Leading Causes of Premature Death (Death before age 75) Among Female by County, 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
Albany

Total: 1,164
Cancer
452
329 per 100,000
Heart Disease
180
139 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
69
50 per 100,000
Stroke
34
26 per 100,000
Unintentional Injury
32
27 per 100,000
Allegany

Total: 203
Cancer
72
323 per 100,000
Heart Disease
38
169 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
19
112 per 100,000*
Unintentional Injury
9
48 per 100,000*
Diabetes
8
48 per 100,000*
Broome

Total: 834
Cancer
274
365 per 100,000
Heart Disease
157
214 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
62
69 per 100,000
Stroke
35
38 per 100,000
Unintentional Injury
31
40 per 100,000
Cattaraugus

Total: 407
Cancer
131
414 per 100,000
Heart Disease
98
319 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
35
98 per 100,000
Diabetes
16
45 per 100,000*
Unintentional Injury
16
46 per 100,000*
Cayuga

Total: 298
Cancer
110
332 per 100,000
Heart Disease
53
159 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
21
75 per 100,000
Unintentional Injury
19
60 per 100,000*
Diabetes
11
39 per 100,000*
Chautauqua

Total: 587
Cancer
212
372 per 100,000
Heart Disease
89
156 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
62
99 per 100,000
Stroke
26
54 per 100,000
Unintentional Injury
23
43 per 100,000
Chemung

Total: 398
Cancer
135
351 per 100,000
Heart Disease
64
167 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
37
114 per 100,000
Unintentional Injury
18
49 per 100,000*
Liver Disease
14
41 per 100,000*
Stroke
14
38 per 100,000*
Chenango

Total: 257
Cancer
92
426 per 100,000
Heart Disease
40
216 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
26
143 per 100,000
Liver Disease
12
63 per 100,000*
Stroke
12
66 per 100,000*
Clinton

Total: 315
Cancer
121
369 per 100,000
Heart Disease
39
116 per 100,000
Unintentional Injury
22
70 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
20
78 per 100,000
Diabetes
9
34 per 100,000*
Columbia

Total: 307
Cancer
126
585 per 100,000
Heart Disease
48
213 per 100,000
Stroke
15
76 per 100,000*
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
14
69 per 100,000*
Unintentional Injury
13
58 per 100,000*
Cortland

Total: 221
Cancer
82
477 per 100,000
Heart Disease
41
173 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
19
112 per 100,000*
Unintentional Injury
10
48 per 100,000*
Diabetes
7
35 per 100,000*
Stroke
7
35 per 100,000*
Delaware

Total: 241
Cancer
78
434 per 100,000
Heart Disease
45
239 per 100,000
Unintentional Injury
16
94 per 100,000*
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
15
99 per 100,000*
Stroke
10
65 per 100,000*
Dutchess

Total: 1,098
Cancer
449
338 per 100,000
Heart Disease
159
121 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
71
57 per 100,000
Unintentional Injury
48
41 per 100,000
Septicemia
31
25 per 100,000
Erie

Total: 4,431
Cancer
1,612
322 per 100,000
Heart Disease
714
170 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
217
49 per 100,000
Stroke
179
50 per 100,000
Diabetes
144
37 per 100,000
Essex

Total: 176
Cancer
76
570 per 100,000
Heart Disease
26
203 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
13
111 per 100,000*
Unintentional Injury
7
55 per 100,000*
Diabetes
4
33 per 100,000*
Kidney Disease and Diseases of the Urinary Tract
4
33 per 100,000*
Liver Disease
4
33 per 100,000*
Franklin

Total: 255
Cancer
88
463 per 100,000
Heart Disease
49
255 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
23
146 per 100,000
Unintentional Injury
10
56 per 100,000*
Stroke
9
56 per 100,000*
Fulton

Total: 265
Cancer
105
466 per 100,000
Heart Disease
46
210 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
24
121 per 100,000
Septicemia
14
65 per 100,000*
Stroke
9
42 per 100,000*
Genesee

Total: 281
Cancer
99
433 per 100,000
Heart Disease
45
185 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
21
102 per 100,000
Unintentional Injury
15
68 per 100,000*
Diabetes
10
47 per 100,000*
Greene

Total: 259
Cancer
107
540 per 100,000
Heart Disease
37
200 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
19
104 per 100,000*
Stroke
14
74 per 100,000*
Diabetes
8
46 per 100,000*
Unintentional Injury
8
45 per 100,000*
Hamilton

Total: 26
Cancer
10
821 per 100,000*
Heart Disease
5
363 per 100,000*
Unintentional Injury
3
249 per 100,000*
Arteriosclerosis
1
74 per 100,000*
Pregnancy and Childbirth Related
1
74 per 100,000*
Herkimer

Total: 289
Cancer
104
382 per 100,000
Heart Disease
56
219 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
19
84 per 100,000*
Stroke
9
34 per 100,000*
Unintentional Injury
9
37 per 100,000*
Jefferson

