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

TOTAL POPULATION Number   TOTAL MALE Number   TOTAL FEMALE Number
Diseases of the Heart 309   Diseases of the Heart 160   Diseases of the Heart 149
Malignant Neoplasms 270   Malignant Neoplasms 138   Malignant Neoplasms 132
Cerebrovascular Diseases 70   Assault (Homicide) 43   Diabetes Mellitus 43
Diabetes Mellitus 65   Cerebrovascular Diseases 31   Cerebrovascular Diseases 39
Assault (Homicide) 57   Accidents 31   Septicemia 27
    Diabetes Mellitus 22    
ALL CAUSES 1,209   ALL CAUSES 619   ALL CAUSES 590

 
WHITE POPULATION Number   WHITE MALE Number   WHITE FEMALE Number
Diseases of the Heart 73   Diseases of the Heart 42   Diseases of the Heart 31
Malignant Neoplasms 52   Malignant Neoplasms 32   Malignant Neoplasms 20
Accidents 14   Accidents 9   Diabetes Mellitus 7
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 12   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 6   Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 6
Cerebrovascular Diseases 8   Chronic Liver Disease & Cirrhosis 5   Accidents 5
    Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide) 5    
ALL CAUSES 234   ALL CAUSES 137   ALL CAUSES 97

 
BLACK POPULATION Number   BLACK MALE Number   BLACK FEMALE Number
Diseases of the Heart 236   Diseases of the Heart 118   Diseases of the Heart 118
Malignant Neoplasms 217   Malignant Neoplasms 106   Malignant Neoplasms 111
Cerebrovascular Diseases 62   Assault (Homicide) 42   Diabetes Mellitus 36
Diabetes Mellitus 58   Cerebrovascular Diseases 27   Cerebrovascular Diseases 35
Assault (Homicide) 55   Diabetes Mellitus 22   Septicemia 23
    Accidents 22    
ALL CAUSES 971   ALL CAUSES 479   ALL CAUSES 492

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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