Table 7 Index Table of Contents
| INDIANA MORTALITY REPORT - 2000 |
| TABLE 7a-1-5 |
| 5 Leading Causes of Death by Reported ETHNICITY and Sex |
| All Age Groups |
| City of Gary RESIDENTS, 2000 |
| TOTAL POPULATION | Number | TOTAL MALE | Number | TOTAL FEMALE | Number | ||
| Diseases of the Heart | 343 | Diseases of the Heart | 182 | Diseases of the Heart | 161 | ||
| Malignant Neoplasms | 289 | Malignant Neoplasms | 164 | Malignant Neoplasms | 125 | ||
| Cerebrovascular Diseases | 72 | Assault (Homicide) | 58 | Cerebrovascular Diseases | 44 | ||
| Assault (Homicide) | 71 | Diabetes Mellitus | 29 | Diabetes Mellitus | 28 | ||
| Diabetes Mellitus | 57 | Cerebrovascular Diseases | 28 | Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome & Nephrosis | 18 | ||
| ALL CAUSES | 1,197 | ALL CAUSES | 649 | ALL CAUSES | 548 |
| NON-HISPANIC POPULATION | Number | NON-HISPANIC MALE | Number | NON-HISPANIC FEMALE | Number | ||
| Diseases of the Heart | 336 | Diseases of the Heart | 176 | Diseases of the Heart | 160 | ||
| Malignant Neoplasms | 281 | Malignant Neoplasms | 159 | Malignant Neoplasms | 122 | ||
| Cerebrovascular Diseases | 71 | Assault (Homicide) | 53 | Cerebrovascular Diseases | 43 | ||
| Assault (Homicide) | 66 | Diabetes Mellitus | 29 | Diabetes Mellitus | 25 | ||
| Diabetes Mellitus | 54 | Cerebrovascular Diseases | 28 | Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome & Nephrosis | 18 | ||
| ALL CAUSES | 1,162 | ALL CAUSES | 626 | ALL CAUSES | 536 |
| HISPANIC POPULATION | Number | HISPANIC MALE | Number | HISPANIC FEMALE | Number | ||
| Malignant Neoplasms | 8 | Diseases of the Heart | 6 | Diabetes Mellitus | 3 | ||
| Diseases of the Heart | 7 | Malignant Neoplasms | 5 | Malignant Neoplasms | 3 | ||
| Assault (Homicide) | 5 | Assault (Homicide) | 5 | Diseases of the Heart | 1 | ||
| Diabetes Mellitus | 3 | Aortic Aneurysm & Dissection | 1 | Selected Communicable Diseases | 1 | ||
| Aortic Aneurysm & Dissection | 1 | Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | 1 | Cerebrovascular Diseases | 1 | ||
| Selected Communicable Diseases | 1 | Chronic Liver Disease & Cirrhosis | 1 | ||||
| Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | 1 | Accidents | 1 | ||||
| Chronic Liver Disease & Cirrhosis | 1 | Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) | 1 | ||||
| Cerebrovascular Diseases | 1 | ||||||
| Accidents | 1 | ||||||
| Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) | 1 | ||||||
| ALL CAUSES | 35 | ALL CAUSES | 23 | ALL CAUSES | 12 |
| Source: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team, January 2002 |