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, 2023
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 100,0002023 2
1,744
3,852.3
177,051
3,632.9
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002023 2
1,342
3,971.6
131,949
3,807.1
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002023 3
294
4,361.4
15,905
3,512.0
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002023 2
54
2,147.1
24,271
3,043.6
Per 100,0002023 1
330
728.9
41,203
845.5
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002023 1
262
775.4
30,785
888.2
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002023 2
52
771.4
3,715
820.3
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002023 2
6
238.6
5,558
697.0
Per 100,0002023 2
373
823.9
36,271
744.3
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002023 2
285
843.4
27,260
786.5
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002023 4
67
993.9
3,189
704.2
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002023 2
10
397.6
4,850
608.2
Per 100,0002023 4
26
102.6
2,169
81.1
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002023 3
17
91.3
1,561
83.9
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002023
6
150.2
240
91.6
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002023
3
207.5
310
66.9
Per 100,0002023 4
31
155.5
2,407
109.5
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002023 4
22
144.9
1,643
102.3
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002023
9
327.7
351
183.9
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002023
0
0.0
352
105.4
Per 100,0002023 2
32
70.7
3,310
67.9
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002023 3
28
82.9
2,505
72.3
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002023
4
59.3
216
47.7
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002023
0
0.0
497
62.3
Per 100,0002023 3
153
338.0
14,943
306.6
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002023 3
114
337.4
10,405
300.2
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002023 3
29
430.2
1,677
370.3
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002023
5
198.8
2,417
303.1
Per 100,0002023 1
82
181.1
9,937
203.9
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002023 1
68
201.2
8,222
237.2
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002023 3
11
163.2
496
109.5
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002023
1
39.8
1,041
130.5
Per 100,0002023 3
64
141.4
5,878
120.6
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002023 3
48
142.1
3,942
113.7
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002023
9
133.5
398
87.9
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002023
6
238.6
1,418
177.8
Per 100,0002023 4
41
90.6
3,225
66.2
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002023 4
34
100.6
2,457
70.9
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002023
3
44.5
145
32.0
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002023
1
39.8
540
67.7
Per 100,0002023 2
46
101.6
5,481
112.5
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002023 2
30
88.8
3,326
96.0
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002023 2
10
148.3
914
201.8
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002023
3
119.3
1,004
125.9
Per 100,0002023 3
73
161.2
6,231
127.9
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002023 3
56
165.7
4,995
144.1
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002023
11
163.2
431
95.2
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002023
3
119.3
606
76.0
Per 100,0002023 2
23
50.8
2,867
58.8
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002023 1
12
35.5
1,890
54.5
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002023
9
133.5
521
115.0
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002023
2
79.5
358
44.9
Other Causes of Death11
Per 100,0002023 4
51
112.7
2,790
57.2
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002023 4
45
133.2
2,084
60.1
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002023
4
59.3
212
46.8
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002023
1
39.8
431
54.0
3/31/2025 5:10:36 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