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

Total(2) White
AgeCauseCount AgeCauseCount
Total(4) All Causes 53,891 Total(4) All Causes 31,831
Diseases of the Heart 17,300 Diseases of the Heart 10,750
Malignant Neoplasms 12,748 Malignant Neoplasms 7,396
Accidents 2,295 Accidents 1,392
Pneumonia 2,004 Pneumonia 1,216
Cerebrovascular Disease 1,907 Cerebrovascular Disease 1,058
Diabetes Mellitus 1,747 CLRD 1,048
CLRD 1,671 Diabetes Mellitus 770
Hypertension 1,133 Alzheimer's Disease 754
Alzheimer's Disease 1,113 Hypertension 544
Septicemia 534 Suicide 334
< 1 All Causes 437 < 1 All Causes 158
Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 228 Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 78
Congenital Anomalies 81 Congenital Anomalies 35
Accidents 9 Accidents 4
Septicemia 6 Septicemia 2
Diseases of the Heart 5 Diseases of the Heart 2
Homicide and Legal Intervention 5 Cerebrovascular Disease 2
Homicide and Legal Intervention 2
1 - 9 All Causes 109 1 - 9 All Causes 49
Malignant Neoplasms 21 Congenital Anomalies 10
Accidents 15 Malignant Neoplasms 8
Congenital Anomalies 13 Accidents 4
Homicide and Legal Intervention 11 Septicemia 3
CLRD 8 CLRD 3
Homicide and Legal Intervention 3
10 - 19 All Causes 175 10 - 19 All Causes 73
Accidents 30 Accidents 16
Homicide and Legal Intervention 23 Suicide 13
Malignant Neoplasms 22 Malignant Neoplasms 8
Suicide 18 Homicide and Legal Intervention 7
CLRD 12 CLRD 4
20 - 24 All Causes 354 20 - 24 All Causes 150
Accidents 110 Accidents 67
Homicide and Legal Intervention 71 Suicide 17
Suicide 45 Homicide and Legal Intervention 17
Malignant Neoplasms 18 Malignant Neoplasms 8
Congenital Anomalies 9 Congenital Anomalies 8
25 - 44 All Causes 2,653 25 - 44 All Causes 1,295
Accidents 651 Accidents 446
Malignant Neoplasms 424 Malignant Neoplasms 175
Diseases of the Heart 278 Suicide 110
Suicide 184 Diseases of the Heart 101
Homicide and Legal Intervention 171 Homicide and Legal Intervention 52
45 - 64 All Causes 10,829 45 - 64 All Causes 5,157
Malignant Neoplasms 3,380 Malignant Neoplasms 1,587
Diseases of the Heart 2,615 Diseases of the Heart 1,216
Accidents 902 Accidents 505
Diabetes Mellitus 418 Diabetes Mellitus 182
Cerebrovascular Disease 310 Cirrhosis of Liver 143
65 - 74 All Causes 9,611 65 - 74 All Causes 5,293
Malignant Neoplasms 3,320 Malignant Neoplasms 1,912
Diseases of the Heart 2,812 Diseases of the Heart 1,567
Diabetes Mellitus 412 CLRD 197
CLRD 335 Pneumonia 170
Pneumonia 331 Diabetes Mellitus 168
75 - 84 All Causes 12,134 75 - 84 All Causes 7,264
Diseases of the Heart 4,195 Diseases of the Heart 2,489
Malignant Neoplasms 3,136 Malignant Neoplasms 1,983
Pneumonia 529 Pneumonia 312
Cerebrovascular Disease 485 CLRD 303
CLRD 463 Cerebrovascular Disease 264
85+ All Causes 17,589 85+ All Causes 12,392
Diseases of the Heart 7,384 Diseases of the Heart 5,373
Malignant Neoplasms 2,424 Malignant Neoplasms 1,714
Pneumonia 879 Pneumonia 613
Alzheimer's Disease 821 Alzheimer's Disease 570
Cerebrovascular Disease 733 Cerebrovascular Disease 483
Black Hispanic(3)
