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INDIANA MORTALITY REPORT - 2002
TABLE 3-12
5 Leading Causes of Death by Reported RACE and Sex
AGES 85 + 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 5,164 5,252.40   Diseases of the Heart 1,606 5,637.86   Diseases of the Heart 3,557 5,093.73
Malignant Neoplasms 1,724 1,753.51   Malignant Neoplasms 734 2,576.70   Cerebrovascular Diseases 1,153 1,651.13
Cerebrovascular Diseases 1,542 1,568.40   Cerebrovascular Diseases 389 1,365.58   Malignant Neoplasms 990 1,417.71
Alzheimer's Disease 847 861.50   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 319 1,119.85   Alzheimer's Disease 641 917.93
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 708 720.12   Influenza & Pneumonia 237 831.99   Influenza & Pneumonia 433 620.07
ALL CAUSES 15,061 15,318.82   ALL CAUSES 4,850 17,025.91   ALL CAUSES 10,210 14,621.01
 
WHITE POPULATION Number Age_Spc Rate   WHITE MALE Number Age_Spc Rate   WHITE FEMALE Number Age_Spc Rate
Diseases of the Heart 4,933 5,318.25   Diseases of the Heart 1,534 5,730.08   Diseases of the Heart 3,399 5,151.17
Malignant Neoplasms 1,617 1,743.28   Malignant Neoplasms 685 2,558.74   Cerebrovascular Diseases 1,097 1,662.50
Cerebrovascular Diseases 1,468 1,582.65   Cerebrovascular Diseases 371 1,385.83   Malignant Neoplasms 932 1,412.44
Alzheimer's Disease 805 867.87   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 309 1,154.23   Alzheimer's Disease 602 912.33
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 686 739.57   Influenza & Pneumonia 228 851.67   Influenza & Pneumonia 420 636.51
ALL CAUSES 14,318 15,436.20   ALL CAUSES 4,602 17,190.24   ALL CAUSES 9,716 14,724.56
 
BLACK POPULATION Number Age_Spc Rate   BLACK MALE Number Age_Spc Rate   BLACK FEMALE Number Age_Spc Rate
Diseases of the Heart 223 4,596.04   Diseases of the Heart 67 4,481.61   Diseases of the Heart 155 4,617.22
Malignant Neoplasms 103 2,122.84   Malignant Neoplasms 48 3,210.70   Malignant Neoplasms 55 1,638.37
Cerebrovascular Diseases 71 1,463.31   Cerebrovascular Diseases 17 **   Cerebrovascular Diseases 54 1,608.58
Alzheimer's Disease 42 865.62   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 9 **   Alzheimer's Disease 39 1,161.75
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome & Nephrosis 25 515.25   Diabetes Mellitus 8 **   Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome & Nephrosis 17 **
      Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome & Nephrosis 8 **      
      Influenza & Pneumonia 8 **      
ALL CAUSES 712 14,674.36   ALL CAUSES 236 15,785.95   ALL CAUSES 475 14,149.54

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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