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Indiana Mortality Report - 2014
Table 7-5. The 5 Leading Causes of Death by Race and Sex:
All Age Groups, City of Hammond Residents

TOTAL POPULATION Number   TOTAL MALE Number   TOTAL FEMALE Number
ALL CAUSES
 666  
ALL CAUSES
 377  
ALL CAUSES
 289
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
 154  
Diseases of heart
 85  
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
 75
Diseases of heart
 146  
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
 79  
Diseases of heart
 61
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
 34  
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
 24  
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
 16
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
 27  
Diabetes mellitus
 13  
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
 15
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
 25  
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (kidney disease)
 12  
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
 10
   
Assault (homicide)
 12  
Diabetes mellitus
 10

WHITE POPULATION Number   WHITE MALE Number   WHITE FEMALE Number
ALL CAUSES
 548  
ALL CAUSES
 316  
ALL CAUSES
 232
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
 128  
Diseases of heart
 75  
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
 61
Diseases of heart
 123  
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
 67  
Diseases of heart
 48
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
 27  
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
 19  
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
 14
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
 24  
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (kidney disease)
 10  
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
 12
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
 19  
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
 10  
Diabetes mellitus
 10
Diabetes mellitus
 19  
Influenza and pneumonia
 10    

BLACK POPULATION Number   BLACK MALE Number   BLACK FEMALE Number
ALL CAUSES
 111  
ALL CAUSES
 57  
ALL CAUSES
 54
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
 25  
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
 11  
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
 14
Diseases of heart
 23  
Diseases of heart
 10  
Diseases of heart
 13
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
 6  
Assault (homicide)
 6  
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
 3
Assault (homicide)
 6  
Diabetes mellitus
 4  
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (kidney disease)
 3
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (kidney disease)
 5  
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
 3  
Anemias
 2
   
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
 3  
Selected communicable diseases
 2
     
Essential hypertension and hypertensive renal disease
 2

Source: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team.
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