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Indiana Mortality Report - 2014
Table 7a-5. The 5 Leading Causes of Death by Ethnicity 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


NON-HISPANIC POPULATION Number   NON-HISPANIC MALE Number   NON-HISPANIC FEMALE Number
ALL CAUSES
566  
ALL CAUSES
312  
ALL CAUSES
254
Diseases of heart
130  
Diseases of heart
73  
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
63
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
129  
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
66  
Diseases of heart
57
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
25  
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
16  
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
14
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
24  
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
10  
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
12
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
20  
Assault (homicide)
10  
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
9
       
Septicemia
9


HISPANIC POPULATION Number   HISPANIC MALE Number   HISPANIC FEMALE Number
ALL CAUSES
100  
ALL CAUSES
65  
ALL CAUSES
35
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
25  
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
13  
Malignant neoplasms (cancer)
12
Diseases of heart
16  
Diseases of heart
12  
Diseases of heart
4
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
9  
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
8  
Diabetes mellitus
4
Diabetes mellitus
8  
Diabetes mellitus
4  
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
4
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
7  
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis (kidney disease)
3  
Parkinson's disease
1
   
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
3  
Alzheimer's disease
1
     
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
1
   
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis
1
   
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
1
   
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
1

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