New York Reaches Historic Low Death Rate 2006
New York City reached an all-time low in 2006, the Health Department reported today, as the number of deaths fell to 55,391 — down from 57,068 in 2005 and 60,218 in 2001. Mortality declined in eight leading categories, including diabetes, HIV, chronic lung disease and kidney failure. The only leading killer that increased significantly was substance use (up 8%).
Heart disease and cancer remained the city’s biggest killers, claiming 21,844 lives and 13,116 lives, respectively. The figures come from the latest Annual Summary of Vital Statistics, the definitive registry of births and deaths in New York City.
The Annual Summary also provides new details on New Yorkers’ life expectancy. Those figures, based on 2005 data, show that women’s life expectancy rose by 2.5 months, reaching a record 81.3 years. Male life expectancy held steady at 75.7 years in 2005, while overall life expectancy increased from 78.6 years to 78.7 years.
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