Deaths Involving COVID-19, Pneumonia, Influenza Reported By Rural-Urban Commuting Areas,
Michigan Occurrences, January 1, 2020 to April 8 2024P

January 1, 2024 to April 8 2024P
Rural-Urban Commuting Area Group1 All Reported
COVID-19
Deaths to
Date1		 2024
COVID-19
Deaths		 Deaths
from
All Causes		 Pneumonia3
Deaths 		Pneumonia &
COVID-194		 Influenza
Deaths5
Michigan 32,410 1,609 101,700 1,142 853 119
Urban/Metropolitan 27,218 1,326 84,303 969 698 101
Large Rural City/Town 2,111 132 7,813 71 70 8
Small Rural Town 1,320 60 4,089 38 33 3
Isolated Small Rural Town 1,404 85 4,878 59 50 6
Not Defined 357 6 617 5 2 1
             

COVID-19 Related Deaths, Michigan Occurrences 2023
Rural-Urban Commuting Area Group1 All Reported
COVID-19
Deaths to
Date1		 2023
COVID-19
Deaths		 Deaths
from
All Causes		 Pneumonia3
Deaths 		Pneumonia &
COVID-194		 Influenza
Deaths5
Michigan 32,410 1,609 101,700 1,142 853 119
Urban/Metropolitan 27,218 1,326 84,303 969 698 101
Large Rural City/Town 2,111 132 7,813 71 70 8
Small Rural Town 1,320 60 4,089 38 33 3
Isolated Small Rural Town 1,404 85 4,878 59 50 6
Not Defined 357 6 617 5 2 1
             

COVID-19 Related Deaths, Michigan Occurrences 2022
Rural-Urban Commuting Area Group1 All Reported
COVID-19
Deaths to
Date1		 2022
COVID-19
Deaths		 Deaths
from
All Causes		 Pneumonia3
Deaths 		Pneumonia &
COVID-194		 Influenza
Deaths5
Michigan 32,410 5,847 109,053 1,259 3,442 153
Urban/Metropolitan 27,218 4,887 89,468 1,072 2,873 128
Large Rural City/Town 2,111 401 8,318 83 243 13
Small Rural Town 1,320 238 4,805 42 140 2
Isolated Small Rural Town 1,404 249 4,993 49 143 7
Not Defined 357 72 1,469 13 43 3
             

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		 Pneumonia3
Deaths 		Pneumonia &
COVID-194		 Influenza
Deaths5
Michigan 32,410 13,310 116,064 1,290 8,411 14
Urban/Metropolitan 27,218 10,898 95,334 1,092 6,894 9
Large Rural City/Town 2,111 972 8,946 90 604 4
Small Rural Town 1,320 589 4,971 52 395–
Isolated Small Rural Town 1,404 671 5,285 44 407 1
Not Defined 357 180 1,528 12 111–
             

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		 Pneumonia3
Deaths 		Pneumonia &
COVID-194		 Influenza
Deaths5
Michigan 32,410 11,232 115,574 1,643 6,234 211
Urban/Metropolitan 27,218 9,776 95,873 1,428 5,515 174
Large Rural City/Town 2,111 571 8,547 88 279 18
Small Rural Town 1,320 409 4,856 59 203 8
Isolated Small Rural Town 1,404 378 5,108 56 183 10
Not Defined 357 98 1,190 12 54 1
             

 


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 6, 2024 and April 8 2024 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 2020-2024 Death File, Extracted April 8 2024 . Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services.