Number of Deaths and Age-adjusted Mortality Rates for the Ten Leading Causes of Death,
Hillsdale County,
Michigan and United States Residents, 2003

Michigan Rank & Cause of Death Number of Deaths Age-adjusted Mortality Rates
Hillsdale MI U.S. Hillsdale MI U.S.
All Causes of Death434   86,306   2,448,288   870.5 856.4 843.5
1. Heart Disease154   25,845   685,089   312.3 256.4 236.3
2. Cancer92   19,574   556,902   178.1 192.7 190.9
3. Stroke19   5,412   157,689   * 53.9 54.6
4. Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases16   4,427   126,382   * 44.1 43.7
5. Unintentional Injuries27   3,278   109,277   53.6 32.6 37.6
6. Diabetes Mellitus13   2,620   74,219   * 26.0 25.5
7. Alzheimer's Disease10   2,114   63,457   * 21.2 22.1
8. Pneumonia/Influenza12   1,932   65,163   * 19.3 22.6
9. Kidney Disease9   1,655   42,453   * 16.5 14.7
10. Intentional Self-harm (Suicide)5   1,018   31,484   * 10.1 10.8
       

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 2003.

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: 2003 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