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

Total(2) White
AgeCauseCount AgeCauseCount
Total(4) All Causes 113,465 Total(4) All Causes 99,171
Diseases of the Heart 26,215 Diseases of the Heart 23,276
Malignant Neoplasms 21,762 Malignant Neoplasms 19,189
Unintentional Injuries 6,666 COVID-19 5,661
COVID-19 6,608 Unintentional Injuries 5,298
CLRD 4,602 CLRD 4,287
Cerebrovascular Disease 4,352 Cerebrovascular Disease 3,686
Diabetes Mellitus 2,970 Diabetes Mellitus 2,410
Alzheimer's Disease 2,238 Alzheimer's Disease 2,084
Pneumonia 2,184 Pneumonia 1,941
Nephritis, Neph Syndrome et al 1,857 Nephritis, Neph Syndrome et al 1,535
< 1 All Causes 535 < 1 All Causes 312
Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 249 Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 127
Congenital Anomalies 110 Congenital Anomalies 75
Unintentional Injuries 40 Unintentional Injuries 22
SIDS 29 SIDS 19
Diseases of the Heart 8 COVID-19 6
COVID-19 8
1 - 9 All Causes 181 1 - 9 All Causes 108
Unintentional Injuries 49 Unintentional Injuries 30
Malignant Neoplasms 24 Malignant Neoplasms 18
Congenital Anomalies 16 Congenital Anomalies 6
Diseases of the Heart 7 Cerebrovascular Disease 5
Cerebrovascular Disease 7 COVID-19 4
10 - 19 All Causes 354 10 - 19 All Causes 238
Unintentional Injuries 116 Unintentional Injuries 86
Suicide 48 Suicide 40
Malignant Neoplasms 44 Malignant Neoplasms 33
Homicide and Legal Intervention 40 Homicide and Legal Intervention 10
Diseases of the Heart 11 Diseases of the Heart 9
20 - 24 All Causes 556 20 - 24 All Causes 359
Unintentional Injuries 247 Unintentional Injuries 176
Suicide 67 Suicide 48
Homicide and Legal Intervention 55 Malignant Neoplasms 28
Malignant Neoplasms 36 Diseases of the Heart 15
Diseases of the Heart 20 Homicide and Legal Intervention 12
25 - 44 All Causes 5,055 25 - 44 All Causes 3,637
Unintentional Injuries 2,046 Unintentional Injuries 1,546
Malignant Neoplasms 456 Malignant Neoplasms 346
Diseases of the Heart 422 Suicide 310
Suicide 387 Diseases of the Heart 288
Homicide and Legal Intervention 191 Cirrhosis of Liver 101
45 - 64 All Causes 18,273 45 - 64 All Causes 14,711
Malignant Neoplasms 4,715 Malignant Neoplasms 3,920
Diseases of the Heart 3,493 Diseases of the Heart 2,773
Unintentional Injuries 1,960 Unintentional Injuries 1,441
COVID-19 954 COVID-19 756
Cirrhosis of Liver 667 Cirrhosis of Liver 579
65 - 74 All Causes 21,381 65 - 74 All Causes 18,428
Malignant Neoplasms 6,154 Malignant Neoplasms 5,391
Diseases of the Heart 4,584 Diseases of the Heart 3,954
COVID-19 1,288 COVID-19 1,050
CLRD 1,127 CLRD 1,049
Diabetes Mellitus 742 Diabetes Mellitus 603
75 - 84 All Causes 28,417 75 - 84 All Causes 25,473
Diseases of the Heart 6,383 Diseases of the Heart 5,710
Malignant Neoplasms 6,156 Malignant Neoplasms 5,569
COVID-19 1,775 COVID-19 1,546
CLRD 1,529 CLRD 1,433
Cerebrovascular Disease 1,199 Cerebrovascular Disease 1,048
85+ All Causes 38,711 85+ All Causes 35,904
Diseases of the Heart 11,286 Diseases of the Heart 10,520
Malignant Neoplasms 4,174 Malignant Neoplasms 3,882
COVID-19 2,415 COVID-19 2,196
Cerebrovascular Disease 1,883 Cerebrovascular Disease 1,693
