Leading Causes of Death

Leading Causes of Death, Aged 65 and Older, Florida
Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics
Age Adjusted Death Rates for Leading Causes of Death by Race and Ethnicity, Florida, 2022
Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics
  
STATE
IndicatorMeasureYear(s)CountPercent/ Rate
Per 100,0002022
182,879
3,890.0
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002022
135,875
4,039.3
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002022
16,581
3,849.9
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002022
25,597
3,365.0
Per 100,0002022
41,566
884.2
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002022
31,173
926.7
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002022
3,672
852.6
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002022
5,587
734.5
Per 100,0002022
35,808
761.7
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002022
26,847
798.1
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002022
3,191
740.9
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002022
4,814
632.8
Per 100,0002022
2,114
82.5
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002022
1,554
86.7
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002022
208
84.1
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002022
302
68.7
Per 100,0002022
2,487
116.2
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002022
1,658
105.5
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002022
377
205.7
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002022
390
121.6
Per 100,0002022
10,224
217.5
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002022
7,078
210.4
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002022
981
227.8
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002022
1,880
247.1
Per 100,0002022
14,729
313.3
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002022
10,260
305.0
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002022
1,602
372.0
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002022
2,476
325.5
Per 100,0002022
9,821
208.9
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002022
8,208
244.0
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002022
475
110.3
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002022
962
126.5
Per 100,0002022
6,288
133.8
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002022
4,237
126.0
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002022
421
97.8
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002022
1,501
197.3
Per 100,0002022
3,096
65.9
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002022
2,409
71.6
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002022
147
34.1
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002022
465
61.1
Per 100,0002022
5,488
116.7
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002022
3,349
99.6
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002022
935
217.1
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002022
994
130.7
Per 100,0002022
6,024
128.1
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002022
4,907
145.9
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002022
373
86.6
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002022
594
78.1
Per 100,0002022
3,079
65.5
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002022
2,035
60.5
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002022
523
121.4
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002022
415
54.6
5/17/2024 8:38:56 PM

Data Note(s)

FLHealthCharts.gov is provided by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management.

Data Notes:

  • Data are based on county of residence.

  • Quartiles are calculated when data is available for at least 51 counties.

  • If cells are blank, data are not available.

  • Data are suppressed when there are 1 to 4 hospitalizations or emergency department visits in a year.

  • Percent licensed drivers by age group is the proportion of people by age group with a Florida driver’s license divided by the estimated population for that age group. In some cases, the result is greater than 100%.

  • The leading causes of death presented in this report are the most frequently occurring causes of death among Florida residents aged 65 years and older.

Data Sources:

  • 1 Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research, midyear (July 1) population estimates

  • 2 United States Bureau of the Census, American Community Survey, 5-year estimates

  • 3 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

  • 4 Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

  • 5 Florida Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Florida Department of Health

  • 6 Florida Department of Health, Division of Medical Quality Assurance

  • 7 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

  • 8 Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA)

  • 9 Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Silver Alert Monthly Reports

  • 10 Florida Department of Elder Affairs, Profile of Older Floridians

  • 11 Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics

  • 12 Social Security Administration

  • 13 Veteran's Administration