Quick Facts for Hillsdale County

• Selected Birth Statistics - Teen births, education, married, smoked during pregnancy, low birth weight
• 10 leading causes of death by gender
• 10 leading causes of preventable hospitalization
• Infant mortality rates
• Population trends by age category
   

Hillsdale County Health Data and Statistics
 

Birth Information

• Health Agency Summary table - with tri-county comparison and comparisons to Michigan Data. (1996 - 2006)
• County specific natality data including:  Births, low birth weight, teen pregnancy, race, ancestry, prenatal care, and birth defects.

Cancer Information (All Cancers, lung, breast, colorectal, prostate)

• County specific cancer data including:  stage at diagnosis, incidence by age, incidence by sex, and cancer mortality.

Communicable Disease Data

• Up to date tracking (updated monthly) of the most common communicable diseases including; chicken pox, flu, head lice, hepatitis, tuberculosis and sexually transmitted infections/diseases.  Also includes comparisons and a closer look at some selected disease numbers.

Mortality Information

• County specific mortality data including:  cancer, liver disease, COPD, diabetes, heart disease, homicides, kidney disease, influenza, stroke, and suicide.  Additional tables are available including leading causes of death, numbers of deaths, death rates, years of potential life lost, deaths by age, sex, race, marital status and underlying cause.

Preventable Hospitalizations

• County specific hospitalization data including:  selected diagnosis, age groups, leading causes, and grouped by age and sex.

Population Data

• County specific population data including: trends by race, age, gender, hispanic origin, and general population trends.
• Population Projections – 1990 - 2020

Motor Vehicle Data

•  Alcohol related crashes, deer related crashes – 1997 through 2004
   

Power Point Presentations

The Human Services Network of Hillsdale County has developed a comprehensive list of community assessment indicators for the County.  It is separated into 4 life domains; Age 0-5, School Age Children, Adults, and Seniors.  The assessment data for each of these domains can be found in the following Power point presentations.  This data is updated annually to track progress made within the community. 

You can view these presentation on the web even if you don't have Microsoft Power Point.  If you want to download the presentation right click on the link for download power point file and choose save target as.

Other County and State Data
 

Branch County Data

St. Joseph County Data

Tri-County Data

All other Michigan counties and state data

Additional data and detailed statistics on these and other health related topics are available through the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency Demographer. You can reach the Demographers office at 517-279-9561 x 144.