16. Michigan
Black mortality rate in Michigan appears to be the highest among all the race groups according to Michigan Department of Health & Human Services (2013) with a rate of 964 deaths per 100,000 population (age-adjusted rate). Did you know that the most leading cause of death in Michigan is Coronary Heart Disease? Again, we mentioned earlier that psychological stress triggers the immune system of the body to reverse its normal function, thus, lead to major heart diseases.