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, 2022
Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics
  
COUNTYSTATE
IndicatorMeasureYear(s)Quartile
(Most to Least Favorable)
1234
CountPercent/ RateCountPercent/ Rate
Per 100,0002022 2
1,703
3,850.7
182,879
3,890.0
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002022 1
1,306
3,929.2
135,875
4,039.3
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002022 3
287
4,393.8
16,581
3,849.9
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002022 1
51
2,169.3
25,597
3,365.0
Per 100,0002022 1
313
707.7
41,566
884.2
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002022 1
239
719.1
31,173
926.7
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002022 3
59
903.2
3,672
852.6
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002022 1
6
255.2
5,587
734.5
Per 100,0002022 1
326
737.1
35,808
761.7
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002022 1
249
749.1
26,847
798.1
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002022 2
46
704.2
3,191
740.9
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002022 3
14
595.5
4,814
632.8
Per 100,0002022 2
91
205.8
10,224
217.5
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002022 1
58
174.5
7,078
210.4
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002022 4
26
398.0
981
227.8
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002022
3
127.6
1,880
247.1
Per 100,0002022 3
157
355.0
14,729
313.3
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002022 3
121
364.0
10,260
305.0
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002022 3
27
413.3
1,602
372.0
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002022
5
212.7
2,476
325.5
Per 100,0002022 2
88
199.0
9,821
208.9
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002022 1
74
222.6
8,208
244.0
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002022 3
12
183.7
475
110.3
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002022
1
42.5
962
126.5
Per 100,0002022 2
47
106.3
6,288
133.8
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002022 2
38
114.3
4,237
126.0
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002022
6
91.9
421
97.8
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002022
3
127.6
1,501
197.3
Per 100,0002022 4
42
95.0
3,096
65.9
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002022 4
38
114.3
2,409
71.6
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002022
0
0.0
147
34.1
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002022
3
127.6
465
61.1
Per 100,0002022 1
36
81.4
5,488
116.7
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002022 1
18
54.2
3,349
99.6
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002022 3
17
260.3
935
217.1
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002022
0
0.0
994
130.7
Per 100,0002022 3
74
167.3
6,024
128.1
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002022 4
64
192.6
4,907
145.9
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002022
5
76.5
373
86.6
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002022
4
170.1
594
78.1
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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.

  • 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