Table 34c : Leading Causes of Death by Age and Race(1)/Ethnicity New York City - 2014

Total(2) White
AgeCauseCount AgeCauseCount
Total(4) All Causes 52,956 Total(4) All Causes 30,756
Diseases of the Heart 16,620 Diseases of the Heart 10,249
Malignant Neoplasms 12,810 Malignant Neoplasms 7,328
Pneumonia 2,199 Pneumonia 1,362
Cerebrovascular Disease 1,874 CLRD 1,170
CLRD 1,853 Accidents 1,060
Accidents 1,820 Cerebrovascular Disease 993
Diabetes Mellitus 1,814 Diabetes Mellitus 788
Hypertension 977 Alzheimer's Disease 529
Alzheimer's Disease 813 Hypertension 477
Septicemia 594 Septicemia 343
< 1 All Causes 478 < 1 All Causes 162
Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 251 Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 76
Congenital Anomalies 88 Congenital Anomalies 30
Diseases of the Heart 8 Nephritis, Neph Syndrome et al 4
Septicemia 6 Septicemia 2
SIDS 6 Diseases of the Heart 2
Accidents 6 Pneumonia 2
SIDS 2
Accidents 2
Homicide and Legal Intervention 2
1 - 9 All Causes 144 1 - 9 All Causes 53
Accidents 27 Malignant Neoplasms 14
Malignant Neoplasms 24 Accidents 9
Congenital Anomalies 14 Congenital Anomalies 6
Homicide and Legal Intervention 14 Cerebrovascular Disease 3
CLRD 10 Homicide and Legal Intervention 3
10 - 19 All Causes 205 10 - 19 All Causes 64
Accidents 54 Accidents 18
Homicide and Legal Intervention 30 Suicide 11
Suicide 23 Homicide and Legal Intervention 6
Malignant Neoplasms 19 Malignant Neoplasms 5
Congenital Anomalies 11 Congenital Anomalies 4
20 - 24 All Causes 357 20 - 24 All Causes 143
Accidents 98 Accidents 51
Homicide and Legal Intervention 84 Homicide and Legal Intervention 22
Suicide 29 Suicide 12
Malignant Neoplasms 25 Malignant Neoplasms 10
Diseases of the Heart 19 Congenital Anomalies 9
25 - 44 All Causes 2,369 25 - 44 All Causes 1,091
Accidents 460 Accidents 305
Malignant Neoplasms 392 Malignant Neoplasms 162
Diseases of the Heart 277 Suicide 108
Suicide 191 Diseases of the Heart 91
Homicide and Legal Intervention 152 Homicide and Legal Intervention 38
45 - 64 All Causes 10,732 45 - 64 All Causes 4,987
Malignant Neoplasms 3,494 Malignant Neoplasms 1,681
Diseases of the Heart 2,525 Diseases of the Heart 1,123
Accidents 602 Accidents 313
Diabetes Mellitus 409 Diabetes Mellitus 158
AIDS 335 Cirrhosis of Liver 158
65 - 74 All Causes 9,079 65 - 74 All Causes 4,810
Malignant Neoplasms 3,149 Malignant Neoplasms 1,751
Diseases of the Heart 2,535 Diseases of the Heart 1,360
Diabetes Mellitus 409 CLRD 191
CLRD 329 Diabetes Mellitus 174
Pneumonia 310 Pneumonia 155
75 - 84 All Causes 12,173 75 - 84 All Causes 7,281
Diseases of the Heart 3,946 Diseases of the Heart 2,403
Malignant Neoplasms 3,288 Malignant Neoplasms 2,040
Pneumonia 566 CLRD 347
CLRD 551 Pneumonia 346
Cerebrovascular Disease 532 Cerebrovascular Disease 266
85+ All Causes 17,419 85+ All Causes 12,165
Diseases of the Heart 7,297 Diseases of the Heart 5,261
Malignant Neoplasms 2,419 Malignant Neoplasms 1,665
Pneumonia 1,024 Pneumonia 727
Cerebrovascular Disease 709 CLRD 474
CLRD 652 Cerebrovascular Disease 452
