• Leading Causes of Death by Race/Ethnicity less than 1 yrs [view data]
• Leading Causes of Death by Race/Ethnicity 1-4 yrs [view data]
• Leading Causes of Death by Race/Ethnicity 5-9 yrs [view data]
• Leading Causes of Death by Race/Ethnicity 10-14 yrs [view data]
• Leading Causes of Death by Race/Ethnicity 15-19 yrs [view data]

Race/ethnicity categories are as follows:

• White includes White Hispanic and White non-Hispanic;
• Black includes Black Hispanic and Black non-Hispanic;
• Hispanic includes White Hispanic, Black Hispanic, Hispanic Other, and Hispanic Race Not Stated.

• In both 1999-2001 and 2005-2007, generally 50 percent or more of all New York State deaths among infants less than one year, regardless of race or ethnicity, were due to conditions originating in the perinatal period.
• Congenital anomalies was the 2nd most common cause of death for White, African American and Hispanic infants under one year in New York State. This was true in both 1999-2001 and 2005-2007.
• The third leading cause of death among White, African American and Hispanic infants less than a year old was Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Although still a factor, the percent of infants dying from this cause declined significantly among all groups between 1999-2001 and 2005-2007.
Children ages 1 through 4 years
• In New York State during 2005-2007, homicide and legal intervention was the number one cause of death among African American children aged 1 to 4 years. Among Hispanic and White children in this age group it was the 2nd and 5th most likely cause of death, respectively.
• Non-motor vehicle injury in New York State accounted for 15.6 percent of deaths among White children aged 1 to 4 years and was the leading cause of death for these children during 2005-2007. Among African American children aged 1 to 4 years, non-motor vehicle injury accounted for 16.7 percent of deaths and was the 2nd leading cause of death. The leading causes of death among Hispanic children in this age group were congenital anomalies (16.7%) and homicide and legal intervention (13.9%).
Children ages 5 through 9 years
• In New York State during 2005-2007, non-motor vehicle injury, congenital anomalies and malignant neoplasms were among the leading causes of death for all race and ethnic groups in this age category.
• Additional leading causes of death in New York State for African American children ages 5 to 9 years were homicide and legal intervention (8.1%) and motor vehicle injury (8.1%). Among Hispanics in this age group, septicemia (8.7%) and homicide and legal intervention (8.7%) were leading causes of death. For white children in this age group, motor vehicle injury (11.4%) and diseases of the heart (5.7%) were among the 5 leading causes of death.
Youth ages 10 through 14 years
• In New York State during 2005-2007, malignant neoplasms was the leading cause of death among, White and Hispanic youth aged 10 to 14 years. Among African American youth in this age group, motor vehicle injury was the most frequent cause of death.
• During 2005-2007 in New York State, congenital anomalies was a leading cause of death among White, Black and Hispanic youth aged 10 to 14 years, accounting for 6.7%, 8.9% and 9.7 percent of deaths in this group, respectively.
• Motor vehicle and non-motor vehicle injury were both leading causes of death for all teens in this age group, regardless of race/ethnicity. Among White youth aged 10-14, 26.9 percent of deaths were due to these two causes. Among African American and Hispanic youth aged 10-14, 22.2 percent and 12.9 percent respectively, died due to a motor vehicle or non-motor vehicle injury.
Youth ages 15 through 19 years
• During 2005-2007, motor vehicle and non-motor vehicle injury, malignant neoplasms and homicide and legal intervention were among the five leading causes of death for youth aged 15 through 19 for White, African American and Hispanic teens in New York State.
• Motor vehicle injury was responsible for the largest percent of White teen deaths (32.9%) while homicide and legal intervention was the leading cause of death among African American (43.5%) and Hispanic (24.7%) teens.
• In New York State during 2005-2007, suicide was responsible for 11.6% of deaths among White teens aged 15-19 and 8.2 percent of deaths among Hispanic teens in this age group. Suicide was not a leading cause of death for African American teens in this age category.