Leading Causes of Premature Death (Death before age 75), New York State, 2008-2010
Source: Vital Statistics Data as of February, 2013
New York State Department of Health - Bureau of Biometrics and Health Statistics
| County and # of 3 Years Premature Deaths | #1 Cause of Premature Death and # of Premature Deaths Age-adjusted Premature Death Rate |
#2 Cause of Premature Death and # of Premature Deaths Age-adjusted Premature Death Rate |
#3 Cause of Premature Death and # of Premature Deaths Age-adjusted Premature Death Rate |
#4 Cause of Premature Death and # of Premature Deaths Age-adjusted Premature Death Rate |
#5 Cause of Premature Death and # of Premature Deaths Age-adjusted Premature Death Rate |
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| Albany Total: 2,851 |
Cancer 932 296 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 590 221 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 124 46 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 121 44 per 100,000 |
Stroke 86 33 per 100,000 |
| Allegany Total: 488 |
Cancer 160 448 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 107 229 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 34 78 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 33 60 per 100,000 |
Diabetes 15 44 per 100,000* |
| Liver Disease 15 34 per 100,000* |
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| Suicide 15 34 per 100,000* |
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| Broome Total: 2,115 |
Cancer 621 406 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 477 241 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 124 70 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 115 69 per 100,000 |
Diabetes 75 47 per 100,000 |
| Cattaraugus Total: 1,029 |
Cancer 318 506 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 259 370 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 69 95 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 61 89 per 100,000 |
Diabetes 32 43 per 100,000 |
| Cayuga Total: 781 |
Cancer 254 375 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 162 242 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 69 96 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 50 87 per 100,000 |
Diabetes 25 39 per 100,000 |
| Suicide 25 40 per 100,000 |
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| Chautauqua Total: 1,494 |
Cancer 461 405 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 298 286 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 128 106 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 92 79 per 100,000 |
Diabetes 49 42 per 100,000 |
| Chemung Total: 1,022 |
Cancer 313 340 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 197 207 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 80 120 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 68 91 per 100,000 |
Stroke 32 43 per 100,000 |
| Chenango Total: 617 |
Cancer 199 491 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 128 285 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 47 126 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 43 103 per 100,000 |
Liver Disease 28 72 per 100,000 |
| Clinton Total: 811 |
Cancer 270 373 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 149 193 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 56 86 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 45 54 per 100,000 |
Suicide 27 40 per 100,000 |
| Columbia Total: 760 |
Cancer 265 539 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 149 311 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 39 66 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 34 80 per 100,000 |
Stroke 28 56 per 100,000 |
| Cortland Total: 501 |
Cancer 169 421 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 99 260 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 30 86 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 26 62 per 100,000 |
Suicide 20 49 per 100,000 |
| Delaware Total: 612 |
Cancer 188 566 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 156 416 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 46 137 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 24 79 per 100,000 |
Diabetes 21 69 per 100,000 |
| Dutchess Total: 2,652 |
Cancer 897 281 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 505 181 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 167 66 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 135 51 per 100,000 |
Suicide 83 32 per 100,000 |
| Erie Total: 10,528 |
Cancer 3,310 339 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 2,139 225 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 513 64 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 438 51 per 100,000 |
Stroke 377 46 per 100,000 |
| Essex Total: 426 |
Cancer 161 458 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 86 321 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 24 99 per 100,000 |
Liver Disease 14 54 per 100,000* |
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| Unintentional Injury 24 77 per 100,000 |
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| Franklin Total: 568 |
Cancer 178 375 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 106 218 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 40 90 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 35 108 per 100,000 |
Suicide 18 45 per 100,000* |
| Fulton Total: 653 |
Cancer 215 461 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 144 313 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 48 106 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 28 64 per 100,000 |
Septicemia 23 53 per 100,000 |
| Genesee Total: 659 |
Cancer 206 441 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 133 287 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 50 104 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 42 96 per 100,000 |
Diabetes 23 47 per 100,000 |
| Greene Total: 673 |
Cancer 254 626 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 126 273 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 38 91 per 100,000 |
Stroke 28 64 per 100,000 |
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| Unintentional Injury 38 91 per 100,000 |
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| Hamilton Total: 74 |
