Leading Causes of Death and Chronic Diseases

The Leading Causes of Death and Chronic Disease report provides data for the top 10 causes of death and selected chronic diseases by county. When available, behaviors, incidence or prevalence, emergency department or hospital visits, and death data are presented.

Floridians today are expected to live 7.4 years longer (78.4 years) than they were in 1970 (71.0 years).

In 2021, 261,246 Florida residents died. The overall age adjusted death rate (AADR) in 2021 was 802.9 compared to 1,130.5 in 1970, a change of 28.98%. The gap between age-adjusted death rates of the Black and White populations has decreased, but the Black population continues to experience a higher rate. The Black AADR was 976.8 in 2021 compared to 1548.1 in 1970 whereas the White AADR was 782.9 in 2021 compared to 1074.2 in 1970. The Hispanic age-adjusted death rate has been measured since 2004. The Hispanic age-adjusted death rate has increased from 592.2 per 100,000 persons in 2004 to 648.5 per 100,000 persons in 2021.


Leading Causes of Death, Florida - 2022
RankUnder 11-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+All Ages
1Perinatal Period ConditionsUnintentional InjuryUnintentional InjuryUnintentional InjuryUnintentional InjuryUnintentional InjuryUnintentional InjuryUnintentional InjuryCancerCancerCancerCancerHeart DiseaseHeart Disease
2Congenital Malformations Congenital Malformations CancerCancerHomicideHomicideSuicideCancerUnintentional InjuryHeart DiseaseHeart DiseaseHeart DiseaseCancerCancer
3Unintentional InjuryHomicideCongenital Malformations SuicideSuicideSuicideHomicideHeart DiseaseHeart DiseaseUnintentional InjuryChronic Lower Respiratory DiseaseStrokeStrokeUnintentional Injury
4Heart DiseaseCancerHomicideCongenital Malformations CancerCancerCancerSuicideChronic Liver Disease and CirrhosisDiabetesCOVID-19Chronic Lower Respiratory DiseaseCOVID-19Stroke
5SepticemiaHeart DiseaseHeart DiseaseHomicideHeart DiseaseHeart DiseaseHeart DiseaseChronic Liver Disease and CirrhosisSuicideCOVID-19StrokeCOVID-19Alzheimer's DiseaseCOVID-19
6Influenza and PneumoniaSepticemiaCOVID-19Heart DiseaseCongenital Malformations DiabetesCOVID-19HomicideDiabetesChronic Liver Disease and CirrhosisDiabetesDiabetesChronic Lower Respiratory DiseaseChronic Lower Respiratory Disease
7COVID-19Influenza and PneumoniaAnemiasCOVID-19Influenza and PneumoniaCOVID-19DiabetesCOVID-19COVID-19Chronic Lower Respiratory DiseaseUnintentional InjuryAlzheimer's DiseaseUnintentional InjuryDiabetes
8HomicideStrokeMedical & Surgical Care ComplicationsStrokeDiabetesCongenital Malformations Chronic Liver Disease and CirrhosisDiabetesStrokeStrokeChronic Liver Disease and CirrhosisUnintentional InjuryDiabetesAlzheimer's Disease
9StrokePerinatal Period ConditionsChronic Lower Respiratory DiseaseInfluenza and PneumoniaCOVID-19HIV/AIDSHIV/AIDSStrokeNephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome & NephrosisSuicideNephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome & NephrosisParkinson's DiseaseHypertensionChronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis
10Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome & NephrosisBenign NeoplasmStrokeBenign NeoplasmSepticemiaInfluenza and PneumoniaCongenital Malformations HIV/AIDSHomicideNephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome & NephrosisSepticemiaNephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome & NephrosisParkinson's DiseaseNephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome & Nephrosis



