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

Total(2) White
AgeCauseCount AgeCauseCount
Total(4) All Causes 54,061 Total(4) All Causes 29,948
Diseases of the Heart 17,870 Diseases of the Heart 10,260
Malignant Neoplasms 11,636 Malignant Neoplasms 6,342
Accidents 2,480 Accidents 1,433
Cerebrovascular Disease 1,900 CLRD 1,132
Diabetes Mellitus 1,889 Cerebrovascular Disease 958
CLRD 1,810 Pneumonia 850
Pneumonia 1,522 Diabetes Mellitus 767
Hypertension 1,296 Alzheimer's Disease 743
Alzheimer's Disease 1,163 Hypertension 609
Nephritis, Neph Syndrome et al 584 Suicide 307
< 1 All Causes 414 < 1 All Causes 152
Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 202 Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 70
Congenital Anomalies 82 Congenital Anomalies 38
Accidents 12 Accidents 5
Diseases of the Heart 9 Diseases of the Heart 3
Homicide and Legal Intervention 6 Nephritis, Neph Syndrome et al 2
Homicide and Legal Intervention 2
1 - 9 All Causes 134 1 - 9 All Causes 52
Accidents 31 Accidents 11
Malignant Neoplasms 22 Malignant Neoplasms 10
Congenital Anomalies 16 Congenital Anomalies 5
CLRD 7 Homicide and Legal Intervention 3
Homicide and Legal Intervention 7 Pneumonia 2
10 - 19 All Causes 177 10 - 19 All Causes 60
Malignant Neoplasms 36 Malignant Neoplasms 13
Accidents 35 Accidents 10
Homicide and Legal Intervention 23 Suicide 9
Suicide 19 Homicide and Legal Intervention 4
Congenital Anomalies 5 CLRD 2
20 - 24 All Causes 288 20 - 24 All Causes 116
Accidents 72 Accidents 36
Suicide 50 Suicide 22
Homicide and Legal Intervention 43 Malignant Neoplasms 10
Malignant Neoplasms 25 Homicide and Legal Intervention 10
Diseases of the Heart 7 Diseases of the Heart 3
CLRD 7 CLRD 3
Congenital Anomalies 7 Congenital Anomalies 3
25 - 44 All Causes 2,659 25 - 44 All Causes 1,219
Accidents 701 Accidents 455
Malignant Neoplasms 371 Malignant Neoplasms 163
Diseases of the Heart 269 Suicide 100
Suicide 182 Diseases of the Heart 97
Homicide and Legal Intervention 151 Homicide and Legal Intervention 31
45 - 64 All Causes 10,312 45 - 64 All Causes 4,530
Malignant Neoplasms 2,942 Malignant Neoplasms 1,322
Diseases of the Heart 2,566 Diseases of the Heart 1,086
Accidents 902 Accidents 469
Diabetes Mellitus 455 Diabetes Mellitus 168
Cerebrovascular Disease 297 Cirrhosis of Liver 133
65 - 74 All Causes 10,023 65 - 74 All Causes 5,113
Malignant Neoplasms 3,095 Malignant Neoplasms 1,641
Diseases of the Heart 3,019 Diseases of the Heart 1,523
Diabetes Mellitus 474 CLRD 214
CLRD 366 Diabetes Mellitus 195
Cerebrovascular Disease 326 Accidents 133
75 - 84 All Causes 12,358 75 - 84 All Causes 6,938
Diseases of the Heart 4,332 Diseases of the Heart 2,394
Malignant Neoplasms 2,971 Malignant Neoplasms 1,747
CLRD 533 CLRD 341
Cerebrovascular Disease 484 Cerebrovascular Disease 246
Diabetes Mellitus 467 Pneumonia 211
85+ All Causes 17,690 85+ All Causes 11,767
Diseases of the Heart 7,658 Diseases of the Heart 5,152
Malignant Neoplasms 2,174 Malignant Neoplasms 1,436
Alzheimer's Disease 863 Alzheimer's Disease 565
Cerebrovascular Disease 739 Cerebrovascular Disease 474
Pneumonia 638 CLRD 447