Alzheimer's Disease 1,490 Alzheimer's Disease 1,401
Black Asian/PI
AgeCauseCount AgeCauseCount
Total(4) All Causes 8,768 Total(4) All Causes 1,874
Diseases of the Heart 1,828 Malignant Neoplasms 428
Malignant Neoplasms 1,486 Diseases of the Heart 411
Unintentional Injuries 861 COVID-19 121
COVID-19 562 Cerebrovascular Disease 119
Cerebrovascular Disease 389 Unintentional Injuries 96
Diabetes Mellitus 377 Diabetes Mellitus 68
Nephritis, Neph Syndrome et al 227 Pneumonia 42
Homicide and Legal Intervention 216 Suicide 34
CLRD 206 Nephritis, Neph Syndrome et al 32
Hypertension 167 Hypertension 28
< 1 All Causes 114 < 1 All Causes 24
Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 59 Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 15
Congenital Anomalies 14 Congenital Anomalies 4
Unintentional Injuries 13 SIDS 2
SIDS 6 Septicemia 1
Septicemia 2 Diseases of the Heart 1
Diseases of the Heart 2
1 - 9 All Causes 46 1 - 9 All Causes 7
Unintentional Injuries 12 Diseases of the Heart 2
Congenital Anomalies 7 Unintentional Injuries 2
CLRD 5 Malignant Neoplasms 1
Malignant Neoplasms 3
Septicemia 2
Diseases of the Heart 2
10 - 19 All Causes 71 10 - 19 All Causes 10
Homicide and Legal Intervention 25 Septicemia 1
Unintentional Injuries 19 Malignant Neoplasms 1
Malignant Neoplasms 5 Diseases of the Heart 1
Suicide 5 Unintentional Injuries 1
Diseases of the Heart 1 Suicide 1
Congenital Anomalies 1
20 - 24 All Causes 111 20 - 24 All Causes 19
Homicide and Legal Intervention 36 Unintentional Injuries 6
Unintentional Injuries 32 Suicide 4
Malignant Neoplasms 7 Diseases of the Heart 1
Suicide 6 Congenital Anomalies 1
Diabetes Mellitus 2
Diseases of the Heart 2
Oth Dis of the Circ System 2
CLRD 2
Congenital Anomalies 2
25 - 44 All Causes 840 25 - 44 All Causes 125
Unintentional Injuries 290 Unintentional Injuries 30
Homicide and Legal Intervention 113 Malignant Neoplasms 23
Diseases of the Heart 88 Diseases of the Heart 14
Malignant Neoplasms 58 Suicide 14
COVID-19 36 Diabetes Mellitus 3
Pneumonia 3
Cirrhosis of Liver 3
COVID-19 3
45 - 64 All Causes 2,383 45 - 64 All Causes 305
Diseases of the Heart 495 Malignant Neoplasms 118
Malignant Neoplasms 453 Diseases of the Heart 61
Unintentional Injuries 379 Unintentional Injuries 20
COVID-19 126 Cerebrovascular Disease 16
Diabetes Mellitus 106 Diabetes Mellitus 13
65 - 74 All Causes 1,914 65 - 74 All Causes 383
Malignant Neoplasms 476 Malignant Neoplasms 129
Diseases of the Heart 413 Diseases of the Heart 66
COVID-19 147 COVID-19 29
Diabetes Mellitus 101 Cerebrovascular Disease 28
Cerebrovascular Disease 92 Unintentional Injuries 11
75 - 84 All Causes 1,732 75 - 84 All Causes 491
Diseases of the Heart 400 Diseases of the Heart 124
Malignant Neoplasms 320 Malignant Neoplasms 112
COVID-19 131 COVID-19 39
Diabetes Mellitus 87 Cerebrovascular Disease 36
Cerebrovascular Disease 74 Diabetes Mellitus 19
85+ All Causes 1,557 85+ All Causes 510
Diseases of the Heart 425 Diseases of the Heart 141
Malignant Neoplasms 164 Malignant Neoplasms 44
COVID-19 119 COVID-19 39
Cerebrovascular Disease 108 Cerebrovascular Disease 37
Diabetes Mellitus 61 Diabetes Mellitus 23
