The following are key points from the data in the tables and graphs found on the “Data” tab. The “Sources and Notes” tab provides additional information about the data.

• In 2005–2007, black males in Franklin County had the highest death rates for heart disease, cancer, stroke, and diabetes. Rates of death for black males from heart disease and cancer were 116 and 112.3 per 100,000 greater than the Franklin County rates, respectively.
• In 2005–2007, white females in Franklin County had the lowest death rates for all the leading causes of death except CLRD. The rates of death from heart disease, cancer, and CLRD were lower for black females than for white males.
• Males (both black and white) had higher than the county average mortality rates for heart disease, cancer and CLRD in 2005-2007.
• For all leading causes of death except CLRD, blacks of both genders had significantly higher mortality rates than same-gender whites in 2005-2007.
• Franklin County had 301 deaths due to homicide in 2005–2007. Of those, more than half (56.1%) were black males. White males comprised the second largest group of homicide deaths at 26.4%, followed by black females (10.6%) and white females (6.3%).

For a printable PDF of the Analysis, Data, and Sources and Notes for this indicator, click here.