Table 34 a : Leading Causes of Death by Age and Race(1)/Ethnicity New York State - 2016

Total(2) White
AgeCauseCount AgeCauseCount
Total(4) All Causes 153,684 Total(4) All Causes 122,207
Diseases of the Heart 43,869 Diseases of the Heart 34,963
Malignant Neoplasms 35,170 Malignant Neoplasms 27,725
Accidents 7,338 CLRD 5,900
CLRD 6,808 Accidents 5,873
Cerebrovascular Disease 6,197 Cerebrovascular Disease 4,912
Pneumonia 4,295 Pneumonia 3,309
Diabetes Mellitus 4,006 Alzheimer's Disease 2,839
Alzheimer's Disease 3,320 Diabetes Mellitus 2,680
Septicemia 2,529 Septicemia 2,081
Hypertension 2,449 Nephritis, Neph Syndrome et al 1,901
< 1 All Causes 1,039 < 1 All Causes 536
Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 537 Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 257
Congenital Anomalies 206 Congenital Anomalies 129
Accidents 32 Accidents 22
Diseases of the Heart 17 Diseases of the Heart 12
SIDS 17 SIDS 9
1 - 9 All Causes 273 1 - 9 All Causes 163
Accidents 54 Accidents 31
Malignant Neoplasms 45 Malignant Neoplasms 25
Congenital Anomalies 30 Congenital Anomalies 25
Homicide and Legal Intervention 25 Homicide and Legal Intervention 11
CLRD 10 Septicemia 5
Diseases of the Heart 5
Pneumonia 5
CLRD 5
10 - 19 All Causes 539 10 - 19 All Causes 352
Accidents 162 Accidents 125
Suicide 90 Suicide 75
Homicide and Legal Intervention 58 Malignant Neoplasms 30
Malignant Neoplasms 47 Homicide and Legal Intervention 22
Congenital Anomalies 19 Congenital Anomalies 9
20 - 24 All Causes 1,023 20 - 24 All Causes 689
Accidents 439 Accidents 362
Suicide 133 Suicide 85
Homicide and Legal Intervention 116 Malignant Neoplasms 31
Malignant Neoplasms 47 Homicide and Legal Intervention 28
Diseases of the Heart 24 Congenital Anomalies 16
25 - 44 All Causes 6,559 25 - 44 All Causes 4,478
Accidents 2,132 Accidents 1,750
Malignant Neoplasms 878 Malignant Neoplasms 555
Diseases of the Heart 662 Suicide 387
Suicide 509 Diseases of the Heart 379
Homicide and Legal Intervention 323 Cirrhosis of Liver 110
45 - 64 All Causes 27,472 45 - 64 All Causes 19,296
Malignant Neoplasms 8,885 Malignant Neoplasms 6,378
Diseases of the Heart 6,139 Diseases of the Heart 4,150
Accidents 2,162 Accidents 1,575
Diabetes Mellitus 913 CLRD 665
CLRD 868 Cirrhosis of Liver 661
65 - 74 All Causes 26,905 65 - 74 All Causes 20,720
Malignant Neoplasms 9,355 Malignant Neoplasms 7,371
Diseases of the Heart 6,706 Diseases of the Heart 4,971
CLRD 1,511 CLRD 1,296
Cerebrovascular Disease 925 Cerebrovascular Disease 675
Diabetes Mellitus 914 Diabetes Mellitus 584
75 - 84 All Causes 35,357 75 - 84 All Causes 28,500
Diseases of the Heart 10,204 Diseases of the Heart 7,952
Malignant Neoplasms 9,083 Malignant Neoplasms 7,445
CLRD 2,088 CLRD 1,856
Cerebrovascular Disease 1,603 Cerebrovascular Disease 1,264
Pneumonia 1,089 Pneumonia 823
85+ All Causes 54,517 85+ All Causes 47,473
Diseases of the Heart 20,095 Diseases of the Heart 17,472
Malignant Neoplasms 6,821 Malignant Neoplasms 5,885
Cerebrovascular Disease 2,806 Cerebrovascular Disease 2,441
Alzheimer's Disease 2,376 Alzheimer's Disease 2,052
CLRD 2,243 CLRD 2,033
Black Hispanic(3)