Black Hispanic(3)
AgeCauseCount AgeCauseCount
Total(4) All Causes 15,093 Total(4) All Causes 11,190
Diseases of the Heart 4,884 Diseases of the Heart 3,166
Malignant Neoplasms 3,189 Malignant Neoplasms 2,296
Diabetes Mellitus 761 Accidents 758
Accidents 652 Diabetes Mellitus 455
Cerebrovascular Disease 553 Cerebrovascular Disease 432
Hypertension 460 CLRD 347
CLRD 456 Alzheimer's Disease 301
Pneumonia 409 Pneumonia 287
Alzheimer's Disease 240 Hypertension 283
Nephritis, Neph Syndrome et al 200 Cirrhosis of Liver 211
< 1 All Causes 157 < 1 All Causes 106
Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 79 Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 44
Congenital Anomalies 22 Congenital Anomalies 26
Accidents 6 Accidents 4
Diseases of the Heart 3 Homicide and Legal Intervention 4
SIDS 3 Diseases of the Heart 3
Homicide and Legal Intervention 3
1 - 9 All Causes 48 1 - 9 All Causes 37
Accidents 12 Accidents 10
CLRD 7 Malignant Neoplasms 6
Congenital Anomalies 7 Congenital Anomalies 6
Malignant Neoplasms 5 Septicemia 1
Cerebrovascular Disease 2 Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 1
Homicide and Legal Intervention 2 Suicide 1
Homicide and Legal Intervention 1
10 - 19 All Causes 67 10 - 19 All Causes 52
Homicide and Legal Intervention 17 Malignant Neoplasms 14
Accidents 12 Accidents 11
Malignant Neoplasms 9 Suicide 6
Suicide 4 Homicide and Legal Intervention 3
Diseases of the Heart 3 Congenital Anomalies 2
20 - 24 All Causes 100 20 - 24 All Causes 84
Homicide and Legal Intervention 28 Accidents 23
Accidents 15 Suicide 14
Suicide 11 Homicide and Legal Intervention 14
Malignant Neoplasms 8 Malignant Neoplasms 6
AIDS 4 Congenital Anomalies 4
25 - 44 All Causes 872 25 - 44 All Causes 857
Accidents 127 Accidents 274
Diseases of the Heart 119 Malignant Neoplasms 115
Malignant Neoplasms 110 Diseases of the Heart 83
Homicide and Legal Intervention 96 Homicide and Legal Intervention 45
AIDS 37 Suicide 39
45 - 64 All Causes 3,938 45 - 64 All Causes 2,524
Diseases of the Heart 1,047 Malignant Neoplasms 643
Malignant Neoplasms 1,019 Diseases of the Heart 597
Accidents 320 Accidents 288
Diabetes Mellitus 209 Diabetes Mellitus 112
Cerebrovascular Disease 137 Cirrhosis of Liver 98
65 - 74 All Causes 3,110 65 - 74 All Causes 2,059
Diseases of the Heart 992 Malignant Neoplasms 597
Malignant Neoplasms 865 Diseases of the Heart 552
Diabetes Mellitus 195 Diabetes Mellitus 111
CLRD 109 CLRD 85
Hypertension 105 Cerebrovascular Disease 68
75 - 84 All Causes 3,359 75 - 84 All Causes 2,598
Diseases of the Heart 1,247 Diseases of the Heart 821
Malignant Neoplasms 754 Malignant Neoplasms 586
Diabetes Mellitus 177 Diabetes Mellitus 130
Cerebrovascular Disease 148 Cerebrovascular Disease 115
Hypertension 125 CLRD 96
85+ All Causes 3,442 85+ All Causes 2,873
Diseases of the Heart 1,469 Diseases of the Heart 1,109
Malignant Neoplasms 419 Malignant Neoplasms 329
Alzheimer's Disease 162 Alzheimer's Disease 203
Diabetes Mellitus 145 Cerebrovascular Disease 154
Cerebrovascular Disease 145 Hypertension 104

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.