See the top 10 causes of death in Michigan

For the first time since 2019, COVID-19 didn’t crack Michigan’s leading cause of death list in 2024.

Only heart disease and cancer were responsible for more resident deaths in 2020 and 2021 than COVID, before it dropped to No. 4 in 2022 and No. 9 in 2023. After another 42% decrease in COVID deaths in 2024, the virus dropped off the top 10 list.