Table 7-1 - Five Leading Causes of Death by Reported RACE and Sex by All Age Groups, City of Fort Wayne Residents: 1999

INDIANA MORTALITY REPORT - 1999

TABLE 7-1-2

5 Leading Causes of Death by Reported RACE and Sex

All Age Groups

City of Fort Wayne RESIDENTS, 1999

TOTAL POPULATION	Number	TOTAL MALE	Number	TOTAL FEMALE	Number
Diseases of the Heart	635	Diseases of the Heart	296	Diseases of the Heart	339
Malignant Neoplasms	535	Malignant Neoplasms	271	Malignant Neoplasms	264
Cerebrovascular Diseases	161	Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases	64	Cerebrovascular Diseases	112
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases	129	Accidents	62	Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases	65
Accidents	105	Cerebrovascular Diseases	49	Accidents	43
ALL CAUSES	2,216	ALL CAUSES	1,048	ALL CAUSES	1,168

WHITE POPULATION	Number	WHITE MALE	Number	WHITE FEMALE	Number
Diseases of the Heart	572	Diseases of the Heart	266	Diseases of the Heart	306
Malignant Neoplasms	470	Malignant Neoplasms	234	Malignant Neoplasms	236
Cerebrovascular Diseases	145	Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases	63	Cerebrovascular Diseases	103
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases	127	Accidents	52	Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases	64
Accidents	90	Cerebrovascular Diseases	42	Accidents	38
ALL CAUSES	1,962	ALL CAUSES	907	ALL CAUSES	1,055

BLACK POPULATION	Number	BLACK MALE	Number	BLACK FEMALE	Number
Malignant Neoplasms	62	Malignant Neoplasms	36	Diseases of the Heart	30
Diseases of the Heart	60	Diseases of the Heart	30	Malignant Neoplasms	26
Cerebrovascular Diseases	16	Assault (Homicide)	10	Cerebrovascular Diseases	9
Accidents	14	Accidents	9	Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome & Nephrosis	9
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome & Nephrosis	13	Cerebrovascular Diseases	7	Diabetes Mellitus	6
				Accidents	5
ALL CAUSES	242	ALL CAUSES	134	ALL CAUSES	108

Source: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team, January 2002