Number & Percent Distribution of Deaths by Sex and Marital Status
Michigan 2017
Marital Status Males Females
Number Percent Number Percent
Total 49,372   100.0 48,155   100.0
Never Married 8,314   16.8 5,131   10.7
Divorced 8,539   17.3 7,767   16.1
Widowed 9,338   18.9 23,578   49.0
Married 22,933   46.4 11,576   24.0

 

Note: Deaths with unknown marital status are included only in the total row.
Source: 2017 Geocoded Michigan Death Certificate Registry.   Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services