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

Michigan Rank & Cause of Death Number of Deaths Age-adjusted Mortality Rates
Jackson MI U.S. Jackson MI U.S.
All Causes of Death1,986   117,137   3,383,729   971.0 940.6 835.4
1. Heart Disease455   27,086   696,962   215.9 213.9 168.2
2. Cancer365   21,120   602,350   170.8 160.8 144.1
3. COVID-19174   11,390   385,257   82.5 89.4 91.5
4. Unintentional Injuries61   6,052   200,955   34.1 56.6 57.6
5. Stroke91   5,872   160,264   43.0 47.0 38.8
6. Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases127   5,643   152,657   59.3 43.5 36.4
7. Alzheimer's Disease113   4,858   134,242   55.6 39.7 32.4
8. Diabetes Mellitus48   3,408   102,188   22.7 26.7 24.8
9. Kidney Disease39   1,940   52,547   18.4 15.2 12.7
10. Pneumonia/Influenza23   1,880   53,544   11.5 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 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: 2020 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 1999-2020 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released 2022.

Last Updated: 02/03/2025