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INDIANA MORTALITY REPORT - 2002
TABLE 3a-5
5 Leading Causes of Death by Reported ETHNICITY 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
 
NON-HISPANIC POPULATION Number Age_Spc Rate   NON-HISPANIC MALE Number Age_Spc Rate   NON-HISPANIC FEMALE Number Age_Spc Rate
Accidents 308 36.20   Accidents 223 51.66   Accidents 85 20.28
Assault (Homicide) 100 11.75   Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 86 19.92   Assault (Homicide) 22 5.25
Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 94 11.05   Assault (Homicide) 78 18.07   Malignant Neoplasms 18 **
Malignant Neoplasms 40 4.70   Malignant Neoplasms 22 5.10   Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 8 **
Diseases of the Heart 22 2.59   Diseases of the Heart 15 **   Diseases of the Heart 7 **
ALL CAUSES 704 82.73   ALL CAUSES 512 118.60   ALL CAUSES 192 45.80
 
HISPANIC POPULATION Number Age_Spc Rate   HISPANIC MALE Number Age_Spc Rate   HISPANIC FEMALE Number Age_Spc Rate
Accidents 18 **   Accidents 15 **   Accidents 3 **
Assault (Homicide) 8 **   Assault (Homicide) 8 **      
Malignant Neoplasms 3 **   Malignant Neoplasms 3 **      
Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 3 **   Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 3 **      
Diseases of the Heart 1 **   Diseases of the Heart 1 **      
Cerebrovascular Diseases 1 **   Cerebrovascular Diseases 1 **      
Legal Intervention 1 **   Legal Intervention 1 **      
ALL CAUSES 39 87.51   ALL CAUSES 35 139.99   ALL CAUSES 4 **

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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