Deaths Involving COVID-19, Pneumonia, Influenza Reported By Race,
Michigan Occurrences, January 1, 2023— May 3, 2023P

Race/Ancestry1
 COVID-19
Deaths2		 Percent of Total
COVID-19 Cases		 Deaths from
All Causes		 Pneumonia3
Deaths		 Pneumonia &
COVID-194		 Influenza
Deaths5
Total 1,173 100.0% 32,582 1,744 346 140
White 1,019 86.9% 26,902 1,439 297 113
Black 114 9.7% 4,333 238 37 17
Native American 4 0.3% 138 10 2 4
Asian & Pacific Islander 7 0.6% 321 19 3 2
Hispanic 22 1.9% 656 28 4 3
             

Deaths Involving COVID-19, Pneumonia, Influenza Reported By Race,
Michigan Occurrences, 2022P

Race/Ancestry
 COVID-19
Deaths		 COVID-19
Death Rates6		 Percent of Total
COVID-19 Cases		 Deaths from
All Causes		 Pneumonia
Deaths		 Pneumonia &
COVID-19		 Influenza
Deaths
Total 8,139 81.4 100.0% 108,944 8,157 3,437 210
White 6,518 86.0 80.1% 88,413 6,513 2,686 166
Black 1,190 80.9 14.6% 15,866 1,255 554 34
Native American 47 64.0 0.6% 469 44 26–
Asian & Pacific Islander 113 30.8 1.4% 1,095 92 52 2
Hispanic 218 38.8 2.7% 2,284 190 101 7
               

Deaths Involving COVID-19, Pneumonia, Influenza Reported By Race,
Michigan Occurrences, 2021

Race/Ancestry
 COVID-19
Deaths		 COVID-19
Death Rates6		 Percent of Total
COVID-19 Cases		 Deaths from
All Causes		 Pneumonia
Deaths		 Pneumonia &
COVID-19		 Influenza
Deaths
Total 15,020 150.3 100.0% 116,064 13,113 8,411 26
White 11,819 156.0 78.7% 94,125 10,306 6,535 23
Black 2,257 153.4 15.0% 17,313 2,050 1,281 1
Native American 120 163.5 0.8% 680 106 74–
Asian & Pacific Islander 186 50.8 1.2% 1,139 164 117 1
Hispanic 618 110.1 4.1% 2,683 478 398 1
               



Deaths Involving COVID-19, Pneumonia, Influenza Reported By Race,
Michigan Occurrences, 2020

Race/Ancestry
 COVID-19
Deaths		 COVID-19
Death Rates6		 Percent of Total
COVID-19 Cases		 Deaths from
All Causes		 Pneumonia
Deaths		 Pneumonia &
COVID-19		 Influenza
Deaths
Total 12,579 125.8 100.0% 115,520 11,584 6,220 284
White 8,613 113.4 68.5% 92,428 8,394 4,136 228
Black 3,277 221.2 26.1% 18,818 2,598 1,684 44
Native American 55 76.5 0.4% 606 56 29 3
Asian & Pacific Islander 179 48.8 1.4% 1,106 163 106 4
Hispanic 423 76.7 3.4% 2,369 341 247 5
               

Notes:

PDeaths reported to the Michigan Vital Records office may be delayed by 7 days. Verifying the cause of death, and processing the records from administrative records may further delay the reports of deaths for statistical purposes. The deaths shown in the deaths columns will be lower than the actual year-to-date total.

Most deaths occurring between April 15, 2023 and May 3, 2023 do not have a coded cause of death.

1White, Black, Native American, Asian and Pacific Islander without mention of Hispanic ancestry.

2COVID-19 deaths are those deaths coded as ICD-10 U07.1 as an underlying or related cause of death.

3Pneumonia deaths are those deaths coded ICD-10 codes J12.0-J18.9 as an underlying cause of death or a related cause of death, but excluding any mention of flu.

4The decedent was reported as having pneumonia and COVID-19 simulataneously.

5Influenza deaths are coded as J09-J11.

6Rates are per 100,000. A crude rate is displayed in the first line.
Source: Michigan 2020-2022 Death File, Extracted May 3, 2023. Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services.