Table 3-5. The Five Leading Causes of Death by Reported Race and Sex:
Ages 15-24 Years, Indiana Residents
TOTAL POPULATION
Number
Age-Spc Rate
TOTAL MALE
Number
Age-Spc Rate
TOTAL FEMALE
Number
Age-Spc Rate
ALL CAUSES
743
82.34
ALL CAUSES
540
117.20
ALL CAUSES
203
45.96
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
333
36.90
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
248
53.83
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
85
19.25
Assault (homicide)
96
10.64
Assault (homicide)
77
16.71
Assault (homicide)
19
**
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
79
8.75
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
65
14.11
Diseases of heart
18
**
Malignant neoplasms
31
3.44
Malignant neoplasms
20
4.34
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
14
**
Diseases of heart
29
3.21
Diseases of heart
11
**
Malignant neoplasms
11
**
WHITE POPULATION
Number
Age-Spc Rate
WHITE MALE
Number
Age-Spc Rate
WHITE FEMALE
Number
Age-Spc Rate
ALL CAUSES
616
78.01
ALL CAUSES
441
109.33
ALL CAUSES
175
45.30
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
313
39.64
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
231
57.27
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
82
21.23
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
72
9.12
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
60
14.87
Diseases of heart
16
**
Assault (homicide)
28
3.55
Assault (homicide)
19
**
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
12
**
Malignant neoplasms
26
3.29
Malignant neoplasms
16
**
Malignant neoplasms
10
**
Diseases of heart
24
3.04
Diseases of heart
8
**
Assault (homicide)
9
**
BLACK POPULATION
Number
Age-Spc Rate
BLACK MALE
Number
Age-Spc Rate
BLACK FEMALE
Number
Age-Spc Rate
ALL CAUSES
121
140.68
ALL CAUSES
93
215.05
ALL CAUSES
28
65.47
Assault (homicide)
67
77.90
Assault (homicide)
57
131.81
Assault (homicide)
10
**
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
18
**
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
15
**
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
4
**
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
7
**
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
5
**
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
3
**
Diseases of heart
5
**
Malignant neoplasms
4
**
Diseases of heart
2
**
Malignant neoplasms
5
**
Diseases of heart
3
**
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
2
**
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
5
**
Malignant neoplasms
1
**
Legal intervention
2
**
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease
1
**
Meningitis
1
**
Tuberculosis
1
**
Source: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team.
** Numerator is less than 20, and the rate is unstable.
Age-specific rates are per 100,000 population.
Population data from the July 1, 2003, Population Estimates, U.S. Bureau of Census. For additional information, see the Technical Notes.
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