State mortality · CDC NCHS 2017
New York - Mortality Statistics
116,463 deaths in 2017 across 10 tracked causes, at a state average age-adjusted rate of 46.6 per 100,000.
Data updated 2017-12-31
- 116,463
- Deaths, 2017
- Heart disease
- Leading cause
- −16%
- vs national avg
- 46.6
- Avg age-adj /100K
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Lower mean age-adjusted rate
What this means: New York sits in the bottom third by mean age-adjusted rate (46.6/100K; corpus #48 of 51). A below-national rate like this one is a favorable aggregate read, but aggregate numbers can hide a cause or two running above benchmark even while the overall picture looks good.
Lower-rate third on mean age-adjusted leading causes (2017). Heart disease still leads locally. Rates are CDC WONDER age-adjusted; see /methodology#corpus-placement.
Source: CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death (CDC NCHS / NVSS), 2017. Age-adjusted rates allow fair comparison across states.
FIPS 36 · CDC WONDER 2017
New York at a glance
2017: 116,463 deaths across 10 tracked causes at 46.6/100K mean age-adjusted · corpus #48/51 · 16% below US avg. Nearest rate peer: Minnesota (-0.1/100K).
New York in the lower-rate third
116,463 deaths were recorded in New York for 2017 across 10 CDC WONDER categories. Leading the record is Heart disease, with 44,092 deaths at 171.2 per 100,000 (age-adjusted) -- nationally New York sits at #18 of 51 states for this cause, where a higher rank corresponds to a higher rate. The top five causes together represent 86.1% of the state's total (100,257 deaths). That mean rate lands in the lower third of the 2017 corpus.
A below-national rate like this one is a favorable aggregate read, but aggregate numbers can hide a cause or two running above benchmark even while the overall picture looks good.
Mean-rate neighbourhood around New York
The 5 Leading Causes of Death
The five leading causes account for 100,257 deaths (86.1% of all deaths) in New York.
The Complete 2017 Cause List for New York
| # | Cause of death | Deaths | % of total | Age-adj /100K |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heart disease | 44,092 | 37.9% | 171.2 |
| 2 | Cancer | 34,956 | 30.0% | 141.2 |
| 3 | Unintentional injuries | 7,687 | 6.6% | 35.5 |
| 4 | CLRD | 7,258 | 6.2% | 28.9 |
| 5 | Stroke | 6,264 | 5.4% | 24.6 |
| 6 | Influenza and pneumonia | 4,517 | 3.9% | 17.7 |
| 7 | Diabetes | 4,176 | 3.6% | 16.8 |
| 8 | Alzheimer's disease | 3,521 | 3.0% | 13.2 |
| 9 | Kidney disease | 2,296 | 2.0% | 9.1 |
| 10 | Suicide | 1,696 | 1.5% | 8.1 |
Deaths vs. rate: how New York's causes line up
10 causes of death in New York plotted by total deaths against the age-adjusted rate per 100,000. Death count and age-adjusted rate move together across New York's causes (r=1.00) -- the causes with the most deaths here also tend to carry the highest per-capita rate.
Causes of death in New York by deaths and age-adjusted rate: Heart disease, 44092 deaths, 171.2 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Cancer, 34956 deaths, 141.2 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Unintentional injuries, 7687 deaths, 35.5 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. CLRD, 7258 deaths, 28.9 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Stroke, 6264 deaths, 24.6 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Influenza and pneumonia, 4517 deaths, 17.7 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Diabetes, 4176 deaths, 16.8 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Alzheimer's disease, 3521 deaths, 13.2 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Kidney disease, 2296 deaths, 9.1 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Suicide, 1696 deaths, 8.1 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate.
The Trend Line Behind This Data
Show the full 19-year data table (deaths, rate, year-over-year change)
| Year | Total Deaths | Avg Age-Adj Rate | Deaths YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 130,739 | 68.0 | - |
| 2000 | 127,895 | 65.7 | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 127,520 | 64.5 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 127,385 | 63.6 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 125,224 | 61.8 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 121,794 | 59.5 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 120,812 | 58.3 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 118,154 | 56.5 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 116,822 | 55.2 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 117,079 | 54.5 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 114,569 | 52.6 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 113,362 | 51.4 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 114,045 | 50.8 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 113,638 | 49.6 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 114,504 | 49.2 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 112,783 | 47.8 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 115,452 | 48.3 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 115,880 | 48.0 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 116,463 | 46.6 | +0.5% |
Nearby States & Comparisons
Compare mortality data with states bordering New York (2017).
| State | Deaths (Top Cause) | Leading Cause | Age-Adj Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York (this state) | 44,092 | Heart disease | 171.2 |
| Connecticut | 7,138 | Heart disease | 141.6 |
| Massachusetts | 12,934 | Cancer | 149.3 |
| New Jersey | 18,840 | Heart disease | 162.3 |
| Pennsylvania | 32,312 | Heart disease | 176.0 |
| Vermont | 1,434 | Cancer | 164.5 |
States with similar CDC WONDER rates
Two non-border peer sets for New York in 2017, drawn from the lower-rate third's nearest neighbors on published age-adjusted rates. Border neighbors stay in the table above.
States near this mean leading-cause rate
Nearest jurisdictions by mean age-adjusted rate across leading causes (46.6/100K here), excluding bordering states.
Closest match: suicide rate (X60-X84)
Nearest jurisdictions by suicide age-adjusted rate, excluding the mean-rate peer set and bordering states.
Data source & methodology
Rates are per 100,000 population. Age-adjusted rates use the year 2000 US standard population. Data covers 1999-2017. Source: CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death (CDC NCHS / NVSS).
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
According to the CDC National Center for Health Statistics, PlainHealthData's mortality figures are rendered directly from 9,690 official state-year-cause records (NCHS Leading Causes of Death for calendar years 1999-2017). June 2026 is when this portal last verified that frozen CDC file is intact; it is not a newer claims year. No figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, our data changelog, or report a data error on this page. Data current as of 2017.