Number of Deaths and Age-adjusted Mortality Rates for the Ten Leading Causes of Death,
Hillsdale County,
Michigan and United States Residents, 2008

Michigan Rank & Cause of Death Number of Deaths Age-adjusted Mortality Rates
Hillsdale MI U.S. Hillsdale MI U.S.
All Causes of Death407   88,272   2,471,984   740.0 810.4 774.9
1. Heart Disease110   24,369   616,828   195.2 220.7 192.1
2. Cancer88   20,159   565,469   159.5 183.9 176.4
3. Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases26   5,161   141,090   45.3 47.6 44.7
4. Stroke25   4,650   134,148   43.8 42.3 42.1
5. Unintentional Injuries17   3,679   121,902   * 35.6 39.2
6. Diabetes Mellitus9   2,749   70,553   * 25.2 22.0
7. Alzheimer's Disease15   2,734   82,435   * 24.8 25.8
8. Pneumonia/Influenza14   1,875   56,284   * 17.1 17.6
9. Kidney Disease8   1,659   48,237   * 15.1 15.1
10. Intentional Self-harm (Suicide)7   1,173   36,035   * 11.7 11.6
       

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 2008.

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: 2008 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" 12/14/2011.

Last Updated: 02/03/2025