Leading Causes of Death Among Females by County, New York State, 2010

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

County and # of Deaths #1 Cause of Death and # of Deaths
Age-adjusted Death Rate
#2 Cause of Death and # of Deaths
Age-adjusted Death Rate
#3 Cause of Death and # of Deaths
Age-adjusted Death Rate
#4 Cause of Death and # of Deaths
Age-adjusted Death Rate
#5 Cause of Death and # of Deaths
Age-adjusted Death Rate
Albany

Total: 1,417
Heart Disease
361
144 per 100,000
Cancer
333
160 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
87
38 per 100,000
Stroke
73
30 per 100,000
Kidney Disease and Diseases of the Urinary Tract
48
20 per 100,000
Allegany

Total: 212
Heart Disease
60
174 per 100,000
Cancer
43
142 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
20
64 per 100,000
Stroke
15
43 per 100,000*
Pneumonia and Influenza
8
20 per 100,000*
Broome

Total: 1,083
Heart Disease
284
148 per 100,000
Cancer
226
146 per 100,000
Stroke
79
42 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
66
39 per 100,000
Diabetes
39
23 per 100,000
Cattaraugus

Total: 456
Heart Disease
171
275 per 100,000
Cancer
96
172 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
43
73 per 100,000
Stroke
26
45 per 100,000
Unintentional Injury
12
26 per 100,000*
Cayuga

Total: 376
Heart Disease
100
140 per 100,000
Cancer
79
140 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
19
36 per 100,000*
Stroke
16
25 per 100,000*
Pneumonia and Influenza
15
21 per 100,000*
Chautauqua

Total: 727
Heart Disease
184
149 per 100,000
Cancer
144
145 per 100,000
Stroke
69
56 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
52
49 per 100,000
Kidney Disease and Diseases of the Urinary Tract
22
19 per 100,000
Chemung

Total: 483
Heart Disease
114
147 per 100,000
Cancer
102
162 per 100,000
Stroke
44
56 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
34
49 per 100,000
Kidney Disease and Diseases of the Urinary Tract
13
17 per 100,000*
Pneumonia and Influenza
13
17 per 100,000*
Chenango

Total: 281
Heart Disease
106
255 per 100,000
Cancer
52
148 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
24
63 per 100,000
Stroke
18
45 per 100,000*
Kidney Disease and Diseases of the Urinary Tract
6
16 per 100,000*
Septicemia
6
17 per 100,000*
Clinton

Total: 320
Cancer
82
167 per 100,000
Heart Disease
64
119 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
23
46 per 100,000
Unintentional Injury
15
37 per 100,000*
Stroke
13
24 per 100,000*
Columbia

Total: 332
Heart Disease
105
188 per 100,000
Cancer
77
154 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
28
57 per 100,000
Stroke
20
39 per 100,000
Diabetes
10
18 per 100,000*
Cortland

Total: 225
Cancer
51
169 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
13
38 per 100,000*
Stroke
10
29 per 100,000*
Pneumonia and Influenza
9
24 per 100,000*
Heart Disease
51
154 per 100,000
Delaware

Total: 267
Heart Disease
77
172 per 100,000
Cancer
53
140 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
25
59 per 100,000
Stroke
14
32 per 100,000*
Diabetes
8
18 per 100,000*
Unintentional Injury
8
28 per 100,000*
Dutchess

Total: 1,130
Heart Disease
292
138 per 100,000
Cancer
268
144 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
66
34 per 100,000
Stroke
65
32 per 100,000
Septicemia
37
19 per 100,000
Erie

Total: 4,950
Heart Disease
1,196
148 per 100,000
Cancer
1,074
158 per 100,000
Stroke
363
44 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
275
37 per 100,000
Septicemia
125
17 per 100,000
Essex

Total: 192
Cancer
53
180 per 100,000
Heart Disease
43
122 per 100,000
Stroke
12
33 per 100,000*
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
8
26 per 100,000*
Diabetes
8
22 per 100,000*
Franklin

