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

Total(2) White
AgeCauseCount AgeCauseCount
Total(4) All Causes 53,806 Total(4) All Causes 31,957
Diseases of the Heart 17,543 Diseases of the Heart 10,743
Malignant Neoplasms 12,503 Malignant Neoplasms 7,326
Accidents 2,362 Accidents 1,479
Cerebrovascular Disease 1,932 CLRD 1,148
Pneumonia 1,881 Pneumonia 1,130
Diabetes Mellitus 1,783 Cerebrovascular Disease 1,035
CLRD 1,774 Alzheimer's Disease 789
Hypertension 1,193 Diabetes Mellitus 761
Alzheimer's Disease 1,135 Hypertension 582
Suicide 554 Suicide 358
< 1 All Causes 470 < 1 All Causes 186
Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 263 Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 98
Congenital Anomalies 86 Congenital Anomalies 39
Accidents 15 Accidents 5
Diseases of the Heart 9 Diseases of the Heart 2
Septicemia 3 Homicide and Legal Intervention 2
Homicide and Legal Intervention 3
1 - 9 All Causes 114 1 - 9 All Causes 46
Congenital Anomalies 21 Congenital Anomalies 10
Accidents 16 Accidents 8
Malignant Neoplasms 8 Malignant Neoplasms 3
CLRD 7 Homicide and Legal Intervention 2
Homicide and Legal Intervention 7 Septicemia 1
Cerebrovascular Disease 1
Pneumonia 1
Influenza 1
10 - 19 All Causes 185 10 - 19 All Causes 84
Accidents 39 Accidents 22
Homicide and Legal Intervention 28 Malignant Neoplasms 14
Malignant Neoplasms 26 Homicide and Legal Intervention 9
Suicide 22 Suicide 8
CLRD 10 Congenital Anomalies 3
20 - 24 All Causes 311 20 - 24 All Causes 160
Accidents 94 Accidents 60
Homicide and Legal Intervention 53 Suicide 20
Suicide 34 Malignant Neoplasms 15
Malignant Neoplasms 25 Homicide and Legal Intervention 13
CLRD 12 Septicemia 4
25 - 44 All Causes 2,526 25 - 44 All Causes 1,319
Accidents 684 Accidents 464
Malignant Neoplasms 378 Malignant Neoplasms 196
Diseases of the Heart 260 Suicide 124
Suicide 205 Diseases of the Heart 104
Homicide and Legal Intervention 110 Cirrhosis of Liver 50
45 - 64 All Causes 10,477 45 - 64 All Causes 5,060
Malignant Neoplasms 3,194 Malignant Neoplasms 1,550
Diseases of the Heart 2,577 Diseases of the Heart 1,185
Accidents 868 Accidents 487
Diabetes Mellitus 443 Diabetes Mellitus 164
Cerebrovascular Disease 312 Cirrhosis of Liver 159
65 - 74 All Causes 9,718 65 - 74 All Causes 5,335
Malignant Neoplasms 3,318 Malignant Neoplasms 1,878
Diseases of the Heart 2,909 Diseases of the Heart 1,589
Diabetes Mellitus 415 CLRD 214
CLRD 339 Diabetes Mellitus 186
Cerebrovascular Disease 320 Cerebrovascular Disease 142
Pneumonia 142
75 - 84 All Causes 12,253 75 - 84 All Causes 7,344
Diseases of the Heart 4,169 Diseases of the Heart 2,471
Malignant Neoplasms 3,226 Malignant Neoplasms 2,003
CLRD 511 CLRD 341
Pneumonia 490 Pneumonia 281
Cerebrovascular Disease 482 Cerebrovascular Disease 253
85+ All Causes 17,752 85+ All Causes 12,423
Diseases of the Heart 7,601 Diseases of the Heart 5,387
Malignant Neoplasms 2,326 Malignant Neoplasms 1,667
Pneumonia 846 Pneumonia 581
Alzheimer's Disease 822 Alzheimer's Disease 567
Cerebrovascular Disease 757 Cerebrovascular Disease 484
Black Hispanic(3)
AgeCauseCount AgeCauseCount
Total(4) All Causes 14,778 Total(4) All Causes 10,552
