Table 31b : Death Summary Information by Race/Ethnicity New York State Exclusive of New York City- 2008

Category Total Number(2) Total Percent Race/Ethnicity
White Number White Percent Black Number Black Percent Other Number Other Percent Hispanic Number(3) Hispanic Percent
All Deaths 94,468 100.0 86,682 100.0 5,856 100.0 1,853 100.0 2,212 100.0
Sex
Male 44,950 47.6 41,002 47.3 2,920 49.9 984 53.1 1,217 55.0
Female 49,517 52.4 45,680 52.7 2,936 50.1 868 46.8 995 45.0
Not Stated 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.1 0 0.0
Age
< 1 739 0.8 448 0.5 220 3.8 65 3.5 104 4.7
1 - 9 208 0.2 153 0.2 39 0.7 16 0.9 22 1.0
10 - 19 411 0.4 301 0.3 77 1.3 33 1.8 33 1.5
20 - 24 511 0.5 404 0.5 79 1.3 27 1.5 49 2.2
25 - 34 965 1.0 747 0.9 157 2.7 61 3.3 107 4.8
35 - 44 2,185 2.3 1,761 2.0 311 5.3 109 5.9 155 7.0
45 - 54 5,529 5.9 4,632 5.3 687 11.7 202 10.9 247 11.2
55 - 64 9,931 10.5 8,665 10.0 976 16.7 282 15.2 314 14.2
65 - 74 14,430 15.3 12,950 14.9 1,107 18.9 359 19.4 330 14.9
75 - 84 26,464 28.0 24,836 28.7 1,244 21.2 367 19.8 453 20.5
85+ 33,091 35.0 31,782 36.7 959 16.4 332 17.9 398 18.0
Cause of Death
Heart Disease 28,073 29.7 25,989 30.0 1,587 27.1 474 25.6 503 22.7
Mal Neoplasms 22,863 24.2 21,066 24.3 1,356 23.2 420 22.7 489 22.1
Cerebrovas Dis 4,323 4.6 3,953 4.6 287 4.9 79 4.3 88 4.0
AIDS 215 0.2 111 0.1 87 1.5 16 0.9 27 1.2
Pneumonia 2,276 2.4 2,131 2.5 103 1.8 40 2.2 45 2.0
CLRD 5,214 5.5 4,988 5.8 172 2.9 53 2.9 62 2.8
Diabetes Mellitus 1,975 2.1 1,705 2.0 210 3.6 60 3.2 61 2.8
Accidents 3,401 3.6 3,061 3.5 208 3.6 124 6.7 186 8.4
Other 26,128 27.7 23,678 27.3 1,846 31.5 587 31.7 751 34.0
Institution
Hospital 45,097 47.8 40,321 46.6 3,596 61.5 1,133 61.4 1,396 63.2
Home/Pub Place 22,944 24.3 21,347 24.7 1,145 19.6 436 23.6 478 21.6
Nursing Home 19,751 20.9 18,778 21.7 764 13.1 199 10.8 230 10.4
Oth Institution 6,549 6.9 6,129 7.1 339 5.8 77 4.2 106 4.8

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

(2) Total Deaths includes deaths with race "Not Stated".

(3) Hispanic is a separate count equal to Hispanic White + Hispanic Black + Hispanic Other + Hispanic Race Not Stated.