AgeCauseCount AgeCauseCount
Total(4) All Causes 14,776 Total(4) All Causes 10,426
Diseases of the Heart 4,562 Diseases of the Heart 2,918
Malignant Neoplasms 3,532 Malignant Neoplasms 2,297
Diabetes Mellitus 733 Accidents 631
Accidents 563 Diabetes Mellitus 443
Cerebrovascular Disease 531 Cerebrovascular Disease 378
Pneumonia 484 Pneumonia 370
CLRD 413 CLRD 313
Hypertension 406 Alzheimer's Disease 275
AIDS 234 Hypertension 230
Alzheimer's Disease 221 Cirrhosis of Liver 195
< 1 All Causes 174 < 1 All Causes 98
Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 90 Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 52
Congenital Anomalies 32 Congenital Anomalies 19
Septicemia 3 Accidents 3
Malignant Neoplasms 2 Homicide and Legal Intervention 2
Accidents 2 Malignant Neoplasms 1
Homicide and Legal Intervention 2 Diseases of the Heart 1
CLRD 1
Nephritis, Neph Syndrome et al 1
1 - 9 All Causes 39 1 - 9 All Causes 28
Malignant Neoplasms 8 Congenital Anomalies 6
Accidents 6 Homicide and Legal Intervention 4
Homicide and Legal Intervention 6 CLRD 3
CLRD 5 Accidents 3
Congenital Anomalies 2 Malignant Neoplasms 2
Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 2
10 - 19 All Causes 73 10 - 19 All Causes 58
Homicide and Legal Intervention 13 Accidents 14
Malignant Neoplasms 10 Malignant Neoplasms 9
CLRD 8 Homicide and Legal Intervention 9
Accidents 7 Suicide 8
Congenital Anomalies 5 CLRD 3
20 - 24 All Causes 138 20 - 24 All Causes 99
Homicide and Legal Intervention 46 Accidents 35
Accidents 18 Homicide and Legal Intervention 18
Suicide 14 Suicide 10
Malignant Neoplasms 7 Malignant Neoplasms 7
AIDS 6 Congenital Anomalies 4
25 - 44 All Causes 895 25 - 44 All Causes 771
Malignant Neoplasms 136 Accidents 226
Diseases of the Heart 128 Malignant Neoplasms 94
Accidents 114 Diseases of the Heart 69
Homicide and Legal Intervention 106 Suicide 49
AIDS 54 Homicide and Legal Intervention 48
45 - 64 All Causes 4,011 45 - 64 All Causes 2,511
Malignant Neoplasms 1,216 Malignant Neoplasms 661
Diseases of the Heart 1,037 Diseases of the Heart 566
Accidents 283 Accidents 274
Diabetes Mellitus 180 Diabetes Mellitus 116
AIDS 140 Cerebrovascular Disease 89
65 - 74 All Causes 3,018 65 - 74 All Causes 1,914
Malignant Neoplasms 966 Malignant Neoplasms 621
Diseases of the Heart 910 Diseases of the Heart 537
Diabetes Mellitus 182 Diabetes Mellitus 101
Pneumonia 114 Pneumonia 81
CLRD 99 Cerebrovascular Disease 74
75 - 84 All Causes 3,250 75 - 84 All Causes 2,407
Diseases of the Heart 1,204 Diseases of the Heart 790
Malignant Neoplasms 749 Malignant Neoplasms 580
Diabetes Mellitus 182 Diabetes Mellitus 122
Cerebrovascular Disease 147 Pneumonia 112
Pneumonia 131 Cerebrovascular Disease 84
85+ All Causes 3,178 85+ All Causes 2,540
Diseases of the Heart 1,276 Diseases of the Heart 952
Malignant Neoplasms 438 Malignant Neoplasms 322
Cerebrovascular Disease 149 Alzheimer's Disease 193
Alzheimer's Disease 147 Pneumonia 114
Diabetes Mellitus 143 Cerebrovascular Disease 113

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.