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Ten Leading Causes of Death
Mid-Michigan District 2003 |
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THE 10 DISEASE CATEGORIES
SHOWN REPRESENT THE MOST FREQUENT UNDERLYING CAUSES OF DEATH.
This information provides a snapshot of the general health status of a
community, which aids in the identification of health concerns and the
development of intervention programs. This mortality data can also be used
to compare the health status of one population to another (i.e., counties)
or to evaluate the status of one population over time. The table shown
provides a comparison between the three counties of the Mid-Michigan
District Health Department, Michigan and the United States. Approximately
60% of all deaths occur in persons age 75 and older; this fact is
reflected in the correlation that exists between "total" death rates for
each geographic region and the percentage of residents age 65 and older.
The graphs represent the proportion of all deaths that each underlying
cause is responsible for. Of particular interest is the relative
difference in the proportion of deaths caused by heart disease and cancer
in each county. |
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Crude Death Rates per 100,000 Population - 2003 |
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Clinton |
%
of All Deaths |
Gratiot |
%
of All Deaths |
Montcalm |
%
of All Deaths |
Michigan |
%
of All Deaths |
U.S. |
| 1. Heart Disease |
183.4 |
26.1 |
345.9 |
33 |
243.1 |
26.6 |
256.4 |
29.9 |
241.3 |
| 2. Cancer |
173.1 |
24.6 |
181.2 |
17.3 |
206.6 |
22.6 |
194.2 |
22.7 |
193.8 |
| 3. Stroke |
82.8 |
11.8 |
96.5 |
9.2 |
57.2 |
6.3 |
53.7 |
6.3 |
56.5 |
| 4. Chronic Resp. Dis. |
31.1 |
4.4 |
49.4 |
4.7 |
71.5 |
7.8 |
43.9 |
5.1 |
43.5 |
| 5. Unint. Injury |
26.6 |
3.8 |
80.0 |
7.6 |
55.6 |
6.1 |
32.5 |
3.8 |
35.5 |
| 6. Diabetes |
25.1 |
3.6 |
21.2 |
2.0 |
12.7 |
1.4 |
26.0 |
3.0 |
25.4 |
| 7. Alzheimer's Dis. |
10.9 |
2.9 |
23.5 |
2.2 |
35.0 |
3.8 |
21.0 |
2.4 |
20.4 |
| 8. Pneumonia & flu |
14.8 |
2.1 |
25.9 |
2.5 |
28.6 |
3.1 |
19.2 |
2.2 |
22.9 |
| 9. Kidney Dis. |
16.3 |
2.3 |
18.8 |
1.8 |
17.5 |
1.9 |
16.4 |
1.9 |
14.2 |
| 10. Suicide |
11.8 |
1.7 |
n/a |
n/a |
14.3 |
1.6 |
10.1 |
1.2 |
10.6 |
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Sub-Total |
585.7 |
83.2 |
851.7 |
81.3 |
742.2 |
81.2 |
673.4 |
78.6 |
665.7 |
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other causes |
118.3 |
16.8 |
195.3 |
18.7 |
171.6 |
18.8 |
182.8 |
21.4 |
181.2 |
| TOTAL |
704.0 |
100 |
1047.0 |
100 |
913.8 |
100 |
856.2 |
100 |
848.9 |
| Age 65+ |
11.2% |
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13.5% |
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12.4% |
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12.3% |
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12.4% |
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