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From the Tennessee Department of Health's
Population of Color in Tennessee 2006 Health Status Report .
Sources: Tennessee Department of Health, Division of Health Statistics
Leading Causes of Death by Race, Hamilton County 2001-2004
| |
African Americans |
Whites |
| 1 |
Diseases of the heart |
Diseases of the heart |
| 2 |
Cancer |
Cancer |
| 3 |
Stroke |
Chronic lower respiratory disease |
| 4 |
Diabetes mellitus |
Stroke |
| 5 |
Chronic lower respiratory disease |
Alzheimer’s disease |
| 6 |
Accidents (unintentional injuries) |
Accidents (unintentional injuries) |
| 7 |
Alzheimer’s disease |
Diabetes mellitus |
| 8 |
Assault (homicide) |
Influenza and pneumonia |
| 9 |
HIV |
Atherosclerosis |
| 10 |
Primary hypertension |
Suicide | | |
Mortality Rates by Race and Ethnicity, Tennessee, 1999-2004
| Disease |
Whites |
African Americans |
Hispanics |
TN Total |
| Heart Disease |
270 |
362 |
89 |
280 |
| Stroke |
68 |
95 |
20 |
71 |
| Diabetes |
26 |
63 |
15 |
30 |
| Cancer |
207 |
267 |
79 |
213 | | | | |