Number & Percent Distribution of Deaths by Sex and Marital Status
City Of Detroit Health Department,
Michigan 2002
Marital Status Males Females
Number Percent Number Percent
Total 4,885   100.0 4,704   100.0
Never Married 1,429   29.3 809   17.2
Divorced 868   17.8 758   16.1
Widowed 792   16.2 2,216   47.1
Married 1,715   35.1 871   18.5
     

 

Note: Deaths with unknown marital status are included only in the total row.
Source: 2002 Geocoded Michigan Death Certificate Registry.   Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services