Table 34 b : Leading Causes of Death by Age and Race(1)/Ethnicity New York State Exclusive of New York City- 2015

Total(2) White
AgeCauseCount AgeCauseCount
Total(4) All Causes 99,837 Total(4) All Causes 90,157
Diseases of the Heart 26,929 Diseases of the Heart 24,451
Malignant Neoplasms 22,177 Malignant Neoplasms 20,045
CLRD 5,286 CLRD 5,005
Accidents 4,422 Accidents 3,938
Cerebrovascular Disease 4,284 Cerebrovascular Disease 3,874
Pneumonia 2,450 Pneumonia 2,236
Diabetes Mellitus 2,180 Alzheimer's Disease 1,936
Alzheimer's Disease 2,039 Diabetes Mellitus 1,861
Septicemia 1,997 Septicemia 1,753
Nephritis, Neph Syndrome et al 1,756 Nephritis, Neph Syndrome et al 1,496
< 1 All Causes 614 < 1 All Causes 369
Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 310 Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 168
Congenital Anomalies 113 Congenital Anomalies 76
Accidents 24 Accidents 19
SIDS 20 Diseases of the Heart 13
Diseases of the Heart 15 SIDS 11
1 - 9 All Causes 150 1 - 9 All Causes 112
Accidents 34 Accidents 26
Malignant Neoplasms 24 Malignant Neoplasms 22
Congenital Anomalies 14 Congenital Anomalies 12
Homicide and Legal Intervention 10 Diseases of the Heart 5
Diseases of the Heart 7 Homicide and Legal Intervention 5
10 - 19 All Causes 338 10 - 19 All Causes 246
Accidents 117 Accidents 92
Suicide 55 Suicide 50
Malignant Neoplasms 38 Malignant Neoplasms 29
Homicide and Legal Intervention 34 Congenital Anomalies 8
Congenital Anomalies 12 Homicide and Legal Intervention 8
20 - 24 All Causes 594 20 - 24 All Causes 452
Accidents 293 Accidents 248
Suicide 74 Suicide 59
Homicide and Legal Intervention 47 Malignant Neoplasms 19
Malignant Neoplasms 28 Homicide and Legal Intervention 14
Diseases of the Heart 15 Congenital Anomalies 7
25 - 44 All Causes 3,384 25 - 44 All Causes 2,722
Accidents 1,140 Accidents 1,010
Malignant Neoplasms 400 Malignant Neoplasms 326
Diseases of the Heart 376 Suicide 278
Suicide 318 Diseases of the Heart 276
Homicide and Legal Intervention 112 Cirrhosis of Liver 49
45 - 64 All Causes 16,403 45 - 64 All Causes 13,954
Malignant Neoplasms 5,458 Malignant Neoplasms 4,764
Diseases of the Heart 3,447 Diseases of the Heart 2,872
Accidents 1,095 Accidents 926
CLRD 597 CLRD 542
Cirrhosis of Liver 503 Cirrhosis of Liver 447
65 - 74 All Causes 16,648 65 - 74 All Causes 14,737
Malignant Neoplasms 5,869 Malignant Neoplasms 5,268
Diseases of the Heart 3,743 Diseases of the Heart 3,244
CLRD 1,143 CLRD 1,068
Cerebrovascular Disease 590 Cerebrovascular Disease 510
Diabetes Mellitus 473 Diabetes Mellitus 401
75 - 84 All Causes 23,697 75 - 84 All Causes 21,580
Diseases of the Heart 6,211 Diseases of the Heart 5,617
Malignant Neoplasms 5,865 Malignant Neoplasms 5,379
CLRD 1,685 CLRD 1,611
Cerebrovascular Disease 1,157 Cerebrovascular Disease 1,026
Pneumonia 601 Pneumonia 549
85+ All Causes 38,009 85+ All Causes 35,985
Diseases of the Heart 13,107 Diseases of the Heart 12,411
Malignant Neoplasms 4,494 Malignant Neoplasms 4,237
Cerebrovascular Disease 2,075 Cerebrovascular Disease 1,975
CLRD 1,828 CLRD 1,766
Alzheimer's Disease 1,418 Alzheimer's Disease 1,348
