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Table 34a: Deaths From Five Leading Causes of Death by Age and Race/Ethnicity
New York State 1998
  Total1

Age Cause Count

Total All Causes 155,651
  Diseases of the Heart 59,241
  Malignant Neoplasms 36,844
  Cerebrovascular Disease 7,747
  Pneumonia 6,800
  COPD 6,408
<1 All Causes 1,608
  Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 876
  Congenital Anomalies 333
  SIDS 100
  Diseases of the Heart 36
  Pneumonia 33
1 - 9 All Causes 494
  Accidents 135
  Malignant Neoplasms 68
  Congenital Anomalies 48
  Homicide and Legal Intervention 31
  Diseases of the Heart 23
10 - 19 All Causes 804
  Accidents 286
  Homicide and Legal Intervention 113
  Malignant Neoplasms 78
  Suicide 71
  Diseases of the Heart 39
20 - 24 All Causes 809
  Accidents 220
  Homicide and Legal Intervention 191
  Suicide 109
  Malignant Neoplasms 68
  Diseases of the Heart 39
25 - 44 All Causes 8,311
  Malignant Neoplasms 1,377
  AIDS 1,282
  Diseases of the Heart 1,020
  Accidents 872
  Suicide 547
45 - 64 All Causes 25,220
  Malignant Neoplasms 9,004
  Diseases of the Heart 6,847
  AIDS 870
  Cerebrovascular Disease 867
  Accidents 750
65+ All Causes 118,299
  Diseases of the Heart 51,199
  Malignant Neoplasms 26,226
  Cerebrovascular Disease 6,649
  Pneumonia 6,079
  COPD 5,583

White

Age Cause Count

Total All Causes 130,772
  Diseases of the Heart 51,175
  Malignant Neoplasms 31,121
  Cerebrovascular Disease 6,637
  Pneumonia 5,827
  COPD 5,797
<1 All Causes 885
  Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 431
  Congenital Anomalies 221
  SIDS 61
  Diseases of the Heart 23
  Pneumonia 14
1 - 9 All Causes 297
  Accidents 73
  Malignant Neoplasms 52
  Congenital Anomalies 32
  Diseases of the Heart 14
  Pneumonia 13
10 - 19 All Causes 553
  Accidents 240
  Malignant Neoplasms 60
  Suicide 58
  Homicide and Legal Intervention 35
  Diseases of the Heart 19
20 - 24 All Causes 513
  Accidents 176
  Suicide 91
  Homicide and Legal Intervention 67
  Malignant Neoplasms 51
  Diseases of the Heart 22
25 - 44 All Causes 5,442
  Malignant Neoplasms 997
  Accidents 709
  Diseases of the Heart 705
  AIDS 612
  Suicide 442
45 - 64 All Causes 18,546
  Malignant Neoplasms 6,992
  Diseases of the Heart 5,074
  Accidents 601
  Cerebrovascular Disease 572
  COPD 566
65+ All Causes 104,462
  Diseases of the Heart 45,290
  Malignant Neoplasms 22,950
  Cerebrovascular Disease 5,932
  Pneumonia 5,339
  COPD 5,161

  Black

Age Cause Count

Total All Causes 21,111
  Diseases of the Heart 6,789
  Malignant Neoplasms 4,843
  AIDS 1,164
  Cerebrovascular Disease 923
  Pneumonia 797
<1 All Causes 529
  Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 307
  Congenital Anomalies 75
  SIDS 36
  Pneumonia 17
  Accidents 11
1 - 9 All Causes 177
  Accidents 54
  Homicide and Legal Intervention 17
  Congenital Anomalies 15
  Malignant Neoplasms 13
  Diseases of the Heart 8
10 - 19 All Causes 227
  Homicide and Legal Intervention 76
  Accidents 34
  Diseases of the Heart 20
  Malignant Neoplasms 14
  Suicide 12
20 - 24 All Causes 262
  Homicide and Legal Intervention 119
  Accidents 36
  Diseases of the Heart 15
  Suicide 15
  Malignant Neoplasms 14
25 - 44 All Causes 2,548
  AIDS 640
  Malignant Neoplasms 309
  Diseases of the Heart 283
  Homicide and Legal Intervention 213
  Accidents 136
45 - 64 All Causes 5,767
  Malignant Neoplasms 1,707
  Diseases of the Heart 1,532
  AIDS 456
  Cerebrovascular Disease 248
  Diabetes Mellitus 218
65+ All Causes 11,581
  Diseases of the Heart 4,915
  Malignant Neoplasms 2,783
  Pneumonia 598
  Cerebrovascular Disease 589
  Diabetes Mellitus 487

 
Hispanic2

Age Cause Count

Total All Causes 9,088
  Diseases of the Heart 2,676
  Malignant Neoplasms 1,904
  AIDS 570
  Cerebrovascular Disease 394
  Pneumonia 385
<1 All Causes 214
  Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 126
  Congenital Anomalies 40
  SIDS 10
  Pneumonia 4
  Homicide and Legal Intervention 4
1 - 9 All Causes 69
  Malignant Neoplasms 16
  Accidents 9
  Congenital Anomalies 7
  Homicide and Legal Intervention 5
  Diseases of the Heart 4
10 - 19 All Causes 106
  Accidents 31
  Homicide and Legal Intervention 21
  Malignant Neoplasms 16
  Suicide 5
  Diseases of the Heart 4
20 - 24 All Causes 137
  Homicide and Legal Intervention 51
  Accidents 28
  Suicide 16
  Malignant Neoplasms 10
  Diseases of the Heart 7
25 - 44 All Causes 1,306
  AIDS 336
  Malignant Neoplasms 152
  Accidents 114
  Diseases of the Heart 95
  Homicide and Legal Intervention 88
45 - 64 All Causes 2,523
  Malignant Neoplasms 661
  Diseases of the Heart 570
  AIDS 213
  Cirrhosis of Liver 142
  Cerebrovascular Disease 114
65+ All Causes 4,723
  Diseases of the Heart 1,991
  Malignant Neoplasms 1,047
  Pneumonia 293
  Cerebrovascular Disease 251
  Diabetes Mellitus 188

1 Total Deaths = White + Black + Other + Not Stated
2 Hispanic is a separate count equal to Hispanic White + Hispanic Black + Hispanic Other + Hispanic Not Stated
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