Table 1
Number and Age-Adjusted Rate of COVID‐19 Deaths
by Sex and Race or Hispanic Ancestry,
Michigan Residents, 2022
Race Deaths Age-Adjusted Rate
Total Male Female Total Male Female
All Races 5,948 3,163 2,785 45.0 ±1.2 55.6 ±2.0 37.3 ±1.4
White 4,792 2,607 2,185 41.8 ±1.2 52.6 ±2.1 33.8 ±1.5
Black 893 402 491 61.1 ±4.1 69.9 ±7.1 56.5 ±5.1
Asian & Pacific Islander 88 55 33 32.7 ±7.0 45.1 ±12.6 22.8 ±7.9
Native American 36 18 18 34.9 ±12.0 *   *  
Hispanic Ancestry 161 95 66 49.6 ±8.1 64.2 ±14.1 37.9 ±9.5
                   

Note: Age-adjusted death rates are based on age-specific death rates per 100,000 population in specified group. Age-adjusted death rates are computed by the direct method, using the standard population of the age distribution of the total population of the United States as projected for the year 2000. 

Asterisk (*) indicates that data do not meet standards of reliability or precision.

COVID‐19 deaths were classified using ICD-10 U07.1 or U07.2 as the underlying cause of death.

Table generated December 13, 2023.

Source: 2022 Michigan Resident Death File, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.