Table 46c: Leading Causes of Premature Death (<65) and Years of Life Lost, New York City - 2019

Cause of Death Total Male Female
Deaths YLL Deaths YLL Deaths YLL
Total 13,984 216,997 8,796 139,636 5,188 77,361
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) 244 3,521 156 2,411 88 1,110
Malignant Neoplasms 3,396 37,174 1,690 18,248 1,706 18,926
   Buccal Cavity and Pharynx 62 554 51 453 11 101
   Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 1,086 10,865 670 6,632 416 4,233
   Respiratory System 562 4,246 319 2,446 243 1,800
     Trachea, Bronchus and Lung 526 3,873 290 2,157 236 1,716
   Breast 394 4,612 1 11 393 4,601
   Genital Organs 392 3,841 86 605 306 3,236
   Urinary Organs 112 1,101 83 784 29 317
   Other and Unspecified Sites 486 7,610 286 4,504 200 3,106
   Lymphatic and Hematopoietic Tissues 302 4,345 194 2,813 108 1,532
Diabetes Mellitus 526 5,616 338 3,878 188 1,738
Diseases of the Circulatory System 3,555 35,460 2,409 23,859 1,146 11,601
   Diseases of the Heart 2,857 27,390 1,989 18,995 868 8,395
     Hypertension with Heart Disease 587 6,281 395 4,360 192 1,921
     Acute Myocardial Infarction 322 2,523 228 1,963 94 560
     Other Ischemic Heart Diseases+ 1,585 12,864 1,139 9,215 446 3,649
     Other Diseases of the Heart 363 5,722 227 3,457 136 2,265
   Hypertension with or without Renal Disease 190 1,716 107 1,029 83 687
   Cerebrovascular Disease 351 4,217 211 2,549 140 1,668
   Other Diseases of the Circulatory System 157 2,137 102 1,286 55 851
Pneumonia 249 2,826 148 1,838 101 988
Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease (CLRD) 303 3,809 161 2,064 142 1,745
Cirrhosis of Liver 284 3,631 205 2,728 79 903
Congenital Anomalies 164 7,790 93 4,259 71 3,531
Certain Condtions Originating in the Perinatal Period 206 13,328 121 7,858 85 5,470
Accidents (Total) 1,749 37,426 1,330 28,498 419 8,928
   Motor Vehicle 202 5,684 157 4,395 45 1,289
   Drownings 27 1,084 20 747 7 337
   Falls 117 1,990 83 1,492 34 498
   Poisonings 1,234 24,226 944 18,638 290 5,588
Suicide 437 10,703 320 7,775 117 2,928
Homicide and Legal Intervention 291 9,339 243 7,824 48 1,515
All Other Causes 2,580 46,374 1,582 28,396 998 17,978

YLL - Years of Life Lost is calculated by subtracting age at death from 65.