Leading Causes of Death By Age, St. Clair County Residents, 2009
Cause of Death All
Ages
Under 20
Years
20-44
Years
45-74
Years
75+
Years
All Causes of Death 1,575 32 87 627 829
Heart Disease 433 - 7 126 300
Cancer 415 - 12 260 143
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 122 - 1 50 71
Stroke 64 - - 17 47
Unintentional Injuries 94 13 34 27 20
Diabetes Mellitus 57 - 3 28 26
Alzheimer's Disease 39 - - - 39
Kidney Disease 22 - - 6 16
Pneumonia/Influenza 17 - - 9 8
Intentional Self-harm (Suicide) 25 3 11 10 1
All Other Causes 287 16 19 94 158

Note: The causes of death are listed in order of the 10 leading causes of death for Michigan residents in 2009.
Data displayed are by the underlying cause of death which is the condition giving rise to the chain of events leading to death. Causes of death are classified in accordance with the Tenth Revision of the International Classifications of Diseases (ICD-10), a coding structure developed by the World Health Organization. This revision has been used to classify deaths occurring on or after January 1, 1999. The ICD-10 codes are grouped into broader categories for the causes listed in this table in order to classify these selected causes of death (e.g., ICD-10 codes C00-C97 are used to indicate deaths due to cancer).

All Ages column includes deaths with age not stated.
Source: Michigan 2009 Resident Death File. Vital Records & Health Statistics Section, Michigan Department of Community Health.
Last Updated: 3/1/2011