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INDIANA MORTALITY REPORT - 2002
TABLE 7-1-2
5 Leading Causes of Death by Reported RACE and Sex
All Age Groups
City of Fort Wayne RESIDENTS, 2002

TOTAL POPULATION Number   TOTAL MALE Number   TOTAL FEMALE Number
Diseases of the Heart 582   Diseases of the Heart 304   Diseases of the Heart 278
Malignant Neoplasms 529   Malignant Neoplasms 261   Malignant Neoplasms 268
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 129   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 63   Alzheimer's Disease 80
Cerebrovascular Diseases 113   Accidents 50   Cerebrovascular Diseases 74
Alzheimer's Disease 107   Cerebrovascular Diseases 39   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 66
ALL CAUSES 2,207   ALL CAUSES 1,079   ALL CAUSES 1,128

 
WHITE POPULATION Number   WHITE MALE Number   WHITE FEMALE Number
Diseases of the Heart 527   Diseases of the Heart 268   Diseases of the Heart 259
Malignant Neoplasms 461   Malignant Neoplasms 223   Malignant Neoplasms 238
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 123   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 59   Alzheimer's Disease 78
Alzheimer's Disease 102   Accidents 43   Cerebrovascular Diseases 64
Cerebrovascular Diseases 99   Cerebrovascular Diseases 35   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 64
        Accidents 35
ALL CAUSES 1,953   ALL CAUSES 922   ALL CAUSES 1,031

 
BLACK POPULATION Number   BLACK MALE Number   BLACK FEMALE Number
Malignant Neoplasms 65   Malignant Neoplasms 36   Malignant Neoplasms 29
Diseases of the Heart 53   Diseases of the Heart 35   Diseases of the Heart 18
Assault (Homicide) 15   Assault (Homicide) 12   Cerebrovascular Diseases 10
Cerebrovascular Diseases 14   Cerebrovascular Diseases 4   Diabetes Mellitus 5
Diabetes Mellitus 8   Influenza & Pneumonia 4   Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome & Nephrosis 3
    Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 4   Assault (Homicide) 3
    Accidents 4    
    Certain Conditions Originating In The Perinatal Period 4    
    Diabetes Mellitus 3    
    Alzheimer's Disease 3    
    Chronic Liver Disease & Cirrhosis 3    
ALL CAUSES 237   ALL CAUSES 145   ALL CAUSES 92

Source: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team, April 2004.
This table run on May 4, 2004.
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