Table 46c : Leading Causes of Premature Death (<65) and Years of Life Lost New York City - 2014

Cause of Death Total Male Female
Deaths YLL Deaths YLL Deaths YLL
Total 14,285 223,902 8,859 141,829 5,426 82,073
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) 428 6,263 293 3,992 135 2,271
Malignant Neoplasms 3,954 41,480 1,975 20,199 1,979 21,281
   Buccal Cavity and Pharynx 88 920 66 659 22 261
   Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 1,195 11,424 757 7,112 438 4,312
   Respiratory System 789 6,283 461 3,718 328 2,565
     Trachea, Bronchus and Lung 738 5,784 425 3,430 313 2,354
   Breast 461 5,489 3 41 458 5,448
   Genital Organs 433 4,171 109 912 324 3,259
   Urinary Organs 103 945 68 663 35 282
   Other and Unspecified Sites 533 7,189 305 3,940 228 3,249
   Lymphatic and Hematopoietic Tissues 352 5,059 206 3,154 146 1,905
Diabetes Mellitus 494 5,601 301 3,339 193 2,262
Diseases of the Circulatory System 3,549 38,840 2,428 26,991 1,121 11,849
   Diseases of the Heart 2,842 29,863 2,006 21,360 836 8,503
     Hypertension with Heart Disease 638 7,235 421 5,003 217 2,232
     Acute Myocardial Infarction 358 3,127 259 2,243 99 884
     Other Ischemic Heart Diseases+ 1,506 13,852 1,111 10,409 395 3,443
     Other Diseases of the Heart 340 5,649 215 3,705 125 1,944
   Hypertension with or without Renal Disease 171 1,694 105 1,140 66 554
   Cerebrovascular Disease 392 5,283 227 3,204 165 2,079
   Other Diseases of the Circulatory System 144 2,000 90 1,287 54 713
Pneumonia 299 3,392 184 2,199 115 1,193
Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease (CLRD) 321 4,686 181 2,624 140 2,062
Cirrhosis of Liver 344 4,090 254 2,968 90 1,122
Congenital Anomalies 166 8,365 85 4,341 81 4,024
Certain Condtions Originating in the Perinatal Period 255 16,543 142 9,216 113 7,327
Accidents (Total) 1,246 29,447 940 22,428 306 7,019
   Motor Vehicle 241 7,032 175 5,096 66 1,936
   Drownings 28 1,161 21 850 7 311
   Falls 115 1,817 94 1,476 21 341
   Poisonings 712 15,439 538 11,850 174 3,589
Suicide 440 10,466 306 7,306 134 3,160
Homicide and Legal Intervention 369 12,110 319 10,353 50 1,757
All Other Causes 2,420 42,619 1,451 25,873 969 16,746

YLL - Years of Life Lost is calculated by subtracting age at death from 65.