Total: 211
Heart Disease
59
184 per 100,000
Cancer
44
146 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
22
70 per 100,000
Stroke
15
46 per 100,000*
Arteriosclerosis
7
20 per 100,000*
Fulton

Total: 307
Heart Disease
96
189 per 100,000
Cancer
66
161 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
32
68 per 100,000
Stroke
16
35 per 100,000*
Kidney Disease and Diseases of the Urinary Tract
12
27 per 100,000*
Genesee

Total: 276
Heart Disease
78
154 per 100,000
Cancer
67
146 per 100,000
Stroke
15
30 per 100,000*
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
14
30 per 100,000*
Diabetes
12
22 per 100,000*
Greene

Total: 263
Heart Disease
71
181 per 100,000
Cancer
58
173 per 100,000
Stroke
14
41 per 100,000*
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
12
34 per 100,000*
Pneumonia and Influenza
10
25 per 100,000*
Hamilton

Total: 26
Cancer
9
203 per 100,000*
Heart Disease
7
156 per 100,000*
Stroke
3
71 per 100,000*
High Blood Pressure and Related Kidney Disease
1
24 per 100,000*
Pneumonia and Influenza
1
23 per 100,000*
Septicemia
1
24 per 100,000*
Unintentional Injury
1
19 per 100,000*
Herkimer

Total: 335
Heart Disease
111
186 per 100,000
Cancer
64
137 per 100,000
Stroke
24
43 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
16
32 per 100,000*
High Blood Pressure and Related Kidney Disease
10
16 per 100,000*
Jefferson

Total: 459
Heart Disease
145
212 per 100,000
Cancer
100
169 per 100,000
Stroke
36
49 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
35
58 per 100,000
Kidney Disease and Diseases of the Urinary Tract
14
21 per 100,000*
Lewis

Total: 116
Heart Disease
23
123 per 100,000
Cancer
20
115 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
14
76 per 100,000*
Stroke
9
45 per 100,000*
Diabetes
4
18 per 100,000*
Livingston

Total: 285
Cancer
64
151 per 100,000
Heart Disease
62
131 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
32
73 per 100,000
Stroke
18
40 per 100,000*
Unintentional Injury
10
24 per 100,000*
Madison

Total: 300
Cancer
73
155 per 100,000
Heart Disease
54
107 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
25
54 per 100,000
Stroke
23
45 per 100,000
Septicemia
12
27 per 100,000*
Monroe

Total: 3,360
Cancer
769
155 per 100,000
Stroke
221
37 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
139
26 per 100,000
Pneumonia and Influenza
92
16 per 100,000
Heart Disease
769
130 per 100,000
Montgomerty

Total: 314
Heart Disease
121
232 per 100,000
Cancer
60
168 per 100,000
Stroke
15
38 per 100,000*
Kidney Disease and Diseases of the Urinary Tract
10
20 per 100,000*
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
9
21 per 100,000*
Pneumonia and Influenza
9
18 per 100,000*
Nassau

Total: 5,612
Heart Disease
2,254
187 per 100,000
Cancer
1,336
134 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
248
23 per 100,000
Stroke
242
21 per 100,000
Pneumonia and Influenza
136
12 per 100,000
Niagara

Total: 1,213
Heart Disease
410
214 per 100,000
Cancer
269
171 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
73
44 per 100,000
Stroke
62
34 per 100,000
Kidney Disease and Diseases of the Urinary Tract
31
18 per 100,000
Septicemia
31
19 per 100,000
Oneida

Total: 1,287
Heart Disease
335
152 per 100,000
Cancer
251
140 per 100,000
Stroke
87
40 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
86
44 per 100,000
Diabetes
32
17 per 100,000
Onondaga

Total: 2,083
Cancer
493
156 per 100,000
Heart Disease
445
116 per 100,000
Stroke
124
34 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
119
35 per 100,000
Unintentional Injury
79
25 per 100,000
Ontario

