Table 34 b : Leading Causes of Death by Age and Race(1)/Ethnicity New York State Exclusive of New York City-2017

Total(2) White
AgeCauseCount AgeCauseCount
Total(4) All Causes 101,385 Total(4) All Causes 91,568
Diseases of the Heart 26,280 Diseases of the Heart 23,836
Malignant Neoplasms 22,145 Malignant Neoplasms 19,995
CLRD 5,446 CLRD 5,163
Accidents 5,255 Accidents 4,688
Cerebrovascular Disease 4,251 Cerebrovascular Disease 3,813
Diabetes Mellitus 2,365 Alzheimer's Disease 2,191
Alzheimer's Disease 2,336 Pneumonia 2,117
Pneumonia 2,298 Diabetes Mellitus 1,992
Nephritis, Neph Syndrome et al 1,836 Nephritis, Neph Syndrome et al 1,597
Septicemia 1,706 Septicemia 1,510
< 1 All Causes 556 < 1 All Causes 331
Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 294 Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 176
Congenital Anomalies 86 Congenital Anomalies 59
Accidents 27 SIDS 13
SIDS 21 Accidents 11
Diseases of the Heart 8 Diseases of the Heart 4
1 - 9 All Causes 156 1 - 9 All Causes 110
Accidents 48 Accidents 32
Malignant Neoplasms 23 Malignant Neoplasms 22
Congenital Anomalies 14 Congenital Anomalies 10
Homicide and Legal Intervention 7 Diseases of the Heart 3
Diseases of the Heart 4 Homicide and Legal Intervention 3
Cerebrovascular Disease 4
10 - 19 All Causes 339 10 - 19 All Causes 254
Accidents 117 Accidents 91
Suicide 74 Suicide 60
Malignant Neoplasms 26 Malignant Neoplasms 21
Homicide and Legal Intervention 26 Homicide and Legal Intervention 14
Diseases of the Heart 13 Diseases of the Heart 9
20 - 24 All Causes 564 20 - 24 All Causes 430
Accidents 298 Accidents 245
Suicide 86 Suicide 66
Homicide and Legal Intervention 38 Malignant Neoplasms 14
Malignant Neoplasms 21 Homicide and Legal Intervention 10
Diseases of the Heart 11 Diseases of the Heart 7
25 - 44 All Causes 3,934 25 - 44 All Causes 3,163
Accidents 1,565 Accidents 1,396
Malignant Neoplasms 425 Malignant Neoplasms 331
Diseases of the Heart 355 Suicide 293
Suicide 352 Diseases of the Heart 257
Homicide and Legal Intervention 131 Cirrhosis of Liver 69
45 - 64 All Causes 16,702 45 - 64 All Causes 14,092
Malignant Neoplasms 5,341 Malignant Neoplasms 4,608
Diseases of the Heart 3,395 Diseases of the Heart 2,778
Accidents 1,377 Accidents 1,189
CLRD 620 CLRD 559
Diabetes Mellitus 525 Cirrhosis of Liver 437
65 - 74 All Causes 17,550 65 - 74 All Causes 15,617
Malignant Neoplasms 5,985 Malignant Neoplasms 5,397
Diseases of the Heart 3,918 Diseases of the Heart 3,427
CLRD 1,208 CLRD 1,139
Cerebrovascular Disease 589 Cerebrovascular Disease 498
Diabetes Mellitus 570 Diabetes Mellitus 473
75 - 84 All Causes 23,395 75 - 84 All Causes 21,377
Diseases of the Heart 5,943 Diseases of the Heart 5,375
Malignant Neoplasms 5,857 Malignant Neoplasms 5,360
CLRD 1,686 CLRD 1,610
Cerebrovascular Disease 1,083 Cerebrovascular Disease 982
Diabetes Mellitus 575 Pneumonia 509
85+ All Causes 38,186 85+ All Causes 36,192
Diseases of the Heart 12,633 Diseases of the Heart 11,976
Malignant Neoplasms 4,466 Malignant Neoplasms 4,241
Cerebrovascular Disease 2,044 Cerebrovascular Disease 1,927
CLRD 1,908 CLRD 1,843
Alzheimer's Disease 1,671 Alzheimer's Disease 1,574
