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

Total(2) White
AgeCauseCount AgeCauseCount
Total(4) All Causes 203,393 Total(4) All Causes 147,193
Diseases of the Heart 48,301 Diseases of the Heart 35,249
COVID-19 36,337 Malignant Neoplasms 25,409
Malignant Neoplasms 32,782 COVID-19 21,453
Accidents 8,637 Accidents 6,319
CLRD 6,566 CLRD 5,491
Cerebrovascular Disease 6,433 Cerebrovascular Disease 4,738
Diabetes Mellitus 5,387 Diabetes Mellitus 3,422
Pneumonia 4,303 Alzheimer's Disease 3,271
Alzheimer's Disease 3,847 Pneumonia 3,117
Hypertension 3,130 Hypertension 1,974
< 1 All Causes 850 < 1 All Causes 409
Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 437 Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 189
Congenital Anomalies 135 Congenital Anomalies 79
SIDS 39 SIDS 24
Accidents 38 Accidents 19
Diseases of the Heart 12 Diseases of the Heart 8
1 - 9 All Causes 232 1 - 9 All Causes 141
Accidents 46 Accidents 29
Malignant Neoplasms 37 Malignant Neoplasms 28
Congenital Anomalies 19 Congenital Anomalies 14
Homicide and Legal Intervention 16 Homicide and Legal Intervention 7
Diseases of the Heart 7 Cerebrovascular Disease 4
Influenza 7
10 - 19 All Causes 547 10 - 19 All Causes 307
Accidents 156 Accidents 106
Homicide and Legal Intervention 84 Suicide 44
Suicide 65 Malignant Neoplasms 40
Malignant Neoplasms 62 Homicide and Legal Intervention 22
Congenital Anomalies 20 Congenital Anomalies 12
20 - 24 All Causes 1,029 20 - 24 All Causes 605
Accidents 412 Accidents 281
Homicide and Legal Intervention 146 Suicide 74
Suicide 110 Malignant Neoplasms 39
Malignant Neoplasms 51 Homicide and Legal Intervention 31
COVID-19 40 Diseases of the Heart 20
25 - 44 All Causes 8,955 25 - 44 All Causes 5,501
Accidents 2,721 Accidents 2,008
COVID-19 1,005 Malignant Neoplasms 538
Malignant Neoplasms 836 COVID-19 443
Diseases of the Heart 762 Diseases of the Heart 429
Suicide 549 Suicide 413
45 - 64 All Causes 35,681 45 - 64 All Causes 21,902
Malignant Neoplasms 7,719 Malignant Neoplasms 5,419
COVID-19 6,994 Diseases of the Heart 4,027
Diseases of the Heart 6,705 COVID-19 3,180
Accidents 2,694 Accidents 1,755
Diabetes Mellitus 1,135 Cirrhosis of Liver 705
65 - 74 All Causes 38,761 65 - 74 All Causes 26,555
Malignant Neoplasms 9,028 Malignant Neoplasms 6,941
Diseases of the Heart 8,241 Diseases of the Heart 5,533
COVID-19 8,176 COVID-19 4,287
CLRD 1,479 CLRD 1,244
Diabetes Mellitus 1,292 Diabetes Mellitus 833
75 - 84 All Causes 48,605 75 - 84 All Causes 35,621
Diseases of the Heart 11,671 Diseases of the Heart 8,348
COVID-19 9,565 Malignant Neoplasms 7,088
Malignant Neoplasms 8,732 COVID-19 5,645
CLRD 2,027 CLRD 1,745
Cerebrovascular Disease 1,687 Cerebrovascular Disease 1,235
85+ All Causes 68,722 85+ All Causes 56,146
Diseases of the Heart 20,859 Diseases of the Heart 16,874
COVID-19 10,535 COVID-19 7,872
Malignant Neoplasms 6,316 Malignant Neoplasms 5,315
Cerebrovascular Disease 2,837 Alzheimer's Disease 2,348
Alzheimer's Disease 2,714 Cerebrovascular Disease 2,314