Total: 490
Heart Disease
104
110 per 100,000
Cancer
103
140 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
36
43 per 100,000
Stroke
27
31 per 100,000
Unintentional Injury
16
22 per 100,000*
Orange

Total: 1,292
Heart Disease
351
164 per 100,000
Cancer
305
153 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
69
34 per 100,000
Stroke
52
25 per 100,000
Septicemia
47
23 per 100,000
Orleans

Total: 210
Heart Disease
70
221 per 100,000
Cancer
43
155 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
12
46 per 100,000*
Stroke
11
38 per 100,000*
Kidney Disease and Diseases of the Urinary Tract
7
25 per 100,000*
Oswego

Total: 507
Cancer
133
186 per 100,000
Heart Disease
117
157 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
43
61 per 100,000
Stroke
34
44 per 100,000
Diabetes
15
20 per 100,000*
Otsego

Total: 321
Heart Disease
88
155 per 100,000
Cancer
77
175 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
23
49 per 100,000
Stroke
16
32 per 100,000*
Unintentional Injury
11
25 per 100,000*
Putnam

Total: 323
Heart Disease
109
188 per 100,000
Cancer
87
151 per 100,000
Stroke
18
29 per 100,000*
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
16
27 per 100,000*
Diabetes
6
10 per 100,000*
Pneumonia and Influenza
6
9 per 100,000*
Septicemia
6
9 per 100,000*
Unintentional Injury
6
11 per 100,000*
Rensselaer

Total: 758
Heart Disease
229
193 per 100,000
Cancer
160
158 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
68
62 per 100,000
Stroke
51
46 per 100,000
Diabetes
14
13 per 100,000*
Rockland

Total: 1,028
Heart Disease
348
157 per 100,000
Cancer
247
128 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
51
24 per 100,000
Pneumonia and Influenza
30
13 per 100,000
Stroke
51
25 per 100,000
St Lawrence

Total: 529
Heart Disease
148
198 per 100,000
Cancer
105
155 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
44
61 per 100,000
Unintentional Injury
23
36 per 100,000
Stroke
20
26 per 100,000
Saratoga

Total: 816
Heart Disease
222
146 per 100,000
Cancer
208
151 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
66
48 per 100,000
Stroke
63
41 per 100,000
Kidney Disease and Diseases of the Urinary Tract
18
12 per 100,000*
Schenectady

Total: 796
Heart Disease
211
152 per 100,000
Cancer
172
148 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
55
42 per 100,000
Stroke
36
27 per 100,000
Septicemia
22
15 per 100,000
Schoharie

Total: 114
Cancer
32
138 per 100,000
Heart Disease
31
141 per 100,000
Stroke
11
48 per 100,000*
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
7
32 per 100,000*
Diabetes
2
8 per 100,000*
Septicemia
2
13 per 100,000*
Schuyler

Total: 131
Cancer
32
239 per 100,000
Heart Disease
28
184 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
11
75 per 100,000*
Diabetes
7
46 per 100,000*
Stroke
6
42 per 100,000*
Seneca

Total: 166
Cancer
34
146 per 100,000
Heart Disease
29
100 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
15
59 per 100,000*
Stroke
8
29 per 100,000*
Diabetes
6
24 per 100,000*
Steuben

Total: 503
Heart Disease
132
169 per 100,000
Cancer
103
152 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
40
55 per 100,000
Stroke
31
38 per 100,000
Unintentional Injury
18
24 per 100,000*
Suffolk

Total: 5,748
Heart Disease
1,725
163 per 100,000
Cancer
1,439
152 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
300
31 per 100,000
Stroke
269
26 per 100,000
Unintentional Injury
176
20 per 100,000
Sullivan

Total: 346
Heart Disease
100
203 per 100,000
Cancer
84
176 per 100,000
Stroke
19
39 per 100,000*
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
13
27 per 100,000*
Septicemia
13
29 per 100,000*
Tioga

Total: 173
Cancer
53
153 per 100,000
Heart Disease
36
92 per 100,000
Stroke
8
22 per 100,000*
Kidney Disease and Diseases of the Urinary Tract
7
20 per 100,000*
Unintentional Injury
5
16 per 100,000*
Tompkins