Black Hispanic(3)
AgeCauseCount AgeCauseCount
Total(4) All Causes 6,848 Total(4) All Causes 3,533
Diseases of the Heart 1,792 Diseases of the Heart 761
Malignant Neoplasms 1,460 Malignant Neoplasms 701
Accidents 360 Accidents 374
Cerebrovascular Disease 292 Cerebrovascular Disease 171
Diabetes Mellitus 270 CLRD 97
CLRD 221 Diabetes Mellitus 96
Nephritis, Neph Syndrome et al 168 Pneumonia 76
Septicemia 140 Cirrhosis of Liver 76
Hypertension 126 Septicemia 75
Homicide and Legal Intervention 125 Alzheimer's Disease 73
< 1 All Causes 143 < 1 All Causes 109
Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 78 Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 56
Accidents 12 Congenital Anomalies 19
Congenital Anomalies 9 SIDS 4
SIDS 7 Accidents 3
Diseases of the Heart 2 Diseases of the Heart 2
Homicide and Legal Intervention 2
1 - 9 All Causes 34 1 - 9 All Causes 25
Accidents 11 Accidents 6
Homicide and Legal Intervention 4 Malignant Neoplasms 4
Cerebrovascular Disease 2 Congenital Anomalies 2
Congenital Anomalies 2 Septicemia 1
Diseases of the Heart 1 Diseases of the Heart 1
Pneumonia 1
Homicide and Legal Intervention 1
10 - 19 All Causes 45 10 - 19 All Causes 51
Accidents 16 Accidents 13
Homicide and Legal Intervention 9 Homicide and Legal Intervention 10
Suicide 4 Malignant Neoplasms 8
Diseases of the Heart 2 Suicide 5
Congenital Anomalies 2 Diseases of the Heart 2
Congenital Anomalies 2
20 - 24 All Causes 82 20 - 24 All Causes 63
Accidents 29 Accidents 30
Homicide and Legal Intervention 20 Homicide and Legal Intervention 9
Suicide 10 Suicide 8
Malignant Neoplasms 4 Malignant Neoplasms 3
Diseases of the Heart 4 Diabetes Mellitus 1
CLRD 4 Diseases of the Heart 1
Comp of Preg, Childbirth, & Puerperium 1
25 - 44 All Causes 515 25 - 44 All Causes 409
Accidents 97 Accidents 169
Homicide and Legal Intervention 74 Malignant Neoplasms 51
Diseases of the Heart 69 Diseases of the Heart 29
Malignant Neoplasms 52 Homicide and Legal Intervention 23
Suicide 29 Suicide 20
45 - 64 All Causes 1,943 45 - 64 All Causes 838
Malignant Neoplasms 522 Malignant Neoplasms 219
Diseases of the Heart 489 Diseases of the Heart 161
Accidents 136 Accidents 104
Diabetes Mellitus 81 Cirrhosis of Liver 33
Cerebrovascular Disease 73 Cerebrovascular Disease 31
65 - 74 All Causes 1,392 65 - 74 All Causes 582
Malignant Neoplasms 409 Malignant Neoplasms 185
Diseases of the Heart 365 Diseases of the Heart 126
Diabetes Mellitus 77 Cerebrovascular Disease 25
Cerebrovascular Disease 66 Accidents 25
CLRD 60 Diabetes Mellitus 20
75 - 84 All Causes 1,357 75 - 84 All Causes 658
Diseases of the Heart 394 Diseases of the Heart 180
Malignant Neoplasms 331 Malignant Neoplasms 138
Cerebrovascular Disease 67 Cerebrovascular Disease 44
CLRD 56 CLRD 26
Diabetes Mellitus 47 Diabetes Mellitus 22
85+ All Causes 1,336 85+ All Causes 798
Diseases of the Heart 466 Diseases of the Heart 259
Malignant Neoplasms 141 Malignant Neoplasms 93
Alzheimer's Disease 67 Cerebrovascular Disease 58
Cerebrovascular Disease 66 Alzheimer's Disease 48
Diabetes Mellitus 52 CLRD 38

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.