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New York City Leading Causes of Death

The leading causes of death by sex and ethnicity in New York City in since 2007. Cause of death is derived from the NYC death certificate which is issued for every death that occurs in New York City.

Report last ran: 09/24/2019

Rates based on small numbers (RSE > 30) as well as aggregate counts less than 5 have been suppressed in downloaded data

Source: Bureau of Vital Statistics and New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

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2015
Year: 2015 • Leading Cause: Assault (Homicide: Y87.1, X85-Y09) • Sex: Male
Year
2015
Leading Cause
Assault (Homicide: Y87.1, X85-Y09)
Sex
Male
Race Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic Black
Deaths
196
Death Rate
22.7226618
Age Adjusted Death Rate
22.97255292
2015
Year: 2015 • Leading Cause: Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer: C00-C97) • Sex: Male
Year
2015
Leading Cause
Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer: C00-C97)
Sex
Male
Race Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White
Deaths
3020
Death Rate
224.4900842
Age Adjusted Death Rate
186.1282035
2015
Year: 2015 • Leading Cause: Diseases of Heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51) • Sex: Male
Year
2015
Leading Cause
Diseases of Heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51)
Sex
Male
Race Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic Black
Deaths
2033
Death Rate
235.6896502
Age Adjusted Death Rate
265.8655733
2015
Year: 2015 • Leading Cause: Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease (HIV: B20-B24) • Sex: Male
Year
2015
Leading Cause
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease (HIV: B20-B24)
Sex
Male
Race Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic Black
Deaths
185
Death Rate
21.44741037
Age Adjusted Death Rate
20.65947882
2015
Year: 2015 • Leading Cause: Accidents Except Drug Poisoning (V01-X39, X43, X45-X59, Y85-Y86) • Sex: Male
Year
2015
Leading Cause
Accidents Except Drug Poisoning (V01-X39, X43, X45-X59, Y85-Y86)
Sex
Male
Race Ethnicity
Hispanic
Deaths
178
Death Rate
14.74731959
Age Adjusted Death Rate
17.15582828
2015
Year: 2015 • Leading Cause: Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke: I60-I69) • Sex: Male
Year
2015
Leading Cause
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke: I60-I69)
Sex
Male
Race Ethnicity
Hispanic
Deaths
178
Death Rate
14.74731959
Age Adjusted Death Rate
22.15024169
2015
Year: 2015 • Leading Cause: Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis (K70, K73) • Sex: Male
Year
2015
Leading Cause
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis (K70, K73)
Sex
Male
Race Ethnicity
Hispanic
Deaths
166
Death Rate
13.75311827
Age Adjusted Death Rate
17.08787142
2015
Year: 2015 • Leading Cause: Influenza (Flu) and Pneumonia (J09-J18) • Sex: Male
Year
2015
Leading Cause
Influenza (Flu) and Pneumonia (J09-J18)
Sex
Male
Race Ethnicity
Hispanic
Deaths
196
Death Rate
16.23862157
Age Adjusted Death Rate
26.14814004
2015
Year: 2015 • Leading Cause: Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (J40-J47) • Sex: Male
Year
2015
Leading Cause
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (J40-J47)
Sex
Male
Race Ethnicity
Hispanic
Deaths
153
Death Rate
12.67606684
Age Adjusted Death Rate
20.01130536
2015
Year: 2015 • Sex: Male • Race Ethnicity: Hispanic
Year
2015
Leading Cause
