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INDIANA MORTALITY REPORT - 2002
TABLE 3-9
5 Leading Causes of Death by Reported RACE and Sex
AGES 55-64 YEARS
INDIANA RESIDENTS, 2002

TOTAL POPULATION Number Age_Spc Rate   TOTAL MALE Number Age_Spc Rate   TOTAL FEMALE Number Age_Spc Rate
Malignant Neoplasms 2,164 382.03   Malignant Neoplasms 1,186 432.67   Malignant Neoplasms 978 334.54
Diseases of the Heart 1,447 255.45   Diseases of the Heart 993 362.26   Diseases of the Heart 454 155.30
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 287 50.67   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 147 53.63   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 140 47.89
Cerebrovascular Diseases 231 40.78   Diabetes Mellitus 133 48.52   Cerebrovascular Diseases 104 35.58
Diabetes Mellitus 221 39.01   Cerebrovascular Diseases 127 46.33   Diabetes Mellitus 88 30.10
ALL CAUSES 5,772 1,018.98   ALL CAUSES 3,449 1,258.26   ALL CAUSES 2,323 794.62
 
WHITE POPULATION Number Age_Spc Rate   WHITE MALE Number Age_Spc Rate   WHITE FEMALE Number Age_Spc Rate
Malignant Neoplasms 1,952 374.03   Malignant Neoplasms 1,064 419.59   Malignant Neoplasms 888 330.98
Diseases of the Heart 1,278 244.88   Diseases of the Heart 895 352.95   Diseases of the Heart 383 142.75
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 279 53.46   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 142 56.00   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 137 51.06
Cerebrovascular Diseases 196 37.56   Diabetes Mellitus 113 44.56   Cerebrovascular Diseases 91 33.92
Diabetes Mellitus 187 35.83   Cerebrovascular Diseases 105 41.41   Diabetes Mellitus 74 27.58
ALL CAUSES 5,158 988.35   ALL CAUSES 3,085 1,216.58   ALL CAUSES 2,073 772.65
 
BLACK POPULATION Number Age_Spc Rate   BLACK MALE Number Age_Spc Rate   BLACK FEMALE Number Age_Spc Rate
Malignant Neoplasms 199 556.57   Malignant Neoplasms 114 697.55   Malignant Neoplasms 85 437.87
Diseases of the Heart 164 458.68   Diseases of the Heart 97 593.53   Diseases of the Heart 67 345.15
Cerebrovascular Diseases 35 97.89   Cerebrovascular Diseases 22 134.61   Cerebrovascular Diseases 13 **
Diabetes Mellitus 32 89.50   Diabetes Mellitus 19 **   Diabetes Mellitus 13 **
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome & Nephrosis 19 **   Chronic Liver Disease & Cirrhosis 15 **   Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome & Nephrosis 7 **
Chronic Liver Disease & Cirrhosis 19 **         Septicemia 5 **
ALL CAUSES 583 1,630.54   ALL CAUSES 346 2,117.11   ALL CAUSES 237 1,220.89

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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