Table 1
Number and Age-Adjusted Rate of COVID‐19 Deaths
by Sex and Race or Hispanic Ancestry,
Michigan Residents, 2021
Race Deaths Age-Adjusted Rate
Total Male Female Total Male Female
All Races 13,614 7,698 5,916 106.9 ±1.8 135.1 ±3.1 84.3 ±2.2
White 10,956 6,328 4,628 100.0 ±1.9 128.3 ±3.3 77.0 ±2.3
Black 2,029 977 1,052 137.4 ±6.1 156.3 ±10.2 123.5 ±7.6
Asian & Pacific Islander 175 112 63 59.7 ±9.1 83.7 ±16.2 39.7 ±10.0
Native American 122 69 53 124.8 ±23.4 153.0 ±39.6 101.9 ±28.6
Hispanic Ancestry 562 347 215 165.0 ±14.5 211.3 ±24.5 123.3 ±17.1
                   

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 as the standard population 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 November 1, 2022.

Source: 2021 Michigan Resident Death File, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.