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INDIANA MORTALITY REPORT - 2001
TABLE 3a-5
5 Leading Causes of Death by Reported ETHNICITY and Sex
AGES 15-24 YEARS
INDIANA RESIDENTS, 2001

TOTAL POPULATION Number Age_Spc Rate   TOTAL MALE Number Age_Spc Rate   TOTAL FEMALE Number Age_Spc Rate
Accidents 345 39.24   Accidents 257 57.22   Accidents 88 20.46
Assault (Homicide) 129 14.67   Assault (Homicide) 112 24.94   Assault (Homicide) 17 **
Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 94 10.69   Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 79 17.59   Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 15 **
Malignant Neoplasms 40 4.55   Malignant Neoplasms 31 6.90   Malignant Neoplasms 9 **
Diseases of the Heart 20 2.27   Diseases of the Heart 12 **   Diseases of the Heart 8 **
ALL CAUSES 766 87.12   ALL CAUSES 582 129.59   ALL CAUSES 184 42.78
 
NON-HISPANIC POPULATION Number Age_Spc Rate   NON-HISPANIC MALE Number Age_Spc Rate   NON-HISPANIC FEMALE Number Age_Spc Rate
Accidents 322 38.68   Accidents 236 55.90   Accidents 86 20.97
Assault (Homicide) 122 14.66   Assault (Homicide) 105 24.87   Assault (Homicide) 17 **
Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 90 10.81   Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 75 17.76   Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 15 **
Malignant Neoplasms 38 4.57   Malignant Neoplasms 29 6.87   Malignant Neoplasms 9 **
Diseases of the Heart 19 **   Diseases of the Heart 12 **   Diseases of the Heart 7 **
ALL CAUSES 728 87.46   ALL CAUSES 547 129.55   ALL CAUSES 181 44.13
 
HISPANIC POPULATION Number Age_Spc Rate   HISPANIC MALE Number Age_Spc Rate   HISPANIC FEMALE Number Age_Spc Rate
Accidents 22 46.99   Accidents 20 74.32   Accidents 2 **
Assault (Homicide) 7 **   Assault (Homicide) 7 **      
Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 4 **   Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 4 **      
Malignant Neoplasms 2 **   Malignant Neoplasms 2 **      
Cerebrovascular Diseases 1 **   Cerebrovascular Diseases 1 **      
ALL CAUSES 36 76.89   ALL CAUSES 34 126.35   ALL CAUSES 2 **

Source: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team, March 2003 (table run on March 20, 2003).
**Numerator is less than twenty and the rate is unstable.
Population data from the 2000 Census, U.S. Bureau of Census
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