Table 46c : Leading Causes of Premature Death (<65) and Years of Life Lost New York City - 2014

Cause of Death Total Male Female
Deaths YLL Deaths YLL Deaths YLL
Total 13,874 216,008 8,572 136,281 5,302 79,727
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) 418 6,113 284 3,882 134 2,231
Malignant Neoplasms 3,884 40,787 1,946 19,941 1,938 20,846
   Buccal Cavity and Pharynx 86 898 64 637 22 261
   Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 1,183 11,292 750 7,036 433 4,256
   Respiratory System 779 6,211 455 3,668 324 2,543
     Trachea, Bronchus and Lung 728 5,712 419 3,380 309 2,332
   Breast 450 5,346 3 41 447 5,305
   Genital Organs 421 4,069 108 905 313 3,164
   Urinary Organs 98 905 65 641 33 264
   Other and Unspecified Sites 523 7,082 301 3,924 222 3,158
   Lymphatic and Hematopoietic Tissues 344 4,984 200 3,089 144 1,895
Diabetes Mellitus 487 5,530 297 3,303 190 2,227
Diseases of the Circulatory System 3,440 37,396 2,339 25,732 1,101 11,664
   Diseases of the Heart 2,756 28,683 1,932 20,303 824 8,380
     Hypertension with Heart Disease 620 6,968 404 4,744 216 2,224
     Acute Myocardial Infarction 345 2,989 247 2,127 98 862
     Other Ischemic Heart Diseases+ 1,476 13,575 1,087 10,199 389 3,376
     Other Diseases of the Heart 315 5,151 194 3,233 121 1,918
   Hypertension with or without Renal Disease 170 1,690 105 1,140 65 550
   Cerebrovascular Disease 377 5,096 216 3,053 161 2,043
   Other Diseases of the Circulatory System 137 1,927 86 1,236 51 691
Pneumonia 296 3,348 181 2,155 115 1,193
Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease (CLRD) 313 4,571 177 2,578 136 1,993
Cirrhosis of Liver 336 3,974 249 2,898 87 1,076
Congenital Anomalies 158 7,867 82 4,146 76 3,721
Certain Condtions Originating in the Perinatal Period 249 16,153 139 9,021 110 7,132
Accidents (Total) 1,169 27,329 883 20,834 286 6,495
   Motor Vehicle 203 5,982 153 4,468 50 1,514
   Drownings 23 922 17 667 6 255
   Falls 112 1,744 91 1,403 21 341
   Poisonings 691 14,925 519 11,369 172 3,556
Suicide 426 10,199 295 7,092 131 3,107
Homicide and Legal Intervention 347 11,439 299 9,749 48 1,690
All Other Causes 2,351 41,302 1,401 24,950 950 16,352

YLL - Years of Life Lost is calculated by subtracting age at death from 65.