2003 Louisiana Vital Statistics Report - Louisiana Department of ...

DEATHS 2003 LOUISIANA VITAL STATISTICS REPORT
Age-adjusted rate per 100,000 standard
U.S. 2000 population
Mortality by Age
Table 5.6: Age-Adjusted Death Rates +
Selected Leading Causes of Death by Race-Gender
Louisiana, 2003
Cause of Death
(ICD-10 Code)
Race/Gender
Rate
Diseases of the Heart Total 271.8
(I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51) White Male 321.3
White Female 207.0
Black Male 382.2
Black Female 271.5
Malignant Neoplasms Total 220.2
(C00-C97) White Male 262.2
White Female 168.6
Black Male 359.5
Black Female 209.8
Cerebrovascular Diseases Total 59.9
(I60-I69) White Male 54.9
White Female 52.6
Black Male 89.5
Black Female 73.1
Accidents Total 48.3
(V01-X59, Y85-Y86) White Male 75.3
White Female 30.1
Black Male 65.8
Black Female 23.7
Diabetes Mellitus Total 40.6
(E10-E14) White Male 33.4
White Female 27.0
Black Male 73.7
Black Female 72.8
+
Rate per 100,000 U.S. 2000 standard population.
Figure 5.12: Age-Adjusted Death Rates for Selected Leading Causes of Death by Race-Gender
Louisiana, 2003
400.0
300.0
200.0
100.0
0.0
Disease of the
Heart
Malignant
Neoplasms
Cerebrovascular
Disease
Accidental
Deaths
Diabetes
White Male
White Female
Black Male
Black Female
When examined by age group, the leading causes of death in Louisiana in the year 2003 followed the traditional pattern of
mortality seen in the United States. Accidents, the primary cause of death among young people, gave way to deaths from
chronic conditions such as cancer and heart disease in the middle-aged and elderly (Table 5.7).
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