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

Total(2) White
AgeCauseCount AgeCauseCount
Total(4) All Causes 60,521 Total(4) All Causes 28,272
Diseases of the Heart 16,951 Diseases of the Heart 8,299
Malignant Neoplasms 10,822 Malignant Neoplasms 5,104
COVID-19 4,566 COVID-19 2,235
Unintentional Injuries 4,254 Unintentional Injuries 1,681
Cerebrovascular Disease 2,222 Cerebrovascular Disease 1,011
Diabetes Mellitus 1,792 CLRD 788
Pneumonia 1,511 Pneumonia 740
CLRD 1,450 Diabetes Mellitus 638
Hypertension 1,243 Alzheimer's Disease 592
Septicemia 1,066 Hypertension 559
< 1 All Causes 351 < 1 All Causes 102
Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 165 Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 58
Congenital Anomalies 74 Congenital Anomalies 26
SIDS 22 Unintentional Injuries 3
Unintentional Injuries 10 Oth Dis of the Circ System 2
Diseases of the Heart 5 SIDS 2
Homicide and Legal Intervention 5
1 - 9 All Causes 115 1 - 9 All Causes 28
Unintentional Injuries 24 Malignant Neoplasms 5
Malignant Neoplasms 17 Unintentional Injuries 4
Congenital Anomalies 12 Congenital Anomalies 2
Homicide and Legal Intervention 9 Homicide and Legal Intervention 2
CLRD 4 Diseases of the Heart 1
CLRD 1
SIDS 1
10 - 19 All Causes 217 10 - 19 All Causes 53
Unintentional Injuries 52 Unintentional Injuries 13
Homicide and Legal Intervention 43 Malignant Neoplasms 11
Suicide 22 Suicide 9
Malignant Neoplasms 21 Homicide and Legal Intervention 5
Congenital Anomalies 8 Congenital Anomalies 2
20 - 24 All Causes 320 20 - 24 All Causes 102
Unintentional Injuries 115 Unintentional Injuries 44
Homicide and Legal Intervention 57 Suicide 17
Suicide 33 Malignant Neoplasms 9
Malignant Neoplasms 24 Homicide and Legal Intervention 6
Diseases of the Heart 9 Diseases of the Heart 4
25 - 44 All Causes 3,500 25 - 44 All Causes 1,187
Unintentional Injuries 1,200 Unintentional Injuries 513
Diseases of the Heart 335 Malignant Neoplasms 116
Malignant Neoplasms 334 Suicide 103
Suicide 237 Diseases of the Heart 80
Homicide and Legal Intervention 220 Cirrhosis of Liver 37
45 - 64 All Causes 11,546 45 - 64 All Causes 3,898
Diseases of the Heart 2,717 Malignant Neoplasms 923
Malignant Neoplasms 2,526 Diseases of the Heart 855
Unintentional Injuries 1,698 Unintentional Injuries 577
COVID-19 625 COVID-19 217
Diabetes Mellitus 384 Diabetes Mellitus 122
65 - 74 All Causes 11,435 65 - 74 All Causes 4,808
Diseases of the Heart 3,088 Malignant Neoplasms 1,325
Malignant Neoplasms 2,971 Diseases of the Heart 1,295
COVID-19 828 COVID-19 351
Unintentional Injuries 523 CLRD 162
Diabetes Mellitus 406 Unintentional Injuries 161
75 - 84 All Causes 14,224 75 - 84 All Causes 7,076
Diseases of the Heart 4,200 Diseases of the Heart 2,090
Malignant Neoplasms 2,919 Malignant Neoplasms 1,549
COVID-19 1,236 COVID-19 609
Cerebrovascular Disease 561 CLRD 278
Diabetes Mellitus 498 Cerebrovascular Disease 264
85+ All Causes 18,813 85+ All Causes 11,018
Diseases of the Heart 6,590 Diseases of the Heart 3,973
Malignant Neoplasms 2,009 Malignant Neoplasms 1,166
COVID-19 1,768 COVID-19 1,028
Cerebrovascular Disease 882 Cerebrovascular Disease 501
