Table 34b: Leading Causes of Death by Age and Race(1)/Ethnicity New York State Exclusive of New York City - 2018

Total(2) White
AgeCauseCount AgeCauseCount
Total(4) All Causes 102,757 Total(4) All Causes 92,477
Diseases of the Heart 26,389 Diseases of the Heart 23,852
Malignant Neoplasms 22,023 Malignant Neoplasms 19,853
CLRD 5,456 CLRD 5,160
Accidents 4,992 Accidents 4,402
Cerebrovascular Disease 4,297 Cerebrovascular Disease 3,796
Diabetes Mellitus 2,528 Alzheimer's Disease 2,384
Alzheimer's Disease 2,506 Pneumonia 2,150
Pneumonia 2,363 Diabetes Mellitus 2,085
Nephritis, Neph Syndrome et al 1,935 Nephritis, Neph Syndrome et al 1,667
Hypertension 1,464 Hypertension 1,290
< 1 All Causes 580 < 1 All Causes 357
Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 301 Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 166
Congenital Anomalies 132 Congenital Anomalies 95
Accidents 24 Accidents 17
SIDS 15 SIDS 9
Homicide and Legal Intervention 8 Diseases of the Heart 5
1 - 9 All Causes 165 1 - 9 All Causes 113
Accidents 38 Accidents 31
Malignant Neoplasms 28 Malignant Neoplasms 23
Congenital Anomalies 22 Congenital Anomalies 15
Homicide and Legal Intervention 12 Homicide and Legal Intervention 6
Diseases of the Heart 6 Diseases of the Heart 2
10 - 19 All Causes 319 10 - 19 All Causes 237
Accidents 88 Accidents 70
Suicide 63 Suicide 53
Malignant Neoplasms 44 Malignant Neoplasms 35
Homicide and Legal Intervention 33 Homicide and Legal Intervention 15
Diseases of the Heart 10 Diseases of the Heart 8
20 - 24 All Causes 535 20 - 24 All Causes 406
Accidents 245 Accidents 207
Suicide 86 Suicide 69
Homicide and Legal Intervention 47 Malignant Neoplasms 17
Diseases of the Heart 26 Diseases of the Heart 17
Malignant Neoplasms 22 Homicide and Legal Intervention 12
25 - 44 All Causes 3,796 25 - 44 All Causes 3,049
Accidents 1,461 Accidents 1,276
Malignant Neoplasms 436 Malignant Neoplasms 345
Suicide 342 Suicide 296
Diseases of the Heart 334 Diseases of the Heart 235
Homicide and Legal Intervention 121 Cirrhosis of Liver 81
45 - 64 All Causes 16,465 45 - 64 All Causes 13,930
Malignant Neoplasms 5,107 Malignant Neoplasms 4,422
Diseases of the Heart 3,423 Diseases of the Heart 2,866
Accidents 1,328 Accidents 1,126
CLRD 618 CLRD 558
Diabetes Mellitus 554 Cirrhosis of Liver 476
65 - 74 All Causes 18,048 65 - 74 All Causes 15,931
Malignant Neoplasms 5,923 Malignant Neoplasms 5,294
Diseases of the Heart 4,097 Diseases of the Heart 3,584
CLRD 1,215 CLRD 1,145
Cerebrovascular Disease 647 Cerebrovascular Disease 539
Diabetes Mellitus 572 Diabetes Mellitus 460
75 - 84 All Causes 24,303 75 - 84 All Causes 22,035
Diseases of the Heart 6,050 Malignant Neoplasms 5,501
Malignant Neoplasms 5,995 Diseases of the Heart 5,409
CLRD 1,702 CLRD 1,609
Cerebrovascular Disease 1,110 Cerebrovascular Disease 968
Diabetes Mellitus 661 Diabetes Mellitus 564
85+ All Causes 38,543 85+ All Causes 36,416
Diseases of the Heart 12,437 Diseases of the Heart 11,726
Malignant Neoplasms 4,464 Malignant Neoplasms 4,212
Cerebrovascular Disease 2,058 Cerebrovascular Disease 1,943
CLRD 1,889 CLRD 1,823
Alzheimer's Disease 1,809 Alzheimer's Disease 1,728
Black Hispanic(3)
AgeCauseCount AgeCauseCount
Total(4) All Causes 7,088 Total(4) All Causes 3,721
Diseases of the Heart 1,800 Diseases of the Heart 797
