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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 />

<strong>Louisiana</strong> Office <strong>of</strong> Public Health, State Center for Health <strong>Statistics</strong> Page 75<br />

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

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