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

Total(2) White
AgeCauseCount AgeCauseCount
Total(4) All Causes 99,793 Total(4) All Causes 90,376
Diseases of the Heart 26,569 Diseases of the Heart 24,213
Malignant Neoplasms 22,422 Malignant Neoplasms 20,329
CLRD 5,137 CLRD 4,852
Accidents 5,043 Accidents 4,481
Cerebrovascular Disease 4,290 Cerebrovascular Disease 3,854
Pneumonia 2,291 Pneumonia 2,093
Diabetes Mellitus 2,259 Alzheimer's Disease 2,085
Alzheimer's Disease 2,207 Diabetes Mellitus 1,910
Septicemia 1,995 Septicemia 1,781
Nephritis, Neph Syndrome et al 1,884 Nephritis, Neph Syndrome et al 1,651
< 1 All Causes 602 < 1 All Causes 378
Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 309 Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 179
Congenital Anomalies 125 Congenital Anomalies 94
Accidents 23 Accidents 18
SIDS 17 Diseases of the Heart 10
Diseases of the Heart 12 SIDS 9
1 - 9 All Causes 164 1 - 9 All Causes 114
Accidents 39 Accidents 27
Malignant Neoplasms 24 Malignant Neoplasms 17
Congenital Anomalies 17 Congenital Anomalies 15
Homicide and Legal Intervention 14 Homicide and Legal Intervention 8
Diseases of the Heart 7 Diseases of the Heart 5
10 - 19 All Causes 364 10 - 19 All Causes 279
Accidents 132 Accidents 109
Suicide 72 Suicide 62
Homicide and Legal Intervention 35 Malignant Neoplasms 22
Malignant Neoplasms 25 Homicide and Legal Intervention 15
Diseases of the Heart 10 Diseases of the Heart 7
20 - 24 All Causes 669 20 - 24 All Causes 539
Accidents 329 Accidents 295
Suicide 88 Suicide 68
Homicide and Legal Intervention 45 Malignant Neoplasms 23
Malignant Neoplasms 29 Diseases of the Heart 13
Diseases of the Heart 18 Homicide and Legal Intervention 11
25 - 44 All Causes 3,906 25 - 44 All Causes 3,183
Accidents 1,481 Accidents 1,304
Malignant Neoplasms 454 Malignant Neoplasms 380
Diseases of the Heart 384 Diseases of the Heart 278
Suicide 325 Suicide 277
Homicide and Legal Intervention 152 Cirrhosis of Liver 74
45 - 64 All Causes 16,643 45 - 64 All Causes 14,139
Malignant Neoplasms 5,505 Malignant Neoplasms 4,791
Diseases of the Heart 3,524 Diseases of the Heart 2,934
Accidents 1,260 Accidents 1,070
CLRD 613 CLRD 552
Cirrhosis of Liver 580 Cirrhosis of Liver 518
65 - 74 All Causes 17,294 65 - 74 All Causes 15,427
Malignant Neoplasms 6,035 Malignant Neoplasms 5,459
Diseases of the Heart 3,894 Diseases of the Heart 3,404
CLRD 1,176 CLRD 1,099
Cerebrovascular Disease 607 Cerebrovascular Disease 511
Diabetes Mellitus 502 Diabetes Mellitus 416
75 - 84 All Causes 23,223 75 - 84 All Causes 21,236
Diseases of the Heart 6,009 Diseases of the Heart 5,463
Malignant Neoplasms 5,947 Malignant Neoplasms 5,462
CLRD 1,625 CLRD 1,553
Cerebrovascular Disease 1,118 Cerebrovascular Disease 1,000
Diabetes Mellitus 593 Pneumonia 511
85+ All Causes 36,928 85+ All Causes 35,081
Diseases of the Heart 12,711 Diseases of the Heart 12,099
Malignant Neoplasms 4,397 Malignant Neoplasms 4,171
Cerebrovascular Disease 2,073 Cerebrovascular Disease 1,958
CLRD 1,679 CLRD 1,620
Alzheimer's Disease 1,555 Alzheimer's Disease 1,482
