Table 34a: Five Leading Causes of Death by Age and Race(1)/Ethnicity, New York State - 2022

Total(2) White
AgeCauseCount AgeCauseCount
Total(4) All Causes 173,986 Total(4) All Causes 127,443
Diseases of the Heart 43,166 Diseases of the Heart 31,575
Malignant Neoplasms 32,584 Malignant Neoplasms 24,293
COVID-19 11,174 COVID-19 7,896
Unintentional Injuries 10,920 Unintentional Injuries 6,979
Cerebrovascular Disease 6,574 CLRD 5,075
CLRD 6,052 Cerebrovascular Disease 4,697
Diabetes Mellitus 4,762 Diabetes Mellitus 3,048
Pneumonia 3,695 Pneumonia 2,681
Alzheimer's Disease 3,246 Alzheimer's Disease 2,676
Hypertension 2,819 Hypertension 1,894
< 1 All Causes 886 < 1 All Causes 414
Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 414 Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 185
Congenital Anomalies 184 Congenital Anomalies 101
SIDS 51 Unintentional Injuries 25
Unintentional Injuries 50 SIDS 21
Diseases of the Heart 13 COVID-19 7
1 - 9 All Causes 296 1 - 9 All Causes 136
Unintentional Injuries 73 Unintentional Injuries 34
Malignant Neoplasms 41 Malignant Neoplasms 23
Congenital Anomalies 28 Congenital Anomalies 8
Homicide and Legal Intervention 13 Cerebrovascular Disease 5
CLRD 10 Homicide and Legal Intervention 5
10 - 19 All Causes 571 10 - 19 All Causes 291
Unintentional Injuries 168 Unintentional Injuries 99
Homicide and Legal Intervention 83 Suicide 49
Suicide 70 Malignant Neoplasms 44
Malignant Neoplasms 65 Homicide and Legal Intervention 15
Diseases of the Heart 17 Diseases of the Heart 10
20 - 24 All Causes 876 20 - 24 All Causes 461
Unintentional Injuries 362 Unintentional Injuries 220
Homicide and Legal Intervention 112 Suicide 65
Suicide 100 Malignant Neoplasms 37
Malignant Neoplasms 60 Diseases of the Heart 19
Diseases of the Heart 29 Homicide and Legal Intervention 18
25 - 44 All Causes 8,555 25 - 44 All Causes 4,824
Unintentional Injuries 3,246 Unintentional Injuries 2,059
Malignant Neoplasms 790 Malignant Neoplasms 462
Diseases of the Heart 757 Suicide 413
Suicide 624 Diseases of the Heart 368
Homicide and Legal Intervention 411 Cirrhosis of Liver 138
45 - 64 All Causes 29,819 45 - 64 All Causes 18,609
Malignant Neoplasms 7,241 Malignant Neoplasms 4,843
Diseases of the Heart 6,210 Diseases of the Heart 3,628
Unintentional Injuries 3,658 Unintentional Injuries 2,018
COVID-19 1,579 COVID-19 973
Diabetes Mellitus 994 Cirrhosis of Liver 695
65 - 74 All Causes 32,816 65 - 74 All Causes 23,236
Malignant Neoplasms 9,125 Malignant Neoplasms 6,716
Diseases of the Heart 7,672 Diseases of the Heart 5,249
COVID-19 2,116 COVID-19 1,401
CLRD 1,417 CLRD 1,211
Unintentional Injuries 1,176 Diabetes Mellitus 741
75 - 84 All Causes 42,641 75 - 84 All Causes 32,549
Diseases of the Heart 10,583 Diseases of the Heart 7,800
Malignant Neoplasms 9,075 Malignant Neoplasms 7,118
COVID-19 3,011 COVID-19 2,155
CLRD 2,025 CLRD 1,711
Cerebrovascular Disease 1,760 Cerebrovascular Disease 1,312
85+ All Causes 57,524 85+ All Causes 46,922
Diseases of the Heart 17,876 Diseases of the Heart 14,493
Malignant Neoplasms 6,183 Malignant Neoplasms 5,048
COVID-19 4,183 COVID-19 3,224
Cerebrovascular Disease 2,765 Cerebrovascular Disease 2,194
Alzheimer's Disease 2,196 Alzheimer's Disease 1,828
Black Asian/PI
AgeCauseCount AgeCauseCount
Total(4) All Causes 25,607 Total(4) All Causes 7,478
Diseases of the Heart 6,612 Diseases of the Heart 1,901
