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HEALTHY FAMILY & SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS<br />
TOP TEN LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH<br />
GOAL: To be the healthiest county in Michigan.<br />
To become a healthy community, we must understand what threatens our health and<br />
what we can do to prevent illness. A good place to start is to review the leading causes of<br />
death. In 2008, the 10 leading causes of death accounted for a little over 75% of all deaths<br />
occuring in Calhoun County. <strong>The</strong> top two causes of death (heart disease and cancer)<br />
accounted for nearly half (45.4%) of all deaths. <strong>The</strong> majority of the leading causes of death<br />
are chronic diseases that, to a large degree, are preventable. Health-damaging behaviors<br />
– in particular, tobacco use, lack of physical activity, and poor nutrition – are major<br />
contributors to heart disease and cancer, Calhoun County’s leading killers.<br />
LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH BY AGE, CALHOUN COUNTY RESIDENTS 1 , 2008<br />
Cause of Death All Ages Percent of<br />
Total<br />
Under 20<br />
Years<br />
20-44<br />
Years<br />
45-74<br />
Years<br />
75+ Years<br />
Heart Disease 315 22.9% -- 5 <strong>12</strong>5 185<br />
Cancer 310 22.5% 1 10 162 137<br />
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 105 7.6% 1 2 49 53<br />
Stroke 62 4.5% -- 1 15 46<br />
Unintentional Injuries 68 4.9% 3 16 27 22<br />
Diabetes Mellitus 62 4.5% -- 5 33 24<br />
Alzheimer's Disease 43 3.2% -- -- 3 40<br />
Pneumonia/Influenza 30 2.2% -- 4 8 18<br />
Kidney Disease 21 1.5% -- -- 4 <strong>17</strong><br />
Intentional <strong>Self</strong>-harm (Suicide) 20 1.5% 1 9 9 1<br />
All Other Causes 340 24.7% 15 18 95 2<strong>12</strong><br />
All Causes of Death 1,376 100% 21 70 530 755<br />
LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH, 2008<br />
Cause of Death<br />
CALHOUN 1 MICHIGAN 2<br />
All Ages Percent of Total All Ages Percent of Total<br />
Heart Disease 315 22.9% 24,369 27.6%<br />
Cancer 310 22.5% 20,159 22.8%<br />
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 105 7.6% 5,161 5.9%<br />
Stroke 62 4.5% 4,650 5.3%<br />
Unintentional Injuries 68 4.9% 3,679 4.2%<br />
Diabetes Mellitus 62 4.5% 2,749 3.1%<br />
Alzheimer's Disease 43 3.2% 2,734 3.1%<br />
Pneumonia/Influenza 30 2.2% 1,875 2.1%<br />
Kidney Disease 21 1.5% 1,659 1.9%<br />
Intentional <strong>Self</strong>-harm (Suicide) 20 1.5% 1,<strong>17</strong>3 1.3%<br />
All Other Causes 340 24.7% 20,064 22.7%<br />
SOURCE:<br />
1. Calhoun County Public Health Department, 2010<br />
2. Michigan Resident Death Files, MDCH, 2010<br />
Page 42 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Coordinating</strong> Council (TCC) of Calhoun County - Community Report Card 2010-11
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