Leading Causes of Death and Chronic Diseases

The Leading Causes of Death and Chronic Disease report provides data for the top 10 causes of death and selected chronic diseases by county. When available, behaviors, incidence or prevalence, emergency department or hospital visits, and death data are presented.

In the Leading Causes of Death chart below, explore the death indicators to see the age groups most impacted by that cause of death. The top 10 causes are provided for each age group and vary over time. The chart provides data for Florida, whereas the data table, Leading Causes of Death and Chronic Disease, is specific to the county selected.


Leading Causes of Death, Florida - 2025
Rank0-1718-2425-4445-6465-8485+All Ages
1
669
573
2,653
9,391
28,888
18,853
49,761
2
425
278
1,048
6,461
23,510
8,850
48,348
3
317
148
980
3,180
7,556
8,667
17,718
4
111
60
851
1,549
7,122
3,356
12,958
5
77
39
441
1,488
4,187
3,329
11,655
6
69
18
289
1,294
3,694
2,433
7,348
7
47
13
229
1,175
2,546
1,362
5,953
8
31
13
171
1,098
2,137
1,279
3,587
9
23
9
104
532
1,963
1,248
3,564
10
19
7
90
480
1,629
1,047
3,507


   

Leading Causes of Death and Chronic Disease, Polk County, Florida
IndicatorYear(s)Measure TypeFavorability Quartile 
1234
County CountCounty RateState CountState Rate
Overall Health Status 1
Life Expectancy
2023-25 Estimated years of life
78.2
80.4
2023-25 Per 100,000 Total Population2
25,400
764.9
684,775
654.2
2025 Per 100,000 Population Aged 0-74 Years2
59,142
7,654.6
1,393,508
6,626.3
2025 Rate Per 1,000 Live Births3
78
7.9
1,272
5.7
2025 Rate Per 100,000 Live Births,
3
30.3
36
16.1
Leading Causes of Death 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Heart Diseases
2025 Percent
4.9%
2025 Per 100,000 Population Under 653
58
8.5
1,229
6.7
2023-25 Per 100,000 Total Population3
9,815
303.9
251,404
247.5
2023-25 Per 100,000 Total Population2
2,732
79.1
86,909
78.3
Cancer
2021-23 Per 100,000 Total Population2
14,828
479.3
458,642
474.1
2023-25 Per 100,000 Total Population2
5,260
153.4
143,426
132.8
COVID-19
2025 Per 100,000 Total Population4
46
3.9
883
2.3
Unintentional Injury
     Emergency Department Visits From Non-Fatal Self-Harm Injury
2025 Per 100,000 Total Population
604
77.3
12,038
58.9
     Hospitalizations from Non-Fatal Self Harm Injuries
2025 Per 100,000 Total Population
265
31.6
7,151
31.0
2023-25 Per 100,000 Total Population2
1,457
55.0
43,628
54.2
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)
2025 Percent
3.9%
2023-25 Per 100,000 Total Population3
9,360
286.3
256,880
249.7
2023-25 Per 100,000 Total Population2
1,637
47.4
51,354
45.7
Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease (CLRD)
2023-25 Per 100,000 Total Population4
6,581
219.5
137,895
161.3
2023-25 Per 100,000 Total Population2
1,462
41.0
34,074
30.0
Diabetes
2025 Percent
13.2%
2025 Per 100,000 Population Under 653
1,399
204.5
27,305
149.3
2023-25 Per 100,000 Total Population4
108,895
3,431.3
2,342,068
2,362.7
2023-25 Per 100,000 Total Population3
1,780
58.4
37,814
40.0
2023-25 Per 100,000 Total Population3
1,067
31.9
21,957
20.7
Alzheimer's Disease
2025 Percent3
17,937
11%
573,806
11.3%
2023-25 Per 100,000 Total Population2
492
14.0
17,987
15.5
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis
2023-25 Per 100,000 Total Population2
424
13.8
10,475
11.2
Nephritis
2025 Percent
4.8%
2023-25 Per 100,000 Total Population3
450
13.3
10,476
9.7
Hypertension (high blood pressure)
2025 Percent
35.7%
2025 Per 100,000 Population Under 652
22
3.2
691
3.8
2023-25 Per 100,000 Total Population3
18,507
683.6
402,378
481.4
2023-25 Per 100,000 Total Population4
14,484
451.3
339,780
333.7
2023-25 Per 100,000 Total Population2
369
10.8
10,304
9.4
Suicide
2025 Percent
25.3%
2025 Percent
19%
2023-25 Per 100,000 Total Population3
9,884
421.3
275,286
423.0
2023-25 Per 100,000 Total Population1
365
13.7
10,713
13.9
Parkinson's Disease
2023-25 Per 100,000 Total Population3
105
3.1
3,136
2.9
2023-25 Per 100,000 Total Population2
325
9.1
12,487
11.1
2023-25 Per 100,000 Total Population2
300
8.3
10,151
8.8
Influenza and Pneumonia
Per 100,000 Total Population
2025 Per 100,000 Population Under 651
438
64.0
13,800
75.5
2023-25 Per 100,000 Total Population4
