Leading Cause of Deaths for Ten Leading Causes by Age
Berrien County, Michigan 2019

Cause of Death All
Ages
Under 25
Years
25-54
Years
55-64
Years
65-74
Years
75-84
Years
85+
Years
All Causes of Death1,68725146207314383612
1. Heart Disease477-23358298239
2. Cancer360116669810277
3. Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases1011515232730
4. Unintentional Injuries7383467711
5. Stroke134-28162880
6. Alzheimer's Disease64---32041
7. Diabetes Mellitus53-41017157
8. Kidney Disease44-25101314
9. Pneumonia/Influenza14--2345
10. Intentional Self-harm (Suicide)242113611
All Other Causes3431349574968107

Note: The causes of death are listed in order of the 10 leading causes of death for Michigan residents in 2019.
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: 2019 Geocoded Michigan Death Certificate Registry.   Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services

Last Updated: 11/14/2022