Diseases of the Heart 4,777 Diseases of the Heart 2,868
Malignant Neoplasms 3,294 Malignant Neoplasms 2,308
Diabetes Mellitus 761 Accidents 663
Cerebrovascular Disease 601 Cerebrovascular Disease 436
Accidents 601 Diabetes Mellitus 423
Pneumonia 502 Pneumonia 385
Hypertension 442 CLRD 324
CLRD 434 Alzheimer's Disease 282
Alzheimer's Disease 202 Hypertension 260
AIDS 200 Cirrhosis of Liver 234
< 1 All Causes 171 < 1 All Causes 122
Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 102 Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 67
Congenital Anomalies 25 Congenital Anomalies 23
Accidents 7 Accidents 4
Diseases of the Heart 3 Diseases of the Heart 2
Septicemia 1 Septicemia 1
Malignant Neoplasms 1 Oth Dis of the Circ System 1
Cerebrovascular Disease 1 Homicide and Legal Intervention 1
Pneumonia 1
Nephritis, Neph Syndrome et al 1
SIDS 1
Homicide and Legal Intervention 1
1 - 9 All Causes 41 1 - 9 All Causes 27
CLRD 7 Congenital Anomalies 8
Accidents 7 Malignant Neoplasms 2
Congenital Anomalies 5 Pneumonia 2
Malignant Neoplasms 4 Cerebrovascular Disease 1
Homicide and Legal Intervention 4 Influenza 1
Accidents 1
Homicide and Legal Intervention 1
10 - 19 All Causes 69 10 - 19 All Causes 65
Homicide and Legal Intervention 16 Homicide and Legal Intervention 14
Accidents 12 Accidents 12
Suicide 10 Malignant Neoplasms 11
Malignant Neoplasms 8 Suicide 8
CLRD 8 Diseases of the Heart 2
Congenital Anomalies 2
20 - 24 All Causes 109 20 - 24 All Causes 102
Homicide and Legal Intervention 37 Accidents 34
Accidents 14 Homicide and Legal Intervention 14
Suicide 10 Suicide 9
CLRD 8 Malignant Neoplasms 8
Malignant Neoplasms 6 Septicemia 3
Diseases of the Heart 6 Diseases of the Heart 3
Congenital Anomalies 3
25 - 44 All Causes 864 25 - 44 All Causes 718
Accidents 147 Accidents 228
Diseases of the Heart 125 Malignant Neoplasms 98
Malignant Neoplasms 107 Diseases of the Heart 67
Homicide and Legal Intervention 70 Cirrhosis of Liver 45
AIDS 49 Suicide 42
45 - 64 All Causes 3,879 45 - 64 All Causes 2,470
Diseases of the Heart 1,072 Malignant Neoplasms 632
Malignant Neoplasms 1,038 Diseases of the Heart 517
Accidents 299 Accidents 264
Diabetes Mellitus 206 Diabetes Mellitus 116
Cerebrovascular Disease 132 Cirrhosis of Liver 107
65 - 74 All Causes 3,039 65 - 74 All Causes 2,018
Malignant Neoplasms 962 Malignant Neoplasms 626
Diseases of the Heart 950 Diseases of the Heart 566
Diabetes Mellitus 167 Diabetes Mellitus 111
Cerebrovascular Disease 132 Cerebrovascular Disease 83
Pneumonia 101 CLRD 82
75 - 84 All Causes 3,245 75 - 84 All Causes 2,414
Diseases of the Heart 1,172 Diseases of the Heart 757
Malignant Neoplasms 770 Malignant Neoplasms 589
Diabetes Mellitus 201 Cerebrovascular Disease 119
Cerebrovascular Disease 143 Pneumonia 110
Pneumonia 135 Diabetes Mellitus 106
85+ All Causes 3,361 85+ All Causes 2,616
Diseases of the Heart 1,445 Diseases of the Heart 954
Malignant Neoplasms 398 Malignant Neoplasms 342
Cerebrovascular Disease 173 Alzheimer's Disease 179
Pneumonia 164 Pneumonia 140
Hypertension 152 Cerebrovascular Disease 123

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.