Deaths Involving COVID-19, Pneumonia, Influenza Reported By Rural-Urban Commuting Areas,
Michigan Occurrences, January 1, 2020 to May 3, 2023P

January 1, 2023 to May 3, 2023P
Rural-Urban Commuting Area Group1 All Reported
COVID-19
Deaths to
Date1		 2023
COVID-19
Deaths		 Deaths
from
All Causes		 Percent of
Expected Deaths2		 Pneumonia3
Deaths 		Pneumonia &
COVID-194		 Influenza
Deaths5
Michigan 36,911 1,173 32,582 100 1,744 346 140
Urban/Metropolitan 30,973 1,004 26,917 100 1,426 280 117
Large Rural City/Town 2,427 76 2,545 101 141 32 11
Small Rural Town 1,517 40 1,315 93 79 14 3
Isolated Small Rural Town 1,568 51 1,627 109 90 20 8
Not Defined 426 2 178– 8– 1
               

COVID-19 Related Deaths, Michigan Occurrences 2022P
Rural-Urban Commuting Area Group1 All Reported
COVID-19
Deaths to
Date1		 2021
COVID-19
Deaths		 Deaths
from
All Causes		 Percent of
Expected Deaths2		 Pneumonia3
Deaths 		Pneumonia &
COVID-194		 Influenza
Deaths5
Michigan 36,911 8,139 108,944 112 8,157 3,437 210
Urban/Metropolitan 30,973 6,743 89,384 111 6,780 2,869 178
Large Rural City/Town 2,427 588 8,313 110 600 243 18
Small Rural Town 1,517 349 4,788 112 349 140 2
Isolated Small Rural Town 1,568 355 5,009 111 332 143 8
Not Defined 426 104 1,450– 96 42 4
               

COVID-19 Related Deaths, Michigan Occurrences 2021
Rural-Urban Commuting Area Group1 All Reported
COVID-19
Deaths to
Date1		 2021
COVID-19
Deaths		 Deaths
from
All Causes		 Percent of
Expected Deaths2		 Pneumonia3
Deaths 		Pneumonia &
COVID-194		 Influenza
Deaths5
Michigan 36,911 15,020 116,064 120 13,113 8,411 26
Urban/Metropolitan 30,973 12,273 95,371 118 10,820 6,899 15
Large Rural City/Town 2,427 1,119 8,925 118 953 606 8
Small Rural Town 1,517 677 4,942 116 591 393 1
Isolated Small Rural Town 1,568 752 5,294 118 580 404 2
Not Defined 426 199 1,532– 169 109–
               

COVID-19 Related Deaths, Michigan Occurrences 2020
Rural-Urban Commuting Area Group1 All Reported
COVID-19
Deaths to
Date1		 2020
COVID-19
Deaths		 Deaths
from
All Causes		 Percent of
Expected Deaths2		 Pneumonia3
Deaths 		Pneumonia &
COVID-194		 Influenza
Deaths5
Michigan 36,911 12,579 115,520 119 11,584 6,220 284
Urban/Metropolitan 30,973 10,953 95,773 119 9,999 5,502 233
Large Rural City/Town 2,427 644 8,517 112 612 275 23
Small Rural Town 1,517 451 4,808 113 468 200 10
Isolated Small Rural Town 1,568 410 5,072 113 391 183 14
Not Defined 426 121 1,350– 114 60 4
               

 


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.

1This table uses rural-urban commuting area (RUCA) codes developed by the Economic Research Service, USDA. RUCA codes classify U.S. census tracts and zip codes using measures of population density, urbanization and daily commuting. For this table, the RUCA codes were grouped into broader categories often used for public health related projects (for more information, see WWAMI Rural Health Research Center.)

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

3Percent of expected deaths is the number of deaths for all causes for the current week compared to the average number across the same week in 2017–2019.

4Pneumonia 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.

5The decedent was reported as having pneumonia and COVID-19 simulataneously.

6Influenza deaths are coded as J09-J11.
Source: Michigan 2020-2023 Death File, Extracted May 3, 2023 . Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services.