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

Michigan Rank & Cause of Death Number of Deaths Age-adjusted Mortality Rates
Jackson MI U.S. Jackson MI U.S.
All Causes of Death1,865   110,149   3,279,857   904.3 870.5 798.8
1. Heart Disease442   27,146   702,880   211.1 211.0 167.2
2. Cancer354   20,970   608,371   158.8 155.8 142.3
3. Unintentional Injuries77   6,431   227,039   42.7 59.7 64.0
4. COVID-1990   5,948   186,552   42.5 45.9 44.5
5. Stroke98   5,775   165,393   47.3 45.5 39.5
6. Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases123   5,273   147,382   55.9 39.0 34.3
7. Alzheimer's Disease109   4,193   120,122   53.5 33.8 28.9
8. Diabetes Mellitus48   3,410   101,209   22.7 25.9 24.1
9. Kidney Disease40   2,091   57,937   18.8 16.2 13.8
10. Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis27   1,662   54,803   14.1 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 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: 2022 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 1999-2022 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released 2024.

Last Updated: 02/03/2025