Black Hispanic(3)
AgeCauseCount AgeCauseCount
Total(4) All Causes 14,572 Total(4) All Causes 10,798
Diseases of the Heart 4,377 Diseases of the Heart 2,806
Malignant Neoplasms 3,514 Malignant Neoplasms 2,484
Diabetes Mellitus 763 Accidents 508
Pneumonia 539 Cerebrovascular Disease 449
Cerebrovascular Disease 523 Diabetes Mellitus 430
CLRD 437 Pneumonia 429
Accidents 409 CLRD 365
Hypertension 382 Cirrhosis of Liver 236
AIDS 295 Alzheimer's Disease 214
Homicide and Legal Intervention 220 Hypertension 214
< 1 All Causes 168 < 1 All Causes 123
Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 90 Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 56
Congenital Anomalies 25 Congenital Anomalies 26
Diseases of the Heart 4 Diseases of the Heart 3
Accidents 4 Accidents 3
Septicemia 2 Septicemia 2
Pneumonia 2 Pneumonia 2
Homicide and Legal Intervention 2 SIDS 2
1 - 9 All Causes 60 1 - 9 All Causes 35
Accidents 15 Accidents 6
Homicide and Legal Intervention 8 Malignant Neoplasms 5
Malignant Neoplasms 7 Homicide and Legal Intervention 4
CLRD 7 Congenital Anomalies 2
Congenital Anomalies 4 Diseases of the Heart 1
Cerebrovascular Disease 1
Influenza 1
CLRD 1
Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 1
10 - 19 All Causes 83 10 - 19 All Causes 54
Homicide and Legal Intervention 22 Accidents 11
Accidents 17 Suicide 9
CLRD 7 Malignant Neoplasms 5
Diseases of the Heart 6 Homicide and Legal Intervention 5
Suicide 5 Congenital Anomalies 3
20 - 24 All Causes 131 20 - 24 All Causes 126
Homicide and Legal Intervention 50 Accidents 34
Accidents 22 Homicide and Legal Intervention 33
Diseases of the Heart 8 Suicide 12
AIDS 7 Malignant Neoplasms 10
Suicide 7 Diseases of the Heart 6
25 - 44 All Causes 815 25 - 44 All Causes 706
Malignant Neoplasms 145 Accidents 153
Diseases of the Heart 120 Malignant Neoplasms 92
Homicide and Legal Intervention 97 Diseases of the Heart 82
Accidents 70 Homicide and Legal Intervention 46
AIDS 41 Suicide 38
45 - 64 All Causes 3,933 45 - 64 All Causes 2,579
Malignant Neoplasms 1,185 Malignant Neoplasms 726
Diseases of the Heart 1,007 Diseases of the Heart 557
AIDS 193 Accidents 189
Diabetes Mellitus 184 Cirrhosis of Liver 119
Accidents 179 Cerebrovascular Disease 100
65 - 74 All Causes 2,945 65 - 74 All Causes 1,991
Malignant Neoplasms 923 Malignant Neoplasms 619
Diseases of the Heart 845 Diseases of the Heart 522
Diabetes Mellitus 175 Diabetes Mellitus 101
Pneumonia 106 Pneumonia 79
CLRD 93 CLRD 76
75 - 84 All Causes 3,180 75 - 84 All Causes 2,447
Diseases of the Heart 1,062 Diseases of the Heart 706
Malignant Neoplasms 788 Malignant Neoplasms 627
Diabetes Mellitus 194 Cerebrovascular Disease 122
Cerebrovascular Disease 161 Pneumonia 115
Pneumonia 141 Diabetes Mellitus 113
85+ All Causes 3,257 85+ All Causes 2,737
Diseases of the Heart 1,322 Diseases of the Heart 927
Malignant Neoplasms 458 Malignant Neoplasms 400
Diabetes Mellitus 168 Pneumonia 146
Pneumonia 168 Alzheimer's Disease 145
Cerebrovascular Disease 135 Cerebrovascular Disease 134

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.