Leading Causes of Death and Cause-Specific Rates by Age
Michigan Residents Black Females, 2024
Age Rank and Cause of Death Number Rate
All Ages 1. Diseases of heart 1,791 239.6
2. Malignant neoplasms 1,385 185.3
3. Cerebrovascular diseases 456 61.0
4. Accidents 292 39.1
5. Diabetes mellitus 272 36.4
  All Causes 6,773 906.0
     
Under 1 year 1. Disorders related to short gestation and low birth weight, not elsewhere classified 29 350.1
2–3. Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
Unintentional injuries
14 169.0
4. Sudden infant death syndrome 7 84.5
5. Newborn affected by maternal complications of pregnancy 4 *
  All Causes 104 1,255.4
     
1-4 Years 1. Assault (homicide) 3 *
2. Accidents 2 *
3–5. Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
Diseases of heart
Influenza and pneumonia
1 *
  All Causes 11 30.3
     
5-14 Years 1–3. Accidents
Assault (homicide)
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
2 *
4–9. Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
Diabetes mellitus
Influenza and pneumonia
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
Malignant neoplasms
1 *
  All Causes 17 17.1
     
15-24 Years 1–2. Accidents
Assault (homicide)
13 13.0
3. Malignant neoplasms 5 *
4–7. Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
Diabetes mellitus
Influenza and pneumonia
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
3 *
  All Causes 59 59.1
     
25-34 Years 1. Accidents 50 44.1
2. Malignant neoplasms 17 15.0
3. Diseases of heart 11 9.7
4. Intentional self-harm (suicide) 10 8.8
5. Assault (homicide) 9 7.9
  All Causes 157 138.6
     
35-49 Years 1. Diseases of heart 92 68.9
2. Accidents 63 47.2
3. Malignant neoplasms 62 46.4
4. Diabetes mellitus 24 18.0
5. Cerebrovascular diseases 17 12.7
  All Causes 458 342.8
     
50-64 Years 1. Malignant neoplasms 357 266.6
2. Diseases of heart 321 239.7
3. Accidents 73 54.5
4. Diabetes mellitus 56 41.8
5. Cerebrovascular diseases 44 32.9
  All Causes 1,216 908.0
     
65 and Over 1. Diseases of heart 1,362 1,108.6
2. Malignant neoplasms 943 767.5
3. Cerebrovascular diseases 392 319.1
4. Alzheimer's disease 206 167.7
5. Chronic lower respiratory diseases 191 155.5
  All Causes 4,751 3,866.9
     

Note: Age groups do not add to respective totals because records with age not stated are included only in the "All Ages" row. Rates may not agree with those shown elsewhere in this section since records with sex and race not stated were randomly allocated prior to rate calculation for the other tables, and were not included in calculations for this table. Cause-specific rates are per 100,000 population.

Infant deaths were grouped according to 71 rankable causes of infant death from 130 Causes of Infant Death. For other age groups, deaths were grouped according to 50 rankable causes of death from 113 Selected Causes of Death. See ICD-10 Cause of Death Lists of Tabulating Mortality Statistics for a detailed lists of ICD-10 groupings.

Source: 2024 Michigan Resident Death File, Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services; Population Estimates by Age and Race (latest update 7/2025), U.S Census Bureau. .