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

The death rate in New York City for adults aged 75 years and older was around 4,135 per 100,000 people as of December 22, 2022. The risk of developing more severe illness from COVID-19 increases with age, and the virus also poses a particular threat to people with underlying health conditions.

What is the death toll in NYC? The first coronavirus-related death in New York City was recorded on March 11, 2020. Since then, the total number of confirmed deaths has reached 37,452 while there have been 2.6 million positive tests for the disease. The number of daily new deaths in New York City has fallen sharply since nearly 600 residents lost their lives on April 7, 2020. A significant number of fatalities across New York State have been linked to long-term care facilities that provide support to vulnerable elderly adults and individuals with physical disabilities.

The impact on the counties of New York State Nearly every county in the state of New York has recorded at least one death due to the coronavirus. Outside of New York City, the counties of Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester have confirmed over 11,500 deaths between them. When analyzing the ratio of deaths to county population, Rockland had one of the highest COVID-19 death rates in New York State in 2021. The county, which has approximately 325,700 residents, had a death rate of around 29 per 10,000 people in April 2021.

The dataset is an index to digitized historical death certificates from 1862-1948 from all 5 NYC boroughs. Details about certificates in DORIS's collection and their digitization status can be found on our website (https://a860-historicalvitalrecords.nyc.gov/digital-vital-records).

Infant Mortality Rate by Maternal Race/Ethnicity for New York City, 2007-2016

Counts of infant deaths (age <1 year) are based on NYC death certificates. The rate is calculated using the counts of infant deaths as the numerator and the count of live births from NYC birth certificates as the denominator.

On April 7, 2020, there were 598 new deaths due to COVID-19 in New York City, higher than any other day since the pandemic hit the city. The state of New York has been one of the hardest hit U.S. states by the COVID-19 pandemic. This statistic shows the number of new COVID-19 deaths in New York City from March 3, 2020 to December 19, 2022, by date.

This dataset contains death counts and percent by county, region, and place of death. For more information, check out: http://www.health.ny.gov/statistics/vital_statistics/ or go to the "About" tab.

From February 29 to June 1, 2020, there were 260 deaths due to COVID-19 per 100,000 population among Hispanics/Latinos in New York City, compared to a rate of around 123 deaths per 100,000 population among whites. This statistic illustrates the rate of death for COVID-19 patients in New York City from February 29 to June 1, 2020 by race.

As of December 22, 2022, there have been 2.6 million cases of COVID-19 in New York City, as well as 200,189 hospitalizations, and 37,452 deaths. This statistic shows the number of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths in New York City as of December 22, 2022.

Note: Data elements were retired from HERDS on 10/6/23 and this dataset was archived.

This dataset includes the cumulative number and percent of healthcare facility-reported fatalities for patients with lab-confirmed COVID-19 disease by reporting date and age group. This dataset does not include fatalities related to COVID-19 disease that did not occur at a hospital, nursing home, or adult care facility. The primary goal of publishing this dataset is to provide users with information about healthcare facility fatalities among patients with lab-confirmed COVID-19 disease.

The information in this dataset is also updated daily on the NYS COVID-19 Tracker at https://www.ny.gov/covid-19tracker.

The data source for this dataset is the daily COVID-19 survey through the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) Health Electronic Response Data System (HERDS). Hospitals, nursing homes, and adult care facilities are required to complete this survey daily. The information from the survey is used for statewide surveillance, planning, resource allocation, and emergency response activities. Hospitals began reporting for the HERDS COVID-19 survey in March 2020, while Nursing Homes and Adult Care Facilities began reporting in April 2020. It is important to note that fatalities related to COVID-19 disease that occurred prior to the first publication dates are also included.

The fatality numbers in this dataset are calculated by assigning age groups to each patient based on the patient age, then summing the patient fatalities within each age group, as of each reporting date. The statewide total fatality numbers are calculated by summing the number of fatalities across all age groups, by reporting date. The fatality percentages are calculated by dividing the number of fatalities in each age group by the statewide total number of fatalities, by reporting date. The fatality numbers represent the cumulative number of fatalities that have been reported as of each reporting date.

The leading causes of death by sex and ethnicity in New York City in since 2007.

From July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022, New York City's Department of Social Services/Department of Homeless Services (DHS) and Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) reported 684 deaths among persons experiencing homelessness. Furthermore, during this period the NYC Department of Social Services/Human Resources Administration (HRA) reported an additional 131 deaths among persons experiencing homelessness. This statistic depicts the number of deaths among persons experiencing homelessness in New York City between 2005 and 2022, by Reporting Agency.