Total: 340
Cancer
82
151 per 100,000
Heart Disease
71
116 per 100,000
Stroke
22
35 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
15
27 per 100,000*
Unintentional Injury
15
24 per 100,000*
Ulster

Total: 774
Cancer
230
186 per 100,000
Heart Disease
187
137 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
54
43 per 100,000
Stroke
36
24 per 100,000
Pneumonia and Influenza
19
13 per 100,000*
Warren

Total: 326
Cancer
88
179 per 100,000
Heart Disease
87
150 per 100,000
Stroke
26
46 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
18
34 per 100,000*
Diabetes
6
13 per 100,000*
Pneumonia and Influenza
6
10 per 100,000*
Septicemia
6
14 per 100,000*
Washington

Total: 306
Cancer
74
182 per 100,000
Heart Disease
71
148 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
28
61 per 100,000
Stroke
20
42 per 100,000
Unintentional Injury
12
38 per 100,000*
Wayne

Total: 419
Heart Disease
98
157 per 100,000
Cancer
79
131 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
21
34 per 100,000
Stroke
18
28 per 100,000*
Diabetes
14
24 per 100,000*
Unintentional Injury
14
27 per 100,000*
Westchester

Total: 3,526
Heart Disease
1,068
130 per 100,000
Cancer
868
129 per 100,000
Stroke
172
22 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
170
23 per 100,000
Pneumonia and Influenza
107
13 per 100,000
Wyoming

Total: 179
Heart Disease
47
166 per 100,000
Cancer
38
143 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
13
48 per 100,000*
Stroke
10
37 per 100,000*
Unintentional Injury
8
44 per 100,000*
Yates

Total: 123
Heart Disease
31
154 per 100,000
Cancer
28
148 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
10
55 per 100,000*
Stroke
6
28 per 100,000*
Liver Disease
2
10 per 100,000*
Other Diseases of the Circulatory System
2
10 per 100,000*
Pneumonia and Influenza
2
10 per 100,000*
Bronx

Total: 4,420
Heart Disease
1,453
183 per 100,000
Cancer
1,019
136 per 100,000
Pneumonia and Influenza
219
28 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
196
25 per 100,000
Diabetes
181
24 per 100,000
Kings

Total: 8,037
Heart Disease
2,918
187 per 100,000
Cancer
1,908
132 per 100,000
Pneumonia and Influenza
402
26 per 100,000
Diabetes
322
22 per 100,000
Stroke
269
18 per 100,000
New York

Total: 5,006
Heart Disease
1,583
139 per 100,000
Cancer
1,275
123 per 100,000
Pneumonia and Influenza
212
18 per 100,000
Stroke
183
17 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
171
16 per 100,000
Queens

Total: 7,021
Heart Disease
2,744
175 per 100,000
Cancer
1,708
123 per 100,000
Pneumonia and Influenza
368
23 per 100,000
Stroke
292
19 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
212
14 per 100,000
Richmond

Total: 1,709
Heart Disease
741
238 per 100,000
Cancer
414
144 per 100,000
Pneumonia and Influenza
81
26 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
75
26 per 100,000
Diabetes
60
20 per 100,000
New York City

Total: 26,193
Heart Disease
9,439
176 per 100,000
Cancer
6,324
129 per 100,000
Pneumonia and Influenza
1,282
24 per 100,000
Stroke
930
18 per 100,000
Diabetes
914
18 per 100,000
Rest of State

Total: 49,142
Heart Disease
13,986
156 per 100,000
Cancer
11,380
150 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
2,861
35 per 100,000
Stroke
2,802
32 per 100,000
Unintentional Injury
1,220
17 per 100,000
New York State

Total: 75,335
Heart Disease
23,425
164 per 100,000
Cancer
17,704
142 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
3,765
29 per 100,000
Stroke
3,732
27 per 100,000
Pneumonia and Influenza
2,424
17 per 100,000

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