State mortality · CDC NCHS 2017
Michigan - Mortality Statistics
74,526 deaths in 2017 across 10 tracked causes, at a state average age-adjusted rate of 59.4 per 100,000.
Data updated 2017-12-31
- 74,526
- Deaths, 2017
- Heart disease
- Leading cause
- +7%
- vs national avg
- 59.4
- Avg age-adj /100K
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Heavy death-count book
What this means: 74,526 tracked deaths in 2017 put Michigan in the heaviest third of state volumes. A rate above the national figure like this one is worth a second look at the individual leading causes, since an aggregate gap can come from one outsized cause or be spread evenly across several.
Higher-rate third on mean age-adjusted leading causes (2017). Heart disease leads the 2017 file. Rates are CDC WONDER age-adjusted; see /methodology#corpus-placement.
Source: CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death (CDC NCHS / NVSS), 2017. Age-adjusted rates allow fair comparison across states.
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Michigan at a glance
2017: 74,526 deaths across 10 tracked causes at 59.4/100K mean age-adjusted · corpus #13/51 · 7% above US avg. Nearest rate peer: South Carolina (+0.7/100K).
Michigan in the higher-rate third
74,526 deaths were recorded in Michigan for 2017 across 10 CDC WONDER categories. Leading the record is Heart disease, with 25,187 deaths at 196.1 per 100,000 (age-adjusted) -- nationally Michigan sits at #8 of 51 states for this cause, where a higher rank corresponds to a higher rate. The top five causes together represent 83.4% of the state's total (62,171 deaths). Among jurisdictions with published CDC WONDER leading-cause files, that mean rate lands in the higher third.
A rate above the national figure like this one is worth a second look at the individual leading causes, since an aggregate gap can come from one outsized cause or be spread evenly across several.
Mean-rate neighbourhood around Michigan
5 Causes That Lead Mortality Here
The five leading causes account for 62,171 deaths (83.4% of all deaths) in Michigan.
Michigan's Full Mortality Breakdown (2017)
| # | Cause of death | Deaths | % of total | Age-adj /100K |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heart disease | 25,187 | 33.8% | 196.1 |
| 2 | Cancer | 20,671 | 27.7% | 161.3 |
| 3 | CLRD | 5,688 | 7.6% | 44.3 |
| 4 | Unintentional injuries | 5,623 | 7.5% | 53.0 |
| 5 | Stroke | 5,002 | 6.7% | 39.3 |
| 6 | Alzheimer's disease | 4,428 | 5.9% | 34.5 |
| 7 | Diabetes | 2,798 | 3.8% | 22.1 |
| 8 | Kidney disease | 1,874 | 2.5% | 14.7 |
| 9 | Influenza and pneumonia | 1,798 | 2.4% | 14.2 |
| 10 | Suicide | 1,457 | 2.0% | 14.1 |
Deaths vs. rate: how Michigan's causes line up
10 causes of death in Michigan plotted by total deaths against the age-adjusted rate per 100,000. Death count and age-adjusted rate move together across Michigan's causes (r=1.00) -- the causes with the most deaths here also tend to carry the highest per-capita rate.
Causes of death in Michigan by deaths and age-adjusted rate: Heart disease, 25187 deaths, 196.1 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Cancer, 20671 deaths, 161.3 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. CLRD, 5688 deaths, 44.3 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Unintentional injuries, 5623 deaths, 53 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Stroke, 5002 deaths, 39.3 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Alzheimer's disease, 4428 deaths, 34.5 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Diabetes, 2798 deaths, 22.1 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Kidney disease, 1874 deaths, 14.7 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Influenza and pneumonia, 1798 deaths, 14.2 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Suicide, 1457 deaths, 14.1 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate.
Mortality, Year by Year
Show the full 19-year data table (deaths, rate, year-over-year change)
| Year | Total Deaths | Avg Age-Adj Rate | Deaths YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 69,698 | 73.3 | - |
| 2000 | 69,267 | 72.1 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 68,843 | 70.5 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 69,670 | 70.2 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 68,397 | 67.8 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 67,079 | 65.6 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 68,136 | 65.7 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 66,915 | 63.3 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 67,058 | 62.3 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 68,381 | 62.6 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 66,149 | 59.6 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 67,214 | 59.8 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 67,663 | 59.1 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 67,647 | 58.0 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 69,556 | 58.6 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 71,499 | 59.4 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 72,434 | 59.3 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 73,681 | 59.7 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 74,526 | 59.4 | +1.1% |
Nearby States & Comparisons
Compare mortality data with states bordering Michigan (2017).
States with similar CDC WONDER rates
Two non-border peer sets for Michigan in 2017, drawn from the higher-rate third's nearest neighbors on published age-adjusted rates. Border neighbors stay in the table above.
Closest match: mean leading-cause rate
Nearest jurisdictions by mean age-adjusted rate across leading causes (59.4/100K here), excluding bordering states.
Peer states by suicide rate (X60-X84)
Nearest jurisdictions by suicide age-adjusted rate, excluding the mean-rate peer set and bordering states.
Data source & methodology
Rates are per 100,000 population. Age-adjusted rates use the year 2000 US standard population. Data covers 1999-2017. Source: CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death (CDC NCHS / NVSS).
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
According to the CDC National Center for Health Statistics, PlainHealthData's mortality figures are rendered directly from 9,690 official state-year-cause records (NCHS Leading Causes of Death for calendar years 1999-2017). June 2026 is when this portal last verified that frozen CDC file is intact; it is not a newer claims year. No figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, our data changelog, or report a data error on this page. Data current as of 2017.