Cancer 22 697 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 17 617 per 100,000* |
Unintentional Injury 9 330 per 100,000* |
Liver Disease 5 184 per 100,000* |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 3 108 per 100,000* |
| Herkimer Total: 712 |
Cancer 207 374 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 169 310 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 44 91 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 40 88 per 100,000 |
Suicide 19 38 per 100,000* |
| Jefferson Total: 1,045 |
Cancer 330 319 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 208 197 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 71 68 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 70 51 per 100,000 |
Suicide 36 32 per 100,000 |
| Lewis Total: 268 |
Cancer 95 401 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 42 176 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 17 82 per 100,000* |
Suicide 12 54 per 100,000* |
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| Unintentional Injury 17 78 per 100,000* |
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| Livingston Total: 603 |
Cancer 216 380 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 114 202 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 45 90 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 43 102 per 100,000 |
Stroke 22 52 per 100,000 |
| Madison Total: 658 |
Cancer 248 405 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 106 171 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 51 85 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 50 71 per 100,000 |
Suicide 19 33 per 100,000* |
| Monroe Total: 6,636 |
Cancer 2,287 296 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 1,204 156 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 361 54 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 236 37 per 100,000 |
Stroke 215 36 per 100,000 |
| Montgomerty Total: 587 |
Cancer 175 453 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 150 382 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 30 75 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 28 69 per 100,000 |
Diabetes 22 52 per 100,000 |
| Stroke 22 53 per 100,000 |
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| Nassau Total: 10,147 |
Cancer 3,592 234 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 2,367 152 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 678 58 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 281 28 per 100,000 |
Stroke 257 21 per 100,000 |
| Niagara Total: 2,634 |
Cancer 784 406 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 632 327 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 165 88 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 138 75 per 100,000 |
Diabetes 81 47 per 100,000 |
| Oneida Total: 2,645 |
Cancer 835 347 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 555 227 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 144 84 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 105 49 per 100,000 |
Stroke 87 43 per 100,000 |
| Onondaga Total: 4,440 |
Cancer 1,509 319 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 746 185 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 296 72 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 224 63 per 100,000 |
Stroke 136 37 per 100,000 |
| Ontario Total: 1,130 |
Cancer 393 414 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 203 223 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 58 61 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 57 73 per 100,000 |
Stroke 46 52 per 100,000 |
| Orange Total: 3,257 |
Cancer 1,073 276 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 637 179 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 226 62 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 140 38 per 100,000 |
Septicemia 91 26 per 100,000 |
| Orleans Total: 471 |
Cancer 158 407 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 111 291 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 32 101 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 27 79 per 100,000 |
Stroke 11 35 per 100,000* |
| Oswego Total: 1,316 |
Cancer 469 424 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 256 227 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 88 82 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 80 66 per 100,000 |
Stroke 37 32 per 100,000 |
| Otsego Total: 640 |
Cancer 219 387 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 142 246 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 44 116 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 32 61 per 100,000 |
Diabetes 24 47 per 100,000 |
| Putnam Total: 775 |
Cancer 270 338 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 148 185 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 60 73 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 28 35 per 100,000 |
Diabetes 22 26 per 100,000 |
| Rensselaer Total: 1,618 |
Cancer 574 348 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 298 206 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 105 73 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 74 53 per 100,000 |
Stroke 47 40 per 100,000 |
| Rockland Total: 2,220 |
Cancer 783 247 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 453 203 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 112 44 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 76 32 per 100,000 |
Stroke 63 28 per 100,000 |
| St Lawrence Total: 1,293 |
Cancer 408 435 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 278 319 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 97 124 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 70 74 per 100,000 |
Suicide 39 42 per 100,000 |
| Saratoga Total: 1,901 |
Cancer 713 291 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 378 196 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 129 64 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 90 45 per 100,000 |
Stroke 66 37 per 100,000 |
| Schenectady Total: 1,513 |
Cancer 504 373 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 357 266 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 74 57 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 62 46 per 100,000 |
