Table 34c : Deaths from Five Leading Causes of Death by Age and Race(1)/Ethnicity, New York City - 2006

Total(2) White
AgeCauseCount AgeCauseCount
Total(4) All Causes 54,190 Total(4) All Causes 35,578
Diseases of the Heart 21,677 Diseases of the Heart 15,360
Malignant Neoplasms 12,281 Malignant Neoplasms 7,999
Pneumonia 2,543 Pneumonia 1,741
Cerebrovascular Disease 1,710 Cerebrovascular Disease 1,014
Diabetes Mellitus 1,677 CLRD 978
< 1 All Causes 678 < 1 All Causes 299
Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 415 Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 184
Congenital Anomalies 114 Congenital Anomalies 50
SIDS 12 SIDS 8
Accidents 11 Accidents 7
Septicemia 8 Septicemia 2
Malignant Neoplasms 2
Diseases of the Heart 2
Cerebrovascular Disease 2
Gastritis, Enteritis, et al 2
Homicide and Legal Intervention 2
1 - 9 All Causes 156 1 - 9 All Causes 74
Accidents 30 Accidents 15
Homicide and Legal Intervention 22 Homicide and Legal Intervention 12
Congenital Anomalies 21 Malignant Neoplasms 11
Malignant Neoplasms 19 Congenital Anomalies 11
Diseases of the Heart 5 Diseases of the Heart 2
10 - 19 All Causes 263 10 - 19 All Causes 133
Homicide and Legal Intervention 68 Accidents 24
Accidents 43 Homicide and Legal Intervention 24
Malignant Neoplasms 30 Malignant Neoplasms 20
Diseases of the Heart 15 Suicide 10
Suicide 14 Diseases of the Heart 6
20 - 24 All Causes 371 20 - 24 All Causes 193
Homicide and Legal Intervention 127 Homicide and Legal Intervention 45
Accidents 72 Accidents 43
Suicide 28 Malignant Neoplasms 18
Malignant Neoplasms 26 Suicide 18
Diseases of the Heart 13 Diseases of the Heart 5
CLRD 5
25 - 44 All Causes 3,079 25 - 44 All Causes 1,531
Malignant Neoplasms 484 Malignant Neoplasms 237
AIDS 393 Accidents 154
Diseases of the Heart 331 AIDS 153
Homicide and Legal Intervention 252 Diseases of the Heart 140
Accidents 242 Suicide 96
45 - 64 All Causes 11,159 45 - 64 All Causes 6,093
Malignant Neoplasms 3,433 Malignant Neoplasms 1,972
Diseases of the Heart 2,843 Diseases of the Heart 1,552
AIDS 691 AIDS 269
Diabetes Mellitus 398 Diabetes Mellitus 196
Cerebrovascular Disease 319 Accidents 185
65+ All Causes 38,483 65+ All Causes 27,254
Diseases of the Heart 18,467 Diseases of the Heart 13,653
Malignant Neoplasms 8,286 Malignant Neoplasms 5,738
Pneumonia 2,230 Pneumonia 1,569
Cerebrovascular Disease 1,307 CLRD 849
Diabetes Mellitus 1,183 Cerebrovascular Disease 832
Black Hispanic(3)
AgeCauseCount AgeCauseCount
Total(4) All Causes 14,714 Total(4) All Causes 8,713
Diseases of the Heart 4,996 Diseases of the Heart 2,710
Malignant Neoplasms 3,267 Malignant Neoplasms 1,817
Diabetes Mellitus 670 Pneumonia 403
AIDS 662 Diabetes Mellitus 387
Pneumonia 600 AIDS 327
< 1 All Causes 300 < 1 All Causes 182
Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 178 Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 114
Congenital Anomalies 49 Congenital Anomalies 33
Septicemia 6 Accidents 6
Homicide and Legal Intervention 5 SIDS 5
Pneumonia 4 Cerebrovascular Disease 2
Accidents 4 Gastritis, Enteritis, et al 2
Homicide and Legal Intervention 2
1 - 9 All Causes 60 1 - 9 All Causes 38
Accidents 10 Homicide and Legal Intervention 11
Homicide and Legal Intervention 10 Accidents 8
Malignant Neoplasms 7 Congenital Anomalies 6
Congenital Anomalies 7 Malignant Neoplasms 5
Pneumonia 4 Septicemia 1
Diseases of the Heart 1
Influenza 1
CLRD 1
10 - 19 All Causes 109 10 - 19 All Causes 78
Homicide and Legal Intervention 43 Homicide and Legal Intervention 18
Accidents 12 Accidents 15
Diseases of the Heart 9 Malignant Neoplasms 7
Malignant Neoplasms 7 Diseases of the Heart 5
AIDS 5 Suicide 5
CLRD 5
20 - 24 All Causes 147 20 - 24 All Causes 103
Homicide and Legal Intervention 80 Homicide and Legal Intervention 36
Accidents 20 Accidents 24
AIDS 6 Malignant Neoplasms 7
Malignant Neoplasms 6 Suicide 7
Diseases of the Heart 5 Pneumonia 3
Suicide 5 CLRD 3
25 - 44 All Causes 1,304 25 - 44 All Causes 845
AIDS 227 Malignant Neoplasms 116
Malignant Neoplasms 173 AIDS 115
Diseases of the Heart 163 Accidents 78
Homicide and Legal Intervention 151 Diseases of the Heart 69
Accidents 68 Homicide and Legal Intervention 68
45 - 64 All Causes 4,134 45 - 64 All Causes 2,375
Malignant Neoplasms 1,133 Malignant Neoplasms 633
Diseases of the Heart 1,062 Diseases of the Heart 533
AIDS 393 AIDS 191
Diabetes Mellitus 168 Diabetes Mellitus 102
Cerebrovascular Disease 132 Cirrhosis of Liver 87
65+ All Causes 8,660 65+ All Causes 5,091
Diseases of the Heart 3,754 Diseases of the Heart 2,101
Malignant Neoplasms 1,941 Malignant Neoplasms 1,048
Pneumonia 480 Pneumonia 330
Diabetes Mellitus 444 Diabetes Mellitus 264
Cerebrovascular Disease 343 Cerebrovascular Disease 222

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.