AgeCauseCount AgeCauseCount
Total(4) All Causes 21,508 Total(4) All Causes 13,671
Diseases of the Heart 6,274 Diseases of the Heart 3,623
Malignant Neoplasms 5,014 Malignant Neoplasms 2,994
Diabetes Mellitus 993 Accidents 963
Accidents 929 Diabetes Mellitus 527
Cerebrovascular Disease 836 Cerebrovascular Disease 522
CLRD 629 Pneumonia 445
Pneumonia 628 CLRD 399
Hypertension 518 Alzheimer's Disease 317
Homicide and Legal Intervention 362 Cirrhosis of Liver 275
Septicemia 317 Hypertension 259
< 1 All Causes 311 < 1 All Causes 191
Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 169 Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 95
Congenital Anomalies 48 Congenital Anomalies 40
Accidents 6 Accidents 6
Septicemia 4 SIDS 3
Malignant Neoplasms 4 Malignant Neoplasms 2
SIDS 4 Diseases of the Heart 2
Cerebrovascular Disease 2
Nephritis, Neph Syndrome et al 2
Homicide and Legal Intervention 2
1 - 9 All Causes 71 1 - 9 All Causes 51
Accidents 15 Congenital Anomalies 9
Homicide and Legal Intervention 12 Malignant Neoplasms 7
Malignant Neoplasms 11 Accidents 7
CLRD 5 Homicide and Legal Intervention 6
Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 4 CLRD 3
10 - 19 All Causes 134 10 - 19 All Causes 93
Homicide and Legal Intervention 32 Accidents 24
Accidents 20 Homicide and Legal Intervention 17
CLRD 12 Suicide 15
Malignant Neoplasms 11 Malignant Neoplasms 13
Congenital Anomalies 8 CLRD 3
20 - 24 All Causes 233 20 - 24 All Causes 169
Homicide and Legal Intervention 75 Accidents 72
Accidents 38 Homicide and Legal Intervention 24
Suicide 28 Suicide 18
Malignant Neoplasms 11 Malignant Neoplasms 15
AIDS 8 Congenital Anomalies 4
Diseases of the Heart 8
25 - 44 All Causes 1,408 25 - 44 All Causes 1,171
Accidents 226 Accidents 370
Diseases of the Heart 214 Malignant Neoplasms 147
Homicide and Legal Intervention 185 Diseases of the Heart 99
Malignant Neoplasms 174 Homicide and Legal Intervention 82
Suicide 65 Suicide 71
45 - 64 All Causes 5,924 45 - 64 All Causes 3,327
Malignant Neoplasms 1,744 Malignant Neoplasms 902
Diseases of the Heart 1,495 Diseases of the Heart 727
Accidents 421 Accidents 358
Diabetes Mellitus 256 Diabetes Mellitus 149
Cerebrovascular Disease 189 Cirrhosis of Liver 133
65 - 74 All Causes 4,395 65 - 74 All Causes 2,401
Malignant Neoplasms 1,388 Malignant Neoplasms 771
Diseases of the Heart 1,272 Diseases of the Heart 639
Diabetes Mellitus 248 Diabetes Mellitus 123
Cerebrovascular Disease 167 Cerebrovascular Disease 97
CLRD 161 Pneumonia 94
75 - 84 All Causes 4,613 75 - 84 All Causes 3,057
Diseases of the Heart 1,589 Diseases of the Heart 973
Malignant Neoplasms 1,080 Malignant Neoplasms 747
Diabetes Mellitus 243 Diabetes Mellitus 142
Cerebrovascular Disease 224 Pneumonia 134
Pneumonia 165 Cerebrovascular Disease 118
85+ All Causes 4,419 85+ All Causes 3,211
Diseases of the Heart 1,688 Diseases of the Heart 1,178
Malignant Neoplasms 591 Malignant Neoplasms 390
Cerebrovascular Disease 224 Alzheimer's Disease 217
Alzheimer's Disease 195 Cerebrovascular Disease 155
Diabetes Mellitus 186 Pneumonia 135

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.