511
15.1
9,160
8.6
Homicide
2023-25 Per 100,000 Total Population2
94
4.0
3,464
5.4
In Situ, Benign, Uncertain/Unknown Behavior Neoplasms
2023-25 Per 100,000 Total Population2
132
3.8
3,987
3.6
Medical and Surgical Care Complications
2023-25 Per 100,000 Total Population4
33
1.0
625
0.6
Congenital and Chromosomal Abnormalities
2025 Per 100,000 Live Births
8
80.8
253
112.9
2023-25 Per 100,000 Total Population2
69
2.9
1,880
3.1
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
2025 Per 100,000 Total Population4
137
16.2
3,512
15.0
2025 Per 100,000 Total Population3
52
6.1
1,770
7.6
2023-25 Per 100,000 Total Population3
67
2.5
1,682
2.0
Other Causes of Death and Selected Chronic Diseases 1, 2, 4, 5
Arthritis
2025 Percent
26.4%
2021 Percent
39.1%
Asthma
2025 Percent
8.4%
2025 Percent
8.9%
2025 Per 100,000 Population Under 53
48
101.1
1,465
126.9
2025 Per 100,000 Population Under 654
412
60.2
8,511
46.6
2023-25 Per 100,000 Total Population4
14,787
663.1
254,624
427.5
2023-25 Per 100,000 Total Population4
1,477
60.3
32,411
49.9
2023-25 Per 100,000 Total Population3
29
1.0
618
0.7
Breast Cancer
2024 Percent
58.3%
2021-23 Per 100,000 Females2
1,929
127.2
63,099
133.7
2023-25 Per 100,000 Females3
350
21.0
9,893
18.3
Cervical Cancer
2023 Percent
38.1%
2021-23 Per 100,000 Females3
145
11.8
3,497
9.5
2023-25 Per 100,000 Females3
52
3.6
1,145
2.6
Colorectal Cancer
2024 Percent
33%
2024 Percent
3.8%
2021-23 Per 100,000 Total Population4
1,332
44.9
34,858
37.1
2023-25 Per 100,000 Total Population3
483
14.5
12,838
12.3
Lung Cancer
2021-23 Per 100,000 Total Population2
1,972
58.2
54,397
51.5
2023-25 Per 100,000 Total Population2
1,170
32.7
30,612
27.4
Melanoma
2021-23 Per 100,000 Total Population3
887
28.9
26,579
27.5
2023-25 Per 100,000 Total Population2
74
2.2
2,154
2.0
Prostate Cancer
2020 Percent
44.4%
2021-23 Per 100,000 Males3
1,826
114.6
55,916
113.0
2023-25 Per 100,000 Males3
309
18.9
8,156
16.1
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
2025 Percent
6.6%
2023-25 Per 100,000 Total Population3
21,009
832.9
380,132
527.5
2023-25 Per 100,000 Total Population4
5,104
159.2
105,484
111.4
2023-25 Per 100,000 Total Population2
1,462
41.0
34,074
30.0
Epilepsy
2025 Percent
1.8%
2025 Percent
47.6%
2022 Percent
43.4%
2023-25 Per 100,000 Total Population4
14,117
584.8
242,772
360.8
2023-25 Per 100,000 Total Population3
14,109
513.4
343,508
425.6
2025 Per 100,000 Population 6 and Older3
219
27.7
5,852
26.6
2025 Per 100,000 Population Under 653
780
114.0
17,345
94.9
Heart Attack
2025 Percent
4.1%
2023-25 Per 100,000 Total Population2
640
18.7
19,351
17.7
Heart Failure
2025 Per 100,000 Population Under 653
904
132.1
16,321
89.3
2023-25 Per 100,000 Total Population3
63,506
1,927.5
1,577,393
1,505.1
2023-25 Per 100,000 Total Population3
614
17.8
14,486
12.9
11/4/2026 8:17:55 AM

Data Note(s)

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

  • All indicators in this profile, except the indicators from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), report rates based on the entire black population and entire white population. Indicators from the BRFSS only include non-Hispanic blacks and non-Hispanic whites in the rates reported. These indicators all begin with the word "Adults".

  • When race and ethnicity data are not available, rate ratios are not provided.

  • Cancer incidence counts are suppressed (left blank) when counts are between 1 and 9.

  • Age-adjusted death rates are computed using the year 2000 standard population.

  • Green, yellow, orange and red county quartiles represent the most to the least favorable situation (1st to 4th quartile). Light to dark blue county quartiles represent density from lowest to highest (1st to 4th).

  • Data Sources

  • 1 Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics

  • 2 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Florida Department of Health, Division of Community Health Promotion

  • 3 Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA)

  • 4 University of Miami (FL) Medical School, Florida Cancer Data System

  • 5 Florida Department of Elder Affairs (DOEA)

  • 6 Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Communicable Diseases