Table 34b: Leading Causes of Death by Age and Race(1)/Ethnicity, New York State Exclusive of New York City - 2020

Total(2) White
AgeCauseCount AgeCauseCount
Total(4) All Causes 120,441 Total(4) All Causes 105,048
Diseases of the Heart 26,904 Diseases of the Heart 23,804
Malignant Neoplasms 21,651 Malignant Neoplasms 19,378
COVID-19 14,389 COVID-19 11,430
Accidents 5,644 Accidents 4,725
CLRD 4,813 CLRD 4,458
Cerebrovascular Disease 4,186 Cerebrovascular Disease 3,637
Diabetes Mellitus 3,156 Diabetes Mellitus 2,561
Alzheimer's Disease 2,688 Alzheimer's Disease 2,513
Pneumonia 2,329 Pneumonia 2,045
Nephritis, Neph Syndrome et al 1,934 Nephritis, Neph Syndrome et al 1,638
< 1 All Causes 511 < 1 All Causes 308
Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 262 Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 144
Congenital Anomalies 78 Congenital Anomalies 59
SIDS 29 SIDS 20
Accidents 28 Accidents 15
Diseases of the Heart 7 Diseases of the Heart 5
1 - 9 All Causes 143 1 - 9 All Causes 95
Accidents 32 Accidents 21
Malignant Neoplasms 20 Malignant Neoplasms 16
Congenital Anomalies 12 Congenital Anomalies 9
Homicide and Legal Intervention 11 Homicide and Legal Intervention 5
Diseases of the Heart 4 Influenza 3
Influenza 4
10 - 19 All Causes 337 10 - 19 All Causes 227
Accidents 118 Accidents 90
Homicide and Legal Intervention 49 Suicide 34
Suicide 43 Malignant Neoplasms 27
Malignant Neoplasms 33 Homicide and Legal Intervention 12
Congenital Anomalies 13 Congenital Anomalies 9
20 - 24 All Causes 604 20 - 24 All Causes 418
Accidents 273 Accidents 207
Suicide 78 Suicide 61
Homicide and Legal Intervention 64 Malignant Neoplasms 17
Diseases of the Heart 21 Diseases of the Heart 15
Malignant Neoplasms 20 Homicide and Legal Intervention 15
25 - 44 All Causes 4,960 25 - 44 All Causes 3,705
Accidents 1,809 Accidents 1,460
Malignant Neoplasms 464 Malignant Neoplasms 356
Diseases of the Heart 430 Suicide 315
Suicide 364 Diseases of the Heart 302
COVID-19 275 COVID-19 155
45 - 64 All Causes 19,285 45 - 64 All Causes 15,355
Malignant Neoplasms 4,878 Malignant Neoplasms 4,157
Diseases of the Heart 3,611 Diseases of the Heart 2,871
COVID-19 2,148 COVID-19 1,368
Accidents 1,533 Accidents 1,222
Cirrhosis of Liver 643 Cirrhosis of Liver 556
65 - 74 All Causes 22,165 65 - 74 All Causes 18,950
Malignant Neoplasms 5,998 Malignant Neoplasms 5,358
Diseases of the Heart 4,446 Diseases of the Heart 3,791
COVID-19 2,848 COVID-19 2,078
CLRD 1,120 CLRD 1,038
Diabetes Mellitus 770 Diabetes Mellitus 637
75 - 84 All Causes 28,841 75 - 84 All Causes 25,523
Diseases of the Heart 6,286 Diseases of the Heart 5,537
Malignant Neoplasms 5,949 Malignant Neoplasms 5,454
COVID-19 3,731 COVID-19 2,990
CLRD 1,522 CLRD 1,429
Cerebrovascular Disease 1,107 Cerebrovascular Disease 953
85+ All Causes 43,591 85+ All Causes 40,463
Diseases of the Heart 12,093 Diseases of the Heart 11,276
COVID-19 5,368 COVID-19 4,828
Malignant Neoplasms 4,288 Malignant Neoplasms 3,992
Cerebrovascular Disease 1,935 Alzheimer's Disease 1,777
Alzheimer's Disease 1,886 Cerebrovascular Disease 1,768
Black Hispanic(3)
