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

Michigan Rank & Cause of Death Number of Deaths Age-adjusted Mortality Rates
Jackson MI U.S. Jackson MI U.S.
All Causes of Death1,721   99,095   2,854,838   826.3 774.1 715.2
1. Heart Disease424   25,500   659,041   201.4 194.1 161.5
2. Cancer363   20,865   599,601   165.8 156.9 146.2
3. Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases122   5,780   156,979   56.9 43.5 38.2
4. Unintentional Injuries53   5,346   173,040   26.9 49.3 49.3
5. Stroke79   5,159   150,005   37.0 39.3 37.0
6. Alzheimer's Disease126   4,465   121,499   59.1 34.1 29.8
7. Diabetes Mellitus49   2,925   87,647   22.3 22.3 21.6
8. Kidney Disease42   1,846   51,565   20.3 14.2 12.7
9. Pneumonia/Influenza23   1,655   49,783   11.1 12.7 12.3
10. Intentional Self-harm (Suicide)37   1,471   47,511   23.2 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 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: 2019 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. .

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