Number of Deaths and Age-adjusted Mortality Rates for the Ten Leading Causes of Death,
Michigan and United States Residents, 2002

Michigan Rank & Cause of Death Number of Deaths Age-adjusted Mortality Rates
MI U.S. MI U.S.
All Causes of Death 87,534   2,443,387   883.1 855.9
1. Heart Disease 26,447   696,947   267.4 244.6
2. Cancer 19,831   557,271   198.4 194.3
3. Stroke 5,740   162,672   58.3 57.2
4. Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 4,389   124,816   44.4 43.9
5. Unintentional Injuries 3,242   106,742   32.6 37.1
6. Diabetes Mellitus 2,753   73,249   27.7 25.6
7. Pneumonia/Influenza 2,007   65,681   20.4 23.2
8. Alzheimer's Disease 1,946   58,866   19.9 20.8
9. Kidney Disease 1,606   40,974   16.3 14.4
10. Intentional Self-harm (Suicide) 1,095   31,655   11.0 10.9
     

Note: Rates are per 100,000 population. The causes of death are listed in order of the 10 leading causes of death for Michigan residents in 2002.

Death records with race/sex not stated are included only in the "Total" column.

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).

Source: 2002 Geocoded Michigan Death Certificate Registry.     Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services; Population Estimate (latest update 7/2020), National Center for Health Statistics, U.S. Census Populations With Bridged Race Categories
2020-2022 population is 2020 CDC Bridge estimates proportionally fitted to U.S. Census population estimates. .

CDC/NCHS, National Vital Statistics System. "Deaths, Percent of Total Deaths, and Death Rates for the 15 Leading Causes of Death in 5-year Age Groups, by Race and Sex: United States, 1999-2008" December 2011.

Last Updated: 02/03/2025