New York State Death Counts by County, Region, and Age Group, 2003 Onward

Death counts for New York State residents are aggregated by county, region, and age group. The dataset is published by health.data.ny.gov and was last updated on March 7, 2025. It provides a longitudinal view of mortality trends starting from the year 2003.

Use Cases

• Analyzing mortality trends over time using the Year and Deaths columns.
• Comparing age-specific death rates across different regions using the Age Group and Region columns.
• Mapping county-level mortality data for geographic analysis using the County Name and Deaths columns.

Strengths

• Data is updated as of March 7, 2025, indicating recent maintenance.
• Provides a multi-dimensional breakdown with 5 columns including geographic and demographic dimensions.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Metadata on license, author, and data collection methodology is not provided.

Provenance

Source

health.data.ny.gov

Time Range

Beginning 2003

Freshness

Last updated 2025-03-07 19:16:09

Geography

New York State, by county and region