Leading Causes of Death Among Females, Ages 15-19, New York State, 2001-2010

Source: Vital Statistics Data as of September, 2012
New York State Department of Health - Bureau of Biometrics and Health Statistics

Year and # of Deaths #1 Cause of Death and # of Deaths
Crude Death Rate
#2 Cause of Death and # of Deaths
Crude Death Rate
#3 Cause of Death and # of Deaths
Crude Death Rate
#4 Cause of Death and # of Deaths
Crude Death Rate
#5 Cause of Death and # of Deaths
Crude Death Rate
2010

Total: 119
Unintentional Injury
36
5 per 100,000
Cancer
16
2 per 100,000*
Homicide and Legal Intervention
16
2 per 100,000*
Birth Defects
4
Less than 1 per 100,000*
Suicide
16
2 per 100,000*
Heart Disease
4
Less than 1 per 100,000*
2009

Total: 167
Unintentional Injury
59
9 per 100,000
Cancer
24
4 per 100,000
Suicide
15
2 per 100,000*
Homicide and Legal Intervention
8
1 per 100,000*
Pregnancy and Childbirth Related
6
Less than 1 per 100,000*
2008

Total: 143
Unintentional Injury
41
6 per 100,000
Cancer
19
3 per 100,000*
Homicide and Legal Intervention
13
2 per 100,000*
Suicide
10
1 per 100,000*
Heart Disease
7
1 per 100,000*
2007

Total: 152
Unintentional Injury
60
9 per 100,000
Cancer
22
3 per 100,000
Suicide
10
1 per 100,000*
Heart Disease
9
1 per 100,000*
Homicide and Legal Intervention
8
1 per 100,000*
2006

Total: 167
Unintentional Injury
61
9 per 100,000
Cancer
17
3 per 100,000*
Homicide and Legal Intervention
16
2 per 100,000*
Suicide
10
1 per 100,000*
Heart Disease
8
1 per 100,000*
2005

Total: 156
Unintentional Injury
57
9 per 100,000
Cancer
17
3 per 100,000*
Homicide and Legal Intervention
13
2 per 100,000*
Suicide
8
1 per 100,000*
Heart Disease
6
Less than 1 per 100,000*
2004

Total: 177
Unintentional Injury
67
11 per 100,000
Cancer
20
3 per 100,000
Suicide
12
2 per 100,000*
Homicide and Legal Intervention
11
2 per 100,000*
Heart Disease
8
1 per 100,000*
2003

Total: 133
Unintentional Injury
48
8 per 100,000
Cancer
10
2 per 100,000*
Homicide and Legal Intervention
9
1 per 100,000*
Heart Disease
7
1 per 100,000*
Suicide
7
1 per 100,000*
2002

Total: 191
Unintentional Injury
87
14 per 100,000
Cancer
16
3 per 100,000*
Suicide
13
2 per 100,000*
Homicide and Legal Intervention
11
2 per 100,000*
Heart Disease
8
1 per 100,000*
2001

Total: 197
Unintentional Injury
82
13 per 100,000
Cancer
20
3 per 100,000
Homicide and Legal Intervention
15
2 per 100,000*
Suicide
13
2 per 100,000*
Heart Disease
12
2 per 100,000*

*Rates based on fewer than 20 events in the numerator are unstable.