Table 34b : Leading Causes of Death by Age and Race(1)/Ethnicity New York State Exclusive of New York City- 2012

Total(2) White
AgeCauseCount AgeCauseCount
Total(4) All Causes 96,448 Total(4) All Causes 88,413
Diseases of the Heart 26,739 Diseases of the Heart 24,643
Malignant Neoplasms 23,005 Malignant Neoplasms 21,083
All Other Causes 17,742 All Other Causes 16,410
CLRD 5,323 CLRD 5,074
Cerebrovascular Disease 4,373 Cerebrovascular Disease 3,978
Accidents 3,845 Accidents 3,528
Diabetes Mellitus 2,205 Pneumonia 1,918
Pneumonia 2,072 Diabetes Mellitus 1,913
Alzheimer's Disease 1,928 Alzheimer's Disease 1,852
Septicemia 1,833 Septicemia 1,639
< 1 All Causes 680 < 1 All Causes 446
Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 357 Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 223
Congenital Anomalies 112 Congenital Anomalies 88
All Other Causes 107 All Other Causes 70
SIDS 29 Accidents 19
Accidents 27 SIDS 14
1 - 9 All Causes 170 1 - 9 All Causes 130
All Other Causes 46 All Other Causes 33
Accidents 39 Malignant Neoplasms 31
Malignant Neoplasms 37 Accidents 31
Congenital Anomalies 12 Congenital Anomalies 10
Diseases of the Heart 9 Diseases of the Heart 7
10 - 19 All Causes 359 10 - 19 All Causes 287
Accidents 127 Accidents 115
Suicide 66 Suicide 56
All Other Causes 57 All Other Causes 44
Malignant Neoplasms 38 Malignant Neoplasms 35
Congenital Anomalies 14 Congenital Anomalies 8
20 - 24 All Causes 590 20 - 24 All Causes 461
Accidents 252 Accidents 226
All Other Causes 93 All Other Causes 77
Suicide 87 Suicide 74
Malignant Neoplasms 30 Malignant Neoplasms 22
Diseases of the Heart 19 Diseases of the Heart 16
25 - 44 All Causes 3,041 25 - 44 All Causes 2,495
Accidents 813 Accidents 724
All Other Causes 550 All Other Causes 464
Malignant Neoplasms 472 Malignant Neoplasms 387
Diseases of the Heart 344 Suicide 297
Suicide 329 Diseases of the Heart 270
45 - 64 All Causes 16,309 45 - 64 All Causes 14,085
Malignant Neoplasms 5,739 Malignant Neoplasms 5,038
Diseases of the Heart 3,410 Diseases of the Heart 2,888
All Other Causes 2,446 All Other Causes 2,087
Accidents 985 Accidents 894
CLRD 608 CLRD 551
65 - 74 All Causes 15,006 65 - 74 All Causes 13,471
Malignant Neoplasms 5,774 Malignant Neoplasms 5,267
Diseases of the Heart 3,313 Diseases of the Heart 2,906
All Other Causes 2,022 All Other Causes 1,846
CLRD 1,104 CLRD 1,048
Cerebrovascular Disease 545 Cerebrovascular Disease 453
75 - 84 All Causes 24,387 75 - 84 All Causes 22,693
Malignant Neoplasms 6,498 Malignant Neoplasms 6,092
Diseases of the Heart 6,492 Diseases of the Heart 5,989
All Other Causes 4,298 All Other Causes 3,998
CLRD 1,807 CLRD 1,749
Cerebrovascular Disease 1,266 Cerebrovascular Disease 1,162
85+ All Causes 35,906 85+ All Causes 34,345
Diseases of the Heart 13,124 Diseases of the Heart 12,547
All Other Causes 8,123 All Other Causes 7,791
Malignant Neoplasms 4,414 Malignant Neoplasms 4,208
Cerebrovascular Disease 2,058 Cerebrovascular Disease 1,963
CLRD 1,769 CLRD 1,704
Black Hispanic(3)
AgeCauseCount AgeCauseCount
Total(4) All Causes 6,427 Total(4) All Causes 2,662
Diseases of the Heart 1,673 Malignant Neoplasms 612
