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Indiana Mortality Report - 2017
Table 7-2. The 5 Leading Causes of Death by Reported Race and Sex:
All Age Groups, City of Fort Wayne Residents

TOTAL POPULATION Number   TOTAL MALE Number   TOTAL FEMALE Number
ALL CAUSES
 2,950  
ALL CAUSES
 1,509  
ALL CAUSES
 1,441
Diseases of heart
 594  
Diseases of heart
 313  
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
 295
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
 574  
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
 279  
Diseases of heart
 281
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
 186  
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
 124  
Alzheimer's disease
 99
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
 173  
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
 90  
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
 96
Alzheimer's disease
 147  
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
 61  
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
 67

WHITE POPULATION Number   WHITE MALE Number   WHITE FEMALE Number
ALL CAUSES
 2,518  
ALL CAUSES
 1,283  
ALL CAUSES
 1,235
Diseases of heart
 507  
Diseases of heart
 271  
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
 255
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
 493  
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
 238  
Diseases of heart
 236
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
 174  
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
 99  
Alzheimer's disease
 91
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
 141  
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
 87  
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
 87
Alzheimer's disease
 136  
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
 51  
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
 57

BLACK POPULATION Number   BLACK MALE Number   BLACK FEMALE Number
ALL CAUSES
 384  
ALL CAUSES
 199  
ALL CAUSES
 185
Diseases of heart
 83  
Diseases of heart
 39  
Diseases of heart
 44
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
 70  
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
 33  
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
 37
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
 27  
Assault (homicide)
 23  
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
 9
Assault (homicide)
 24  
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
 21  
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
 9
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
 17  
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
 8  
Diabetes mellitus
 8
   
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (kidney disease)
 8  
Essential hypertension and hypertensive renal disease
 7
   
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
 8    

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