STATE PROFILE: NEW YORK
NEW YORK: 12.3%
U.S.: 16.6%
NEW YORK 40.0
U.S RATE 38.52006 RANK 17
2005 NEW YORK RATE 38.7CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +1.3
NEW YORK CITY 77.2
U.S REPORTING AREA RATE
72.9
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 none
NEW YORK 32.6
U.S RATE 31.12006 RANK 14
2005 NEW YORK RATE 31.5CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +1.1
NEW YORK 12.4
U.S RATE 12.82006 RANK 29
2005 NEW YORK RATE 12.1CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +0.3
NEW YORK 25.7
U.S RATE 41.9RANK 45
2004 NEW YORK RATE 26.5CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -0.8
NEW YORK 8.3
U.S RATE 8.32006 RANK 22 (tie)
2005 NEW YORK RATE 8.3CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 none
NEW YORK 6.02
U.S RATE 6.83RANK 36
2004 NEW YORK RATE 6.08CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -0.06
1. HEART DISEASE
DEATHS 51985NEW YORK DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 239.6
U.S. RATE 211.12005 RANK 10
2004 NEW YORK RATE 247.9CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -8.3
2. CANCER
DEATHS 35556NEW YORK DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 170.8
U.S. RATE 183.82005 RANK 40
2004 NEW YORK RATE 176.2CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -5.4
3. STROKE
DEATHS 6622NEW YORK DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 30.6
U.S. RATE 46.62005 RANK 50
2004 NEW YORK RATE 32.9CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -2.3
4. CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASES
DEATHS 6818NEW YORK DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 32.4
U.S. RATE 43.22005 RANK 49
2004 NEW YORK RATE 32.8CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -0.4
5. ACCIDENTS
DEATHS 4645NEW YORK DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 22.9
U.S. RATE 39.12005 RANK 50
2004 NEW YORK RATE 22.6CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +0.3
6. DIABETES
DEATHS 4051NEW YORK DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 19.3
U.S. RATE 24.62005 RANK 46
2004 NEW YORK RATE 19.0CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +0.3
7. ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
DEATHS 2065NEW YORK DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 9.2
U.S. RATE 22.92005 RANK 50
2004 NEW YORK RATE 9.2CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 none
8. INFLUENZA/PNEUMONIA
DEATHS 5521NEW YORK DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 25.3
U.S. RATE 20.32005 RANK 4
2004 NEW YORK RATE 25.9CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -0.6
9. KIDNEY DISEASE
DEATHS 2360NEW YORK DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 11.0
U.S. RATE 14.32005 RANK 36
2004 NEW YORK RATE 11.4CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -0.4
10. SEPTICEMIA
DEATHS 2277NEW YORK DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 10.7
U.S. RATE 11.22005 RANK 26
2004 NEW YORK RATE n/aCHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 n/a
Sources: Health Insurance data come from National Health Statistics Reports, No. 1; 2005 birth data come from National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 56, No. 6; 2006 preliminary birth data come from National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 56, No. 7; Infant mortality data come from the 2005 period linked birth/infant death data set; Leading cause of death data come from National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 56, No. 10 and rankings are based on age-adjusted death rates. States are categorized from highest rate to lowest. Although adjusted for differences in age-distribution and population size, rankings by state do not take into account other state specific population characteristics that may effect the level of mortality. When the number of deaths is small, rankings by state may be unreliable due to instability in death rates. For more information on age-adjustment, click Here.