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INDIANA MORTALITY REPORT - 2002
TABLE 3-5
5 Leading Causes of Death by Reported RACE and Sex
AGES 15-24 YEARS
INDIANA RESIDENTS, 2002

TOTAL POPULATION Number Age_Spc Rate   TOTAL MALE Number Age_Spc Rate   TOTAL FEMALE Number Age_Spc Rate
Accidents 327 36.52   Accidents 239 52.33   Accidents 88 20.06
Assault (Homicide) 108 12.06   Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 89 19.49   Assault (Homicide) 22 5.01
Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 97 10.83   Assault (Homicide) 86 18.83   Malignant Neoplasms 18 **
Malignant Neoplasms 43 4.80   Malignant Neoplasms 25 5.47   Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 8 **
Diseases of the Heart 23 2.57   Diseases of the Heart 16 **   Diseases of the Heart 7 **
ALL CAUSES 745 83.20   ALL CAUSES 549 120.21   ALL CAUSES 196 44.67
 
WHITE POPULATION Number Age_Spc Rate   WHITE MALE Number Age_Spc Rate   WHITE FEMALE Number Age_Spc Rate
Accidents 312 39.81   Accidents 227 56.72   Accidents 85 22.16
Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 87 11.10   Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 80 19.99   Malignant Neoplasms 16 **
Malignant Neoplasms 40 5.10   Malignant Neoplasms 24 6.00   Assault (Homicide) 11 **
Assault (Homicide) 32 4.08   Assault (Homicide) 21 5.25   Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 7 **
Diseases of the Heart 17 **   Diseases of the Heart 12 **   Diseases of the Heart 5 **
ALL CAUSES 608 77.57   ALL CAUSES 442 110.44   ALL CAUSES 166 43.28
 
BLACK POPULATION Number Age_Spc Rate   BLACK MALE Number Age_Spc Rate   BLACK FEMALE Number Age_Spc Rate
Assault (Homicide) 74 86.74   Assault (Homicide) 63 147.65   Assault (Homicide) 11 **
Accidents 13 **   Accidents 10 **   Accidents 3 **
Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 7 **   Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 7 **   Diseases of the Heart 2 **
Diseases of the Heart 6 **   Diseases of the Heart 4 **   Malignant Neoplasms 1 **
Malignant Neoplasms 2 **   Malignant Neoplasms 1 **   Cerebrovascular Diseases 1 **
Cerebrovascular Diseases 2 **   Cerebrovascular Diseases 1 **   Congenital Malformations, Deformations, & Chromosomal Abnormalities 1 **
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Disease 2 **   Diabetes Mellitus 1 **   Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Disease 1 **
      Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Disease 1 **      
      Influenza & Pneumonia 1 **      
ALL CAUSES 123 144.17   ALL CAUSES 98 229.68   ALL CAUSES 25 58.62

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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