Leading Causes of Death

Leading Causes of Death, Aged 65 and Older, Alachua County
Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics
Age Adjusted Death Rates for Leading Causes of Death by Race and Ethnicity, Alachua County, 2024
Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics
  
COUNTYSTATE
IndicatorMeasureYear(s)Favorability Quartile 
1234
Density Quartile 
1234
CountPercent/ RateCountPercent/ Rate
Leading Causes of Death11
Per 100,0002024 2
1,773
3,766.8
179,829
3,593.7
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002024 2
1,363
3,930.6
133,049
3,765.1
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002024 3
290
4,141.7
16,526
3,484.2
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002024 1
64
2,102.5
25,067
3,024.8
Per 100,0002024 1
366
777.6
41,818
835.7
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002024 1
273
787.3
30,965
876.3
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002024 3
65
928.3
3,803
801.8
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002024 2
13
427.1
5,817
701.9
Per 100,0002024 2
375
796.7
37,273
744.9
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002024 2
289
833.4
27,624
781.7
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002024 4
65
928.3
3,430
723.2
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002024 2
11
361.4
5,179
625.0
Per 100,0002024 3
25
95.4
2,233
81.8
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002024 3
20
105.4
1,577
83.6
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002024
4
96.2
281
103.2
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002024
1
57.9
305
63.8
Per 100,0002024 4
32
153.4
2,573
113.2
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002024 3
20
127.3
1,718
104.3
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002024
9
316.5
389
192.6
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002024
0
0.0
397
113.3
Per 100,0002024
21
44.6
2,227
44.5
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002024
16
46.1
1,726
48.8
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002024
3
42.8
147
31.0
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002024
1
32.9
295
35.6
Per 100,0002024 2
146
310.2
15,687
313.5
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002024 3
119
343.2
11,006
311.5
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002024 1
16
228.5
1,746
368.1
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002024
5
164.3
2,482
299.5
Per 100,0002024 2
93
197.6
9,990
199.6
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002024 2
83
239.4
8,160
230.9
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002024
4
57.1
555
117.0
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002024
3
98.6
1,069
129.0
Per 100,0002024 2
44
93.5
5,964
119.2
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002024 2
32
92.3
4,014
113.6
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002024
8
114.3
415
87.5
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002024
3
98.6
1,405
169.5
Per 100,0002024 3
33
70.1
3,276
65.5
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002024 4
30
86.5
2,530
71.6
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002024
2
28.6
186
39.2
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002024
1
32.9
486
58.6
Per 100,0002024 1
45
95.6
5,501
109.9
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002024 1
26
75.0
3,330
94.2
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002024 2
13
185.7
909
191.6
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002024
3
98.6
1,002
120.9
Per 100,0002024 3
66
140.2
6,104
122.0
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002024 3
56
161.5
4,969
140.6
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002024
4
57.1
397
83.7
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002024
3
98.6
553
66.7
Per 100,0002024 1
20
42.5
2,823
56.4
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002024 1
10
28.8
1,842
52.1
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002024
6
85.7
503
106.0
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002024
2
65.7
363
43.8
Other Causes of Death11
Per 100,0002024 4
99
210.3
7,605
152.0
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002024 4
74
213.4
5,556
157.2
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002024
17
242.8
645
136.0
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002024
6
197.1
1,226
147.9
12/12/2025 2:33:25 PM

Data Note(s)

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Data Notes:

  • Data are based on county of residence.

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

  • 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).

  • 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

  • 14 Florida Department of Health, Environmental Public Health Tracking