Table 34b : Deaths from Five Leading Causes of Death by Age and Race(1)/Ethnicity New York State Exclusive of New York City- 2008

Total(2) White
AgeCauseCount AgeCauseCount
Total(4) All Causes 94,468 Total(4) All Causes 86,682
Diseases of the Heart 28,073 Diseases of the Heart 25,989
Malignant Neoplasms 22,863 Malignant Neoplasms 21,066
CLRD 5,214 CLRD 4,988
Cerebrovascular Disease 4,323 Cerebrovascular Disease 3,953
Accidents 3,401 Accidents 3,061
< 1 All Causes 739 < 1 All Causes 448
Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 386 Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 217
Congenital Anomalies 140 Congenital Anomalies 102
SIDS 62 SIDS 42
Accidents 18 Accidents 8
Septicemia 12 Septicemia 7
1 - 9 All Causes 208 1 - 9 All Causes 153
Accidents 46 Accidents 35
Malignant Neoplasms 29 Malignant Neoplasms 26
Congenital Anomalies 28 Congenital Anomalies 22
Homicide and Legal Intervention 11 Diseases of the Heart 8
Diseases of the Heart 10 CLRD 4
Homicide and Legal Intervention 4
10 - 19 All Causes 411 10 - 19 All Causes 301
Accidents 163 Accidents 135
Homicide and Legal Intervention 44 Suicide 32
Malignant Neoplasms 37 Malignant Neoplasms 27
Suicide 37 Diseases of the Heart 17
Diseases of the Heart 22 Homicide and Legal Intervention 10
20 - 24 All Causes 511 20 - 24 All Causes 404
Accidents 220 Accidents 198
Suicide 72 Suicide 61
Homicide and Legal Intervention 58 Malignant Neoplasms 33
Malignant Neoplasms 41 Diseases of the Heart 16
Diseases of the Heart 21 Homicide and Legal Intervention 16
25 - 44 All Causes 3,150 25 - 44 All Causes 2,508
Accidents 759 Accidents 657
Malignant Neoplasms 552 Malignant Neoplasms 459
Diseases of the Heart 443 Diseases of the Heart 356
Suicide 302 Suicide 270
Homicide and Legal Intervention 133 Homicide and Legal Intervention 56
45 - 64 All Causes 15,460 45 - 64 All Causes 13,297
Malignant Neoplasms 5,801 Malignant Neoplasms 5,102
Diseases of the Heart 3,346 Diseases of the Heart 2,856
Accidents 876 Accidents 775
CLRD 555 CLRD 507
Cirrhosis of Liver 433 Cirrhosis of Liver 393
65+ All Causes 73,985 65+ All Causes 69,568
Diseases of the Heart 24,224 Diseases of the Heart 22,731
Malignant Neoplasms 16,402 Malignant Neoplasms 15,418
CLRD 4,626 CLRD 4,457
Cerebrovascular Disease 3,836 Cerebrovascular Disease 3,572
Pneumonia 2,039 Pneumonia 1,940
Black Hispanic(3)
AgeCauseCount AgeCauseCount
Total(4) All Causes 5,856 Total(4) All Causes 2,212
Diseases of the Heart 1,587 Diseases of the Heart 503
Malignant Neoplasms 1,356 Malignant Neoplasms 489
Cerebrovascular Disease 287 Accidents 186
Diabetes Mellitus 210 Cerebrovascular Disease 88
Accidents 208 CLRD 62
< 1 All Causes 220 < 1 All Causes 104
Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 136 Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 49
Congenital Anomalies 23 Congenital Anomalies 22
SIDS 15 Accidents 6
Accidents 6 SIDS 5
Septicemia 5 Septicemia 3
Gastritis, Enteritis, et al 5
1 - 9 All Causes 39 1 - 9 All Causes 22
Accidents 9 Congenital Anomalies 4
Congenital Anomalies 5 Accidents 4
Homicide and Legal Intervention 5 Diseases of the Heart 2
Septicemia 2 Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 2
Malignant Neoplasms 1 Homicide and Legal Intervention 2
Diseases of the Heart 1
Cerebrovascular Disease 1
CLRD 1
10 - 19 All Causes 77 10 - 19 All Causes 33
Homicide and Legal Intervention 28 Accidents 10
Accidents 18 Malignant Neoplasms 4
Malignant Neoplasms 5 Homicide and Legal Intervention 4
Diseases of the Heart 4 Diseases of the Heart 3
Septicemia 3 Suicide 2
20 - 24 All Causes 79 20 - 24 All Causes 49
Homicide and Legal Intervention 38 Accidents 18
Accidents 13 Homicide and Legal Intervention 8
Suicide 7 Malignant Neoplasms 4
Malignant Neoplasms 4 Suicide 3
Diseases of the Heart 4 AIDS 2
Diseases of the Heart 2
25 - 44 All Causes 468 25 - 44 All Causes 262
Diseases of the Heart 71 Accidents 80
Malignant Neoplasms 69 Malignant Neoplasms 38
Homicide and Legal Intervention 65 Diseases of the Heart 28
Accidents 53 Homicide and Legal Intervention 25
AIDS 26 Suicide 20
45 - 64 All Causes 1,663 45 - 64 All Causes 561
Malignant Neoplasms 538 Malignant Neoplasms 168
Diseases of the Heart 377 Diseases of the Heart 119
Cerebrovascular Disease 71 Accidents 45
Accidents 66 Cirrhosis of Liver 35
Diabetes Mellitus 62 AIDS 17
Cerebrovascular Disease 17
65+ All Causes 3,310 65+ All Causes 1,181
Diseases of the Heart 1,129 Diseases of the Heart 347
Malignant Neoplasms 739 Malignant Neoplasms 274
Cerebrovascular Disease 202 Cerebrovascular Disease 66
Diabetes Mellitus 130 Diabetes Mellitus 51
Nephritis, Neph Syndrome et al 128 CLRD 50

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.