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Table 31: Death Summary Information by Race/Ethnicity
New York State 2000



		Total¹		White		Black		Other		Hispanic²
		Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent


Total Deaths		157,412	100.0	131,763	100.0	21,745	100.0	3,126	100.0	9,704	100.0

Sex
	Male	74,636	47.4	61,873	47.0	10,540	48.5	1,762	56.4	5,256	54.2
	Female	82,776	52.6	69,890	53.0	11,205	51.5	1,364	43.6	4,448	45.8

Age
	<1	1,632	1.0	957	0.7	582	2.7	70	2.2	219	2.3
	1 - 9	425	0.3	285	0.2	111	0.5	25	0.8	64	0.7
	10 - 19	786	0.5	543	0.4	207	1.0	32	1.0	117	1.2
	20 - 24	887	0.6	577	0.4	279	1.3	28	0.9	156	1.6
	25 - 34	2,343	1.5	1,477	1.1	754	3.5	95	3.0	455	4.7
	35 - 44	5,481	3.5	3,683	2.8	1,567	7.2	173	5.5	887	9.1
	45 - 54	10,424	6.6	7,318	5.6	2,736	12.6	283	9.1	1,281	13.2
	55 - 64	15,596	9.9	11,720	8.9	3,326	15.3	445	14.2	1,450	14.9
	65 - 74	28,471	18.1	23,340	17.7	4,339	20.0	660	21.1	1,826	18.8
	75 - 84	45,501	28.9	39,884	30.3	4,654	21.4	769	24.6	1,900	19.6
	85+	45,848	29.1	41,970	31.9	3,182	14.6	546	17.5	1,349	13.9

Cause of Death
	Heart Disease	57,921	36.8	49,624	37.7	7,002	32.2	1,017	32.5	2,868	29.6
	Malignant Neoplasms	37,227	23.6	31,351	23.8	4,879	22.4	854	27.3	2,002	20.6
	Cerebrovascular Disease	7,935	5.0	6,799	5.2	934	4.3	183	5.9	408	4.2
	AIDS	2,299	1.5	1,048	0.8	1,173	5.4	22	0.7	630	6.5
	Pneumonia	5,128	3.3	4,382	3.3	596	2.7	114	3.6	316	3.3
	CLRD	6,838	4.3	6,204	4.7	543	2.5	68	2.2	246	2.5
	Accidents	3,955	2.5	3,370	2.6	454	2.1	111	3.6	345	3.6

Institution
	Hospital	91,157	58.1	73,358	55.8	14,951	68.9	2,302	73.8	6,975	72.0
	Home/Public Place	33,985	21.6	29,323	22.3	3,925	18.1	599	19.2	1,813	18.7
	Nursing Home	26,555	16.9	24,077	18.3	2,200	10.1	193	6.2	730	7.5
	Other Institution	5,328	3.4	4,675	3.6	622	2.9	24	0.8	164	1.7


¹ Total Deaths = White + Black + Other + Not Stated. Total includes records with information Not Stated
² Hispanic Deaths is a separate count equal to Hispanic White + Hispanic Black + Hispanic Other + Hispanic Not Stated

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