Leading Causes of Death and Chronic Disease, Alachua County, Florida
IndicatorYear(s)Measure TypeQuartile 
1234
County NumberCounty RateState NumberState Rate
Overall Health Status 1
Life Expectancy
2020-22 Estimated years of life
77.6
78.0
2020-22 Per 100,000 Total Population2
7,048
803.7
739,580
762.7
2022 Per 100,000 Population Aged 0-74 Years1
18,403
6,730.1
1,678,577
8,277.7
2022 Rate Per 1,000 Live Births3
18
6.7
1,346
6.0
2022 Rate Per 100,000 Live Births,
1
37.4
34
15.2
Leading Causes of Death 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Heart Diseases
2022 Percent
5%
2022 Per 100,000 Population Under 651
<5
1.6
1,090
6.2
2020-22 Per 100,000 Total Population1
1,789
203.7
228,957
240.7
2020-22 Per 100,000 Total Population1
635
71.7
92,344
89.0
Cancer
2019-21 Per 100,000 Total Population3
4,160
479.2
418,985
452.2
2020-22 Per 100,000 Total Population2
1,346
146.5
139,588
138.3
COVID-19
2022 Per 100,000 Total Population2
113
37.5
12,158
35.8
Unintentional Injury
     Emergency Department Visits From Non-Fatal Self-Harm Injury
2022 Per 100,000 Total Population1
129
20.3
12,427
31.8
     Hospitalizations from Non-Fatal Self Harm Injuries
2022 Per 100,000 Total Population3
130
43.8
7,477
34.5
2020-22 Per 100,000 Total Population1
511
61.7
50,764
69.9
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)
2022 Percent
3.6%
2020-22 Per 100,000 Total Population3
2,347
266.2
219,405
228.1
2020-22 Per 100,000 Total Population3
428
48.9
47,292
45.2
Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease (CLRD)
2020-22 Per 100,000 Total Population4
1,892
242.9
124,955
151.5
2020-22 Per 100,000 Total Population1
273
29.7
33,879
32.2
Diabetes
2022 Percent
12.2%
2022 Per 100,000 Population Under 653
369
149.8
23,603
133.9
2020-22 Per 100,000 Total Population3
23,237
2,668.8
2,039,248
2,211.7
2019-21 Per 100,000 Total Population3
402
50.2
32,200
37.2
2020-22 Per 100,000 Total Population1
181
20.4
23,096
23.4
Alzheimer's Disease
2022 Percent2
4,722
10.7%
537,478
11.4%
2020-22 Per 100,000 Total Population3
183
21.0
20,368
18.9
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis
2020-22 Per 100,000 Total Population1
105
12.3
11,487
13.1
Nephritis
2022 Percent
4.3%
2020-22 Per 100,000 Total Population3
109
11.8
10,436
10.3
Hypertension (high blood pressure)
2022 Percent
38.5%
2022 Per 100,000 Population Under 65
6
2.4
603
3.4
2020-22 Per 100,000 Total Population1
2,653
328.6
317,778
404.0
2020-22 Per 100,000 Total Population3
3,170
358.9
289,167
304.1
2020-22 Per 100,000 Total Population2
87
9.6
9,851
9.6
Suicide
2022 Percent4
37.1%
31.5%
2021 Percent
18.4%
2020-22 Per 100,000 Total Population3
4,345
501.2
284,915
461.0
2020-22 Per 100,000 Total Population2
111
13.4
9,883
13.6
Parkinson's Disease
     Emergency Department Visits From Parkinson's Disease 
2022 Per 100,000 Total Population2
9
3.1
874
3.9
     Hospitalizations From Parkinson's Disease
2022 Per 100,000 Total Population4
48
16.5
2,807
12.6
2020-22 Per 100,000 Total Population4
105
12.0
9,471
8.9
Influenza and Pneumonia
Per 100,000 Total Population
2022 Per 100,000 Population Under 651
144
58.4
11,495
65.2
2020-22 Per 100,000 Total Population2
83
9.7
8,913
8.9
Homicide
2020-22 Per 100,000 Total Population3
62
7.7
4,458
7.4
In Situ, Benign, Uncertain/Unknown Behavior Neoplasms
2020-22 Per 100,000 Total Population4
48
5.5
3,754
3.7
Medical and Surgical Care Complications
2020-22 Per 100,000 Total Population1
8
0.9
1,112
1.2
Congenital and Chromosomal Abnormalities
2022 Per 100,000 Live Births
3
112.1
225
100.3
2020-22 Per 100,000 Total Population4
37
5.3
1,768
3.0
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
2022 Per 100,000 Total Population3
40
13.8
4,606
20.6
2022 Per 100,000 Total Population3
18
6.2
1,983
8.9
2020-22 Per 100,000 Total Population3
20
2.6
