Table 34a : Deaths from Five Leading Causes of Death by Age and Race(1)/Ethnicity New York State - 2008

Total(2) White
AgeCauseCount AgeCauseCount
Total(4) All Causes 147,469 Total(4) All Causes 121,378
Diseases of the Heart 49,137 Diseases of the Heart 40,786
Malignant Neoplasms 35,101 Malignant Neoplasms 29,005
CLRD 6,841 CLRD 6,131
Cerebrovascular Disease 5,883 Cerebrovascular Disease 4,859
Accidents 4,988 Accidents 4,132
< 1 All Causes 1,359 < 1 All Causes 723
Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 722 Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 365
Congenital Anomalies 260 Congenital Anomalies 168
SIDS 74 SIDS 44
Accidents 34 Accidents 13
Gastritis, Enteritis, et al 23 Septicemia 9
Gastritis, Enteritis, et al 9
1 - 9 All Causes 349 1 - 9 All Causes 222
Accidents 74 Accidents 52
Malignant Neoplasms 51 Malignant Neoplasms 41
Congenital Anomalies 50 Congenital Anomalies 31
Homicide and Legal Intervention 19 Diseases of the Heart 10
Diseases of the Heart 15 Homicide and Legal Intervention 7
10 - 19 All Causes 663 10 - 19 All Causes 413
Accidents 214 Accidents 164
Homicide and Legal Intervention 110 Suicide 42
Malignant Neoplasms 60 Malignant Neoplasms 37
Suicide 54 Homicide and Legal Intervention 28
Diseases of the Heart 35 Diseases of the Heart 22
20 - 24 All Causes 864 20 - 24 All Causes 578
Accidents 299 Accidents 257
Homicide and Legal Intervention 162 Suicide 76
Suicide 97 Homicide and Legal Intervention 53
Malignant Neoplasms 72 Malignant Neoplasms 49
Diseases of the Heart 39 Diseases of the Heart 22
25 - 44 All Causes 5,972 25 - 44 All Causes 3,958
Accidents 1,161 Accidents 951
Malignant Neoplasms 1,012 Malignant Neoplasms 688
Diseases of the Heart 800 Diseases of the Heart 530
Suicide 474 Suicide 379
Homicide and Legal Intervention 402 AIDS 165
45 - 64 All Causes 26,531 45 - 64 All Causes 19,485
Malignant Neoplasms 9,368 Malignant Neoplasms 7,205
Diseases of the Heart 6,209 Diseases of the Heart 4,453
Accidents 1,421 Accidents 1,098
CLRD 790 CLRD 634
Diabetes Mellitus 785 Cirrhosis of Liver 596
65+ All Causes 111,726 65+ All Causes 95,995
Diseases of the Heart 42,023 Diseases of the Heart 35,741
Malignant Neoplasms 24,534 Malignant Neoplasms 20,983
CLRD 5,969 CLRD 5,448
Cerebrovascular Disease 5,012 Cerebrovascular Disease 4,308
Pneumonia 4,047 Pneumonia 3,332
Black Hispanic(3)
AgeCauseCount AgeCauseCount
Total(4) All Causes 20,168 Total(4) All Causes 11,352
Diseases of the Heart 6,494 Diseases of the Heart 3,268
Malignant Neoplasms 4,634 Malignant Neoplasms 2,518
Diabetes Mellitus 875 Accidents 612
Cerebrovascular Disease 786 Diabetes Mellitus 462
AIDS 672 Pneumonia 445
< 1 All Causes 492 < 1 All Causes 267
Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 288 Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 137
Congenital Anomalies 59 Congenital Anomalies 66
SIDS 24 Accidents 9
Accidents 15 SIDS 5
Gastritis, Enteritis, et al 14 Septicemia 4
Diseases of the Heart 4
1 - 9 All Causes 99 1 - 9 All Causes 64
Accidents 20 Accidents 16
Congenital Anomalies 17 Malignant Neoplasms 10
Homicide and Legal Intervention 10 Congenital Anomalies 10
Malignant Neoplasms 6 Homicide and Legal Intervention 5
CLRD 6 Diseases of the Heart 4
10 - 19 All Causes 194 10 - 19 All Causes 109
Homicide and Legal Intervention 73 Accidents 25
Accidents 33 Homicide and Legal Intervention 22
Malignant Neoplasms 15 Malignant Neoplasms 9
Diseases of the Heart 11 Suicide 8
Congenital Anomalies 7 Congenital Anomalies 6
Suicide 7
20 - 24 All Causes 230 20 - 24 All Causes 161
Homicide and Legal Intervention 104 Accidents 49
Accidents 25 Homicide and Legal Intervention 41
Diseases of the Heart 16 Malignant Neoplasms 10
Suicide 16 Suicide 10
Malignant Neoplasms 12 Diseases of the Heart 7
25 - 44 All Causes 1,589 25 - 44 All Causes 1,063
Malignant Neoplasms 236 Accidents 220
Homicide and Legal Intervention 233 Malignant Neoplasms 151
Diseases of the Heart 223 AIDS 116
AIDS 189 Diseases of the Heart 111
Accidents 135 Homicide and Legal Intervention 93
45 - 64 All Causes 5,660 45 - 64 All Causes 3,079
Malignant Neoplasms 1,663 Malignant Neoplasms 856
Diseases of the Heart 1,437 Diseases of the Heart 697
AIDS 422 AIDS 217
Accidents 243 Accidents 190
Diabetes Mellitus 224 Cirrhosis of Liver 148
65+ All Causes 11,904 65+ All Causes 6,608
Diseases of the Heart 4,799 Diseases of the Heart 2,441
Malignant Neoplasms 2,701 Malignant Neoplasms 1,482
Diabetes Mellitus 596 Pneumonia 365
Cerebrovascular Disease 531 Diabetes Mellitus 324
Pneumonia 500 CLRD 262

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.