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Leading Causes of Death and Cause-Specific Rates by Age
Michigan Resident White Males, 2009
Age Rank and Cause of Death Number Rate
All Ages     1. Diseases of the heart 9,529 235.7
    2. Cancer 8,781 217.2
    3. Chronic lower respiratory disease 2,110 52.2
    4. Accidents 1,797 44.5
    5. Stroke 1,403 34.7
  All Causes 34,904 863.5
         
Under 1 Year     1. Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period 124 275.9
    2. Congenital malformations 60 133.5
    3. Accidents 21 46.7
    4. Sudden infant deaths (SIDS) 15 33.4
    5. Homicide 5 * 
  All Causes 257 571.7
         
1-4 Years     1. Accidents 8 4.1
    2. Cancer 4 * 
   3-4. Homicide - Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period 3 * 
 5-7. Chronic lower respiratory disease - Congenital malformations - Diseases of the heart 2 * 
  All Causes 37 19.0
         
5-14 Years     1. Accidents 15 2.9
    2. Cancer 14 2.7
 3. Congenital malformations 6 1.1
4-5. Diseases of the heart - Homicide 4 * 
  All Causes 68 13.0
         
15-24 Years     1. Accidents 199 34.8
    2. Suicide 83 14.5
    3. Cancer 23 4.0
    4. Homicide 17 3.0
    5. Diseases of the heart 9 1.6
  All Causes 420 73.4
         
25-34 Years     1. Accidents 233 47.8
    2. Suicide 104 21.3
    3. Cancer 39 8.0
    4. Diseases of the heart 37 7.6
    5. Homicide 20 4.1
  All Causes 581 119.2
         
35-49 Years     1. Diseases of the heart 468 53.8
    2. Accidents 430 49.4
    3. Cancer 358 41.1
    4. Suicide 234 26.9
    5. Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis 109 12.5
  All Causes 2,274 261.3
         
50-64 Years     1. Cancer 2,126 253.6
    2. Diseases of the heart 1,795 214.2
    3. Accidents 356 42.5
    4. Chronic lower respiratory disease 307 36.6
    5. Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis 291 34.7
  All Causes 6,774 808.2
         
65 and Over     1. Diseases of the heart 7,211 1,414.3
    2. Cancer 6,215 1,218.9
    3. Chronic lower respiratory disease 1,762 345.6
    4. Stroke 1,180 231.4
    5. Diabetes mellitus 777 152.4
  All Causes 24,493 4,803.7
         

Note: Age groups do not add to respective totals because records with age not stated are included only in the "All Ages" row. Rates may not agree with those shown elsewhere in this section since records with sex and race not stated were randomly allocated prior to rate calculation for the other tables, and were not included in calculations for this table. Cause-specific rates are per 100,000 population.

Asterisk (*) indicates that data do not meet standards of reliability or precision.  Care should be taken drawing inferences from rates based on small numbers of events or small population base. These rates tend to exhibit considerable variation which may negate their usefulness for comparative purposes.
Source: 2009 Michigan Resident Death File, Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Community Health; Population Estimate (latest update 9/2012), National Center for Health Statistics, U.S. Census Populations With Bridged Race Categories .

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