Mental and Behavioral Disorders due to Accidental Poisoning and Other Psychoactive Substance Use (F11-F16, F18-F19, X40-X42, X44)
Sex
Male
Race Ethnicity
Hispanic
Deaths
261
Death Rate
21.62387873
Age Adjusted Death Rate
21.73428863
2015
Year: 2015 • Leading Cause: Essential Hypertension and Renal Diseases (I10, I12) • Sex: Male
Year
2015
Leading Cause
Essential Hypertension and Renal Diseases (I10, I12)
Sex
Male
Race Ethnicity
Hispanic
Deaths
105
Death Rate
8.699261557
Age Adjusted Death Rate
13.40089579
2015
Year: 2015 • Leading Cause: Diabetes Mellitus (E10-E14) • Sex: Male
Year
2015
Leading Cause
Diabetes Mellitus (E10-E14)
Sex
Male
Race Ethnicity
Hispanic
Deaths
225
Death Rate
18.64127477
Age Adjusted Death Rate
26.20634599
2015
Year: 2015 • Leading Cause: Parkinson's Disease (G20) • Sex: Male
Year
2015
Leading Cause
Parkinson's Disease (G20)
Sex
Male
Race Ethnicity
Asian and Pacific Islander
Deaths
30
Death Rate
5.07666612
Age Adjusted Death Rate
6.634861041
2015
Year: 2015 • Leading Cause: Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide: X60-X84, Y87.0) • Sex: Male
Year
2015
Leading Cause
Intentional Self-Harm (Suicide: X60-X84, Y87.0)
Sex
Male
Race Ethnicity
Asian and Pacific Islander
Deaths
39
Death Rate
6.599665955
Age Adjusted Death Rate
6.544212148
2015
Year: 2015 • Leading Cause: All Other Causes • Sex: Male
Year
2015
Leading Cause
All Other Causes
Sex
Male
Race Ethnicity
Asian and Pacific Islander
Deaths
454
Death Rate
76.82688061
Age Adjusted Death Rate
90.92796488
2015
Year: 2015 • Leading Cause: Accidents Except Drug Poisoning (V01-X39, X43, X45-X59, Y85-Y86) • Sex: Male
Year
2015
Leading Cause
Accidents Except Drug Poisoning (V01-X39, X43, X45-X59, Y85-Y86)
Sex
Male
Race Ethnicity
Asian and Pacific Islander
Deaths
64
Death Rate
10.83022106
Age Adjusted Death Rate
12.33810732
2015
Year: 2015 • Leading Cause: Essential Hypertension and Renal Diseases (I10, I12) • Sex: Male
Year
2015
Leading Cause
Essential Hypertension and Renal Diseases (I10, I12)
Sex
Male
Race Ethnicity
Asian and Pacific Islander
Deaths
50
Death Rate
8.461110199
Age Adjusted Death Rate
10.330991
2015
Year: 2015 • Leading Cause: Diseases of Heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51) • Sex: Male
Year
2015
Leading Cause
Diseases of Heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51)
Sex
Male
Race Ethnicity
Hispanic
Deaths
1410
Death Rate
116.8186552
Age Adjusted Death Rate
181.971046
2015
Year: 2015 • Leading Cause: Diabetes Mellitus (E10-E14) • Sex: Male
Year
2015
Leading Cause
Diabetes Mellitus (E10-E14)
Sex
Male
Race Ethnicity
Other Race/ Ethnicity
Deaths
3
2015
Year: 2015 • Leading Cause: Influenza (Flu) and Pneumonia (J09-J18) • Sex: Male
Year
2015
Leading Cause
Influenza (Flu) and Pneumonia (J09-J18)
Sex
Male
Race Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White
Deaths
449
Death Rate
33.37617476
Age Adjusted Death Rate
26.60340598
2015
Year: 2015 • Leading Cause: Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer: C00-C97) • Sex: Male
Year
2015
Leading Cause
Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer: C00-C97)
Sex
Male
Race Ethnicity
Hispanic
Deaths
1175
Death Rate
97.34887933
Age Adjusted Death Rate
140.8760087
2015
Year: 2015 • Leading Cause: All Other Causes • Sex: Male
Year
2015
Leading Cause
All Other Causes
Sex
Male
Race Ethnicity
Hispanic
Deaths
1196
Death Rate
99.08873164
Age Adjusted Death Rate
135.8319701
2015
