Health in Michigan, United States: official figures

Life expectancy at birth in Michigan was 76.8 years in 2022, 23rd shortest among the 50 states and DC (U.S.: 77.5 years), according to NCHS state life tables.

Life expectancy at birth

76.8 years

2022

Infant deaths per 1,000 live births

6.33

2024

Drug overdose deaths per 100,000

19.1

2024

Suicides per 100,000

13.7

2024

People without health insurance

5.1%

2024

Medicaid and CHIP enrollment

2,130,181

June 2026

Adults with obesity

36.1%

2024

How long do men and women live in Michigan?

Women in Michigan could expect to live 79.3 years and men 74.3 years at 2022 death rates, a gap of 5.0 years (U.S.: 80.2 for women, 74.8 for men).

Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) · saved copy

Is life expectancy in Michigan going up?

Life expectancy in Michigan was 75.7 years in 2021, so the 2022 figure is up 1.1 years; nationally it rose from 76.4 to 77.5 years.

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How long do people live after 65 in Michigan?

A 65-year-old in Michigan could expect to live another 18.4 years in 2022 (19.5 for women, 17.1 for men); 18th shortest among the 50 states and DC (U.S.: 18.9).

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What is the infant mortality rate in Michigan?

630 babies died before their first birthday in Michigan in 2024, an infant mortality rate of 6.33 per 1,000 live births; joint 16th highest among the 50 states and DC. In 2019 the rate was 6.38 (688 deaths).

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How many people die of drug overdoses in Michigan?

1,944 people died of drug overdoses in Michigan in 2024, an age-adjusted rate of 19.1 per 100,000 people; 13th lowest among the 50 states and DC. The rate was 28.9 in 2023 (2,882 deaths) and 24.4 in 2019.

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Are overdose deaths falling in Michigan?

CDC provisional data count about 1,720 drug overdose deaths in Michigan in the 12 months to May 2026, down 3.3% on the 12 months to May 2025 (1,778); nationally the count went from 75,094 to 66,478. These counts are predicted values that allow for deaths still being investigated.

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How many overdose deaths in Michigan involve fentanyl?

Synthetic opioids other than methadone, mainly fentanyl, were involved in 926 of the 1,707 reported overdose deaths in Michigan in the 12 months to May 2026 (54%), and psychostimulants such as methamphetamine in 293 (17%). A death can involve more than one drug.

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How many people die of heart disease in Michigan?

Heart disease killed 26,240 people in Michigan in 2024, an age-adjusted rate of 194.7 per 100,000; 9th highest among the 50 states and DC (2019: 193.8).

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What is the cancer death rate in Michigan?

Cancer caused 21,261 deaths in Michigan in 2024, an age-adjusted rate of 151.1 per 100,000; 14th highest among the 50 states and DC (2019: 157.1).

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What is the suicide rate in Michigan?

1,448 people in Michigan died by suicide in 2024, an age-adjusted rate of 13.7 per 100,000; joint 15th lowest among the 50 states and DC. In 2019 the rate was 14.3 (1,472 deaths).

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How many gun deaths are there in Michigan?

Firearms were involved in 1,228 deaths in Michigan in 2024, including suicides, homicides and accidents: an age-adjusted rate of 11.9 per 100,000, joint 18th lowest among the 50 states and DC (2019: 12.1).

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How many people in Michigan have no health insurance?

5.1% of people in Michigan, about 508,000, had no health insurance in 2024; joint 9th lowest among the 50 states and DC (U.S.: 8.2%). That is up 0.6 percentage points on 2023 (4.5%), according to the American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copy

How many children in Michigan are uninsured?

3.5% of children under 19 in Michigan were uninsured in 2024, against 7.2% of adults aged 19 to 64 (U.S.: 6.0% and 11.3%).

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How many people in Michigan are on Medicaid?

15.7% of residents of Michigan were covered only by Medicaid or another means-tested public plan in 2024, and 47.5% only by employer-based insurance (U.S.: 14.5% and 45.3%).

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How many people are on Medicaid in Michigan?

2,130,181 people were enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP in Michigan in June 2026 (preliminary state data reported to CMS), down 9.6% on June 2025 (2,356,885); across the 50 states and DC the total was 73.17 million.

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How much has Medicaid enrollment in Michigan changed since the pandemic?

