Leading Causes of Death, Infant Mortality, 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: 1,227 |
Perinatal Period Condition 698 2.87 per 1,000 live births |
Birth Defects 219 0.90 per 1,000 live births |
SIDS 41 0.17 per 1,000 live births |
Unintentional Injury 35 0.14 per 1,000 live births |
Homicide and Legal Intervention 19 0.08 per 1,000 live births* |
| 2009 Total: 1,296 |
Perinatal Period Condition 716 2.90 per 1,000 live births |
Birth Defects 221 0.90 per 1,000 live births |
SIDS 53 0.21 per 1,000 live births |
Unintentional Injury 26 0.11 per 1,000 live births |
Heart Disease 20 0.08 per 1,000 live births |
| 2008 Total: 1,359 |
Perinatal Period Condition 722 2.89 per 1,000 live births |
Birth Defects 260 1.04 per 1,000 live births |
SIDS 74 0.30 per 1,000 live births |
Unintentional Injury 34 0.14 per 1,000 live births |
Gastritis, Enteritis, Colitis, Diverticulitis 23 0.09 per 1,000 live births |
| 2007 Total: 1,382 |
Perinatal Period Condition 763 3.02 per 1,000 live births |
Birth Defects 259 1.03 per 1,000 live births |
SIDS 63 0.25 per 1,000 live births |
Unintentional Injury 43 0.17 per 1,000 live births |
Heart Disease 25 0.10 per 1,000 live births |
| 2006 Total: 1,396 |
Perinatal Period Condition 796 3.19 per 1,000 live births |
Birth Defects 269 1.08 per 1,000 live births |
SIDS 65 0.26 per 1,000 live births |
Unintentional Injury 38 0.15 per 1,000 live births |
Homicide and Legal Intervention 16 0.06 per 1,000 live births* |
| 2005 Total: 1,415 |
Perinatal Period Condition 804 3.28 per 1,000 live births |
Birth Defects 256 1.04 per 1,000 live births |
SIDS 56 0.23 per 1,000 live births |
Unintentional Injury 35 0.14 per 1,000 live births |
Heart Disease 23 0.09 per 1,000 live births |
| 2004 Total: 1,502 |
Perinatal Period Condition 853 3.43 per 1,000 live births |
Birth Defects 264 1.06 per 1,000 live births |
Heart Disease 24 0.10 per 1,000 live births |
SIDS 22 0.09 per 1,000 live births |
Unintentional Injury 17 0.07 per 1,000 live births* |
| 2003 Total: 1,518 |
Perinatal Period Condition 887 3.51 per 1,000 live births |
Birth Defects 275 1.09 per 1,000 live births |
SIDS 50 0.20 per 1,000 live births |
Unintentional Injury 23 0.09 per 1,000 live births |
Heart Disease 22 0.09 per 1,000 live births |
| 2002 Total: 1,489 |
Perinatal Period Condition 866 3.45 per 1,000 live births |
Birth Defects 283 1.13 per 1,000 live births |
SIDS 56 0.22 per 1,000 live births |
Unintentional Injury 25 0.10 per 1,000 live births |
Heart Disease 18 0.07 per 1,000 live births* |
| 2001 Total: 1,450 |
Perinatal Period Condition 812 3.20 per 1,000 live births |
Birth Defects 261 1.03 per 1,000 live births |
SIDS 77 0.30 per 1,000 live births |
Unintentional Injury 33 0.13 per 1,000 live births |
Heart Disease 22 0.09 per 1,000 live births |
| Septicemia 22 0.09 per 1,000 live births |
*Rates based on fewer than 20 events in the numerator are unstable.
