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
1,024
ALL CAUSES
523
ALL CAUSES
501
Diseases of heart
277
Diseases of heart
137
Diseases of heart
140
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
246
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
131
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
115
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
49
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
33
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
26
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
48
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
26
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
20
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
46
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
22
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
16
WHITE POPULATION
Number
WHITE MALE
Number
WHITE FEMALE
Number
ALL CAUSES
801
ALL CAUSES
407
ALL CAUSES
394
Diseases of heart
226
Diseases of heart
111
Diseases of heart
115
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
201
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
111
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
90
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
39
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
23
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
18
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
35
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
21
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
18
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
30
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
12
Alzheimer's disease
12
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
9
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
12
Diabetes mellitus
8
BLACK POPULATION
Number
BLACK MALE
Number
BLACK FEMALE
Number
ALL CAUSES
219
ALL CAUSES
113
ALL CAUSES
106
Diseases of heart
50
Diseases of heart
25
Diseases of heart
25
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
45
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
20
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
25
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
18
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
10
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
8
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
13
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
10
Diabetes mellitus
7
Diabetes mellitus
12
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
5
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
5
Diabetes mellitus
5
Essential hypertension and hypertensive renal disease
4
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (kidney disease)
3
Source: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team.
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