Total: 423
Cancer
151
296 per 100,000
Heart Disease
66
126 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
43
66 per 100,000
Unintentional Injury
19
35 per 100,000*
Stroke
18
34 per 100,000*
Lewis

Total: 93
Cancer
30
257 per 100,000
Heart Disease
12
116 per 100,000*
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
9
89 per 100,000*
Stroke
3
29 per 100,000*
Diabetes
2
17 per 100,000*
Kidney Disease and Diseases of the Urinary Tract
2
17 per 100,000*
Liver Disease
2
19 per 100,000*
Other Diseases of the Circulatory System
2
19 per 100,000*
Unintentional Injury
2
19 per 100,000*
Livingston

Total: 242
Cancer
103
374 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
28
136 per 100,000
Heart Disease
20
79 per 100,000
Unintentional Injury
16
63 per 100,000*
Stroke
10
50 per 100,000*
Madison

Total: 270
Cancer
119
387 per 100,000
Heart Disease
35
112 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
24
72 per 100,000
Unintentional Injury
13
40 per 100,000*
Septicemia
8
33 per 100,000*
Stroke
8
32 per 100,000*
Monroe

Total: 2,825
Cancer
1,164
292 per 100,000
Heart Disease
376
108 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
129
41 per 100,000
Unintentional Injury
120
36 per 100,000
Stroke
94
31 per 100,000
Montgomerty

Total: 254
Cancer
83
420 per 100,000
Heart Disease
64
329 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
14
72 per 100,000*
Stroke
10
52 per 100,000*
Unintentional Injury
10
50 per 100,000*
Nassau

Total: 4,223
Cancer
1,812
233 per 100,000
Heart Disease
840
101 per 100,000
Unintentional Injury
176
29 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
150
34 per 100,000
Stroke
117
24 per 100,000
Niagara

Total: 1,121
Cancer
380
386 per 100,000
Heart Disease
212
213 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
76
82 per 100,000
Unintentional Injury
52
55 per 100,000
Stroke
35
38 per 100,000
Oneida

Total: 1,065
Cancer
365
311 per 100,000
Heart Disease
191
215 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
81
97 per 100,000
Stroke
38
40 per 100,000
Septicemia
25
30 per 100,000
Onondaga

Total: 1,807
Cancer
717
294 per 100,000
Heart Disease
235
123 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
110
54 per 100,000
Unintentional Injury
102
48 per 100,000
Stroke
63
29 per 100,000
Ontario

Total: 450
Cancer
180
430 per 100,000
Heart Disease
65
143 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
27
70 per 100,000
Unintentional Injury
17
38 per 100,000*
Stroke
15
39 per 100,000*
Orange

Total: 1,386
Cancer
526
299 per 100,000
Heart Disease
215
122 per 100,000
Unintentional Injury
79
45 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
64
36 per 100,000
Septicemia
49
27 per 100,000
Orleans

Total: 197
Cancer
80
423 per 100,000
Heart Disease
40
238 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
17
113 per 100,000*
Stroke
8
53 per 100,000*
Unintentional Injury
8
48 per 100,000*
Oswego

Total: 538
Cancer
233
449 per 100,000
Heart Disease
81
137 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
42
72 per 100,000
Unintentional Injury
26
48 per 100,000
Diabetes
15
26 per 100,000*
Stroke
15
33 per 100,000*
Otsego

Total: 254
Cancer
103
355 per 100,000
Heart Disease
40
151 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
24
130 per 100,000
Unintentional Injury
8
32 per 100,000*
Diabetes
7
39 per 100,000*
Stroke
7
38 per 100,000*
Putnam

Total: 322
Cancer
136
350 per 100,000
Heart Disease
42
114 per 100,000
Unintentional Injury
22
52 per 100,000
Stroke
14
35 per 100,000*
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
12
32 per 100,000*
Rensselaer

Total: 672
Cancer
263
361 per 100,000
Heart Disease
101
157 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
55
81 per 100,000
Diabetes
20
30 per 100,000
Stroke
18
31 per 100,000*
Rockland

Total: 942
Cancer
399
244 per 100,000
Heart Disease
115
99 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
46
33 per 100,000
Unintentional Injury
30
24 per 100,000
Septicemia
29
20 per 100,000
Stroke
29
24 per 100,000
St Lawrence

Total: 535
Cancer
187
442 per 100,000
Heart Disease
90
223 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
46
121 per 100,000
Unintentional Injury
22
48 per 100,000
Stroke
15
38 per 100,000*
Saratoga

Total: 803
Cancer
332
347 per 100,000
Heart Disease
135
139 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
73
74 per 100,000
Stroke
28
35 per 100,000
Unintentional Injury
23
24 per 100,000
Schenectady

Total: 620
Cancer
230
370 per 100,000
Heart Disease
129
183 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
32
49 per 100,000
Diabetes
22
34 per 100,000
Stroke
20
33 per 100,000
Schoharie

Total: 128
Cancer
59
415 per 100,000
Heart Disease
17
129 per 100,000*
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
9
84 per 100,000*
Stroke
6
60 per 100,000*
Diabetes
5
47 per 100,000*
Schuyler