In March 2023, the last month before states resumed removing people who no longer qualified after the pandemic, Michigan had 3,083,695 Medicaid and CHIP enrollees, so enrollment has fallen 30.9% since then (50 states and DC: down 22.5%).

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How many children are on Medicaid in Michigan?

Children made up 864,589 of the Medicaid and CHIP enrollees in Michigan in June 2026 (41%), and adults enrolled in Medicaid numbered 1,265,592. Michigan has expanded Medicaid to low-income adults under the Affordable Care Act.

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What is the obesity rate in Michigan?

36.1% of adults in Michigan had obesity (a body mass index of 30 or more) in the 2024 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey; 17th highest among the 49 states and DC with data. In 2015 the figure was 31.2%; the median across the states and DC was 34.2% in 2024.

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How many people smoke in Michigan?

13.4% of adults in Michigan smoked cigarettes in 2024 (15th highest among the 49 states and DC with data; state median 11.6%), down from 20.7% in 2015. 9.8% used e-cigarettes.

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How many people have diabetes in Michigan?

13.6% of adults in Michigan had been told by a doctor they have diabetes, and 21.1% described their health as fair or poor, in 2024; the diabetes share is 9th highest among the 49 states and DC with data (state medians: 12.0% and 18.6%).

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How many people in Michigan cannot afford to see a doctor?

In 2024, 22.0% of adults in Michigan said they had done no physical activity or exercise outside work in the past month, and 11.3% said that in the past year they had needed to see a doctor but could not because of the cost (state medians: 21.8% and 11.5%).

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How common is depression in Michigan?

15.3% of adults in Michigan reported binge drinking in 2024, and 26.7% had ever been told they have a depressive disorder (state medians: 15.5% and 22.0%).

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How Michigan compares with other states

Life expectancy at birth (2022)

Michigan ranks 28 of 51, highest first. NCHS state life tables

Rank	Region	Life expectancy at birth
25	Montana	77.3 years
26	South Dakota	77.3 years
27	Texas	77.1 years
28	Michigan	76.8 years
29	Wyoming	76.8 years
30	Arizona	76.7 years
31	Maine	76.6 years

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Life expectancy at age 65 (2022)

Michigan ranks 34 of 51, highest first. Further years of life expected at 65

Rank	Region	Life expectancy at age 65
31	Alaska	18.6 years
32	Virginia	18.5 years
33	Wyoming	18.5 years
34	Michigan	18.4 years
35	Texas	18.3 years
36	North Carolina	18.1 years
37	Kansas	18.1 years

Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) · saved copy

Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024)

Michigan ranks 16 of 51, highest first. NCHS Stats of the States

Rank	Region	Infant deaths per 1,000 live births
13	Missouri	6.44
14	Tennessee	6.41
15	Georgia	6.40
16	Michigan	6.33
17	Indiana	6.33
18	North Carolina	6.24
19	Montana	6.18

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Drug overdose deaths per 100,000 (age-adjusted) (2024)

Michigan ranks 39 of 51, highest first. NCHS Stats of the States

Rank	Region	Drug overdose deaths per 100,000 (age-adjusted)
36	Wisconsin	19.8
37	Kansas	19.7
38	Illinois	19.3
39	Michigan	19.1
40	Mississippi	18.6
41	Georgia	18.1
42	Virginia	17.6

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Drug overdose deaths, 12 months to May 2026 (provisional) (2025-2026)

Michigan ranks 13 of 51, highest first. Predicted provisional counts

Rank	Region	Drug overdose deaths, 12 months to May 2026 (provisional)
10	Tennessee	1,967
11	Illinois	1,915
12	Colorado	1,847
13	Michigan	1,720
14	Georgia	1,526
15	New Jersey	1,475
16	Nevada	1,323

Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) · saved copy

Heart disease deaths per 100,000 (age-adjusted) (2024)

Michigan ranks 9 of 51, highest first. NCHS Stats of the States

Rank	Region	Heart disease deaths per 100,000 (age-adjusted)
6	Tennessee	210.0
7	West Virginia	205.3
8	Kentucky	196.9
9	Michigan	194.7
10	Missouri	187.5
11	Ohio	183.7
12	Nevada	179.8

Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) · saved copy

Cancer deaths per 100,000 (age-adjusted) (2024)