Malignant Neoplasms 4,343 Malignant Neoplasms 1,687
Unintentional Injuries 2,233 COVID-19 626
COVID-19 1,672 Cerebrovascular Disease 364
Diabetes Mellitus 1,015 Unintentional Injuries 310
Cerebrovascular Disease 1,000 Diabetes Mellitus 247
CLRD 560 Pneumonia 211
Hypertension 530 Hypertension 151
Septicemia 518 CLRD 123
Homicide and Legal Intervention 494 Septicemia 116
< 1 All Causes 228 < 1 All Causes 40
Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 103 Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 20
Congenital Anomalies 28 Congenital Anomalies 8
SIDS 21 Diseases of the Heart 2
Unintentional Injuries 18 SIDS 2
Diseases of the Heart 6 Septicemia 1
Pneumonia 1
1 - 9 All Causes 97 1 - 9 All Causes 12
Unintentional Injuries 26 Unintentional Injuries 4
Congenital Anomalies 14 Diseases of the Heart 2
CLRD 8 Malignant Neoplasms 1
Malignant Neoplasms 7
Homicide and Legal Intervention 6
10 - 19 All Causes 171 10 - 19 All Causes 25
Homicide and Legal Intervention 54 Unintentional Injuries 5
Unintentional Injuries 35 Suicide 3
Suicide 14 Malignant Neoplasms 2
Malignant Neoplasms 10 Cerebrovascular Disease 2
Diseases of the Heart 5 Septicemia 1
CLRD 5 Diseases of the Heart 1
Pneumonia 1
CLRD 1
Congenital Anomalies 1
20 - 24 All Causes 222 20 - 24 All Causes 44
Homicide and Legal Intervention 73 Unintentional Injuries 15
Unintentional Injuries 52 Suicide 10
Malignant Neoplasms 15 Malignant Neoplasms 3
Suicide 9 Homicide and Legal Intervention 2
Diseases of the Heart 6 Diabetes Mellitus 1
COVID-19 6 Diseases of the Heart 1
Influenza 1
Congenital Anomalies 1
25 - 44 All Causes 2,084 25 - 44 All Causes 334
Unintentional Injuries 600 Malignant Neoplasms 70
Diseases of the Heart 263 Unintentional Injuries 65
Homicide and Legal Intervention 259 Suicide 46
Malignant Neoplasms 155 Diseases of the Heart 36
Suicide 90 Cirrhosis of Liver 12
45 - 64 All Causes 6,858 45 - 64 All Causes 1,151
Diseases of the Heart 1,666 Malignant Neoplasms 429
Malignant Neoplasms 1,295 Diseases of the Heart 217
Unintentional Injuries 1,069 COVID-19 66
COVID-19 354 Cerebrovascular Disease 59
Diabetes Mellitus 267 Unintentional Injuries 56
65 - 74 All Causes 5,564 65 - 74 All Causes 1,413
Diseases of the Heart 1,492 Malignant Neoplasms 496
Malignant Neoplasms 1,297 Diseases of the Heart 303
COVID-19 400 COVID-19 99
Unintentional Injuries 294 Cerebrovascular Disease 68
Diabetes Mellitus 256 Unintentional Injuries 43
75 - 84 All Causes 5,313 75 - 84 All Causes 1,855
Diseases of the Heart 1,532 Diseases of the Heart 485
Malignant Neoplasms 991 Malignant Neoplasms 431
COVID-19 422 COVID-19 180
Diabetes Mellitus 232 Cerebrovascular Disease 94
Cerebrovascular Disease 225 Diabetes Mellitus 76
85+ All Causes 5,070 85+ All Causes 2,604
Diseases of the Heart 1,640 Diseases of the Heart 854
Malignant Neoplasms 572 COVID-19 274
COVID-19 405 Malignant Neoplasms 255
Cerebrovascular Disease 283 Cerebrovascular Disease 137
Diabetes Mellitus 193 Pneumonia 94
Other Hispanic(3)
AgeCauseCount AgeCauseCount
Total(4) All Causes 10,037 Total(4) All Causes 18,287
Diseases of the Heart 2,184 Diseases of the Heart 4,081
Malignant Neoplasms 1,796 Malignant Neoplasms 3,054
Unintentional Injuries 983 Unintentional Injuries 2,000
COVID-19 748 COVID-19 1,395
Cerebrovascular Disease 392 Cerebrovascular Disease 694