Total: 98
Cancer
34
510 per 100,000
Heart Disease
16
266 per 100,000*
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
15
246 per 100,000*
Liver Disease
5
87 per 100,000*
Stroke
4
67 per 100,000*
Seneca

Total: 147
Cancer
59
437 per 100,000
Heart Disease
21
160 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
6
46 per 100,000*
Stroke
5
42 per 100,000*
Diabetes
6
53 per 100,000*
Steuben

Total: 420
Cancer
162
380 per 100,000
Heart Disease
70
181 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
36
97 per 100,000
Stroke
13
33 per 100,000*
Unintentional Injury
13
31 per 100,000*
Suffolk

Total: 5,399
Cancer
2,266
270 per 100,000
Heart Disease
839
114 per 100,000
Unintentional Injury
266
38 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
262
43 per 100,000
Stroke
153
25 per 100,000
Sullivan

Total: 413
Cancer
140
451 per 100,000
Heart Disease
78
248 per 100,000
Unintentional Injury
30
92 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
26
83 per 100,000
Diabetes
19
61 per 100,000*
Tioga

Total: 185
Cancer
84
396 per 100,000
Heart Disease
22
106 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
9
48 per 100,000*
Stroke
7
37 per 100,000*
Unintentional Injury
9
45 per 100,000*
Tompkins

Total: 274
Cancer
104
209 per 100,000
Heart Disease
35
71 per 100,000
Unintentional Injury
17
38 per 100,000*
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
14
28 per 100,000*
Diabetes
11
42 per 100,000*
Ulster

Total: 809
Cancer
351
480 per 100,000
Heart Disease
113
149 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
46
60 per 100,000
Unintentional Injury
31
43 per 100,000
Septicemia
21
30 per 100,000
Warren

Total: 259
Cancer
128
470 per 100,000
Heart Disease
42
195 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
15
70 per 100,000*
Diabetes
7
32 per 100,000*
Unintentional Injury
6
27 per 100,000*
Washington

Total: 277
Cancer
120
512 per 100,000
Heart Disease
40
162 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
25
120 per 100,000
Unintentional Injury
10
43 per 100,000*
Stroke
9
38 per 100,000*
Wayne

Total: 423
Cancer
147
353 per 100,000
Heart Disease
62
137 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
26
71 per 100,000
Stroke
19
52 per 100,000*
Unintentional Injury
18
49 per 100,000*
Westchester

Total: 2,844
Cancer
1,244
232 per 100,000
Heart Disease
440
94 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
116
29 per 100,000
Stroke
93
21 per 100,000
Unintentional Injury
81
18 per 100,000
Wyoming

Total: 179
Cancer
74
465 per 100,000
Heart Disease
23
165 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
13
93 per 100,000*
Unintentional Injury
8
56 per 100,000*
Diabetes
6
43 per 100,000*
Yates

Total: 117
Cancer
45
391 per 100,000
Heart Disease
12
128 per 100,000*
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
11
114 per 100,000*
Stroke
4
42 per 100,000*
Liver Disease
3
30 per 100,000*
Unintentional Injury
3
31 per 100,000*
Bronx

Total: 5,790
Cancer
1,844
265 per 100,000
Heart Disease
1,177
167 per 100,000
AIDS
323
45 per 100,000
Diabetes
290
43 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
219
33 per 100,000
Kings

Total: 9,382
Cancer
3,245
243 per 100,000
Heart Disease
2,346
168 per 100,000
Diabetes
387
32 per 100,000
Unintentional Injury
291
23 per 100,000
Stroke
286
22 per 100,000
New York

Total: 5,113
Cancer
1,989
222 per 100,000
Heart Disease
929
112 per 100,000
Diabetes
190
23 per 100,000
Unintentional Injury
183
23 per 100,000
AIDS
180
27 per 100,000
Queens

Total: 6,771
Cancer
2,523
201 per 100,000
Heart Disease
1,686
128 per 100,000
Unintentional Injury
231
21 per 100,000
Stroke
214
19 per 100,000
Diabetes
206
20 per 100,000
Richmond

Total: 1,852
Cancer
717
333 per 100,000
Heart Disease
458
213 per 100,000
Unintentional Injury
85
37 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
71
32 per 100,000
Diabetes
60
28 per 100,000
New York City

Total: 28,908
Cancer
10,318
231 per 100,000
Heart Disease
6,596
143 per 100,000
Diabetes
1,133
28 per 100,000
Unintentional Injury
953
23 per 100,000
AIDS
914
24 per 100,000
Rest of State

Total: 43,326
Cancer
17,145
283 per 100,000
Heart Disease
6,963
111 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
2,537
38 per 100,000
Unintentional Injury
1,760
35 per 100,000
Stroke
1,401
23 per 100,000
New York State

Total: 72,234
Cancer
27,463
260 per 100,000
Heart Disease
13,559
124 per 100,000
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
3,387
30 per 100,000
Unintentional Injury
2,713
30 per 100,000
Stroke
2,251
21 per 100,000

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

**Ranks based on numbers of death.