Table 46c : Leading Causes of Premature Death (<65) and Years of Life Lost New York City - 2016

Cause of Death Total Male Female
Deaths YLL Deaths YLL Deaths YLL
Total 14,557 226,892 8,924 141,131 5,633 85,761
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) 343 5,057 224 3,160 119 1,897
Malignant Neoplasms 3,868 41,241 1,896 19,424 1,972 21,817
   Buccal Cavity and Pharynx 79 742 57 534 22 208
   Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 1,234 12,073 793 7,544 441 4,529
   Respiratory System 672 5,519 378 3,006 294 2,513
     Trachea, Bronchus and Lung 633 5,197 347 2,758 286 2,439
   Breast 417 5,191 3 19 414 5,172
   Genital Organs 453 3,850 81 422 372 3,428
   Urinary Organs 96 1,065 75 805 21 260
   Other and Unspecified Sites 523 7,715 293 4,358 230 3,357
   Lymphatic and Hematopoietic Tissues 394 5,086 216 2,736 178 2,350
Diabetes Mellitus 492 5,523 273 3,052 219 2,471
Diseases of the Circulatory System 3,605 37,114 2,428 25,263 1,177 11,851
   Diseases of the Heart 2,909 28,938 2,004 20,443 905 8,495
     Hypertension with Heart Disease 687 7,290 445 4,981 242 2,309
     Acute Myocardial Infarction 349 3,298 245 2,434 104 864
     Other Ischemic Heart Diseases+ 1,550 13,438 1,115 9,954 435 3,484
     Other Diseases of the Heart 323 4,912 199 3,074 124 1,838
   Hypertension with or without Renal Disease 184 1,706 110 898 74 808
   Cerebrovascular Disease 371 4,567 226 2,686 145 1,881
   Other Diseases of the Circulatory System 141 1,903 88 1,236 53 667
Pneumonia 265 2,822 158 1,471 107 1,351
Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease (CLRD) 309 3,987 160 2,190 149 1,797
Cirrhosis of Liver 276 3,635 206 2,692 70 943
Congenital Anomalies 179 8,270 92 4,030 87 4,240
Certain Condtions Originating in the Perinatal Period 233 15,082 128 8,258 105 6,824
Accidents (Total) 1,715 37,449 1,300 28,723 415 8,726
   Motor Vehicle 206 5,165 144 3,794 62 1,371
   Drownings 28 924 25 884 3 40
   Falls 125 1,940 98 1,472 27 468
   Poisonings 1,230 26,278 938 20,382 292 5,896
Suicide 430 10,279 292 6,850 138 3,429
Homicide and Legal Intervention 353 11,537 286 9,366 67 2,171
All Other Causes 2,489 44,896 1,481 26,652 1,008 18,244

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