Alzheimer's Disease 706 Alzheimer's Disease 427
Black Asian/PI
AgeCauseCount AgeCauseCount
Total(4) All Causes 16,839 Total(4) All Causes 5,604
Diseases of the Heart 4,784 Diseases of the Heart 1,490
Malignant Neoplasms 2,857 Malignant Neoplasms 1,259
Unintentional Injuries 1,372 COVID-19 505
COVID-19 1,110 Cerebrovascular Disease 245
Diabetes Mellitus 638 Unintentional Injuries 214
Cerebrovascular Disease 611 Diabetes Mellitus 179
Septicemia 370 Pneumonia 169
Hypertension 363 Hypertension 123
Pneumonia 363 CLRD 99
CLRD 354 Septicemia 89
< 1 All Causes 114 < 1 All Causes 16
Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 44 Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 5
SIDS 15 Congenital Anomalies 4
Congenital Anomalies 14 Diseases of the Heart 1
Unintentional Injuries 5 Pneumonia 1
Diseases of the Heart 4
1 - 9 All Causes 51 1 - 9 All Causes 5
Unintentional Injuries 14 Unintentional Injuries 2
Congenital Anomalies 7
Homicide and Legal Intervention 5
Malignant Neoplasms 4
CLRD 3
10 - 19 All Causes 100 10 - 19 All Causes 15
Homicide and Legal Intervention 29 Unintentional Injuries 4
Unintentional Injuries 16 Cerebrovascular Disease 2
Suicide 9 Suicide 2
Malignant Neoplasms 5 Malignant Neoplasms 1
CLRD 5 Pneumonia 1
CLRD 1
Congenital Anomalies 1
20 - 24 All Causes 111 20 - 24 All Causes 25
Homicide and Legal Intervention 37 Unintentional Injuries 9
Unintentional Injuries 20 Suicide 6
Malignant Neoplasms 8 Malignant Neoplasms 3
COVID-19 5 Homicide and Legal Intervention 2
Diseases of the Heart 4 Diabetes Mellitus 1
Influenza 1
25 - 44 All Causes 1,244 25 - 44 All Causes 209
Unintentional Injuries 310 Malignant Neoplasms 47
Diseases of the Heart 175 Unintentional Injuries 35
Homicide and Legal Intervention 146 Suicide 32
Malignant Neoplasms 97 Diseases of the Heart 22
Suicide 58 Cirrhosis of Liver 9
45 - 64 All Causes 4,475 45 - 64 All Causes 846
Diseases of the Heart 1,171 Malignant Neoplasms 311
Malignant Neoplasms 842 Diseases of the Heart 156
Unintentional Injuries 690 COVID-19 55
COVID-19 228 Cerebrovascular Disease 43
Diabetes Mellitus 161 Unintentional Injuries 36
65 - 74 All Causes 3,650 65 - 74 All Causes 1,030
Diseases of the Heart 1,079 Malignant Neoplasms 367
Malignant Neoplasms 821 Diseases of the Heart 237
COVID-19 253 COVID-19 70
Unintentional Injuries 228 Cerebrovascular Disease 40
Diabetes Mellitus 155 Diabetes Mellitus 32
Unintentional Injuries 32
75 - 84 All Causes 3,581 75 - 84 All Causes 1,364
Diseases of the Heart 1,132 Diseases of the Heart 361
Malignant Neoplasms 671 Malignant Neoplasms 319
COVID-19 291 COVID-19 141
Cerebrovascular Disease 151 Cerebrovascular Disease 58
Diabetes Mellitus 145 Diabetes Mellitus 57
85+ All Causes 3,513 85+ All Causes 2,094
Diseases of the Heart 1,215 Diseases of the Heart 713
Malignant Neoplasms 408 COVID-19 235
COVID-19 286 Malignant Neoplasms 211
Cerebrovascular Disease 175 Cerebrovascular Disease 100
Hypertension 134 Pneumonia 76
Other Hispanic(3)
AgeCauseCount AgeCauseCount
Total(4) All Causes 6,567 Total(4) All Causes 13,226
Diseases of the Heart 1,526 Diseases of the Heart 3,175
Malignant Neoplasms 1,159 Malignant Neoplasms 2,143
