Table 31c: Death Summary Information by Race/Ethnicity, New York City - 2020

Category Total Number(2) Total Percent Race(1)/Ethnicity
White Number White Percent Black Number Black Percent Other Number Other Percent Hispanic Number(3) Hispanic Percent
All Deaths 82,952 100.0 42,145 100.0 24,450 100.0 13,291 100.0 19,531 100.0
Sex
Male 43,673 52.6 21,902 52.0 12,138 49.6 7,595 57.1 10,889 55.8
Female 39,276 47.3 20,241 48.0 12,312 50.4 5,695 42.8 8,641 44.2
Not Stated 3 0.0 2 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.0 1 0.0
Age
< 1 339 0.4 101 0.2 127 0.5 59 0.4 89 0.5
1 - 9 89 0.1 46 0.1 29 0.1 11 0.1 22 0.1
10 - 19 210 0.3 80 0.2 79 0.3 42 0.3 60 0.3
20 - 24 425 0.5 187 0.4 161 0.7 68 0.5 142 0.7
25 - 34 1,488 1.8 675 1.6 517 2.1 226 1.7 489 2.5
35 - 44 2,507 3.0 1,121 2.7 833 3.4 400 3.0 894 4.6
45 - 54 5,101 6.1 2,064 4.9 1,813 7.4 933 7.0 1,679 8.6
55 - 64 11,295 13.6 4,483 10.6 4,353 17.8 1,893 14.2 2,987 15.3
65 - 74 16,596 20.0 7,605 18.0 5,448 22.3 2,805 21.1 3,948 20.2
75 - 84 19,764 23.8 10,098 24.0 5,743 23.5 3,249 24.4 4,571 23.4
85+ 25,131 30.3 15,683 37.2 5,347 21.9 3,605 27.1 4,649 23.8
Cause of Death
Heart Disease 21,397 25.8 11,445 27.2 6,408 26.2 2,808 21.1 3,838 19.7
Mal Neoplasms 11,131 13.4 6,031 14.3 3,012 12.3 1,831 13.8 2,140 11.0
Cerebrovas Dis 2,247 2.7 1,101 2.6 705 2.9 378 2.8 526 2.7
AIDS 339 0.4 104 0.2 185 0.8 20 0.2 102 0.5
Pneumonia 1,974 2.4 1,072 2.5 493 2.0 340 2.6 467 2.4
CLRD 1,753 2.1 1,033 2.5 453 1.9 211 1.6 360 1.8
Diabetes Mellitus 2,231 2.7 861 2.0 920 3.8 350 2.6 544 2.8
Accidents 2,993 3.6 1,594 3.8 874 3.6 348 2.6 894 4.6
COVID-19 21,948 26.5 10,023 23.8 6,457 26.4 4,412 33.2 6,814 34.9
Other 16,939 20.4 8,881 21.1 4,943 20.2 2,593 19.5 3,846 19.7
Institution
Hospital 46,053 55.5 21,950 52.1 14,208 58.1 8,083 60.8 12,250 62.7
Home/Pub Place 22,108 26.7 12,258 29.1 6,022 24.6 3,071 23.1 4,585 23.5
Nursing Home 12,164 14.7 6,445 15.3 3,541 14.5 1,750 13.2 2,167 11.1
Hospice 1,052 1.3 672 1.6 200 0.8 172 1.3 151 0.8
Oth Institution 1,572 1.9 819 1.9 478 2.0 214 1.6 377 1.9
Type of Disposition
Burial 43,785 52.8 22,713 53.9 12,787 52.3 6,559 49.3 8,196 42.0
Cremation 36,318 43.8 17,420 41.3 11,070 45.3 6,511 49.0 10,998 56.3
Other/Unknown 2,849 3.4 2,012 4.8 593 2.4 221 1.7 337 1.7

(1) Race coding based on 2000 Census categories: White Alone, Black Alone, Other, Not Stated.

(2) Total Deaths includes deaths with race "Not Stated", age "Not Stated", institution "Not Stated".

(3) Hispanic is a separate count equal to Hispanic White + Hispanic Black + Hispanic Other + Hispanic Race Not Stated.