Year: 2015 • Leading Cause: Diseases of Heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51) • Sex: Male
Year
2015
Leading Cause
Diseases of Heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51)
Sex
Male
Race Ethnicity
Asian and Pacific Islander
Deaths
610
Death Rate
103.2255444
Age Adjusted Death Rate
122.8168795
2015
Year: 2015 • Leading Cause: Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome and Nephrisis (N00-N07, N17-N19, N25-N27) • Sex: Female
Year
2015
Leading Cause
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome and Nephrisis (N00-N07, N17-N19, N25-N27)
Sex
Female
Race Ethnicity
Other Race/ Ethnicity
Deaths
1
2015
Year: 2015 • Leading Cause: All Other Causes • Sex: Female
Year
2015
Leading Cause
All Other Causes
Sex
Female
Race Ethnicity
Other Race/ Ethnicity
Deaths
13
2015
Year: 2015 • Leading Cause: Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer: C00-C97) • Sex: Male
Year
2015
Leading Cause
Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer: C00-C97)
Sex
Male
Race Ethnicity
Asian and Pacific Islander
Deaths
668
Death Rate
113.0404323
Age Adjusted Death Rate
123.1364913
2015
Year: 2015 • Leading Cause: Accidents Except Drug Poisoning (V01-X39, X43, X45-X59, Y85-Y86) • Sex: Female
Year
2015
Leading Cause
Accidents Except Drug Poisoning (V01-X39, X43, X45-X59, Y85-Y86)
Sex
Female
Race Ethnicity
Other Race/ Ethnicity
Deaths
1
2015
Year: 2015 • Leading Cause: Influenza (Flu) and Pneumonia (J09-J18) • Sex: Male
Year
2015
Leading Cause
Influenza (Flu) and Pneumonia (J09-J18)
Sex
Male
Race Ethnicity
Asian and Pacific Islander
Deaths
108
Death Rate
18.27599803
Age Adjusted Death Rate
23.15967226
2015
Year: 2015 • Leading Cause: Alzheimer's Disease (G30) • Sex: Female
Year
2015
Leading Cause
Alzheimer's Disease (G30)
Sex
Female
Race Ethnicity
Other Race/ Ethnicity
Deaths
1
2015
Year: 2015 • Leading Cause: Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (J40-J47) • Sex: Female
Year
2015
Leading Cause
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (J40-J47)
Sex
Female
Race Ethnicity
Other Race/ Ethnicity
Deaths
1
2015
Year: 2015 • Leading Cause: Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke: I60-I69) • Sex: Male
Year
2015
Leading Cause
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke: I60-I69)
Sex
Male
Race Ethnicity
Asian and Pacific Islander
Deaths
90
Death Rate
15.22999836
Age Adjusted Death Rate
17.23906364
2015
Year: 2015 • Sex: Female • Race Ethnicity: Other Race/ Ethnicity
Year
2015
Leading Cause
Mental and Behavioral Disorders due to Accidental Poisoning and Other Psychoactive Substance Use (F11-F16, F18-F19, X40-X42, X44)
Sex
Female
Race Ethnicity
Other Race/ Ethnicity
Deaths
1
2015
Year: 2015 • Leading Cause: Influenza (Flu) and Pneumonia (J09-J18) • Sex: Female
Year
2015
Leading Cause
Influenza (Flu) and Pneumonia (J09-J18)
Sex
Female
Race Ethnicity
Other Race/ Ethnicity
Deaths
1
2015
Year: 2015 • Leading Cause: Atherosclerosis (I70) • Sex: Female
Year
2015
Leading Cause
Atherosclerosis (I70)
Sex
Female
Race Ethnicity
Other Race/ Ethnicity
Deaths
1
2015
Year: 2015 • Leading Cause: Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer: C00-C97) • Sex: Female
Year
2015
Leading Cause
Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer: C00-C97)
Sex
Female
Race Ethnicity
Other Race/ Ethnicity
Deaths
12
2015
Year: 2015 • Leading Cause: Essential Hypertension and Renal Diseases (I10, I12) • Sex: Female
Year
2015
Leading Cause
Essential Hypertension and Renal Diseases (I10, I12)
Sex
Female
