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INDIANA MORTALITY REPORT - 2002
TABLE 3a-1
5 Leading Causes of Death by Reported ETHNICITY and Sex
All Age Groups
INDIANA RESIDENTS, 2002

TOTAL POPULATION Number Age_Adj Rate   TOTAL MALE Number Age_Adj Rate   TOTAL FEMALE Number Age_Adj Rate
Diseases of the Heart 15,180 246.09   Diseases of the Heart 7,353 304.84   Diseases of the Heart 7,826 201.42
Malignant Neoplasms 12,771 208.33   Malignant Neoplasms 6,531 256.91   Malignant Neoplasms 6,240 176.97
Cerebrovascular Diseases 3,674 59.42   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 1,569 66.28   Cerebrovascular Diseases 2,338 59.21
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 3,127 51.11   Cerebrovascular Diseases 1,336 57.74   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 1,558 42.41
Accidents 2,086 33.75   Accidents 1,270 45.15   Alzheimer's Disease 1,048 25.40
ALL CAUSES 55,123 895.16   ALL CAUSES 26,579 1,073.47   ALL CAUSES 28,541 761.59
 
NON-HISPANIC POPULATION Number Age_Adj Rate   NON-HISPANIC MALE Number Age_Adj Rate   NON-HISPANIC FEMALE Number Age_Adj Rate
Diseases of the Heart 15,054 246.93   Diseases of the Heart 7,280 306.34   Diseases of the Heart 7,773 201.92
Malignant Neoplasms 12,675 209.72   Malignant Neoplasms 6,473 258.71   Malignant Neoplasms 6,202 178.24
Cerebrovascular Diseases 3,649 59.65   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 1,563 66.94   Cerebrovascular Diseases 2,329 59.52
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 3,117 51.54   Cerebrovascular Diseases 1,320 57.88   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 1,554 42.75
Accidents 2,040 33.98   Accidents 1,234 45.49   Alzheimer's Disease 1,046 25.53
ALL CAUSES 54,566 899.00   ALL CAUSES 26,224 1,078.83   ALL CAUSES 28,339 765.14
 
HISPANIC POPULATION Number Age_Adj Rate   HISPANIC MALE Number Age_Adj Rate   HISPANIC FEMALE Number Age_Adj Rate
Diseases of the Heart 123 172.68   Diseases of the Heart 70 194.93   Diseases of the Heart 53 150.76
Malignant Neoplasms 94 112.80   Malignant Neoplasms 56 132.20   Malignant Neoplasms 38 93.54
Accidents 45 21.58   Accidents 35 29.60   Diabetes Mellitus 12 **
Certain Conditions Originating In The Perinatal Period 32 7.84   Assault (Homicide) 22 12.79   Certain Conditions Originating In The Perinatal Period 11 **
Diabetes Mellitus 26 34.57   Certain Conditions Originating In The Perinatal Period 21 10.10   Accidents 10 **
ALL CAUSES 532 549.14   ALL CAUSES 340 635.87   ALL CAUSES 192 458.39

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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