Other Hispanic(3)
AgeCauseCount AgeCauseCount
Total(4) All Causes 3,470 Total(4) All Causes 5,061
Diseases of the Heart 658 Malignant Neoplasms 911
Malignant Neoplasms 637 Diseases of the Heart 906
Unintentional Injuries 385 Unintentional Injuries 644
COVID-19 259 COVID-19 413
Cerebrovascular Disease 149 Cerebrovascular Disease 206
Diabetes Mellitus 110 Diabetes Mellitus 149
CLRD 82 Cirrhosis of Liver 114
Pneumonia 72 CLRD 100
Cirrhosis of Liver 72 Alzheimer's Disease 95
Nephritis, Neph Syndrome et al 60 Suicide 81
< 1 All Causes 79 < 1 All Causes 105
Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 43 Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 48
Congenital Anomalies 16 Congenital Anomalies 23
Unintentional Injuries 5 Unintentional Injuries 10
SIDS 2 SIDS 5
Malignant Neoplasms 1 COVID-19 3
Diseases of the Heart 1
Homicide and Legal Intervention 1
COVID-19 1
1 - 9 All Causes 20 1 - 9 All Causes 36
Unintentional Injuries 5 Unintentional Injuries 9
Congenital Anomalies 3 Malignant Neoplasms 3
Malignant Neoplasms 2 Congenital Anomalies 3
Cerebrovascular Disease 1 Cerebrovascular Disease 2
CLRD 1 CLRD 2
COVID-19 1
10 - 19 All Causes 34 10 - 19 All Causes 58
Unintentional Injuries 10 Unintentional Injuries 20
Malignant Neoplasms 5 Malignant Neoplasms 7
Homicide and Legal Intervention 4 Homicide and Legal Intervention 6
Suicide 2 Suicide 5
COVID-19 2 Diseases of the Heart 2
Cerebrovascular Disease 2
Congenital Anomalies 2
COVID-19 2
20 - 24 All Causes 66 20 - 24 All Causes 96
Unintentional Injuries 33 Unintentional Injuries 43
Suicide 9 Malignant Neoplasms 9
Homicide and Legal Intervention 6 Suicide 9
Diabetes Mellitus 2 Homicide and Legal Intervention 8
Diseases of the Heart 2 COVID-19 5
COVID-19 2
25 - 44 All Causes 435 25 - 44 All Causes 687
Unintentional Injuries 171 Unintentional Injuries 305
Diseases of the Heart 31 Malignant Neoplasms 67
Suicide 31 Diseases of the Heart 47
Malignant Neoplasms 29 Suicide 38
Homicide and Legal Intervention 24 Homicide and Legal Intervention 36
45 - 64 All Causes 825 45 - 64 All Causes 1,216
Malignant Neoplasms 220 Malignant Neoplasms 279
Diseases of the Heart 153 Diseases of the Heart 207
Unintentional Injuries 111 Unintentional Injuries 184
COVID-19 59 COVID-19 95
Cerebrovascular Disease 32 Cirrhosis of Liver 60
65 - 74 All Causes 607 65 - 74 All Causes 864
Malignant Neoplasms 147 Malignant Neoplasms 226
Diseases of the Heart 139 Diseases of the Heart 183
COVID-19 61 COVID-19 83
Diabetes Mellitus 27 Diabetes Mellitus 40
Cerebrovascular Disease 25 Cerebrovascular Disease 37
75 - 84 All Causes 684 75 - 84 All Causes 923
Malignant Neoplasms 152 Malignant Neoplasms 194
Diseases of the Heart 139 Diseases of the Heart 182
COVID-19 57 COVID-19 96
Cerebrovascular Disease 37 Cerebrovascular Disease 45
CLRD 28 Alzheimer's Disease 33
85+ All Causes 719 85+ All Causes 1,075
Diseases of the Heart 192 Diseases of the Heart 280
Malignant Neoplasms 80 Malignant Neoplasms 125
COVID-19 61 COVID-19 105
Cerebrovascular Disease 44 Cerebrovascular Disease 66
Alzheimer's Disease 24 Alzheimer's Disease 51

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.