Number of Deaths and Age-adjusted Mortality Rates for the Ten Leading Causes of Death,
Hillsdale County,
Michigan and United States Residents, 2015

Michigan Rank & Cause of Death Number of Deaths Age-adjusted Mortality Rates
Hillsdale MI U.S. Hillsdale MI U.S.
All Causes of Death449   94,579   2,712,630   750.4 781.0 733.1
1. Heart Disease135   24,551   633,842   216.6 197.3 168.5
2. Cancer108   20,559   595,930   172.7 166.7 158.5
3. Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases31   5,797   155,041   50.9 47.2 41.6
4. Stroke23   4,601   140,323   39.1 37.2 37.6
5. Unintentional Injuries18   4,576   146,571   * 43.3 43.2
6. Alzheimer's Disease12   3,750   110,561   * 30.0 29.4
7. Diabetes Mellitus7   2,738   79,535   * 22.4 21.3
8. Kidney Disease10   1,907   49,959   * 15.5 13.4
9. Pneumonia/Influenza9   1,880   57,062   * 15.2 15.2
10. Intentional Self-harm (Suicide)4   1,398   44,193   * 13.7 13.3
       

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 2015.

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: 2015 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 1999-2015 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released 2017.

Last Updated: 02/03/2025