1,943
2.5
Other Causes of Death and Selected Chronic Diseases 1, 2, 4, 5
Arthritis
2022 Percent
28.4%
2021 Percent
39.1%
Asthma
2022 Percent4
14.6%
9.3%
2022 Percent
9.3%
2022 Per 100,000 Population Under 54
86
611.0
5,433
479.6
2022 Per 100,000 Population Under 654
190
77.1
7,779
44.1
2020-22 Per 100,000 Total Population3
2,756
370.5
217,432
381.5
2020-22 Per 100,000 Total Population4
584
84.3
25,460
40.3
2020-22 Per 100,000 Total Population3
10
1.2
628
0.8
Breast Cancer
2022 Percent
55.5%
2019-21 Per 100,000 Females4
640
145.5
58,161
127.3
2020-22 Per 100,000 Females3
97
19.6
9,363
18.4
Cervical Cancer
2020 Percent
40%
2019-21 Per 100,000 Females1
22
6.1
3,205
8.9
2020-22 Per 100,000 Females3
14
3.0
1,120
2.7
Colorectal Cancer
2020 Percent
19.8%
2022 Percent
66.2%
2019-21 Per 100,000 Total Population2
282
33.6
31,959
35.1
2020-22 Per 100,000 Total Population2
120
13.4
11,972
12.2
Lung Cancer
2019-21 Per 100,000 Total Population2
491
54.2
52,596
52.3
2020-22 Per 100,000 Total Population2
291
31.1
31,955
30.7
Melanoma
2019-21 Per 100,000 Total Population2
209
24.7
23,265
25.3
2020-22 Per 100,000 Total Population3
30
3.3
2,075
2.1
Prostate Cancer
2020 Percent
44.4%
2019-21 Per 100,000 Males4
477
113.0
46,238
98.8
2020-22 Per 100,000 Males4
99
25.4
7,812
16.6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
2022 Percent
7.4%
2020-22 Per 100,000 Total Population1
2,861
365.0
318,166
471.3
2020-22 Per 100,000 Total Population3
1,308
158.7
99,495
111.2
2020-22 Per 100,000 Total Population1
273
29.7
33,879
32.2
Epilepsy
2022 Percent
2%
2022 Percent
41%
2022 Percent
43.4%
2020-22 Per 100,000 Total Population3
3,159
396.8
213,979
333.5
2020-22 Per 100,000 Total Population4
4,768
564.1
296,949
388.3
2022 Per 100,000 Population 6 and Older2
60
21.9
4,787
22.8
2022 Per 100,000 Population Under 653
203
82.4
13,539
76.8
Heart Attack
2022 Percent
4.7%
2020-22 Per 100,000 Total Population1
152
17.2
22,416
21.9
Heart Failure
2022 Per 100,000 Population Under 652
208
84.4
14,071
79.8
2020-22 Per 100,000 Total Population4
15,977
1,810.8
1,240,218
1,264.9
2020-22 Per 100,000 Total Population3
164
18.5
13,198
12.5
11/23/2024 5:07:34 AM

Data Note(s)

  • FLHealthCharts.gov is provided by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management.

  • Rate ratios in this report compare rates of two populations. For example, if the ratio of the black rate to the white rate is 2:1 it would mean that the black rate is two times the white rate. A ratio of 0.5:1 would mean that the black rate is half of the white rate. Rate ratios are not calculated when a rate is zero, and the county ratio cell will contain "N/A".

  • All indicators in this profile, except the indicators from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), report rates based on the entire black population and entire white population. Indicators from the BRFSS only include non-Hispanic blacks and non-Hispanic whites in the rates reported. These indicators all begin with the word "Adults".

  • When race and ethnicity data are not available, rate ratios are not provided.

  • Cancer incidence counts are suppressed (left blank) when counts are between 1 and 9.

  • Age-adjusted death rates are computed using the year 2000 standard population.

  • 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).

  • Data Sources

  • 1 Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics

  • 2 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Florida Department of Health, Division of Community Health Promotion

  • 3 Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA)

  • 4 University of Miami (FL) Medical School, Florida Cancer Data System

  • 5 Florida Department of Elder Affairs (DOEA)

  • 6 Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Communicable Diseases