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Table 3-5(INDIANA)
Five Leading Causes of Death by Reported RACE and Sex
AGES 15-24 YEARS
Indiana Residents, 2000

TOTAL POPULATION Number AgeSpec Rate   TOTAL MALE Number AgeSpec Rate   TOTAL FEMALE Number AgeSpec Rate
Accidents 313 35.60   Accidents 226 50.32   Accidents 87 20.23
Assault (Homicide) 113 12.85   Assault (Homicide) 89 19.82   Assault (Homicide) 24 5.58
Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 100 11.37   Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 87 19.37   Malignant Neoplasms 15 **
Malignant Neoplasms 40 4.55   Malignant Neoplasms 25 5.57   Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 13 **
Diseases of the Heart 22 2.50   Diseases of the Heart 14 **   Diseases of the Heart 8 **
ALL CAUSES 735 83.60   ALL CAUSES 541 120.46   ALL CAUSES 194 45.11
 
WHITE POPULATION Number AgeSpec Rate   WHITE MALE Number AgeSpec Rate   WHITE FEMALE Number AgeSpec Rate
Accidents 291 39.04   Accidents 211 55.61   Accidents 80 21.86
Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 87 11.67   Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 76 20.03   Malignant Neoplasms 15 **
Malignant Neoplasms 37 4.96   Malignant Neoplasms 22 5.80   Assault (Homicide) 13 **
Assault (Homicide) 31 4.16   Assault (Homicide) 18 **   Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 11 **
Diseases of the Heart 21 2.82   Diseases of the Heart 13 **   Diseases of the Heart 8 **
ALL CAUSES 585 78.49   ALL CAUSES 423 111.49   ALL CAUSES 162 44.28
 
BLACK POPULATION Number AgeSpec Rate   BLACK MALE Number AgeSpec Rate   BLACK FEMALE Number AgeSpec Rate
Assault (Homicide) 82 98.05   Assault (Homicide) 71 169.80   Assault (Homicide) 11 **
Accidents 19 **   Accidents 12 **   Accidents 7 **
Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 12 **   Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 10 **   Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 2 **
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 5 **   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 4 **   Anemias 1 **
Malignant Neoplasms 2 **   Malignant Neoplasms 2 **   Essential (Primary) Hypertension & Hypertensive Renal Disease 1 **
Anemias 2 **   Diabetes Mellitus 2 **   Cerebrovascular Diseases 1 **
Diabetes Mellitus 2 **       Influenza & Pneumonia 1 **
        Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 1 **
ALL CAUSES 144 172.19   ALL CAUSES 112 267.85   ALL CAUSES 32 76.53

**Numerator is less than 20 and the rate is unstable.
Source: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team, January 2002