AgeCauseCount AgeCauseCount
Total(4) All Causes 9,994 Total(4) All Causes 6,309
Diseases of the Heart 2,073 COVID-19 1,827
COVID-19 1,678 Diseases of the Heart 984
Malignant Neoplasms 1,503 Malignant Neoplasms 804
Accidents 599 Accidents 479
Diabetes Mellitus 400 Diabetes Mellitus 192
Cerebrovascular Disease 357 Cerebrovascular Disease 190
CLRD 269 Cirrhosis of Liver 124
Homicide and Legal Intervention 243 Pneumonia 108
Nephritis, Neph Syndrome et al 221 CLRD 100
Hypertension 182 Alzheimer's Disease 75
Pneumonia 182
< 1 All Causes 120 < 1 All Causes 90
Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 72 Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 43
Congenital Anomalies 9 Congenital Anomalies 15
Accidents 8 Accidents 4
SIDS 5 Septicemia 2
Homicide and Legal Intervention 2 Diseases of the Heart 2
SIDS 2
Homicide and Legal Intervention 2
1 - 9 All Causes 19 1 - 9 All Causes 28
Accidents 5 Accidents 5
Homicide and Legal Intervention 3 Homicide and Legal Intervention 5
Septicemia 1 Malignant Neoplasms 4
Malignant Neoplasms 1 Congenital Anomalies 4
Diseases of the Heart 1
CLRD 1
Congenital Anomalies 1
COVID-19 1
10 - 19 All Causes 74 10 - 19 All Causes 55
Homicide and Legal Intervention 34 Accidents 16
Accidents 15 Homicide and Legal Intervention 12
Malignant Neoplasms 5 Malignant Neoplasms 5
Suicide 4 Cerebrovascular Disease 3
CLRD 2 Oth Dis of the Circ System 3
Congenital Anomalies 2 Suicide 3
COVID-19 2
20 - 24 All Causes 113 20 - 24 All Causes 90
Homicide and Legal Intervention 43 Accidents 38
Accidents 34 Homicide and Legal Intervention 11
Suicide 8 Suicide 8
Diseases of the Heart 4 COVID-19 6
Malignant Neoplasms 2 Diseases of the Heart 5
Diabetes Mellitus 2
Oth Dis of the Circ System 2
25 - 44 All Causes 813 25 - 44 All Causes 668
Accidents 214 Accidents 206
Homicide and Legal Intervention 119 COVID-19 134
Diseases of the Heart 93 Malignant Neoplasms 60
Malignant Neoplasms 72 Diseases of the Heart 36
COVID-19 52 Homicide and Legal Intervention 30
45 - 64 All Causes 2,675 45 - 64 All Causes 1,722
Diseases of the Heart 547 COVID-19 652
Malignant Neoplasms 490 Malignant Neoplasms 252
COVID-19 400 Diseases of the Heart 198
Accidents 230 Accidents 148
Diabetes Mellitus 126 Diabetes Mellitus 60
65 - 74 All Causes 2,151 65 - 74 All Causes 1,204
COVID-19 459 COVID-19 432
Diseases of the Heart 455 Diseases of the Heart 204
Malignant Neoplasms 443 Malignant Neoplasms 189
Diabetes Mellitus 87 Diabetes Mellitus 47
Cerebrovascular Disease 68 Cerebrovascular Disease 30
75 - 84 All Causes 2,066 75 - 84 All Causes 1,217
Diseases of the Heart 457 COVID-19 345
COVID-19 437 Diseases of the Heart 222
Malignant Neoplasms 310 Malignant Neoplasms 186
Diabetes Mellitus 98 Cerebrovascular Disease 51
Cerebrovascular Disease 92 Diabetes Mellitus 41
85+ All Causes 1,963 85+ All Causes 1,235
Diseases of the Heart 514 Diseases of the Heart 317
COVID-19 327 COVID-19 257
Malignant Neoplasms 180 Malignant Neoplasms 105
Cerebrovascular Disease 111 Cerebrovascular Disease 64
Alzheimer's Disease 71 Alzheimer's Disease 47

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.