Years of Potential Life Lost Below Age 75, By Sex,
City Of Detroit Health Department,
Michigan Residents, 2019

Due to Leading Causes of YPLL1

Cause of Death All Races White Black
Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female
All Causes85,41453,79331,6218,2255,8002,42574,08145,91028,171
1. Malignant neoplasms11,3755,5565,81995056039010,1604,7915,369
2. Diseases of heart17,79711,1856,6122,0701,62544515,3079,2456,062
3. Accidents15,0549,8375,2172,3241,51980512,0137,8634,150
4. Intentional self-harm (suicide)2,0801,860220265210551,6751,515160
5. Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period4,9922,8312,160224224-4,1722,3841,788
6. Assault (homicide)9,5918,1921,398602542608,8047,4651,338
7. Chronic lower respiratory diseases1,8438291,01410030701,728799929
8. Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis1,550865685325230951,155565590
9. Diabetes mellitus1,7751,075700220140801,555935620
10. Cerebrovascular diseases1,9741,1977776550151,8541,092762
11. Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities9347112243030-904681224
12. Influenza and pneumonia1,257637620215105110997532465
13. Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis1,3357505853535-1,290715575
14. Septicemia1,0657053601309040895615280
15. Aortic aneurysm and dissection36021015055-355205150
All Other Causes12,4327,3535,07966540526011,2176,5084,709

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 deaths9,1855,8403,3451,8951,1507456,8754,4702,405
2. Injury by firearms9,0278,162865420405158,3677,517850
3. Malignant neoplasms of trachea, bronchus and lung2,4851,3401,145220155652,2151,1501,065
4. Alcohol-induced deaths1,450875575230190401,170635535
5. Malignant neoplasms of colon, rectum and anus1,2908104809565301,165715450
6. Malignant neoplasm of breast1,115251,09035-351,080251,055
7. Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, hematopoietic and related tissue1,099597502652540979522457

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 2019.
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: 2019 Geocoded Michigan Death Certificate Registry.   Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services

Last Updated: 02/03/2025