As of March 7, 2021, there have been 39,029 deaths due to COVID-19 in the state of New York, with the first 3 deaths reported on March 14, 2020. This statistic shows the cumulative number of deaths related to COVID-19 in New York State from March 14 to March 7, 2021, by day.

The leading causes of death by sex and ethnicity in New York City from 2007 to 2014. Cause of death is derived from the NYC death certificate which is issued for every death that occurs in New York City.

Data Description

Year: year of the death. Leading Cause: the cause of death. Sex: the decedent's sex. Race Ethnicity: the decedent's ethnicity. Deaths: the number of people who died due to cause of death. Death Rate: the death rate within the sex and Race/ethnicity category. Age Adjusted Death Rate: the age-adjusted death rate within the sex and Race/ethnicity category.

How to used this data

These are a couple of ideas what questions can be answered with this data:

1. Are there trends within gender groups?
2. Are there trends within race/ethnicity groups?
3. Is the number of leading causes of deaths increasing or decreasing over time?

Source

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

As of April 19, 2021, there had been around 27 deaths due to COVID-19 in New York City per 10,000 population. New York has been one of the U.S. states most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with New York accounting for the most deaths of any state in the U.S. This statistic shows the death rates for coronavirus (COVID-19) in New York State as of April 19, 2021, by county.

Daily count of NYC residents who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, who were hospitalized with COVID-19, and deaths among COVID-19 patients.

Note that this dataset currently pulls from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nychealth/coronavirus-data/master/case-hosp-death.csv on a daily basis.

This dataset contains the number of cases, number of in hospital/30 day deaths, observed, expected and risk- adjusted mortality rates for cardiac surgery and percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) by hospital. Regions represent where the hospitals are located. The initial Health Data NY dataset includes patients discharged between January 1, 2008, and December 31, 2010. Analyses of risk-adjusted mortality rates and associated risk factors are provided for 2010 and for the three-year period from 2008 through 2010. For PCI, analyses of all cases, non-emergency cases (which represent the majority of procedures) and emergency cases are included. Subsequent year reports data will be appended to this dataset. For more information check out: http://www.health.ny.gov/health_care/consumer_information/cardiac_surgery/ or go to the “About” tab.

There have been almost 60 thousand COVID-19 deaths in New York State as of December 16, 2022. A majority of those deaths have been recorded in New York City: Staten Island, Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx, and Manhattan.

Pandemic takes hold in U.S. Across the United States, over one million COVID-19 deaths had been confirmed by the middle of December 2022. New York has been hit particularly hard throughout the pandemic and is among the states with the highest number of deaths from the coronavirus. The neighboring state of New Jersey was also at the heart of the initial outbreak in March 2020, and the two states continue to have some of the highest death rates from the coronavirus in the United States.

Deaths in New York City The number of new daily deaths from COVID-19 in New York City peaked early in the pandemic. Since then there have been waves in which the number of daily deaths rose, but they have not gotten close to the levels seen early in the pandemic. The impact of the coronavirus has been thoroughly analyzed, and the fatality rates by age in New York City support the evidence that the risk of developing more severe COVID-19 symptoms increases with age.

This dataset contains death counts, crude rates and adjusted rates for selected causes of death by county and region. For more information, check out: http://www.health.ny.gov/statistics/vital_statistics/, or go to the "About" tab.

Data that that populates the Vision Zero View map, which can be found at www.nycvzv.info Vision Zero is the City's goal for ending traffic deaths and injuries. The Vision Zero action plan can be found at http://www.nyc.gov/html/visionzero/pdf/nyc-vision-zero-action-plan.pdf Crash data is obtained from the Traffic Accident Management System (TAMS), which is maintained by the New York City Police Department (NYPD). Only crashes with valid geographic information are mapped. All midblock crashes are mapped to the nearest intersection. Injuries and fatalities are grouped by intersection and summarized by month and year. This data is queried and aggregated on a monthly basis and is current as of the query date. Current year data is January to the end of the latest full month. All mappable crash data is represented on the simplified NYC street model. Crashes occurring at complex intersections with multiple roadways are mapped onto a single point. Injury and fatality crashes occurring on highways are excluded from this data. Please note that this data is preliminary and may contain errors, accordingly, the data on this site is for informational purposes only. Although all attempts to provide the most accurate information are made, errors may be present and any person who relies upon this data does so at their own risk.

From July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022, New York City's Department of Social Services/Department of Homeless Services (DHS) and Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) reported 684 deaths among individuals experiencing homelessness. Among these, around 329 were attributed to drug-related causes, making this the primary cause of death within this demographic. This statistic depicts the leading causes of death among persons experiencing homelessness in New York City between 2021 and 2022.