Table 32: Death Summary Information by Age
New York State 1997

Age at Death
Total1 < 1 1-9 10-19 20-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75-84 85+

Total Deaths
157,975 1,728 517 822 976 2,934 6,310 10,159 15,522 31,198 45,067 42,730
Race
White 132,609 965 329 553 652 1,916 4,121 7,198 11,734 25,984 39,894 39,257
Black 21,761 569 165 240 283 919 1,950 2,598 3,301 4,487 4,340 2,907
Other 2,690 60 20 23 30 78 176 291 391 560 652 408
Ethnicity
Hispanic 9,391 231 58 110 185 554 1,010 1,253 1,392 1,843 1,601 1,153
Cause of Death
Heart Disease 60,628 35 26 34 57 225 867 2,364 4,815 11,005 18,923 22,271
Malignant Neoplasms 37,280 5 54 59 70 296 1,204 3,189 5,765 10,650 10,893 5,093
Cerebrovascular Disease 7,990 7 8 11 8 34 149 372 575 1,344 2,574 2,908
AIDS 3,010 5 22 21 19 523 1,272 830 238 73 6 0
Pneumonia 6,623 15 21 7 5 44 129 165 314 839 2,035 3,049
COPD 6,065 5 6 11 5 24 64 185 554 1,543 2,292 1,376
Accidents 4,232 27 136 305 287 456 482 427 337 480 656 638
Institution
Hospital 93,369 1,678 414 538 577 1,839 4,247 6,732 10,195 19,729 26,627 20,790
Home/Public Place 35,133 47 97 271 374 996 1,759 2,784 4,188 7,816 9,527 7,267
Nursing Home 23,672 0 3 5 6 42 180 346 638 2,269 7,007 13,175
Other Institution 5,426 2 1 1 1 29 104 278 463 1,324 1,790 1,432

1 Total includes records with information Not Stated

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