Top Ten Causes of Death by Age (Marion County, 2016)

SAS Output

Leading Causes of Death
Data from 2016 through 2016, for persons of all ages
Includes residents of Marion County, Indiana
Causes ranked by deaths per 100,000 population within age group
Cell content: Cause, Rate per 100,000 people (number of deaths)
 
  Overall <1 1-14 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
1 Malignant neoplasms, 165 (1,552) Congenital malformations, deformations & chromosomal abnormalities, 176 (25) Malignant neoplasms, 5 (9) Assault (homicide), 45 (57) Accidents, 76 (119) Accidents, 63 (76) Malignant neoplasms, 107 (124) Malignant neoplasms, 305 (346) Diseases of heart, 959 (1,062)
2 Diseases of heart, 152 (1,434) Accidents, 71 (10) Accidents, 4 (8) Accidents, 41 (51) Assault (homicide), 25 (39) Malignant neoplasms, 38 (45) Diseases of heart, 91 (105) Diseases of heart, 189 (215) Malignant neoplasms, 913 (1,011)
3 Chronic lower respiratory diseases, 56 (531) Newborn affected by maternal complications of pregnancy, 28 (4) Congenital malformations, deformations & chromosomal abnormalities, 1 (2) Intentional self-harm (suicide), 15 (19) Intentional self-harm (suicide), 11 (18) Diseases of heart, 29 (35) Accidents, 78 (90) Chronic lower respiratory diseases, 83 (94) Chronic lower respiratory diseases, 362 (401)
4 Accidents, 56 (525) Neonatal hemorrhage, 21 (3) Chronic lower respiratory diseases, 1 (2) Diseases of heart, 3 (4) Malignant neoplasms, 10 (15) Assault (homicide), 23 (28) Diabetes mellitus, 30 (35) Accidents, 59 (67) Cerebrovascular diseases, 214 (237)
5 Cerebrovascular diseases, 33 (314) Influenza & pneumonia, 21 (3) Complications of medical & surgical care, 1 (1) Congenital malformations, deformations & chromosomal abnormalities, 1 (1) Diseases of heart, 7 (11) Intentional self-harm (suicide), 18 (21) Chronic lower respiratory diseases, 25 (29) Chronic liver disease & cirrhosis, 59 (67) Alzheimer"s disease, 213 (236)
6 Diabetes mellitus, 26 (242) Assault (homicide), 14 (2) Intentional self-harm (suicide), 1 (1) Pregnancy, childbirth & the puerperium, 1 (1) Cerebrovascular diseases, 4 (6) Diabetes mellitus, 12 (14) Intentional self-harm (suicide), 23 (27) Diabetes mellitus, 48 (54) Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome & nephrosis, 137 (152)
7 Alzheimer"s disease, 25 (240) Sudden infant death syndrome, 14 (2) Cerebrovascular diseases, 1 (1) Diabetes mellitus, 1 (1) Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome & nephrosis, 2 (3) Chronic liver disease & cirrhosis, 7 (8) Chronic liver disease & cirrhosis, 21 (24) Cerebrovascular diseases, 37 (42) Diabetes mellitus, 124 (137)
8 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome & nephrosis, 22 (206) * All other respiratory conditions originating in the perinatal period, 14 (2) Diseases of heart, 1 (1) Malignant neoplasms, 1 (1) Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease, 2 (3) Cerebrovascular diseases, 7 (8) Cerebrovascular diseases, 17 (20) Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome & nephrosis, 26 (29) Accidents, 94 (104)
9 Assault (homicide), 17 (157) Atelectasis, 14 (2) Anemias, 1 (1)   Legal intervention, 1 (2) Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome & nephrosis, 4 (5) Assault (homicide), 16 (19) Intentional self-harm (suicide), 22 (25) Influenza & pneumonia, 64 (71)
10 Chronic liver disease & cirrhosis, 15 (141) * Other & unspecified diseases of respiratory system, 14 (2) Septicemia, 1 (1)   Congenital malformations, deformations & chromosomal abnormalities, 1 (2) Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease, 4 (5) Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome & nephrosis, 15 (17) Influenza & pneumonia, 15 (17) Septicemia, 59 (65)
Total from all causes 796 (7,494) 847 (120) 23 (42) 119 (150) 171 (268) 268 (321) 535 (620) 1,072 (1,217) 4,296 (4,756)
 
Source: US Census data and death certificates
Created 15MAR2018 12:00, Marion County Health Department, Epidemiology DR3563.
Prepared by Joe Gibson, Epidemiology Dept., Health & Hospital Corp., epidemiology@hhcorp.org
Deaths until 1st birthday categorized into the NCHS list of 130 selected causes of infant death.
All other deaths categorized into the NCHS list of 113 selected causes of death.
The ranking of all-age causes is uses causes categorized into the NCHS list of 113 selected causes of death.