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Indiana Mortality Report - 2011
Table 7-5. The 5 Leading Causes of Death by Reported Race and Sex:
All Age Groups, City of Hammond Residents

TOTAL POPULATION Number   TOTAL MALE Number   TOTAL FEMALE Number
ALL CAUSES
 602  
ALL CAUSES
 312  
ALL CAUSES
 290
Diseases of heart
 157  
Diseases of heart
 90  
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
 78
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
 150  
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
 72  
Diseases of heart
 67
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
 31  
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
 17  
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
 16
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
 31  
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
 15  
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
 14
Diabetes mellitus
 18  
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
 12  
Diabetes mellitus
 10
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
 18        

WHITE POPULATION Number   WHITE MALE Number   WHITE FEMALE Number
ALL CAUSES
 516  
ALL CAUSES
 266  
ALL CAUSES
 250
Diseases of heart
 140  
Diseases of heart
 81  
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
 66
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
 126  
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
 60  
Diseases of heart
 59
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
 30  
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
 15  
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
 15
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
 28  
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
 15  
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
 13
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (kidney disease)
 14  
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
 9  
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (kidney disease)
 8
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
 14        

BLACK POPULATION Number   BLACK MALE Number   BLACK FEMALE Number
ALL CAUSES
 80  
ALL CAUSES
 43  
ALL CAUSES
 37
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
 23  
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
 11  
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
 12
Diseases of heart
 15  
Diseases of heart
 8  
Diseases of heart
 7
Assault (homicide)
 5  
Assault (homicide)
 5  
Diabetes mellitus
 **
Diabetes mellitus
 **  
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
 **  
Septicemia
 **
Septicemia
 **  
Selected communicable diseases
 **  
Anemias
 **
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
 **  
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (kidney disease)
 **  
Alzheimer's disease
 **
Selected communicable diseases
 **  
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
 **  
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
 **
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
 **      
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
 **
     
Cholelithiasis and other disorders of gallbladder
 **
   
Selected communicable diseases
 **
   
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
 **

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. 
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