Last data refresh February 2025

Deaths: The causes of death reported in these pages are the underlying causes classified according to the tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD, 10^th revision), adopted by New York State in 1999. Infant (less than 1 year of age) mortality rates published in this report are based on all live births regardless of birth weight or gestation. No attempt was made to account for the viability of the infant at birth. These rates for a specific year are based on deaths and live births that occurred during that year. When tabulating deaths by place of death, "other institution" is defined as state institution, Veterans Administration facility, hospice, federal institution, health-related facility or home for the aged. Total deaths is the count of all deaths, including records with race, age or sex “Not Stated".

Data Source: New York State Department of Health - Office of Quality and Patient Safety - Division of Information and Statistics - Bureau of Health Informatics - Vital Statistics Unit

Data Notes: Vital Records (Vital Statistics): Vital Event Registration: New York State consists of two registration areas, New York City and New York State Exclusive of New York City (also referred as Rest of State). New York City (NYC) includes the five counties of Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), New York (Manhattan), Queens and Richmond (Staten Island); the remaining 57 counties comprise New York State Exclusive of New York City. The Bureau of Vital Records, New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH), processes data from live birth, death, fetal death and marriage certificates recorded in New York State Exclusive of New York City. Through a cooperative agreement, the New York State Department of Health receives data on live births, deaths, fetal deaths and marriages recorded in New York City from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYCDOHMH) and on live births and deaths recorded outside of New York State to residents of New York State from other states and Canada. Vital Event indicators for NYC geographical areas reported by NYSDOH and NYCDOHMH may be different since the former may include all NYC residents' events regardless of where they occurred and the latter reports only events to NYC residents that occurred in NYC. The indicators may also differ due to timing and/or completeness of data. The counts of births and deaths may be influenced by specific reporting issues each year. The specific issues are reported in the NYSDOH Annual Vital Statistics Tables, in the Report Measures section of the Technical Notes. All the vital statistics presented in this report are based on the county/borough of residence."

Source: New York State Leading Causes of Death