Michigan ranks 14 of 51, highest first. NCHS Stats of the States

Rank	Region	Cancer deaths per 100,000 (age-adjusted)
11	Alabama	154.0
12	South Carolina	151.9
13	Kansas	151.4
14	Michigan	151.1
15	Delaware	150.6
16	Iowa	149.4
17	Maine	149.2

Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) · saved copy

Suicides per 100,000 (age-adjusted) (2024)

Michigan ranks 37 of 51, highest first. NCHS Stats of the States

Rank	Region	Suicides per 100,000 (age-adjusted)
34	North Carolina	14.1
35	Louisiana	14.1
36	Florida	13.9
37	Michigan	13.7
38	Minnesota	13.7
39	Hawaii	13.7
40	Pennsylvania	13.3

Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) · saved copy

Firearm deaths per 100,000 (age-adjusted) (2024)

Michigan ranks 35 of 51, highest first. NCHS Stats of the States

Rank	Region	Firearm deaths per 100,000 (age-adjusted)
32	North Dakota	12.2
33	Wisconsin	12.1
34	Pennsylvania	11.9
35	Michigan	11.9
36	Maine	11.9
37	Iowa	11.8
38	Delaware	11.8

Source: National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) · saved copy

People without health insurance (2024)

Michigan ranks 43 of 51, highest first. American Community Survey, civilian noninstitutionalized population

Rank	Region	People without health insurance
40	Iowa	5.4%
41	Wisconsin	5.3%
42	Oregon	5.2%
43	Michigan	5.1%
44	Minnesota	5.1%
45	New York	5.0%
46	Rhode Island	4.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copy

Children under 19 without health insurance (2024)

Michigan ranks 41 of 51, highest first. American Community Survey

Rank	Region	Children under 19 without health insurance
38	Minnesota	3.7%
39	Rhode Island	3.7%
40	Illinois	3.6%
41	Michigan	3.5%
42	California	3.1%
43	Hawaii	2.9%
44	West Virginia	2.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau · saved copy

Medicaid and CHIP enrollment, June 2026 (2026-06)

Michigan ranks 9 of 51, highest first. CMS performance indicator data (preliminary)

Rank	Region	Medicaid and CHIP enrollment, June 2026
6	Illinois	2,932,625
7	North Carolina	2,811,382
8	Ohio	2,597,852
9	Michigan	2,130,181
10	Georgia	1,817,766
11	Washington	1,781,187
12	New Jersey	1,725,496

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · saved copy

Change in Medicaid and CHIP enrollment since March 2023 (2023-03 to 2026-06)

Michigan ranks 43 of 51, highest first. March 2023 was the last month of pandemic continuous enrollment

Rank	Region	Change in Medicaid and CHIP enrollment since March 2023
40	Florida	-29.9%
41	Wyoming	-30.2%
42	Colorado	-30.5%
43	Michigan	-30.9%
44	Arizona	-30.9%
45	Idaho	-33.3%
46	Indiana	-33.7%

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · saved copy

Adults with obesity (BMI 30 or more) (2024)

Michigan ranks 17 of 50, highest first. BRFSS 2024, crude prevalence; Tennessee did not report for 2024

Rank	Region	Adults with obesity (BMI 30 or more)
14	Oklahoma	36.8%
15	Iowa	36.6%
16	Delaware	36.6%
17	Michigan	36.1%
18	Texas	35.6%
19	Georgia	35.4%
20	Missouri	34.6%

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · saved copy

Adults who currently smoke cigarettes (2024)

Michigan ranks 15 of 50, highest first. BRFSS 2024, crude prevalence

Rank	Region	Adults who currently smoke cigarettes
12	Mississippi	13.8%
13	Kansas	13.7%
14	South Dakota	13.5%
15	Michigan	13.4%
16	Iowa	12.9%
17	Wyoming	12.7%
18	South Carolina	12.6%

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · saved copy

Adults ever told they have diabetes (2024)

Michigan ranks 9 of 50, highest first. BRFSS 2024, crude prevalence

Rank	Region	Adults ever told they have diabetes
6	Alabama	15.1%
7	Indiana	14.2%
8	South Carolina	13.9%
9	Michigan	13.6%
10	Nevada	13.6%
11	Texas	13.5%
12	Pennsylvania	13.3%

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · saved copy

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