Table 34a: Leading Causes of Death by Age and Race(1)/Ethnicity, New York State - 2019

Total(2) White
AgeCauseCount AgeCauseCount
Total(4) All Causes 156,405 Total(4) All Causes 121,594
Diseases of the Heart 43,472 Diseases of the Heart 33,331
Malignant Neoplasms 33,418 Malignant Neoplasms 25,892
Accidents 7,312 CLRD 6,061
CLRD 7,065 Accidents 5,606
Cerebrovascular Disease 6,125 Cerebrovascular Disease 4,695
Diabetes Mellitus 4,534 Alzheimer's Disease 3,147
Pneumonia 3,915 Pneumonia 3,012
Alzheimer's Disease 3,725 Diabetes Mellitus 2,943
Hypertension 2,766 Nephritis, Neph Syndrome et al 1,945
Nephritis, Neph Syndrome et al 2,543 Hypertension 1,870
< 1 All Causes 955 < 1 All Causes 468
Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 473 Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 218
Congenital Anomalies 176 Congenital Anomalies 104
Accidents 41 Accidents 18
SIDS 35 SIDS 17
Diseases of the Heart 14 Diseases of the Heart 6
1 - 9 All Causes 285 1 - 9 All Causes 140
Accidents 69 Accidents 35
Malignant Neoplasms 38 Malignant Neoplasms 22
Congenital Anomalies 27 Congenital Anomalies 14
Homicide and Legal Intervention 23 Homicide and Legal Intervention 8
CLRD 10 Septicemia 4
10 - 19 All Causes 464 10 - 19 All Causes 273
Accidents 107 Accidents 71
Suicide 85 Suicide 64
Malignant Neoplasms 59 Malignant Neoplasms 33
Homicide and Legal Intervention 46 Congenital Anomalies 10
Congenital Anomalies 18 Homicide and Legal Intervention 10
20 - 24 All Causes 841 20 - 24 All Causes 538
Accidents 303 Accidents 227
Suicide 153 Suicide 106
Homicide and Legal Intervention 82 Malignant Neoplasms 34
Malignant Neoplasms 54 Homicide and Legal Intervention 23
Diseases of the Heart 21 Diseases of the Heart 13
25 - 44 All Causes 6,476 25 - 44 All Causes 4,215
Accidents 2,077 Accidents 1,614
Malignant Neoplasms 820 Malignant Neoplasms 515
Diseases of the Heart 618 Suicide 394
Suicide 527 Diseases of the Heart 351
Homicide and Legal Intervention 285 Cirrhosis of Liver 91
45 - 64 All Causes 26,499 45 - 64 All Causes 18,046
Malignant Neoplasms 7,898 Malignant Neoplasms 5,572
Diseases of the Heart 5,815 Diseases of the Heart 3,724
Accidents 2,185 Accidents 1,526
Diabetes Mellitus 972 CLRD 666
CLRD 877 Cirrhosis of Liver 596
65 - 74 All Causes 28,412 65 - 74 All Causes 21,328
Malignant Neoplasms 9,093 Malignant Neoplasms 6,991
Diseases of the Heart 7,188 Diseases of the Heart 5,158
CLRD 1,550 CLRD 1,320
Diabetes Mellitus 1,121 Diabetes Mellitus 737
Cerebrovascular Disease 954 Cerebrovascular Disease 653
75 - 84 All Causes 36,874 75 - 84 All Causes 29,152
Diseases of the Heart 10,144 Diseases of the Heart 7,587
Malignant Neoplasms 8,907 Malignant Neoplasms 7,206
CLRD 2,186 CLRD 1,916
Cerebrovascular Disease 1,624 Cerebrovascular Disease 1,270
Diabetes Mellitus 1,150 Pneumonia 770
85+ All Causes 55,586 85+ All Causes 47,428
Diseases of the Heart 19,647 Diseases of the Heart 16,481
Malignant Neoplasms 6,545 Malignant Neoplasms 5,517
Cerebrovascular Disease 2,667 Alzheimer's Disease 2,260
Alzheimer's Disease 2,658 Cerebrovascular Disease 2,257
CLRD 2,363 CLRD 2,117
Black Hispanic(3)
