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

Age Cause Count

Total All Causes 95,792
  Diseases of the Heart 34,069
  Malignant Neoplasms 23,315
  Cerebrovascular Disease 5,685
  COPD 4,740
  Pneumonia 4,106
<1 All Causes 816
  Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 406
  Congenital Anomalies 179
  SIDS 67
  Diseases of the Heart 27
  Accidents 18
1 - 9 All Causes 253
  Accidents 83
  Malignant Neoplasms 34
  Congenital Anomalies 26
  Diseases of the Heart 12
  Pneumonia 10
10 - 19 All Causes 471
  Accidents 217
  Suicide 49
  Homicide and Legal Intervention 41
  Malignant Neoplasms 40
  Diseases of the Heart 19
20 - 24 All Causes 404
  Accidents 146
  Suicide 74
  Homicide and Legal Intervention 47
  Malignant Neoplasms 37
  Diseases of the Heart 22
25 - 44 All Causes 3,851
  Malignant Neoplasms 772
  Accidents 617
  Diseases of the Heart 598
  Suicide 335
  AIDS 221
45 - 64 All Causes 13,832
  Malignant Neoplasms 5,366
  Diseases of the Heart 3,773
  Accidents 501
  Cerebrovascular Disease 460
  COPD 450
65+ All Causes 76,092
  Diseases of the Heart 29,590
  Malignant Neoplasms 17,050
  Cerebrovascular Disease 5,096
  COPD 4,247
  Pneumonia 3,747

White

Age Cause Count

Total All Causes 89,401
  Diseases of the Heart 32,212
  Malignant Neoplasms 21,762
  Cerebrovascular Disease 5,324
  COPD 4,578
  Pneumonia 3,910
<1 All Causes 557
  Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 260
  Congenital Anomalies 144
  SIDS 47
  Diseases of the Heart 16
  Accidents 11
1 - 9 All Causes 186
  Accidents 57
  Malignant Neoplasms 29
  Congenital Anomalies 18
  Diseases of the Heart 9
  Pneumonia 8
10 - 19 All Causes 401
  Accidents 201
  Suicide 46
  Malignant Neoplasms 38
  Homicide and Legal Intervention 17
  Diseases of the Heart 12
20 - 24 All Causes 319
  Accidents 131
  Suicide 69
  Malignant Neoplasms 32
  Diseases of the Heart 17
  Homicide and Legal Intervention 13
25 - 44 All Causes 3,132
  Malignant Neoplasms 679
  Accidents 549
  Diseases of the Heart 488
  Suicide 310
  AIDS 120
45 - 64 All Causes 12,126
  Malignant Neoplasms 4,807
  Diseases of the Heart 3,329
  Accidents 441
  COPD 413
  Cerebrovascular Disease 381
65+ All Causes 72,620
  Diseases of the Heart 28,317
  Malignant Neoplasms 16,163
  Cerebrovascular Disease 4,852
  COPD 4,132
  Pneumonia 3,607
 

  Black

Age Cause Count

Total All Causes 5,731
  Diseases of the Heart 1,659
  Malignant Neoplasms 1,395
  Cerebrovascular Disease 322
  Accidents 192
  Diabetes Mellitus 176
<1 All Causes 237
  Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 136
  Congenital Anomalies 29
  SIDS 20
  Diseases of the Heart 8
  Pneumonia 8
1 - 9 All Causes 62
  Accidents 22
  Congenital Anomalies 8
  Malignant Neoplasms 5
  Homicide and Legal Intervention 5
  Diseases of the Heart 3
10 - 19 All Causes 63
  Homicide and Legal Intervention 23
  Accidents 11
  Diseases of the Heart 7
  Suicide 3
  Malignant Neoplasms 2
20 - 24 All Causes 77
  Homicide and Legal Intervention 34
  Accidents 11
  Malignant Neoplasms 5
  Diseases of the Heart 5
  Suicide 4
25 - 44 All Causes 666
  Diseases of the Heart 107
  AIDS 99
  Malignant Neoplasms 85
  Accidents 62
  Homicide and Legal Intervention 58
45 - 64 All Causes 1,528
  Malignant Neoplasms 491
  Diseases of the Heart 402
  Cerebrovascular Disease 71
  AIDS 58
  Accidents 51
65+ All Causes 3,089
  Diseases of the Heart 1,124
  Malignant Neoplasms 805
  Cerebrovascular Disease 216
  Diabetes Mellitus 121
  Pneumonia 119

  Hispanic2

Age Cause Count

Total All Causes 1,363
  Diseases of the Heart 354
  Malignant Neoplasms 285
  Accidents 92
  Cerebrovascular Disease 69
  AIDS 45
<1 All Causes 78
  Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 41
  Congenital Anomalies 14
  SIDS 6
  Pneumonia 2
  Diseases of the Heart 1
1 - 9 All Causes 16
  Accidents 4
  Malignant Neoplasms 2
  Congenital Anomalies 2
  Diseases of the Heart 1
  Cerebrovascular Disease 1
10 - 19 All Causes 33
  Accidents 11
  Homicide and Legal Intervention 8
  Malignant Neoplasms 4
  Suicide 2
  Diseases of the Heart 1
20 - 24 All Causes 24
  Homicide and Legal Intervention 7
  Suicide 6
  Accidents 4
  Diseases of the Heart 3
  Malignant Neoplasms 2
25 - 44 All Causes 232
  Accidents 39
  AIDS 34
  Malignant Neoplasms 34
  Diseases of the Heart 27
  Homicide and Legal Intervention 13
45 - 64 All Causes 317
  Malignant Neoplasms 93
  Diseases of the Heart 70
  Cirrhosis of Liver 27
  Accidents 18
  Cerebrovascular Disease 12
65+ All Causes 658
  Diseases of the Heart 250
  Malignant Neoplasms 149
  Cerebrovascular Disease 48
  Pneumonia 29
  Diabetes Mellitus 27

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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