2003 Louisiana Vital Statistics Report - Louisiana Department of ...
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<strong>2003</strong> LOUISIANA VITAL STATISTICS REPORT DEATHS<br />
Table 5.7: Rankings and Counts for the Five Leading Causes <strong>of</strong> Death by Age Groups 1 Year and Older<br />
<strong>Louisiana</strong>, <strong>2003</strong><br />
Counts by Age Groups (years)<br />
Rank 1-4 5-14 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75-84 85+<br />
1<br />
2<br />
3<br />
4<br />
5<br />
Accidents<br />
38<br />
Congenital<br />
malformations,<br />
deformations &<br />
chromosomal<br />
abnormalities<br />
11<br />
Malignant<br />
Neoplasms<br />
5<br />
Cerebrovascular<br />
Diseases and<br />
Diseases <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Heart<br />
3 each<br />
Chronic Lower<br />
Respiratory<br />
Diseases<br />
Accidents<br />
52<br />
Congenital<br />
malformations,<br />
deformations &<br />
chromosomal<br />
abnormalities<br />
10<br />
Homicide<br />
Diseases <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Heart and<br />
Malignant<br />
Neoplasms<br />
9 each<br />
Influenza &<br />
Pneumonia<br />
5<br />
Chronic Lower<br />
Respiratory<br />
Diseases<br />
Accidents<br />
383<br />
Homicide<br />
176<br />
Suicide<br />
79<br />
Malignant<br />
Neoplasms<br />
25<br />
Diseases <strong>of</strong><br />
the Heart<br />
Accidents<br />
294<br />
Homicide<br />
191<br />
Diseases <strong>of</strong><br />
the Heart<br />
77<br />
Suicide<br />
76<br />
HIV Infection<br />
Accidents<br />
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362<br />
Diseases <strong>of</strong><br />
the Heart<br />
340<br />
Malignant<br />
Neoplasms<br />
313<br />
HIV Infection<br />
160<br />
Suicide<br />
Malignant<br />
Neoplasms<br />
1007<br />
Diseases <strong>of</strong><br />
the Heart<br />
889<br />
Cerebrovascular<br />
Diseases<br />
154<br />
Chronic<br />
Liver<br />
Disease &<br />
Cirrhosis<br />
104<br />
HIV<br />
infection<br />
Malignant<br />
Neoplasms<br />
1740<br />
Diseases <strong>of</strong><br />
the Heart<br />
1361<br />
Diabetes<br />
Mellitus<br />
297<br />
Cerebrovascular<br />
Diseases<br />
253<br />
Accidents<br />
Malignant<br />
Neoplasms<br />
2440<br />
Diseases <strong>of</strong><br />
the Heart<br />
2044<br />
Diabetes<br />
Mellitus<br />
453<br />
Chronic<br />
Lower<br />
Respiratory<br />
Diseases<br />
448<br />
Cerebrovascular<br />
Diseases<br />
Diseases <strong>of</strong><br />
the Heart<br />
3358<br />
Malignant<br />
Neoplasms<br />
2656<br />
Cerebrovascular<br />
Diseases<br />
777<br />
Chronic<br />
Lower<br />
Respiratory<br />
Diseases<br />
621<br />
Diabetes<br />
Mellitus<br />
Diseases <strong>of</strong><br />
the Heart<br />
3316<br />
Malignant<br />
Neoplasms<br />
1193<br />
Alzheimer’s<br />
Disease<br />
844<br />
Influenza &<br />
Pneumonia<br />
2<br />
3<br />
24<br />
71<br />
104 94 204 385 475 409<br />
Top five 62 97 687 709 999 2248 3855 5770 7887 6370<br />
608<br />
Chronic<br />
Lower<br />
Respiratory<br />
Diseases<br />
Total 107 135 825 1016 1941 3636 5233 7635 11384 9781<br />
Mortality by Age and Gender<br />
The crude death rate for males surpassed that for females in every age group (Figures 5.13 and 5.14, Table 5.8).<br />
Rate per100,000 sex/agespecific<br />
population<br />
800<br />
600<br />
400<br />
200<br />
Figure 5.13: Crude Death Rates by Age Group 1-54 and<br />
Gender<br />
<strong>Louisiana</strong>, <strong>2003</strong><br />
0<br />
1-4 5-14 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54<br />
Age Group (years)<br />
Male<br />
Female