AgeCauseCount AgeCauseCount
Total(4) All Causes 22,351 Total(4) All Causes 15,056
Diseases of the Heart 6,689 Diseases of the Heart 3,969
Malignant Neoplasms 4,699 Malignant Neoplasms 3,069
Diabetes Mellitus 1,109 Accidents 1,125
Accidents 1,073 Cerebrovascular Disease 632
Cerebrovascular Disease 836 Diabetes Mellitus 580
CLRD 699 CLRD 447
Hypertension 617 Alzheimer's Disease 410
Pneumonia 538 Pneumonia 375
Nephritis, Neph Syndrome et al 391 Hypertension 316
Alzheimer's Disease 334 Cirrhosis of Liver 293
< 1 All Causes 308 < 1 All Causes 190
Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 165 Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 82
Congenital Anomalies 33 Congenital Anomalies 45
Accidents 16 Accidents 6
SIDS 15 SIDS 5
Diseases of the Heart 5 Homicide and Legal Intervention 4
Homicide and Legal Intervention 5
1 - 9 All Causes 85 1 - 9 All Causes 59
Accidents 22 Accidents 13
Homicide and Legal Intervention 10 Malignant Neoplasms 10
Malignant Neoplasms 8 Congenital Anomalies 8
CLRD 8 Homicide and Legal Intervention 3
Congenital Anomalies 7 Septicemia 1
Influenza 1
Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 1
Suicide 1
10 - 19 All Causes 116 10 - 19 All Causes 95
Homicide and Legal Intervention 31 Accidents 21
Accidents 19 Malignant Neoplasms 18
Malignant Neoplasms 11 Suicide 14
Suicide 8 Homicide and Legal Intervention 8
Diseases of the Heart 6 Congenital Anomalies 5
20 - 24 All Causes 182 20 - 24 All Causes 161
Homicide and Legal Intervention 49 Accidents 52
Accidents 34 Suicide 25
Suicide 21 Homicide and Legal Intervention 22
Malignant Neoplasms 11 Malignant Neoplasms 12
Diseases of the Heart 6 Congenital Anomalies 6
25 - 44 All Causes 1,436 25 - 44 All Causes 1,298
Accidents 257 Accidents 454
Diseases of the Heart 190 Malignant Neoplasms 166
Homicide and Legal Intervention 176 Diseases of the Heart 117
Malignant Neoplasms 169 Suicide 67
Suicide 60 Homicide and Legal Intervention 65
45 - 64 All Causes 5,876 45 - 64 All Causes 3,387
Diseases of the Heart 1,523 Malignant Neoplasms 863
Malignant Neoplasms 1,508 Diseases of the Heart 755
Accidents 485 Accidents 388
Diabetes Mellitus 311 Diabetes Mellitus 151
Cerebrovascular Disease 205 Cirrhosis of Liver 144
65 - 74 All Causes 4,639 65 - 74 All Causes 2,695
Diseases of the Heart 1,379 Malignant Neoplasms 784
Malignant Neoplasms 1,302 Diseases of the Heart 695
Diabetes Mellitus 270 Diabetes Mellitus 146
Cerebrovascular Disease 166 CLRD 106
CLRD 165 Cerebrovascular Disease 104
75 - 84 All Causes 4,872 75 - 84 All Causes 3,363
Diseases of the Heart 1,679 Diseases of the Heart 1,021
Malignant Neoplasms 1,073 Malignant Neoplasms 760
Diabetes Mellitus 268 Cerebrovascular Disease 166
Cerebrovascular Disease 215 Diabetes Mellitus 150
CLRD 167 CLRD 118
85+ All Causes 4,837 85+ All Causes 3,807
Diseases of the Heart 1,898 Diseases of the Heart 1,375
Malignant Neoplasms 616 Malignant Neoplasms 456
Cerebrovascular Disease 224 Alzheimer's Disease 276
Alzheimer's Disease 218 Cerebrovascular Disease 213
Diabetes Mellitus 201 CLRD 135

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.