Table 7-1 - Five Leading Causes of Death by Reported RACE and Sex by All Age Groups, City of Indianapolis Residents: 2000

INDIANA MORTALITY REPORT - 2000

TABLE 7-1-1

5 Leading Causes of Death by Reported RACE and Sex

All Age Groups

City of Indianapolis RESIDENTS, 2000

TOTAL POPULATION	Number	TOTAL MALE	Number	TOTAL FEMALE	Number
Diseases of the Heart	1,899	Diseases of the Heart	923	Diseases of the Heart	976
Malignant Neoplasms	1,658	Malignant Neoplasms	808	Malignant Neoplasms	850
Cerebrovascular Diseases	473	Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases	202	Cerebrovascular Diseases	321
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases	437	Cerebrovascular Diseases	152	Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases	235
Accidents	245	Accidents	152	Diabetes Mellitus	116
		Diabetes Mellitus	102
ALL CAUSES	7,285	ALL CAUSES	3,510	ALL CAUSES	3,775

WHITE POPULATION	Number	WHITE MALE	Number	WHITE FEMALE	Number
Diseases of the Heart	1,475	Diseases of the Heart	726	Diseases of the Heart	749
Malignant Neoplasms	1,265	Malignant Neoplasms	609	Malignant Neoplasms	656
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases	381	Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases	175	Cerebrovascular Diseases	246
Cerebrovascular Diseases	353	Accidents	109	Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases	206
Accidents	176	Cerebrovascular Diseases	107	Alzheimer's Disease	78
ALL CAUSES	5,474	ALL CAUSES	2,608	ALL CAUSES	2,866

BLACK POPULATION	Number	BLACK MALE	Number	BLACK FEMALE	Number
Diseases of the Heart	412	Malignant Neoplasms	197	Diseases of the Heart	222
Malignant Neoplasms	384	Diseases of the Heart	190	Malignant Neoplasms	187
Cerebrovascular Diseases	119	Assault (Homicide)	61	Cerebrovascular Diseases	75
Diabetes Mellitus	82	Cerebrovascular Diseases	44	Diabetes Mellitus	49
Assault (Homicide)	73	Accidents	41	Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases	29
ALL CAUSES	1,770	ALL CAUSES	879	ALL CAUSES	891

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