Leading Causes of Death
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Deaths and Crude Death Rates for the Ten Leading Causes of Death, Berrien County and Michigan Residents 2005,
and United States, 2004
|
Rank |
Cause of Death |
Number of Deaths |
Rate of Deaths |
M |
Berrien |
M |
U.S. |
Berrien |
M |
U.S. |
| 1 |
Heart Disease |
428 |
25,098 |
654,092 |
262.4 |
248 |
222.7 |
| 2 |
Cancer |
366 |
20,077 |
550,270 |
224.4 |
198.4 |
187.4 |
| 3 |
Stroke |
156 |
5,049 |
150,147 |
95.6 |
49.9 |
51.1 |
| 4 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases |
78 |
4,468 |
123,884 |
47.8 |
44.1 |
42.2 |
| 5 |
Unintentional Injuries |
69 |
3,426 |
108,694 |
42.3 |
33.9 |
37 |
| 6 |
Diabetes Mellitus |
86 |
2,846 |
72,815 |
52.7 |
28.1 |
24.8 |
| 7 |
Alzheimer's Disease |
41 |
2,358 |
65,829 |
25.1 |
23.3 |
22.4 |
| 8 |
Pneumonia/ Influenza |
32 |
1,955 |
61,472 |
19.6 |
19.3 |
20.9 |
| 9 |
Kidney Disease |
24 |
1,655 |
42,762 |
14.7 |
16.4 |
14.6 |
| 10 |
Intentional Self-harm (Suicide) |
22 |
1,103 |
30,642 |
13.5 |
10.9 |
10.8 |
| Sub Total |
1,302 |
68,035 |
1,861,612 |
798.2 |
672.2 |
633.9 |
| All Other Causes |
355 |
18,750 |
536,753 |
217.6 |
185.3 |
182.8 |
| Total |
1,657 |
86,785 |
2,398,365 |
1,015.80 |
857.5 |
816.9 |
| Note: Rates are per 100,000 population.
Source: 2005 Michigan Resident Death File, Vital Records & Health Data Development Section |
Age-Adjusted Death Rates by 10 Leading Causes of Death
by Race and Sex, Berrien County 2005
|
Cause of Death |
White |
Black |
| Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
| Heart Disease |
207.1 |
256 |
169.6 |
248.1 |
348.1 |
173.8 |
| Cancer |
172.2 |
212.4 |
146.7 |
326.9 |
357.4 |
301.9 |
| Stroke |
71.3 |
71.9 |
71.8 |
* |
* |
* |
| Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases |
41.2 |
38.7 |
45.3 |
* |
* |
* |
| Unintentional Injuries |
37.5 |
59.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Diabetes Mellitus |
40.3 |
47.5 |
35.2 |
* |
* |
* |
| Alzheimer's Disease |
19.6 |
* |
24.1 |
* |
* |
* |
| Pneumonia/Influenza |
15.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Kidney Disease |
10.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Intentional Self-harm (Suicide) |
14.9 |
28.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| All Other Causes |
160.5 |
160.7 |
158.5 |
326.4 |
319.4 |
332.5 |
| Total |
790.7 |
924.5 |
693.5 |
1,210.40 |
1,449.80 |
1,048.20 |
Note: Age-adjusted death rates are based on age-specific death rates per 100,000 population in a specified group.
*A rate is not calculated when there are fewer than 20 events. |
Last updated July 11, 2007.
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the Epidemiologist at 269-927-5639.
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