Table 34c : Deaths from Five Leading Causes of Death by Age and Race(1)/Ethnicity New York City - 2007

Total(2) White
AgeCauseCount AgeCauseCount
Total(4) All Causes 52,871 Total(4) All Causes 34,477
Diseases of the Heart 21,173 Diseases of the Heart 14,938
Malignant Neoplasms 12,450 Malignant Neoplasms 8,003
Pneumonia 2,346 Pneumonia 1,564
Accidents 1,658 Accidents 1,083
Cerebrovascular Disease 1,601 CLRD 1,009
< 1 All Causes 622 < 1 All Causes 294
Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 352 Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 153
Congenital Anomalies 129 Congenital Anomalies 74
Accidents 17 Accidents 7
Diseases of the Heart 13 Homicide and Legal Intervention 7
Homicide and Legal Intervention 13 Diseases of the Heart 6
1 - 9 All Causes 146 1 - 9 All Causes 71
Accidents 34 Malignant Neoplasms 20
Malignant Neoplasms 24 Accidents 12
Congenital Anomalies 17 Congenital Anomalies 10
Homicide and Legal Intervention 8 Pneumonia 4
Pneumonia 7 Homicide and Legal Intervention 3
10 - 19 All Causes 259 10 - 19 All Causes 114
Homicide and Legal Intervention 67 Malignant Neoplasms 27
Accidents 52 Accidents 27
Malignant Neoplasms 43 Homicide and Legal Intervention 18
Suicide 17 Suicide 8
Congenital Anomalies 8 Congenital Anomalies 6
20 - 24 All Causes 343 20 - 24 All Causes 163
Homicide and Legal Intervention 100 Accidents 47
Accidents 77 Homicide and Legal Intervention 29
Suicide 35 Malignant Neoplasms 20
Malignant Neoplasms 33 Suicide 17
Diseases of the Heart 15 AIDS 7
25 - 44 All Causes 2,890 25 - 44 All Causes 1,468
Malignant Neoplasms 486 Accidents 296
Accidents 425 Malignant Neoplasms 257
Diseases of the Heart 369 Diseases of the Heart 173
AIDS 354 AIDS 141
Homicide and Legal Intervention 243 Suicide 110
45 - 64 All Causes 11,028 45 - 64 All Causes 5,905
Malignant Neoplasms 3,598 Malignant Neoplasms 2,046
Diseases of the Heart 2,815 Diseases of the Heart 1,462
AIDS 634 Accidents 318
Accidents 531 AIDS 236
Diabetes Mellitus 383 Diabetes Mellitus 183
65+ All Causes 37,576 65+ All Causes 26,458
Diseases of the Heart 17,949 Diseases of the Heart 13,291
Malignant Neoplasms 8,265 Malignant Neoplasms 5,633
Pneumonia 2,024 Pneumonia 1,392
Cerebrovascular Disease 1,246 CLRD 848
CLRD 1,140 Cerebrovascular Disease 781
Black Hispanic(3)
AgeCauseCount AgeCauseCount
Total(4) All Causes 14,597 Total(4) All Causes 8,677
Diseases of the Heart 4,984 Diseases of the Heart 2,708
Malignant Neoplasms 3,338 Malignant Neoplasms 1,934
Diabetes Mellitus 638 Pneumonia 395
AIDS 618 Accidents 382
Pneumonia 597 Diabetes Mellitus 380
< 1 All Causes 264 < 1 All Causes 165
Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 162 Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 89
Congenital Anomalies 43 Congenital Anomalies 33
Accidents 10 Homicide and Legal Intervention 6
Diseases of the Heart 6 Accidents 4
Pneumonia 3 Diseases of the Heart 3
SIDS 3
Homicide and Legal Intervention 3
1 - 9 All Causes 58 1 - 9 All Causes 39
Accidents 18 Malignant Neoplasms 12
Homicide and Legal Intervention 5 Congenital Anomalies 7
Malignant Neoplasms 4 Accidents 5
Diseases of the Heart 4 Homicide and Legal Intervention 2
CLRD 3 Septicemia 1
Congenital Anomalies 3 Cerebrovascular Disease 1
Pneumonia 1
Nephritis, Neph Syndrome et al 1
10 - 19 All Causes 121 10 - 19 All Causes 76
Homicide and Legal Intervention 45 Homicide and Legal Intervention 18
Accidents 19 Malignant Neoplasms 16
Malignant Neoplasms 12 Accidents 14
Suicide 7 Suicide 5
Diseases of the Heart 4 AIDS 4
Congenital Anomalies 4
20 - 24 All Causes 147 20 - 24 All Causes 90
Homicide and Legal Intervention 67 Homicide and Legal Intervention 25
Accidents 23 Accidents 18
Suicide 10 Malignant Neoplasms 8
Diseases of the Heart 9 Suicide 8
Malignant Neoplasms 6 AIDS 7
25 - 44 All Causes 1,185 25 - 44 All Causes 819
AIDS 204 Accidents 142
Diseases of the Heart 164 Malignant Neoplasms 129
Malignant Neoplasms 160 AIDS 106
Homicide and Legal Intervention 149 Diseases of the Heart 96
Accidents 90 Homicide and Legal Intervention 62
45 - 64 All Causes 4,276 45 - 64 All Causes 2,314
Malignant Neoplasms 1,202 Malignant Neoplasms 611
Diseases of the Heart 1,146 Diseases of the Heart 543
AIDS 377 AIDS 180
Accidents 180 Accidents 130
Diabetes Mellitus 172 Diabetes Mellitus 98
65+ All Causes 8,543 65+ All Causes 5,174
Diseases of the Heart 3,651 Diseases of the Heart 2,061
Malignant Neoplasms 1,953 Malignant Neoplasms 1,158
Pneumonia 470 Pneumonia 309
Diabetes Mellitus 431 Diabetes Mellitus 264
Cerebrovascular Disease 347 Cerebrovascular Disease 192

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.