Malignant Neoplasms 1,522 Diseases of the Heart 584
All Other Causes 1,073 All Other Causes 445
Cerebrovascular Disease 315 Accidents 229
Diabetes Mellitus 230 Cerebrovascular Disease 131
Accidents 228 Diabetes Mellitus 74
CLRD 206 Septicemia 67
Septicemia 162 Cirrhosis of Liver 67
Nephritis, Neph Syndrome et al 152 Suicide 61
Pneumonia 124 CLRD 60
< 1 All Causes 168 < 1 All Causes 90
Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 103 Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 52
All Other Causes 22 Congenital Anomalies 16
SIDS 15 All Other Causes 11
Congenital Anomalies 14 Diseases of the Heart 4
Accidents 6 Nephritis, Neph Syndrome et al 2
SIDS 2
Accidents 2
1 - 9 All Causes 28 1 - 9 All Causes 27
All Other Causes 9 All Other Causes 9
Accidents 7 Accidents 5
Malignant Neoplasms 4 Malignant Neoplasms 3
Diseases of the Heart 2 Congenital Anomalies 3
Septicemia 1 Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 2
Cerebrovascular Disease 1
Oth Dis of the Circ System 1
10 - 19 All Causes 56 10 - 19 All Causes 43
Accidents 11 Accidents 15
All Other Causes 8 Suicide 8
Congenital Anomalies 5 All Other Causes 8
Suicide 5 Malignant Neoplasms 6
Malignant Neoplasms 2 Oth Dis of the Circ System 1
Congenital Anomalies 1
20 - 24 All Causes 101 20 - 24 All Causes 67
Accidents 14 Accidents 28
All Other Causes 13 Suicide 7
Suicide 10 All Other Causes 7
Malignant Neoplasms 5 Malignant Neoplasms 4
Diseases of the Heart 3 Diseases of the Heart 2
25 - 44 All Causes 439 25 - 44 All Causes 283
All Other Causes 74 Accidents 87
Diseases of the Heart 62 All Other Causes 40
Malignant Neoplasms 60 Malignant Neoplasms 33
Accidents 59 Diseases of the Heart 33
Suicide 20 Suicide 25
45 - 64 All Causes 1,832 45 - 64 All Causes 685
Malignant Neoplasms 560 Malignant Neoplasms 224
Diseases of the Heart 429 Diseases of the Heart 127
All Other Causes 304 All Other Causes 93
Accidents 73 Accidents 59
Cerebrovascular Disease 70 Cirrhosis of Liver 40
65 - 74 All Causes 1,244 65 - 74 All Causes 427
Malignant Neoplasms 415 Malignant Neoplasms 161
Diseases of the Heart 333 Diseases of the Heart 84
All Other Causes 137 All Other Causes 57
Cerebrovascular Disease 71 Cerebrovascular Disease 29
Diabetes Mellitus 59 Diabetes Mellitus 18
75 - 84 All Causes 1,347 75 - 84 All Causes 510
Diseases of the Heart 399 Diseases of the Heart 143
Malignant Neoplasms 318 Malignant Neoplasms 115
All Other Causes 241 All Other Causes 99
Cerebrovascular Disease 84 Cerebrovascular Disease 37
Diabetes Mellitus 62 Pneumonia 18
85+ All Causes 1,212 85+ All Causes 530
Diseases of the Heart 442 Diseases of the Heart 190
All Other Causes 265 All Other Causes 121
Malignant Neoplasms 158 Malignant Neoplasms 66
Cerebrovascular Disease 78 Cerebrovascular Disease 30
CLRD 42 CLRD 24

1 Race coding based on 2000 Census categories: White Alone, Black Alone, Other, Not Stated.

2 Total Deaths = White Alone + Black Alone + Other + Not Stated

3 Hispanic is a separate count equal to Hispanic White Alone+ Hispanic Black Alone + Hispanic Other + Hispanic Race Not Stated

4 Total includes records with Age Not Stated.