Years of Potential Life Lost Below Age 75, By Sex,
Wayne County, Michigan Residents, 2008

Due to Leading Causes of YPLL1

Cause of Death All Races White Black
Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female
All Causes184,960114,32870,63171,73744,11127,626108,38967,03141,357
1. Malignant neoplasms32,99916,73816,26115,7687,8867,88216,6448,5158,129
2. Diseases of heart36,98224,12212,86014,30010,3553,94522,10713,2828,825
3. Accidents18,02511,3666,6599,1765,9293,2468,1915,0603,131
4. Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period13,3957,6745,7223,0542,0121,0439,2985,0664,232
5. Intentional self-harm (suicide)6,3785,1591,2193,9693,3995702,1741,595579
6. Assault (homicide)15,31113,8421,4681,15076538513,98612,9021,083
7. Chronic lower respiratory diseases4,0711,7752,2961,9378351,1022,1349401,194
8. Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis3,9102,6751,2352,3651,7356301,335740595
9. Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities3,5831,9661,6171,7321,0396941,701778924
10. Diabetes mellitus3,8302,4101,4201,6159956202,1151,365750
11. Cerebrovascular diseases5,0422,6672,3751,5008007003,3871,8321,555
12. Influenza and pneumonia3,1922,1001,0911,0195844342,0181,421597
13. Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis2,3541,4099445103002101,8241,089734
14. Septicemia2,1791,1591,0198404254151,329729599
15. Other diseases of respiratory system1,533958575627342285831551280
All Other Causes32,17618,30713,86912,1746,7095,46519,31511,1668,149
          

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 deaths11,9647,3724,5927,4604,6852,7754,2942,6021,692
2. Malignant neoplasms of trachea, bronchus and lung8,6904,8953,7954,3102,1302,1804,3252,7201,605
3. Injury by firearms16,15415,0021,1522,5172,21730013,41212,560852
4. Alcohol-induced deaths3,1002,2558451,8101,4303801,175710465
5. Malignant neoplasm of breast3,755903,6651,475-1,4752,255902,165
6. Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, hematopoietic and related tissue3,0601,6311,4291,6178307871,438796642
7. Malignant neoplasms of colon, rectum and anus2,7501,5851,1651,2006505501,475910565
          

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 2008.
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: 2008 Geocoded Michigan Death Certificate Registry.   Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services

Last Updated: 02/03/2025