Diabetes 51 39 per 100,000 |
| Schoharie Total: 332 |
Cancer 139 503 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 67 257 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 18 83 per 100,000* |
Diabetes 15 57 per 100,000* |
Unintentional Injury 14 57 per 100,000* |
| Schuyler Total: 222 |
Cancer 72 438 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 44 283 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 19 119 per 100,000* |
Suicide 10 77 per 100,000* |
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| Unintentional Injury 10 68 per 100,000* |
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| Seneca Total: 357 |
Cancer 122 391 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 61 194 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 24 86 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 19 65 per 100,000* |
Diabetes 14 59 per 100,000* |
| Steuben Total: 1,126 |
Cancer 368 468 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 241 279 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 69 93 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 67 74 per 100,000 |
Suicide 40 50 per 100,000 |
| Suffolk Total: 13,102 |
Cancer 4,585 274 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 2,566 180 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 1,056 77 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 480 27 per 100,000 |
Stroke 348 24 per 100,000 |
| Sullivan Total: 1,034 |
Cancer 303 432 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 213 332 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 78 119 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 59 91 per 100,000 |
Diabetes 47 74 per 100,000 |
| Tioga Total: 479 |
Cancer 180 453 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 93 223 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 32 77 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 29 75 per 100,000 |
Diabetes 14 37 per 100,000* |
| Tompkins Total: 644 |
Cancer 213 288 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 111 102 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 47 71 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 37 38 per 100,000 |
Suicide 25 35 per 100,000 |
| Ulster Total: 1,932 |
Cancer 694 411 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 359 180 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 113 75 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 94 59 per 100,000 |
Suicide 56 38 per 100,000 |
| Warren Total: 674 |
Cancer 273 502 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 143 256 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 35 66 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 24 48 per 100,000 |
Suicide 23 46 per 100,000 |
| Washington Total: 698 |
Cancer 264 456 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 126 233 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 47 84 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 42 96 per 100,000 |
Suicide 26 50 per 100,000 |
| Wayne Total: 1,008 |
Cancer 329 393 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 187 182 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 64 76 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 61 82 per 100,000 |
Stroke 38 51 per 100,000 |
| Westchester Total: 6,821 |
Cancer 2,492 237 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 1,327 150 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 347 40 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 221 29 per 100,000 |
Stroke 219 22 per 100,000 |
| Wyoming Total: 419 |
Cancer 145 384 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 70 179 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 23 72 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 20 72 per 100,000 |
Suicide 18 59 per 100,000* |
| Yates Total: 277 |
Cancer 99 540 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 49 206 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 21 106 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 16 78 per 100,000* |
Suicide 8 37 per 100,000* |
| Bronx Total: 14,046 |
Cancer 3,671 288 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 3,193 249 per 100,000 |
AIDS 874 66 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 667 51 per 100,000 |
Diabetes 592 46 per 100,000 |
| Kings Total: 22,227 |
Cancer 6,472 258 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 5,992 236 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 1,052 44 per 100,000 |
Diabetes 828 36 per 100,000 |
AIDS 818 34 per 100,000 |
| New York Total: 12,417 |
Cancer 4,075 236 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 2,670 154 per 100,000 |
AIDS 634 47 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 588 38 per 100,000 |
Diabetes 400 24 per 100,000 |
| Queens Total: 16,856 |
Cancer 5,275 215 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 4,713 189 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 839 39 per 100,000 |
Diabetes 537 24 per 100,000 |
Stroke 474 20 per 100,000 |
| Richmond Total: 4,365 |
Cancer 1,460 276 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 1,167 250 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 284 63 per 100,000 |
Diabetes 144 34 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 137 32 per 100,000 |
| New York City Total: 69,911 |
Cancer 20,953 246 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 17,735 206 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 3,430 43 per 100,000 |
AIDS 2,687 34 per 100,000 |
Diabetes 2,501 31 per 100,000 |
| Rest of State Total: 104,948 |
Cancer 35,513 295 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 21,238 177 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 6,364 63 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 4,907 38 per 100,000 |
Stroke 3,058 25 per 100,000 |
| New York State Total: 174,859 |
Cancer 56,466 274 per 100,000 |
Heart Disease 38,973 188 per 100,000 |
Unintentional Injury 9,794 54 per 100,000 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD) 6,723 31 per 100,000 |
Diabetes 5,136 28 per 100,000 |
*Rates based on fewer than 20 events in the numerator are unstable.
**Ranks based on numbers of death.
