Number of Deaths and Age-adjusted Mortality Rates for the Ten Leading Causes of Death,
Hillsdale County,
Michigan and United States Residents, 2020

Michigan Rank & Cause of Death Number of Deaths Age-adjusted Mortality Rates
Hillsdale MI U.S. Hillsdale MI U.S.
All Causes of Death641   117,137   3,383,729   1,027.5 940.6 835.4
1. Heart Disease155   27,086   696,962   244.1 213.9 168.2
2. Cancer142   21,120   602,350   218.7 160.8 144.1
3. COVID-1960   11,390   385,257   95.1 89.4 91.5
4. Unintentional Injuries22   6,052   200,955   47.0 56.6 57.6
5. Stroke26   5,872   160,264   39.1 47.0 38.8
6. Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases44   5,643   152,657   66.0 43.5 36.4
7. Alzheimer's Disease27   4,858   134,242   45.1 39.7 32.4
8. Diabetes Mellitus19   3,408   102,188   * 26.7 24.8
9. Kidney Disease17   1,940   52,547   * 15.2 12.7
10. Pneumonia/Influenza8   1,880   53,544   * 14.8 13.0
       

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 2020.

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: 2020 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 1999-2020 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released 2022.

Last Updated: 02/03/2025