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Indiana Mortality Report - 2016
Table 7-4. The 5 Leading Causes of Death by Reported Race and Sex:
All Age Groups, City of South Bend Residents

TOTAL POPULATION Number   TOTAL MALE Number   TOTAL FEMALE Number
ALL CAUSES
1,538  
ALL CAUSES
780  
ALL CAUSES
758
Diseases of heart
324  
Diseases of heart
164  
Diseases of heart
160
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
293  
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
152  
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
141
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
99  
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
46  
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
54
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
80  
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
45  
Alzheimer's disease
41
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
70  
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
43  
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
37


WHITE POPULATION Number   WHITE MALE Number   WHITE FEMALE Number
ALL CAUSES
1,244  
ALL CAUSES
625  
ALL CAUSES
619
Diseases of heart
276  
Diseases of heart
141  
Diseases of heart
135
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
235  
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
117  
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
118
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
86  
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
39  
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
48
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
64  
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
38  
Alzheimer's disease
38
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
58  
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
35  
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
29


BLACK POPULATION Number   BLACK MALE Number   BLACK FEMALE Number
ALL CAUSES
272  
ALL CAUSES
143  
ALL CAUSES
129
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
56  
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
35  
Diseases of heart
23
Diseases of heart
42  
Diseases of heart
19  
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
21
Diabetes mellitus
18  
Assault (homicide)
13  
Diabetes mellitus
11
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
13  
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
7  
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
6
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
13  
Diabetes mellitus
7  
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
6
Assault (homicide)
13  
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
7  
Essential hypertension and hypertensive renal disease
6
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
12  
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
7  
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (kidney disease)
6

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