Crude Death Rates for Ten Leading Causes by Sex
Macomb County, Michigan Residents, 2008

Cause of Death All Races White Black
Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female
All Causes of Death912.6900.3924.2985.0965.11,004.0399.9448.3356.8
1. Heart Disease267.3257.7276.6289.5278.1300.3115.3114.5116.1
2. Cancer215.2217.2213.2232.4233.6231.379.485.973.6
3. Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases51.847.056.357.452.062.710.5**
4. Stroke45.136.753.149.239.558.415.0*17.0
5. Unintentional Injuries37.751.224.941.255.627.512.015.9*
6. Diabetes Mellitus25.927.724.227.629.625.613.515.9*
7. Alzheimer's Disease15.510.020.717.011.122.7***
8. Pneumonia/Influenza14.913.216.516.614.718.5*-*
9. Kidney Disease18.019.316.818.619.418.016.525.4*
10. Intentional Self-harm (Suicide)12.920.65.613.521.36.1***
All Other Causes208.2199.6216.3221.9210.4232.9125.8152.6102.0
          

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 2008.

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

*:  An asterisk (*) indicates that the data do not meet standards of reliability or precision.
-:  A dash indicates a zero value.

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: 2008 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. .
Last Updated: 02/03/2025