Leading Causes of Death and Cause-Specific Rates by Age
Michigan Residents, 2021
Age |
Rank and Cause of Death
|
Number |
Rate |
All Ages
| 1. |
Diseases of heart |
26,651 |
265.2 |
2. |
Malignant neoplasms |
21,221 |
211.1 |
3. |
COVID-19 |
13,614 |
135.5 |
4. |
Accidents |
6,568 |
65.3 |
5. |
Cerebrovascular diseases |
5,771 |
57.4 |
|
All Causes |
117,756 |
1,171.6 |
Under 1 year
| 1. |
Disorders related to short gestation and low birth weight, not elsewhere classified |
150 |
146.6 |
2. |
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities |
98 |
95.8 |
3. |
Unintentional injuries |
76 |
74.3 |
4. |
Sudden infant death syndrome |
34 |
33.2 |
5. |
Newborn affected by complications of placenta, cord and membranes |
31 |
30.3 |
|
All Causes |
656 |
641.0 |
1-4 Years
| 1. |
Accidents |
40 |
9.0 |
2. |
Assault (homicide) |
12 |
2.7 |
3. |
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities |
11 |
2.5 |
4. |
Malignant neoplasms |
6 |
1.3 |
5. |
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period |
4 |
* |
|
All Causes |
116 |
26.0 |
5-14 Years
| 1. |
Accidents |
40 |
3.3 |
2. |
Malignant neoplasms |
22 |
1.8 |
3. |
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities |
17 |
1.4 |
4. |
Intentional self-harm (suicide) |
14 |
1.2 |
5. |
Assault (homicide) |
12 |
1.0 |
|
All Causes |
174 |
14.3 |
15-24 Years
| 1. |
Accidents |
378 |
28.6 |
2. |
Assault (homicide) |
212 |
16.1 |
3. |
Intentional self-harm (suicide) |
203 |
15.4 |
4. |
Malignant neoplasms |
43 |
3.3 |
5. |
COVID-19 |
40 |
3.0 |
|
All Causes |
1,082 |
82.0 |
25-34 Years
| 1. |
Accidents |
954 |
72.5 |
2. |
Intentional self-harm (suicide) |
278 |
21.1 |
3. |
Assault (homicide) |
265 |
20.1 |
4. |
COVID-19 |
173 |
13.1 |
5. |
Diseases of heart |
126 |
9.6 |
|
All Causes |
2,454 |
186.4 |
35-49 Years
| 1. |
Accidents |
1,394 |
78.1 |
2. |
Diseases of heart |
878 |
49.2 |
3. |
COVID-19 |
847 |
47.4 |
4. |
Malignant neoplasms |
758 |
42.5 |
5. |
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis |
356 |
19.9 |
|
All Causes |
6,417 |
359.5 |
50-64 Years
| 1. |
Malignant neoplasms |
4,634 |
226.8 |
2. |
Diseases of heart |
4,264 |
208.7 |
3. |
COVID-19 |
3,016 |
147.6 |
4. |
Accidents |
1,373 |
67.2 |
5. |
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis |
751 |
36.8 |
|
All Causes |
20,282 |
992.8 |
65 and Over
| 1. |
Diseases of heart |
21,344 |
1,171.1 |
2. |
Malignant neoplasms |
15,657 |
859.1 |
3. |
COVID-19 |
9,528 |
522.8 |
4. |
Cerebrovascular diseases |
5,108 |
280.3 |
5. |
Chronic lower respiratory diseases |
4,427 |
242.9 |
|
All Causes |
86,575 |
4,750.2 |