Years of Potential Life Lost Below Age 75, By Sex,
Wayne County, Michigan Residents, 2017

Due to Leading Causes of YPLL1

Cause of Death All Races White Black
Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female
All Causes178,051108,49269,55974,01345,60828,40596,53158,52638,005
1. Malignant neoplasms29,04914,43014,61914,5257,3957,13013,2896,5406,749
2. Accidents34,29722,65411,64318,23811,6466,59114,6419,9494,692
3. Diseases of heart35,53922,86012,67913,3709,3304,04021,48413,0658,419
4. Intentional self-harm (suicide)6,2384,8541,3843,8723,0907821,7271,347380
5. Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period10,8026,3324,4702,1601,6395227,5244,1723,352
6. Chronic lower respiratory diseases4,3022,1602,1422,2051,2159901,9829301,052
7. Assault (homicide)10,6808,9721,7081,1248372879,3067,9851,321
8. Diabetes mellitus4,0042,3571,6471,5608057552,2741,467807
9. Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis3,2051,7601,4452,0251,1109151,135620515
10. Cerebrovascular diseases4,0962,3791,7171,3408205202,6961,5291,167
11. Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities3,2502,2381,0121,1526574941,8001,357443
12. Influenza and pneumonia2,1891,2749141,0095444651,039644394
13. Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis2,3791,1641,2158604054551,380650730
14. Septicemia2,0849501,1347893604291,249560689
15. Aortic aneurysm and dissection92061530527524530600325275
All Other Causes25,01613,49211,5249,5085,5083,99914,4047,3847,019
          

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 deaths23,40714,8828,52515,4109,6155,7957,1574,7422,415
2. Malignant neoplasms of trachea, bronchus and lung6,3403,5252,8153,3351,7651,5702,8001,6351,165
3. Injury by firearms12,15510,6561,4992,3622,0573059,2868,329957
4. Alcohol-induced deaths2,1051,1051,0001,275615660805465340
5. Malignant neoplasms of colon, rectum and anus2,8451,5301,3151,1706405301,515880635
6. Malignant neoplasm of breast2,785252,7601,260251,2351,475-1,475
7. Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, hematopoietic and related tissue2,2601,2451,0151,140675465910480430
          

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 2017.
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: 2017 Geocoded Michigan Death Certificate Registry.   Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services

Last Updated: 02/03/2025