Black Hispanic(3)
AgeCauseCount AgeCauseCount
Total(4) All Causes 34,444 Total(4) All Causes 25,840
Diseases of the Heart 8,481 COVID-19 8,641
COVID-19 8,135 Diseases of the Heart 4,822
Malignant Neoplasms 4,515 Malignant Neoplasms 2,944
Accidents 1,473 Accidents 1,373
Diabetes Mellitus 1,320 Diabetes Mellitus 736
Cerebrovascular Disease 1,062 Cerebrovascular Disease 716
Hypertension 801 Pneumonia 575
CLRD 722 CLRD 460
Pneumonia 675 Hypertension 407
Homicide and Legal Intervention 550 Cirrhosis of Liver 387
< 1 All Causes 247 < 1 All Causes 179
Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 132 Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 83
Congenital Anomalies 24 Congenital Anomalies 33
SIDS 11 Accidents 9
Accidents 11 SIDS 6
Homicide and Legal Intervention 5 Cerebrovascular Disease 4
1 - 9 All Causes 48 1 - 9 All Causes 50
Accidents 11 Malignant Neoplasms 9
Homicide and Legal Intervention 6 Congenital Anomalies 8
Malignant Neoplasms 4 Accidents 7
CLRD 4 Homicide and Legal Intervention 7
COVID-19 3 Cerebrovascular Disease 2
10 - 19 All Causes 153 10 - 19 All Causes 115
Homicide and Legal Intervention 56 Accidents 26
Accidents 26 Homicide and Legal Intervention 22
Malignant Neoplasms 12 Malignant Neoplasms 13
Suicide 9 Suicide 7
Diseases of the Heart 5 COVID-19 5
Congenital Anomalies 5
COVID-19 5
20 - 24 All Causes 274 20 - 24 All Causes 232
Homicide and Legal Intervention 104 Accidents 96
Accidents 66 Homicide and Legal Intervention 26
Suicide 21 COVID-19 19
COVID-19 11 Suicide 16
Diseases of the Heart 6 Malignant Neoplasms 15
CLRD 6
25 - 44 All Causes 2,163 25 - 44 All Causes 2,051
Accidents 428 Accidents 521
Homicide and Legal Intervention 288 COVID-19 511
COVID-19 259 Malignant Neoplasms 168
Diseases of the Heart 246 Diseases of the Heart 109
Malignant Neoplasms 160 Cirrhosis of Liver 90
45 - 64 All Causes 8,841 45 - 64 All Causes 6,388
COVID-19 2,008 COVID-19 2,488
Diseases of the Heart 1,929 Diseases of the Heart 879
Malignant Neoplasms 1,432 Malignant Neoplasms 854
Accidents 670 Accidents 517
Diabetes Mellitus 357 Diabetes Mellitus 183
65 - 74 All Causes 7,599 65 - 74 All Causes 5,152
COVID-19 2,143 COVID-19 2,096
Diseases of the Heart 1,820 Diseases of the Heart 887
Malignant Neoplasms 1,362 Malignant Neoplasms 772
Diabetes Mellitus 304 Diabetes Mellitus 170
Cerebrovascular Disease 204 Pneumonia 113
75 - 84 All Causes 7,809 75 - 84 All Causes 5,788
COVID-19 2,202 COVID-19 2,030
Diseases of the Heart 2,084 Diseases of the Heart 1,281
Malignant Neoplasms 964 Malignant Neoplasms 684
Diabetes Mellitus 307 Diabetes Mellitus 178
Cerebrovascular Disease 280 Cerebrovascular Disease 178
85+ All Causes 7,310 85+ All Causes 5,884
Diseases of the Heart 2,386 Diseases of the Heart 1,652
COVID-19 1,504 COVID-19 1,490
Malignant Neoplasms 577 Malignant Neoplasms 428
Cerebrovascular Disease 323 Cerebrovascular Disease 275
Diabetes Mellitus 273 Alzheimer's Disease 240

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.