Years of Potential Life Lost Below Age 75, By Sex,
City Of Detroit Health Department,
Michigan Residents, 2007

Due to Leading Causes of YPLL1

Cause of Death All Races White Black
Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female
All Causes108,82967,55241,27710,3506,4573,89394,33958,06436,274
1. Malignant neoplasms17,1028,2648,8381,46575571015,2077,2797,928
2. Diseases of heart22,85614,5748,2822,7291,87985019,55712,2457,312
3. Accidents10,5887,6432,9451,2009052958,2635,9812,281
4. Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period7,9644,5373,427298-2987,2194,2392,980
5. Intentional self-harm (suicide)1,6671,427240470430401,107907200
6. Assault (homicide)14,64812,9121,73667547020513,45111,9201,531
7. Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities2,2531,374879298224741,6651,002663
8. Chronic lower respiratory diseases2,1261,1231,003247701771,8791,053826
9. Diabetes mellitus1,8859559302451301151,535805730
10. Cerebrovascular diseases3,2251,5951,63018090902,9401,4051,535
11. Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis1,16075041031522095825515310
12. Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis1,60898961914975741,459914544
13. Influenza and pneumonia1,54667087612045751,391590801
14. Septicemia1,547824724229184451,263584679
15. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease2,1751,46571010075252,0451,360685
All Other Causes16,4778,4498,0281,62990572414,5337,2647,269

Due to Certain Cancers, Firearm, Drug and Alcohol-related Deaths2

Cause of Death All Races White Black
Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female
1. Drug-induced deaths5,1123,4721,6409556353204,0522,7571,295
2. Malignant neoplasms of trachea, bronchus and lung4,2252,4551,770385300853,8202,1501,670
3. Injury by firearms13,37012,2381,13272062010012,04811,0161,032
4. Malignant neoplasm of breast1,845351,810175-1751,645351,610
5. Alcohol-induced deaths84562022519016525640440200
6. Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, hematopoietic and related tissue1,31789742012565601,102772330
7. Malignant neoplasms of colon, rectum and anus1,4058056006565-1,340740600

Note: The years of potential life lost (YPLL) below age 75 is a measure of mortality designed to emphasize mortality which is prevalent among persons under age 75. The number of years of potential life lost is calculated as the number of years between the age at death and 75 years of age for persons dying before their 75th year.

1 The causes of death are listed in order of the 15 leading causes of YPLL for Michigan residents in 2007.
2 The causes of death are calculated using ICD-10 groupings that are subsets or combinations of leading cause of death groupings.

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).

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

-:  A dash indicates a zero value.

Source: 2007 Geocoded Michigan Death Certificate Registry.   Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services

Last Updated: 02/03/2025