Division for Vital Records and
Health Statistics

Michigan Department of Community Health

Profile of Wayne County, 1996

POPULATION			NATALITY			MORTALITY
As of April 1, 1995	2,055,504		Total Live Births	31,685		Total Deaths	20,607
Rank Among Counties	1		Mothers < 18	1,946		Infant Deaths	349
Per Square Mile	3,341.7		Low Weight Birth	3,140		Neonatal Deaths	226
			First Births	11,936		Postneonatal Deaths	123
						Perinatal Deaths	409
						Fetal Deaths	222
MARRIAGE			DIVORCE
Marriages	10,790		Divorces	7,419
Marriage Rate	10.5		Divorce Rate	7.2

NATALITY BY RACE OF MOTHER, WAYNE COUNTY, 1996
	All Races			White			Black			All Other Races
	Number	Rate		Number	Rate		Number	Rate		Number	Rate
Live Births	31,685	15.4		15,825	13.9		15,021	17.1		671	19.4
	All Races			White			Black			All Other Races
	Number	Ratio		Number	Ratio		Number	Ratio		Number	Ratio
Mothers < 18	1,946	61.4		557	35.2		1,370	91.2		14	20.9
Low Weight	3,140	99.1		1,005	63.5		2,071	137.9		47	70.0
Under 1,500 Grams	652	20.6		158	10.0		483	32.2		7	10.4
< 38 Weeks Gestation	6,539	206.4		2,518	159.1		3,883	258.5		117	174.4
Prenatal Care Began in 1st Trimester	23,450	740.1		13,406	847.1		9,401	625.9		520	775.0
Note: Rate is per 1,000 estimated population in 1995 and ratio per 1,000 live births in 1996 in specified group.

INFANT AND PERINATAL MORTALITY BY RACE, WAYNE COUNTY, 1996
	All Races			White			Black			All Other Races
	Number	Rate		Number	Rate		Number	Rate		Number	Rate
Infant Deaths	349	11.0		83	5.2		261	17.4		5	*
Neonatal Deaths	226	7.1		56	3.5		166	11.1		4	*
Postneonatal Deaths	123	3.9		27	1.7		95	6.3		1	*
Perinatal Deaths	409	12.8		128	8.1		271	17.9		7	10.4
Fetal Deaths	222	7.0		74	4.7		141	9.3		4	*
Note: Rate is per 1,000 live births or total births in 1996 in specified group.

MORTALITY, WAYNE COUNTY, 1996
	All Races				White				Black				All Other Races
	Total	Male	Female		Total	Male	Female		Total	Male	Female		Total	Male	Female
Deaths	20,607	10,579	10,028		11,826	5,843	5,983		8,638	4,664	3,974		140	71	69

	Age in Years
	< 1	1-4	5-9	10-14	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-39	40-49	50-59	60-69	70+	Unk
Total Deaths	349	72	27	41	151	223	257	810	1,513	1,832	3,305	12,018	9
White Male	46	16	2	11	32	41	45	197	376	554	1,034	3,486	3
White Female	37	11	6	5	10	11	26	94	200	318	749	4,514	2
Black Male	135	18	13	16	87	135	138	326	602	556	840	1,796	2
Black Female	126	27	6	7	20	35	46	183	319	383	663	2,157	2
Other Male	3	-	-	1	2	-	2	6	8	10	7	32	-
Other Female	2	-	-	1	-	1	-	4	8	11	12	30	-

LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH, WAYNE COUNTY, 1996
										Children
	All Races			White			Black			Ages 1-19
	Number	Rate		Number	Rate		Number	Rate		Number	Rate
All Causes	20,607	1,002.5		11,826	1,035.9		8,638	982.4		291	49.5
Diseases of the Heart	7,159	348.3		4,409	386.2		2,704	307.5		9	1.5
Cancer	4,653	226.4		2,800	245.3		1,822	207.2		13	2.2
Cerebrovascular Diseases	1,272	61.9		738	64.6		522	59.4		2	*
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases and Allied Conditions	677	32.9		472	41.3		200	22.7		10	1.7
Accidents and Adverse Effects	605	29.4		309	27.1		286	32.5		93	15.8
Pneumonia and Influenza	700	34.1		385	33.7		307	34.9		5	*
Diabetes Mellitus	535	26.0		293	25.7		240	27.3		3	*
Suicide	246	12.0		163	14.3		80	9.1		11	1.9
Nephritis, Nephrot/Synd. & Nephrosis	257	12.5		129	11.3		126	14.3		-	-
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	329	16.0		190	16.6		137	15.6		-	-
Homicide	496	24.1		56	4.9		439	49.9		82	14.0
Atherosclerosis	102	5.0		76	6.7		26	3.0		-	-
AIDS	264	12.8		55	4.8		209	23.8		2	*
Note: Rate is per 100,000 estimated population in 1995 in specified group.
* Figure does not meet standards of reliability or precision.
- Quantity zero.
Source: Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics

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