Number of Deaths and Age-adjusted Mortality Rates for the Ten Leading Causes of Death,
Hillsdale County,
Michigan and United States Residents, 2012

Michigan Rank & Cause of Death Number of Deaths Age-adjusted Mortality Rates
Hillsdale MI U.S. Hillsdale MI U.S.
All Causes of Death460   89,917   2,543,279   788.0 774.8 732.8
1. Heart Disease119   23,502   599,711   202.0 198.0 170.5
2. Cancer111   20,503   582,623   186.2 174.9 166.5
3. Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases48   5,253   143,489   82.7 45.2 41.5
4. Stroke19   4,399   128,546   * 37.2 36.9
5. Unintentional Injuries19   3,804   127,792   * 36.6 39.1
6. Alzheimer's Disease9   3,064   83,637   * 25.7 23.8
7. Diabetes Mellitus10   2,684   73,932   * 23.0 21.2
8. Kidney Disease10   1,585   45,622   * 13.6 13.1
9. Pneumonia/Influenza10   1,562   50,636   * 13.3 14.4
10. Intentional Self-harm (Suicide)10   1,255   40,600   * 12.4 12.6
       

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 2012.

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: 2012 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. .

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2012 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released 2014.

Last Updated: 02/03/2025