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, 2025
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 100,0002025
1,750
3,662.2
181,122
3,554.0
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002025
1,351
3,873.7
132,689
3,724.9
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002025
286
3,991.1
17,181
3,508.4
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002025
66
2,009.7
25,873
2,982.4
Per 100,0002025
342
715.7
42,363
831.3
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002025
265
759.8
31,275
878.0
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002025
60
837.3
4,009
818.6
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002025
11
335.0
5,787
667.1
Per 100,0002025
354
740.8
37,738
740.5
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002025
274
785.6
27,808
780.6
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002025
64
893.1
3,498
714.3
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002025
10
304.5
5,329
614.3
Per 100,0002025
23
86.4
2,270
81.6
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002025
20
104.5
1,612
84.8
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002025
3
71.3
251
89.4
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002025
0
0.0
334
66.9
Per 100,0002025
32
151.2
2,541
109.7
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002025
27
171.5
1,724
103.7
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002025
2
67.6
390
186.7
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002025
2
138.5
354
96.2
Per 100,0002025
3
6.3
792
15.5
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002025
2
5.7
616
17.3
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002025
1
14.0
54
11.0
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002025
0
0.0
106
12.2
Per 100,0002025
152
318.1
16,223
318.3
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002025
112
321.1
11,335
318.2
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002025
30
418.6
1,822
372.1
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002025
8
243.6
2,559
295.0
Per 100,0002025
82
171.6
10,478
205.6
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002025
72
206.4
8,523
239.3
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002025
6
83.7
585
119.5
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002025
2
60.9
1,169
134.8
Per 100,0002025
64
133.9
5,875
115.3
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002025
50
143.4
3,872
108.7
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002025
10
139.5
423
86.4
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002025
2
60.9
1,446
166.7
Per 100,0002025
47
98.4
3,416
67.0
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002025
35
100.4
2,588
72.7
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002025
6
83.7
157
32.1
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002025
5
152.3
568
65.5
Per 100,0002025
51
106.7
5,549
108.9
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002025
35
100.4
3,213
90.2
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002025
11
153.5
1,018
207.9
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002025
0
0.0
1,063
122.5
Per 100,0002025
70
146.5
6,127
120.2
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002025
55
157.7
4,961
139.3
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002025
6
83.7
406
82.9
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002025
3
91.4
586
67.5
Per 100,0002025
18
37.7
2,955
58.0
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002025
13
37.3
1,906
53.5
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002025
2
27.9
499
101.9
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002025
3
91.4
425
49.0
Other Causes of Death11
Per 100,0002025
65
136.0
8,400
164.8
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002025
51
146.2
6,104
171.4
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002025
7
97.7
682
139.3
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002025
1
30.5
1,413
162.9
11/9/2026 6:50:11 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