Black Hispanic(3)
AgeCauseCount AgeCauseCount
Total(4) All Causes 6,732 Total(4) All Causes 3,245
Diseases of the Heart 1,712 Diseases of the Heart 705
Malignant Neoplasms 1,482 Malignant Neoplasms 697
Accidents 366 Accidents 332
Cerebrovascular Disease 305 Cerebrovascular Disease 144
Diabetes Mellitus 260 CLRD 86
CLRD 216 Diabetes Mellitus 84
Nephritis, Neph Syndrome et al 171 Cirrhosis of Liver 80
Septicemia 164 Septicemia 77
Homicide and Legal Intervention 156 Pneumonia 75
Pneumonia 144 Suicide 59
< 1 All Causes 137 < 1 All Causes 93
Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 79 Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 43
Congenital Anomalies 16 Congenital Anomalies 21
SIDS 4 SIDS 3
Accidents 4 Accidents 3
Malignant Neoplasms 2 Cerebrovascular Disease 2
CLRD 2
1 - 9 All Causes 32 1 - 9 All Causes 23
Accidents 9 Malignant Neoplasms 5
Homicide and Legal Intervention 6 Accidents 4
Malignant Neoplasms 3 Congenital Anomalies 3
Pneumonia 2 Homicide and Legal Intervention 2
Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 2 Diseases of the Heart 1
Suicide 2
10 - 19 All Causes 61 10 - 19 All Causes 35
Homicide and Legal Intervention 19 Accidents 10
Accidents 13 Homicide and Legal Intervention 8
CLRD 4 Suicide 7
Suicide 4 Malignant Neoplasms 4
Diseases of the Heart 3 Congenital Anomalies 1
Congenital Anomalies 3
20 - 24 All Causes 95 20 - 24 All Causes 70
Homicide and Legal Intervention 29 Accidents 37
Accidents 20 Malignant Neoplasms 8
Suicide 14 Suicide 8
Malignant Neoplasms 4 Homicide and Legal Intervention 6
Diseases of the Heart 4 Septicemia 1
Diseases of the Heart 1
Pneumonia 1
25 - 44 All Causes 513 25 - 44 All Causes 400
Accidents 112 Accidents 144
Diseases of the Heart 86 Malignant Neoplasms 53
Homicide and Legal Intervention 79 Homicide and Legal Intervention 34
Malignant Neoplasms 38 Diseases of the Heart 30
Suicide 30 Suicide 22
45 - 64 All Causes 1,913 45 - 64 All Causes 816
Malignant Neoplasms 528 Malignant Neoplasms 241
Diseases of the Heart 458 Diseases of the Heart 161
Accidents 138 Accidents 84
Diabetes Mellitus 76 Cirrhosis of Liver 45
Cerebrovascular Disease 70 Diabetes Mellitus 33
65 - 74 All Causes 1,377 65 - 74 All Causes 487
Malignant Neoplasms 422 Malignant Neoplasms 150
Diseases of the Heart 362 Diseases of the Heart 102
Cerebrovascular Disease 72 Cerebrovascular Disease 23
Diabetes Mellitus 66 Diabetes Mellitus 22
CLRD 62 Accidents 20
75 - 84 All Causes 1,363 75 - 84 All Causes 650
Diseases of the Heart 385 Diseases of the Heart 183
Malignant Neoplasms 331 Malignant Neoplasms 167
Cerebrovascular Disease 77 Cerebrovascular Disease 34
Diabetes Mellitus 61 CLRD 25
Nephritis, Neph Syndrome et al 56 Septicemia 22
Pneumonia 22
85+ All Causes 1,241 85+ All Causes 671
Diseases of the Heart 412 Diseases of the Heart 226
Malignant Neoplasms 153 Malignant Neoplasms 68
Cerebrovascular Disease 75 Cerebrovascular Disease 42
Alzheimer's Disease 48 Alzheimer's Disease 24
Diabetes Mellitus 43 CLRD 23

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.