Black Hispanic(3)
AgeCauseCount AgeCauseCount
Total(4) All Causes 6,514 Total(4) All Causes 3,171
Diseases of the Heart 1,731 Malignant Neoplasms 659
Malignant Neoplasms 1,445 Diseases of the Heart 644
Accidents 282 Accidents 274
Cerebrovascular Disease 272 Cerebrovascular Disease 135
Diabetes Mellitus 229 CLRD 95
CLRD 185 Diabetes Mellitus 78
Nephritis, Neph Syndrome et al 181 Septicemia 73
Septicemia 176 Pneumonia 70
Homicide and Legal Intervention 147 Nephritis, Neph Syndrome et al 57
Pneumonia 139 Cirrhosis of Liver 56
Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 56
< 1 All Causes 153 < 1 All Causes 99
Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 87 Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 56
Congenital Anomalies 20 Congenital Anomalies 14
SIDS 6 Cerebrovascular Disease 3
Accidents 4 SIDS 2
Pneumonia 3 Homicide and Legal Intervention 2
Homicide and Legal Intervention 3
1 - 9 All Causes 26 1 - 9 All Causes 21
Accidents 6 Congenital Anomalies 5
Homicide and Legal Intervention 3 Malignant Neoplasms 4
CLRD 2 Accidents 4
Congenital Anomalies 2 Diseases of the Heart 1
Malignant Neoplasms 1
Diseases of the Heart 1
Cerebrovascular Disease 1
Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 1
10 - 19 All Causes 60 10 - 19 All Causes 30
Homicide and Legal Intervention 26 Accidents 14
Accidents 11 Suicide 5
Malignant Neoplasms 4 Malignant Neoplasms 2
Suicide 3 Influenza 2
Congenital Anomalies 2 Congenital Anomalies 2
20 - 24 All Causes 84 20 - 24 All Causes 67
Homicide and Legal Intervention 28 Accidents 28
Accidents 22 Homicide and Legal Intervention 10
Suicide 8 Suicide 7
Malignant Neoplasms 5 Diseases of the Heart 3
Diseases of the Heart 4 Malignant Neoplasms 2
25 - 44 All Causes 455 25 - 44 All Causes 315
Diseases of the Heart 75 Accidents 110
Accidents 74 Malignant Neoplasms 40
Homicide and Legal Intervention 65 Diseases of the Heart 33
Malignant Neoplasms 45 Homicide and Legal Intervention 19
Suicide 23 Suicide 18
45 - 64 All Causes 1,775 45 - 64 All Causes 769
Malignant Neoplasms 490 Malignant Neoplasms 220
Diseases of the Heart 443 Diseases of the Heart 133
Accidents 113 Accidents 76
Diabetes Mellitus 68 Cirrhosis of Liver 30
Cerebrovascular Disease 63 Diabetes Mellitus 22
65 - 74 All Causes 1,323 65 - 74 All Causes 525
Malignant Neoplasms 406 Malignant Neoplasms 177
Diseases of the Heart 377 Diseases of the Heart 109
CLRD 56 CLRD 22
Cerebrovascular Disease 54 Diabetes Mellitus 18
Diabetes Mellitus 50 Septicemia 17
75 - 84 All Causes 1,376 75 - 84 All Causes 604
Diseases of the Heart 388 Diseases of the Heart 160
Malignant Neoplasms 322 Malignant Neoplasms 133
Cerebrovascular Disease 81 Cerebrovascular Disease 42
Diabetes Mellitus 59 CLRD 28
Septicemia 53 Diabetes Mellitus 17
85+ All Causes 1,262 85+ All Causes 741
Diseases of the Heart 440 Diseases of the Heart 204
Malignant Neoplasms 172 Malignant Neoplasms 81
Cerebrovascular Disease 62 Cerebrovascular Disease 42
Nephritis, Neph Syndrome et al 54 Alzheimer's Disease 36
Alzheimer's Disease 45 CLRD 30

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.