Number of Deaths and Age-adjusted Mortality Rates for the Ten Leading Causes of Death,
Hillsdale County,
Michigan and United States Residents, 2022

Michigan Rank & Cause of Death Number of Deaths Age-adjusted Mortality Rates
Hillsdale MI U.S. Hillsdale MI U.S.
All Causes of Death608   110,149   3,279,857   954.0 870.5 798.8
1. Heart Disease142   27,146   702,880   227.1 211.0 167.2
2. Cancer125   20,970   608,371   179.8 155.8 142.3
3. Unintentional Injuries29   6,431   227,039   54.5 59.7 64.0
4. COVID-1925   5,948   186,552   38.4 45.9 44.5
5. Stroke31   5,775   165,393   49.1 45.5 39.5
6. Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases45   5,273   147,382   64.6 39.0 34.3
7. Alzheimer's Disease34   4,193   120,122   55.0 33.8 28.9
8. Diabetes Mellitus22   3,410   101,209   38.0 25.9 24.1
9. Kidney Disease10   2,091   57,937   * 16.2 13.8
10. Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis9   1,662   54,803   * 13.7 13.8
       

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 2022.

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: 2022 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 1999-2022 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released 2024.

Last Updated: 02/03/2025