Race Ethnicity
Other Race/ Ethnicity
Deaths
4
2015
Year: 2015 • Leading Cause: Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke: I60-I69) • Sex: Female
Year
2015
Leading Cause
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke: I60-I69)
Sex
Female
Race Ethnicity
Other Race/ Ethnicity
Deaths
3
2015
Year: 2015 • Leading Cause: Diseases of Heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51) • Sex: Female
Year
2015
Leading Cause
Diseases of Heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51)
Sex
Female
Race Ethnicity
Other Race/ Ethnicity
Deaths
22
2015
Year: 2015 • Leading Cause: Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis (K70, K73) • Sex: Female
Year
2015
Leading Cause
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis (K70, K73)
Sex
Female
Race Ethnicity
Not Stated/Unknown
Deaths
8
2015
Year: 2015 • Leading Cause: All Other Causes • Sex: Female
Year
2015
Leading Cause
All Other Causes
Sex
Female
Race Ethnicity
Not Stated/Unknown
Deaths
92
2015
Year: 2015 • Leading Cause: Congenital Malformations, Deformations, and Chromosomal Abnormalities (Q00-Q99) • Sex: Female
Year
2015
Leading Cause
Congenital Malformations, Deformations, and Chromosomal Abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
Sex
Female
Race Ethnicity
Other Race/ Ethnicity
Deaths
3
2015
Year: 2015 • Leading Cause: Septicemia (A40-A41) • Sex: Female
Year
2015
Leading Cause
Septicemia (A40-A41)
Sex
Female
Race Ethnicity
Other Race/ Ethnicity
Deaths
1
2015
Year: 2015 • Leading Cause: Certain Conditions originating in the Perinatal Period (P00-P96) • Sex: Female
Year
2015
Leading Cause
Certain Conditions originating in the Perinatal Period (P00-P96)
Sex
Female
Race Ethnicity
Not Stated/Unknown
Deaths
14
2015
Year: 2015 • Leading Cause: Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (J40-J47) • Sex: Female
Year
2015
Leading Cause
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (J40-J47)
Sex
Female
Race Ethnicity
Not Stated/Unknown
Deaths
15
2015
Year: 2015 • Leading Cause: Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke: I60-I69) • Sex: Female
Year
2015
Leading Cause
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke: I60-I69)
Sex
Female
Race Ethnicity
Not Stated/Unknown
Deaths
15
2015
Year: 2015 • Leading Cause: Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer: C00-C97) • Sex: Female
Year
2015
Leading Cause
Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer: C00-C97)
Sex
Female
Race Ethnicity
Not Stated/Unknown
Deaths
92
2015
Year: 2015 • Leading Cause: Diabetes Mellitus (E10-E14) • Sex: Female
Year
2015
Leading Cause
Diabetes Mellitus (E10-E14)
Sex
Female
Race Ethnicity
Not Stated/Unknown
Deaths
25
2015
Year: 2015 • Leading Cause: All Other Causes • Sex: Female
Year
2015
Leading Cause
All Other Causes
Sex
Female
Race Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White
Deaths
2489
Death Rate
176.1024267
Age Adjusted Death Rate
108.5748389
2015
Year: 2015 • Leading Cause: Diseases of Heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51) • Sex: Female
Year
2015
Leading Cause
Diseases of Heart (I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51)
Sex
Female
Race Ethnicity
Not Stated/Unknown
Deaths
137
2015
Year: 2015 • Leading Cause: Influenza (Flu) and Pneumonia (J09-J18) • Sex: Female
Year
2015
Leading Cause
Influenza (Flu) and Pneumonia (J09-J18)
Sex
Female
Race Ethnicity
Not Stated/Unknown
Deaths
16
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