Number of Deaths and Age-adjusted Mortality Rates for the Ten Leading Causes of Death,
Jackson County,
Michigan and United States Residents, 2008

Michigan Rank & Cause of Death Number of Deaths Age-adjusted Mortality Rates
Jackson MI U.S. Jackson MI U.S.
All Causes of Death1,456   88,272   2,471,984   804.6 810.4 774.9
1. Heart Disease380   24,369   616,828   204.8 220.7 192.1
2. Cancer356   20,159   565,469   195.9 183.9 176.4
3. Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases102   5,161   141,090   55.2 47.6 44.7
4. Stroke80   4,650   134,148   43.5 42.3 42.1
5. Unintentional Injuries42   3,679   121,902   25.4 35.6 39.2
6. Diabetes Mellitus48   2,749   70,553   27.4 25.2 22.0
7. Alzheimer's Disease67   2,734   82,435   36.1 24.8 25.8
8. Pneumonia/Influenza33   1,875   56,284   18.2 17.1 17.6
9. Kidney Disease23   1,659   48,237   12.9 15.1 15.1
10. Intentional Self-harm (Suicide)23   1,173   36,035   14.4 11.7 11.6
       

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 2008.

Death records with race/sex not stated are included only in the "Total" column.

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: 2008 Geocoded Michigan Death Certificate Registry.     Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services; Population Estimate (latest update 7/2020), National Center for Health Statistics, U.S. Census Populations With Bridged Race Categories
2020-2022 population is 2020 CDC Bridge estimates proportionally fitted to U.S. Census population estimates. .

CDC/NCHS, National Vital Statistics System. "Deaths, Percent of Total Deaths, and Death Rates for the 15 Leading Causes of Death in 5-year Age Groups, by Race and Sex: United States, 1999-2008" 12/14/2011.

Last Updated: 02/03/2025