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INDIANA MORTALITY REPORT - 2002
TABLE 3-11
5 Leading Causes of Death by Reported RACE and Sex
AGES 75-84 YEARS
INDIANA RESIDENTS, 2002

TOTAL POPULATION Number Age_Spc Rate   TOTAL MALE Number Age_Spc Rate   TOTAL FEMALE Number Age_Spc Rate
Diseases of the Heart 4,678 1,718.12   Diseases of the Heart 2,269 2,150.08   Diseases of the Heart 2,409 1,444.74
Malignant Neoplasms 3,813 1,400.43   Malignant Neoplasms 1,944 1,842.11   Malignant Neoplasms 1,869 1,120.89
Cerebrovascular Diseases 1,214 445.87   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 624 591.30   Cerebrovascular Diseases 763 457.59
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 1,208 443.67   Cerebrovascular Diseases 451 427.36   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 584 350.24
Diabetes Mellitus 519 190.62   Diabetes Mellitus 228 216.05   Alzheimer's Disease 352 211.10
Alzheimer's Disease 519 190.62            
ALL CAUSES 16,212 5,954.30   ALL CAUSES 7,624 7,224.42   ALL CAUSES 8,587 5,149.84

 
WHITE POPULATION Number Age_Spc Rate   WHITE MALE Number Age_Spc Rate   WHITE FEMALE Number Age_Spc Rate
Diseases of the Heart 4,384 1,715.80   Diseases of the Heart 2,127 2,146.90   Diseases of the Heart 2,257 1,442.78
Malignant Neoplasms 3,538 1,384.70   Malignant Neoplasms 1,807 1,823.91   Malignant Neoplasms 1,731 1,106.54
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 1,176 460.26   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 606 611.67   Cerebrovascular Diseases 717 458.34
Cerebrovascular Diseases 1,141 446.56   Cerebrovascular Diseases 424 427.97   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 570 364.37
Alzheimer's Disease 493 192.95   Diabetes Mellitus 212 213.98   Alzheimer's Disease 337 215.43
ALL CAUSES 15,158 5,932.52   ALL CAUSES 7,120 7,186.62   ALL CAUSES 8,037 5,137.63

 
BLACK POPULATION Number Age_Spc Rate   BLACK MALE Number Age_Spc Rate   BLACK FEMALE Number Age_Spc Rate
Diseases of the Heart 283 1,922.16   Diseases of the Heart 133 2,354.82   Diseases of the Heart 150 1,652.89
Malignant Neoplasms 267 1,813.49   Malignant Neoplasms 132 2,337.11   Malignant Neoplasms 135 1,487.60
Cerebrovascular Diseases 73 495.82   Cerebrovascular Diseases 27 478.05   Cerebrovascular Diseases 46 506.89
Diabetes Mellitus 48 326.02   Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome & Nephrosis 21 371.81   Diabetes Mellitus 34 374.66
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome & Nephrosis 41 278.48   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 17 **   Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome & Nephrosis 20 220.39
ALL CAUSES 1,010 6,860.01   ALL CAUSES 477 8,445.47   ALL CAUSES 533 5,873.28

Source: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team, April 2004.
**Numerator is less than twenty and the rate is unstable.
Population data from the 2002 Population Estimate, U.S. Bureau of Census
This table run on May 4, 2004
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