Number of Deaths and Age-adjusted Mortality Rates for the Ten Leading Causes of Death,
Michigan 2016 and United States Residents, 2017

Michigan Rank & Cause of Death Number of Deaths Age-adjusted Mortality Rates
MI U.S. MI U.S.
All Causes of Death 96,577   2,813,503   786.9 731.9
1. Heart Disease 25,324   647,457   200.4 165.0
2. Cancer 20,967   599,108   166.8 152.5
3. Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 5,602   160,201   44.6 40.9
4. Unintentional Injuries 5,351   169,936   50.7 49.4
5. Stroke 4,892   146,383   39.1 37.6
6. Alzheimer's Disease 4,274   121,404   33.8 31.0
7. Diabetes Mellitus 2,681   83,564   21.5 21.5
8. Kidney Disease 1,807   50,633   14.4 13.0
9. Pneumonia/Influenza 1,677   55,672   13.7 14.3
10. Intentional Self-harm (Suicide) 1,371   47,173   13.3 14.0
     

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 2016.

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: 2016 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 1999-2016 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released 2018.

Last Updated: 02/03/2025