidents
V02-V04,V09.0,V09.2,
V12-V14,V19.0-V19.2,
V19.4-V19.6,V20-V79,
V80.3-V80.5,V81.0-V81.1,
V82.0-V82.1,V83-V86,
V87.0-V87.8,V88.0-V88.8,
V89.0,V89.2
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **   **
All other and unspecified accidents and adverse effects
V01,V05-V06,V09.1,
V09.3-V09.9,V10-V11,
V15-V18,V19.3,
V19.8-V19.9,V80.0-V80.2,
V80.6-V80.9,V81.2-V81.9,
V82.2-V82.9,V87.9,
V88.9,V89.1,V89.3,
V89.9,V90-X59,
Y40-Y86,Y88
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **   **
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
X60-X84,Y87.0 9 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **   **
Assault (homicide)
X85-Y09,Y87.1 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **   **
All other external causes
Y10-Y36,Y89 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **   **

Source: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team.
** Numbers less than 5, including 0, for at least one sex or race grouping, have been suppressed to protect confidentiality. 
Deaths from Tuberculosis, Syphilis, and HIV are included in All Other Diseases to maintain confidentiality.
These 39 selected causes of death are used for national reporting in the National Vital Statistics Report. For additional information, see the Technical Notes.
Indiana cities selected for this table have populations over 25,000 (2010 Census).
Race of 'Other' includes unknown race. 'Hispanic' ethnicity is also reported; Hispanics can be members of any race.
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