Number of Deaths and Age-adjusted Mortality Rates for the Ten Leading Causes of Death,
Hillsdale County,
Michigan and United States Residents, 2013

Michigan Rank & Cause of Death Number of Deaths Age-adjusted Mortality Rates
Hillsdale MI U.S. Hillsdale MI U.S.
All Causes of Death455   92,463   2,596,993   771.3 784.1 731.9
1. Heart Disease119   24,143   611,105   200.9 200.2 169.8
2. Cancer116   20,395   584,881   190.6 170.8 163.2
3. Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases38   5,547   149,205   61.2 46.8 42.1
4. Stroke27   4,365   128,978   44.8 36.4 36.2
5. Unintentional Injuries22   4,194   130,557   46.2 39.7 39.4
6. Alzheimer's Disease10   3,228   84,767   * 26.5 23.5
7. Diabetes Mellitus4   2,821   75,578   * 23.7 21.2
8. Pneumonia/Influenza15   1,892   56,979   * 15.8 15.9
9. Kidney Disease11   1,665   47,112   * 14.0 13.2
10. Intentional Self-harm (Suicide)4   1,296   41,149   * 12.9 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 2013.

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: 2013 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 1999-2013 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released 2015.

Last Updated: 02/03/2025