Number of Deaths and Age-adjusted Mortality Rates for the Ten Leading Causes of Death,
Hillsdale County,
Michigan and United States Residents, 2001

Michigan Rank & Cause of Death Number of Deaths Age-adjusted Mortality Rates
Hillsdale MI U.S. Hillsdale MI U.S.
All Causes of Death471   86,250   2,416,425   984.5 882.3 858.8
1. Heart Disease129   26,766   700,142   270.3 275.1 249.5
2. Cancer98   19,608   553,768   198.4 199.0 196.5
3. Stroke38   5,666   163,538   81.7 58.4 58.4
4. Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases27   4,133   123,013   55.8 42.4 43.9
5. Unintentional Injuries28   3,248   101,537   58.6 32.8 35.7
6. Diabetes Mellitus21   2,640   71,372   42.7 26.9 25.4
7. Pneumonia/Influenza7   2,064   62,034   * 21.3 22.2
8. Alzheimer's Disease3   1,797   53,852   * 18.7 19.3
9. Kidney Disease6   1,538   39,480   * 15.8 14.1
10. Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis2   1,054   27,035   * 10.5 9.5
       

Note: Rates are per 100,000 population. The causes of death are listed in order of the 10 leading causes of death for Michigan residents in 2001.

Death records with gender not stated are included only in the "Total" column.

*:  An asterisk (*) indicates that the data do not meet standards of reliability or precision.

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).

Source: 2001 Geocoded Michigan Death Certificate Registry.     Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services; Population Estimates by Age and Race (latest update 7/2025), U.S Census Bureau. .

CDC/NCHS, National Vital Statistics System. "Deaths, Percent of Total Deaths, and Death Rates for the 15 Leading Causes of Death in 5-year Age Groups, by Race and Sex: United States, 1999-2008" December 2011.

Last Updated: 02/03/2025