Unintentional Injuries 598 Unintentional Injuries 1,356
COVID-19 489 COVID-19 982
Cerebrovascular Disease 243 Cerebrovascular Disease 488
Diabetes Mellitus 231 Diabetes Mellitus 454
Pneumonia 173 Pneumonia 326
Hypertension 142 CLRD 299
CLRD 134 Alzheimer's Disease 274
Cirrhosis of Liver 132 Hypertension 243
< 1 All Causes 69 < 1 All Causes 98
Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 29 Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 45
Congenital Anomalies 23 Congenital Anomalies 26
SIDS 2 SIDS 8
Unintentional Injuries 2 Unintentional Injuries 2
Diabetes Mellitus 1 Diabetes Mellitus 1
Oth Dis of the Circ System 1 Pneumonia 1
Pneumonia 1 Homicide and Legal Intervention 1
CLRD 1 COVID-19 1
1 - 9 All Causes 26 1 - 9 All Causes 34
Malignant Neoplasms 6 Malignant Neoplasms 6
Congenital Anomalies 3 Unintentional Injuries 6
Unintentional Injuries 3 Congenital Anomalies 4
Homicide and Legal Intervention 2 Homicide and Legal Intervention 3
Septicemia 1 Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 2
Pneumonia 1 COVID-19 2
Influenza 1
Cond Orig in the Perinatal Period 1
COVID-19 1
10 - 19 All Causes 29 10 - 19 All Causes 52
Unintentional Injuries 14 Unintentional Injuries 16
Malignant Neoplasms 4 Homicide and Legal Intervention 13
Homicide and Legal Intervention 2 Malignant Neoplasms 4
Septicemia 1 Suicide 4
Suicide 1 Congenital Anomalies 2
COVID-19 1
20 - 24 All Causes 53 20 - 24 All Causes 101
Unintentional Injuries 33 Unintentional Injuries 47
Homicide and Legal Intervention 6 Homicide and Legal Intervention 13
Malignant Neoplasms 2 Suicide 10
Diabetes Mellitus 1 Malignant Neoplasms 7
Congenital Anomalies 1 Diseases of the Heart 2
Suicide 1 Congenital Anomalies 2
COVID-19 1
25 - 44 All Causes 548 25 - 44 All Causes 1,167
Unintentional Injuries 210 Unintentional Injuries 486
Malignant Neoplasms 62 Malignant Neoplasms 95
Diseases of the Heart 31 Diseases of the Heart 94
Cirrhosis of Liver 29 Homicide and Legal Intervention 61
Homicide and Legal Intervention 28 Suicide 56
45 - 64 All Causes 1,487 45 - 64 All Causes 2,966
Malignant Neoplasms 325 Diseases of the Heart 634
Diseases of the Heart 311 Unintentional Injuries 573
Unintentional Injuries 229 Malignant Neoplasms 566
COVID-19 81 COVID-19 156
Cirrhosis of Liver 63 Cirrhosis of Liver 111
65 - 74 All Causes 1,274 65 - 74 All Causes 2,425
Malignant Neoplasms 325 Diseases of the Heart 578
Diseases of the Heart 292 Malignant Neoplasms 574
COVID-19 105 COVID-19 207
Unintentional Injuries 56 Unintentional Injuries 116
Diabetes Mellitus 53 Cerebrovascular Disease 93
75 - 84 All Causes 1,540 75 - 84 All Causes 3,024
Diseases of the Heart 409 Diseases of the Heart 824
Malignant Neoplasms 272 Malignant Neoplasms 563
COVID-19 137 COVID-19 262
Diabetes Mellitus 70 Cerebrovascular Disease 131
Cerebrovascular Disease 68 Diabetes Mellitus 128
85+ All Causes 1,541 85+ All Causes 3,359
Diseases of the Heart 483 Diseases of the Heart 1,041
Malignant Neoplasms 163 Malignant Neoplasms 328
COVID-19 151 COVID-19 318
Alzheimer's Disease 74 Alzheimer's Disease 174
Cerebrovascular Disease 74 Cerebrovascular Disease 160

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.