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

Total(2) White
AgeCauseCount AgeCauseCount
Total(4) All Causes 53,001 Total(4) All Causes 34,696
Diseases of the Heart 21,064 Diseases of the Heart 14,797
Malignant Neoplasms 12,238 Malignant Neoplasms 7,939
Pneumonia 2,272 Pneumonia 1,522
CLRD 1,627 CLRD 1,143
Diabetes Mellitus 1,607 Accidents 1,071
< 1 All Causes 620 < 1 All Causes 275
Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 336 Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 148
Congenital Anomalies 120 Congenital Anomalies 66
Accidents 16 Gastritis, Enteritis, et al 5
Gastritis, Enteritis, et al 14 Accidents 5
SIDS 12 Diseases of the Heart 3
Cerebrovascular Disease 3
Homicide and Legal Intervention 3
1 - 9 All Causes 141 1 - 9 All Causes 69
Accidents 28 Accidents 17
Malignant Neoplasms 22 Malignant Neoplasms 15
Congenital Anomalies 22 Congenital Anomalies 9
Homicide and Legal Intervention 8 Influenza 3
CLRD 6 Homicide and Legal Intervention 3
10 - 19 All Causes 252 10 - 19 All Causes 112
Homicide and Legal Intervention 66 Accidents 29
Accidents 51 Homicide and Legal Intervention 18
Malignant Neoplasms 23 Malignant Neoplasms 10
Suicide 17 Suicide 10
Diseases of the Heart 13 Congenital Anomalies 7
Congenital Anomalies 13
20 - 24 All Causes 353 20 - 24 All Causes 174
Homicide and Legal Intervention 104 Accidents 59
Accidents 79 Homicide and Legal Intervention 37
Malignant Neoplasms 31 Malignant Neoplasms 16
Suicide 25 Suicide 15
Diseases of the Heart 18 Diseases of the Heart 6
25 - 44 All Causes 2,822 25 - 44 All Causes 1,450
Malignant Neoplasms 460 Accidents 294
Accidents 402 Malignant Neoplasms 229
Diseases of the Heart 357 Diseases of the Heart 174
AIDS 308 AIDS 136
Homicide and Legal Intervention 269 Suicide 109
45 - 64 All Causes 11,071 45 - 64 All Causes 6,188
Malignant Neoplasms 3,567 Malignant Neoplasms 2,103
Diseases of the Heart 2,863 Diseases of the Heart 1,597
AIDS 637 Accidents 323
Accidents 545 AIDS 242
Diabetes Mellitus 390 Diabetes Mellitus 203
Cirrhosis of Liver 203
65+ All Causes 37,741 65+ All Causes 26,427
Diseases of the Heart 17,799 Diseases of the Heart 13,010
Malignant Neoplasms 8,132 Malignant Neoplasms 5,565
Pneumonia 2,008 Pneumonia 1,392
CLRD 1,343 CLRD 991
Cerebrovascular Disease 1,176 Cerebrovascular Disease 736
Black Hispanic(3)
AgeCauseCount AgeCauseCount
Total(4) All Causes 14,312 Total(4) All Causes 9,140
Diseases of the Heart 4,907 Diseases of the Heart 2,765
Malignant Neoplasms 3,278 Malignant Neoplasms 2,029
Diabetes Mellitus 665 Accidents 426
AIDS 585 Diabetes Mellitus 401
Pneumonia 546 Pneumonia 400
< 1 All Causes 272 < 1 All Causes 163
Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 152 Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 88
Congenital Anomalies 36 Congenital Anomalies 44
Gastritis, Enteritis, et al 9 Accidents 3
SIDS 9 Homicide and Legal Intervention 3
Accidents 9 Diseases of the Heart 2
Gastritis, Enteritis, et al 2
Nephritis, Neph Syndrome et al 2
1 - 9 All Causes 60 1 - 9 All Causes 42
Congenital Anomalies 12 Accidents 12
Accidents 11 Malignant Neoplasms 9
Malignant Neoplasms 5 Congenital Anomalies 6
CLRD 5 Homicide and Legal Intervention 3
Homicide and Legal Intervention 5 Diseases of the Heart 2
Influenza 2
10 - 19 All Causes 117 10 - 19 All Causes 76
Homicide and Legal Intervention 45 Homicide and Legal Intervention 18
Accidents 15 Accidents 15
Malignant Neoplasms 10 Suicide 6
Diseases of the Heart 7 Malignant Neoplasms 5
CLRD 5 CLRD 5
Congenital Anomalies 5 Congenital Anomalies 5
Suicide 5
20 - 24 All Causes 151 20 - 24 All Causes 112
Homicide and Legal Intervention 66 Homicide and Legal Intervention 33
Diseases of the Heart 12 Accidents 31
Accidents 12 Suicide 7
AIDS 9 Malignant Neoplasms 6
Suicide 9 Diseases of the Heart 5
25 - 44 All Causes 1,121 25 - 44 All Causes 801
Homicide and Legal Intervention 168 Accidents 140
Malignant Neoplasms 167 Malignant Neoplasms 113
AIDS 163 AIDS 109
Diseases of the Heart 152 Diseases of the Heart 83
Accidents 82 Homicide and Legal Intervention 68
45 - 64 All Causes 3,997 45 - 64 All Causes 2,518
Malignant Neoplasms 1,125 Malignant Neoplasms 688
Diseases of the Heart 1,060 Diseases of the Heart 578
AIDS 366 AIDS 200
Accidents 177 Accidents 145
Diabetes Mellitus 162 Cirrhosis of Liver 113
65+ All Causes 8,594 65+ All Causes 5,427
Diseases of the Heart 3,670 Diseases of the Heart 2,094
Malignant Neoplasms 1,962 Malignant Neoplasms 1,208
Diabetes Mellitus 466 Pneumonia 331
Pneumonia 433 Diabetes Mellitus 273
Cerebrovascular Disease 329 CLRD 212

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.