Number of Deaths and Age-adjusted Mortality Rates for the Ten Leading Causes of Death,
Hillsdale County,
Michigan and United States Residents, 2019

Michigan Rank & Cause of Death Number of Deaths Age-adjusted Mortality Rates
Hillsdale MI U.S. Hillsdale MI U.S.
All Causes of Death542   99,095   2,854,838   848.5 774.1 715.2
1. Heart Disease149   25,500   659,041   223.3 194.1 161.5
2. Cancer123   20,865   599,601   177.4 156.9 146.2
3. Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases42   5,780   156,979   62.2 43.5 38.2
4. Unintentional Injuries22   5,346   173,040   50.9 49.3 49.3
5. Stroke20   5,159   150,005   29.5 39.3 37.0
6. Alzheimer's Disease36   4,465   121,499   55.5 34.1 29.8
7. Diabetes Mellitus14   2,925   87,647   * 22.3 21.6
8. Kidney Disease3   1,846   51,565   * 14.2 12.7
9. Pneumonia/Influenza8   1,655   49,783   * 12.7 12.3
10. Intentional Self-harm (Suicide)12   1,471   47,511   * 14.3 13.9
       

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 2019.

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: 2019 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 1999-2019 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released 2020.

Last Updated: 02/03/2025