Number of Deaths and Age-adjusted Mortality Rates for the Ten Leading Causes of Death,
Hillsdale County,
Michigan and United States Residents, 2009

Michigan Rank & Cause of Death Number of Deaths Age-adjusted Mortality Rates
Hillsdale MI U.S. Hillsdale MI U.S.
All Causes of Death430   86,310   2,437,163   771.1 781.8 749.6
1. Heart Disease120   23,044   599,413   210.5 205.0 182.8
2. Cancer117   20,174   567,628   204.9 181.5 173.5
3. Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases26   4,941   137,353   45.8 44.8 42.7
4. Stroke17   4,415   128,842   * 39.6 39.6
5. Unintentional Injuries27   3,671   118,021   56.7 35.7 37.5
6. Diabetes Mellitus11   2,689   68,705   * 24.2 21.0
7. Alzheimer's Disease13   2,552   79,003   * 22.6 24.2
8. Kidney Disease12   1,699   48,935   * 15.4 15.1
9. Pneumonia/Influenza2   1,585   53,692   * 14.2 16.5
10. Intentional Self-harm (Suicide)3   1,164   36,909   * 11.4 11.8
       

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 2009.

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: 2009 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. .

National Center For Health Statistics,Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2010. National vital statistics reports; vol 60 no 4. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. January 2012.

Last Updated: 02/03/2025