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- In 2013, a total of 60,445 Indiana residents died. For additional details, see Table 1.
- The five leading causes of death in 2013 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 61.2 percent of Indiana deaths. For details, see Table 3-1.
- Diseases of the heart accounted for 22.7 percent of all deaths (13,718 deaths). See Table 3-1.
- Malignant neoplasms (cancer) accounted for 21.8 percent of all deaths (13,198 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.
- Diabetes mellitus was the fourth leading cause of death for black residents (234 deaths); assault (homicide) was the fifth leading cause of death (229 deaths). Assault (homicide) was the third leading cause of death for black males (204 deaths). See Table 3-1.
- For the Hispanic population (who can be of any race), the leading cause of death was diseases of the heart (158 deaths), followed by malignant neoplasms (cancer) (150 deaths). Accidents (unintentional injuries) were the third leading cause of death (94 deaths). Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke) was the fourth leading cause (43 deaths). Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period was the fifth leading cause (32 deaths). See Table 3a-1.
- The infant mortality rate (infants whose age at death was 0-364 days) was 7.1 per 1,000 live births (594 deaths). For additional details, see Table 8.
- The white infant mortality rate was 5.8 per 1,000 live births (393 deaths). The black infant mortality rate was 15.3 per 1,000 live births (153 deaths). See Table 8.
- The neonatal mortality rate (infants whose age at death was less than 28 days) was 4.6 per 1,000 live births (381 deaths). The white neonatal mortality rate was 3.7 per 1,000 live births (248 deaths), and the black neonatal mortality rate was 9.8 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 (213 deaths). The white postneonatal mortality rate was 2.2 per 1,000 live births (145 deaths), and the black postneonatal mortality rate was 5.5 per 1,000 live births (55 deaths). See Table 8.
- The Hispanic (any race) infant mortality rate was 6.7 per 1,000 live births (50 deaths). The neonatal mortality rate was 5.3 per 1,000 live births (40 deaths) and the postneonatal mortality rate was unstable (10 deaths). See Table 8.
- For the total and white populations, the leading cause of death for infants under one year of age was congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (129 and 96 deaths, respectively). See Table 3-2.
- For the black population, the leading cause of death for infants under one year of age was disorders related to short gestation and low birthweight, not elsewhere classified (44 deaths). See Table 3-2.
- The leading cause of infant death for the Hispanic population (who can be of any race) was disorders related to short gestation and low birthweight, not elsewhere classified (19 deaths). See Table 3a-2.
- The leading cause of death for residents ages 1-4, for total, white and black populations was accidents (unintentional injuries) (38, 31 and 6 deaths respectively). There were a total of 91 deaths for ages 1-4 from all causes; 75 were white, 13 were black and 3 were other or unknown race. See Table 3-3.
- The leading causes of death for residents ages 5-34 were accidents (unintentional injuries) with 782 deaths, intentional self-harm (suicide) with 291 deaths, and assault (homicide) with 239 deaths. For whites in this age group, accidents (unintentional injuries) were the leading cause of death with 683 deaths, while for blacks, assault (homicide) was the leading cause with 168 deaths.
- Assault (homicide) was the leading cause of death for black residents ages 15-34 with 165 deaths. Assault (homicide) was the fifth leading cause of death for whites ages 15-34 with 55 deaths.