Diabetes Mellitus 341 Diabetes Mellitus 603
Pneumonia 245 CLRD 399
CLRD 216 Pneumonia 395
Cirrhosis of Liver 204 Alzheimer's Disease 369
Hypertension 188 Cirrhosis of Liver 351
< 1 All Causes 148 < 1 All Causes 203
Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 72 Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 93
Congenital Anomalies 39 Congenital Anomalies 49
Unintentional Injuries 7 SIDS 13
SIDS 4 Unintentional Injuries 12
Malignant Neoplasms 1 COVID-19 4
Diabetes Mellitus 1
Diseases of the Heart 1
Oth Dis of the Circ System 1
Pneumonia 1
CLRD 1
Homicide and Legal Intervention 1
COVID-19 1
1 - 9 All Causes 46 1 - 9 All Causes 70
Malignant Neoplasms 8 Unintentional Injuries 15
Unintentional Injuries 8 Malignant Neoplasms 9
Congenital Anomalies 6 Congenital Anomalies 7
Homicide and Legal Intervention 2 CLRD 3
COVID-19 2 Homicide and Legal Intervention 3
10 - 19 All Causes 63 10 - 19 All Causes 110
Unintentional Injuries 24 Unintentional Injuries 36
Malignant Neoplasms 9 Homicide and Legal Intervention 19
Homicide and Legal Intervention 6 Malignant Neoplasms 11
Suicide 3 Suicide 9
COVID-19 3 Congenital Anomalies 4
20 - 24 All Causes 119 20 - 24 All Causes 197
Unintentional Injuries 66 Unintentional Injuries 90
Homicide and Legal Intervention 12 Homicide and Legal Intervention 21
Suicide 10 Suicide 19
Malignant Neoplasms 3 Malignant Neoplasms 16
Diabetes Mellitus 3 COVID-19 6
COVID-19 3
25 - 44 All Causes 983 25 - 44 All Causes 1,854
Unintentional Injuries 381 Unintentional Injuries 791
Malignant Neoplasms 91 Malignant Neoplasms 162
Diseases of the Heart 62 Diseases of the Heart 141
Suicide 56 Homicide and Legal Intervention 97
Homicide and Legal Intervention 52 Suicide 94
45 - 64 All Causes 2,312 45 - 64 All Causes 4,182
Malignant Neoplasms 545 Malignant Neoplasms 845
Diseases of the Heart 464 Diseases of the Heart 841
Unintentional Injuries 340 Unintentional Injuries 757
COVID-19 140 COVID-19 251
Cirrhosis of Liver 94 Cirrhosis of Liver 171
65 - 74 All Causes 1,881 65 - 74 All Causes 3,289
Malignant Neoplasms 472 Malignant Neoplasms 800
Diseases of the Heart 431 Diseases of the Heart 761
COVID-19 166 COVID-19 290
Diabetes Mellitus 80 Unintentional Injuries 150
Unintentional Injuries 76 Cerebrovascular Disease 130
75 - 84 All Causes 2,224 75 - 84 All Causes 3,947
Diseases of the Heart 548 Diseases of the Heart 1,006
Malignant Neoplasms 424 Malignant Neoplasms 757
COVID-19 194 COVID-19 358
Cerebrovascular Disease 105 Cerebrovascular Disease 176
Diabetes Mellitus 94 Diabetes Mellitus 157
85+ All Causes 2,260 85+ All Causes 4,434
Diseases of the Heart 675 Diseases of the Heart 1,321
Malignant Neoplasms 243 Malignant Neoplasms 453
COVID-19 212 COVID-19 423
Cerebrovascular Disease 118 Cerebrovascular Disease 226
Alzheimer's Disease 98 Alzheimer's Disease 225

1 Race coding is based on categories: White Alone, Black Alone, Asian/PI Alone, Other, Not Stated. Race is assigned regardless of Ethnicity.
More discrete Asian and/or Pacific Islander (PI) racial groups cannot be displayed due to small counts and confidentiality concerns (see Technical Notes).

2 Total Deaths = White Alone + Black Alone + Asian/PI Alone + Other + Not Stated regardless of Ethnicity.

3 Hispanic includes all Hispanics regardless of race. Hispanic total is not mutually exclusive with race totals.

4 Total includes records with Age Not Stated.