Hurricane Michael directly caused the deaths of 16 individuals and indirectly caused the deaths of 43 additional individuals in the United States. Most of these deaths happened in Florida, where 5 individuals drowned, 2 were struck by falling trees during the storm, and the 43 indirect deaths occurred. Five individuals also drowned in Virginia. The remaining U.S. fatalities were because of falling trees in Georgia and North Carolina.
An additional 15 people in Central America died in flooding caused by precursors to Hurricane Michael: 8 in Honduras, 4 in Nicaragua, and 3 in El Salvador.