Leading Causes of Death Among Black Non-Hispanics, 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: 389
Perinatal Period Condition
222
5.81 per 1,000 live births
Birth Defects
53
1.39 per 1,000 live births
SIDS
13
0.34 per 1,000 live births*
Unintentional Injury
12
0.31 per 1,000 live births*
Homicide and Legal Intervention
7
0.18 per 1,000 live births*
2009

Total: 434
Perinatal Period Condition
252
6.32 per 1,000 live births
Birth Defects
52
1.30 per 1,000 live births
SIDS
18
0.45 per 1,000 live births*
Unintentional Injury
9
0.23 per 1,000 live births*
Heart Disease
6
0.15 per 1,000 live births*
2008

Total: 476
Perinatal Period Condition
275
6.82 per 1,000 live births
Birth Defects
58
1.44 per 1,000 live births
SIDS
24
0.60 per 1,000 live births
Unintentional Injury
15
0.37 per 1,000 live births*
Gastritis, Enteritis, Colitis, Diverticulitis
14
0.35 per 1,000 live births*
2007

Total: 450
Perinatal Period Condition
283
6.80 per 1,000 live births
Birth Defects
63
1.51 per 1,000 live births
SIDS
17
0.41 per 1,000 live births*
Unintentional Injury
14
0.34 per 1,000 live births*
Heart Disease
7
0.17 per 1,000 live births*
2006

Total: 458
Perinatal Period Condition
269
6.51 per 1,000 live births
Birth Defects
67
1.62 per 1,000 live births
SIDS
18
0.44 per 1,000 live births*
Unintentional Injury
10
0.24 per 1,000 live births*
Septicemia
8
0.19 per 1,000 live births*
2005

Total: 455
Perinatal Period Condition
275
6.73 per 1,000 live births
Birth Defects
53
1.30 per 1,000 live births
SIDS
14
0.34 per 1,000 live births*
Unintentional Injury
13
0.32 per 1,000 live births*
Homicide and Legal Intervention
9
0.22 per 1,000 live births*
2004

Total: 488
Perinatal Period Condition
281
6.78 per 1,000 live births
Birth Defects
73
1.76 per 1,000 live births
Heart Disease
9
0.22 per 1,000 live births*
Unintentional Injury
8
0.19 per 1,000 live births*
Homicide and Legal Intervention
6
0.14 per 1,000 live births*
2003

Total: 511
Perinatal Period Condition
322
7.36 per 1,000 live births
Birth Defects
62
1.42 per 1,000 live births
SIDS
25
0.57 per 1,000 live births
Homicide and Legal Intervention
8
0.18 per 1,000 live births*
Unintentional Injury
8
0.18 per 1,000 live births*
2002

Total: 445
Perinatal Period Condition
273
6.07 per 1,000 live births
Birth Defects
64
1.42 per 1,000 live births
SIDS
18
0.40 per 1,000 live births*
Homicide and Legal Intervention
9
0.20 per 1,000 live births*
Unintentional Injury
9
0.20 per 1,000 live births*
2001

Total: 486
Perinatal Period Condition
289
6.19 per 1,000 live births
Birth Defects
52
1.11 per 1,000 live births
SIDS
30
0.64 per 1,000 live births
Unintentional Injury
11
0.24 per 1,000 live births*
Pneumonia and Influenza
9
0.19 per 1,000 live births*

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