Malignant Neoplasms 1,436 Malignant Neoplasms 762
Accidents 368 Accidents 372
Cerebrovascular Disease 328 Cerebrovascular Disease 174
Diabetes Mellitus 308 Diabetes Mellitus 120
Nephritis, Neph Syndrome et al 212 CLRD 116
CLRD 209 Pneumonia 79
Pneumonia 135 Cirrhosis of Liver 77
Hypertension 132 Nephritis, Neph Syndrome et al 72
Homicide and Legal Intervention 131 Suicide 67
< 1 All Causes 136 < 1 All Causes 106
Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 87 Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 51
Congenital Anomalies 14 Congenital Anomalies 31
SIDS 6 Accidents 4
Accidents 5 Diseases of the Heart 2
Septicemia 1 Cerebrovascular Disease 2
Diseases of the Heart 1 SIDS 2
Pneumonia 1 Homicide and Legal Intervention 2
Homicide and Legal Intervention 1
1 - 9 All Causes 29 1 - 9 All Causes 24
Accidents 5 Congenital Anomalies 6
Congenital Anomalies 4 Accidents 4
Homicide and Legal Intervention 4 Malignant Neoplasms 3
Diseases of the Heart 2 Diseases of the Heart 1
Septicemia 1 Influenza 1
Malignant Neoplasms 1 Homicide and Legal Intervention 1
Diabetes Mellitus 1
Cerebrovascular Disease 1
Pneumonia 1
CLRD 1
Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 1
10 - 19 All Causes 57 10 - 19 All Causes 46
Homicide and Legal Intervention 15 Accidents 14
Accidents 9 Homicide and Legal Intervention 8
Suicide 7 Malignant Neoplasms 7
Malignant Neoplasms 5 Cerebrovascular Disease 2
Diabetes Mellitus 2 Diabetes Mellitus 1
CLRD 2 Diseases of the Heart 1
Congenital Anomalies 2 Oth Dis of the Circ System 1
CLRD 1
Congenital Anomalies 1
Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 1
Suicide 1
20 - 24 All Causes 83 20 - 24 All Causes 68
Homicide and Legal Intervention 31 Accidents 26
Accidents 16 Suicide 11
Suicide 12 Diseases of the Heart 6
Diseases of the Heart 6 Homicide and Legal Intervention 6
Malignant Neoplasms 4 Malignant Neoplasms 4
25 - 44 All Causes 520 25 - 44 All Causes 399
Accidents 116 Accidents 151
Diseases of the Heart 77 Malignant Neoplasms 56
Homicide and Legal Intervention 64 Suicide 32
Malignant Neoplasms 53 Diseases of the Heart 28
Suicide 25 Homicide and Legal Intervention 17
45 - 64 All Causes 1,851 45 - 64 All Causes 896
Malignant Neoplasms 467 Malignant Neoplasms 245
Diseases of the Heart 436 Diseases of the Heart 179
Accidents 144 Accidents 110
Diabetes Mellitus 97 Cerebrovascular Disease 36
Cerebrovascular Disease 76 Diabetes Mellitus 33
Cirrhosis of Liver 33
65 - 74 All Causes 1,498 65 - 74 All Causes 612
Malignant Neoplasms 419 Malignant Neoplasms 194
Diseases of the Heart 385 Diseases of the Heart 130
Diabetes Mellitus 86 Cerebrovascular Disease 32
Cerebrovascular Disease 66 CLRD 28
CLRD 55 Diabetes Mellitus 23
75 - 84 All Causes 1,523 75 - 84 All Causes 739
Diseases of the Heart 434 Diseases of the Heart 192
Malignant Neoplasms 319 Malignant Neoplasms 153
Cerebrovascular Disease 94 Cerebrovascular Disease 52
CLRD 66 Diabetes Mellitus 30
Diabetes Mellitus 59 CLRD 29
85+ All Causes 1,391 85+ All Causes 831
Diseases of the Heart 458 Diseases of the Heart 258
Malignant Neoplasms 168 Malignant Neoplasms 100
Cerebrovascular Disease 77 Cerebrovascular Disease 41
Nephritis, Neph Syndrome et al 51 Alzheimer's Disease 36
Alzheimer's Disease 48 CLRD 36

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.