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Leading Causes of Death
By Sex, Race, Age & Region
Los Angeles County

Death, Mortality, Statistics

Also see: Leading Causes of Death in Los Angeles County by Year, 2012-2021


By Total Population & Sex

By Race/Ethnicity

By Age Group

By Region


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In 2020, for children in the 5-14 age group, the leading cause of death was suicide.



Note on data below: Leading causes of death are tabulated from underlying cause of death field on the death certificate only.

TOTAL POPULATION
Causes of Death 2020 2019 % Change in AAMR
Rank Deaths AAMR* Rank Deaths AAMR*
Coronary Heart Disease 1 12,207 105.7 1 11,075 97.4 10.2%
COVID-19 2 11,101 97.5 -- -- -- --
Alzheimer's Disease 3 4,978 43.5 2 4,433 39.1 12.3%
Stroke 4 4,026 35.5 3 3,786 33.9 6.3%
Diabetes Mellitus 5 3,527 31.0 4 2,978 26.7 18.4%
COPD 6 2,775 24.6 5 2,821 25.6 -1.6%
Causes of Death 2020 2019 % Change in AAMR
Rank Deaths AAMR* Rank Deaths AAMR*
Lung Cancer 7 2,334 20.5 6 2,373 21.7 -1.6%
Pneumonia/ Influenza 8 2,140 18.9 7 1,815 16.2 17.9%
Drug Overdose 9 1,954 18.2 16 1,208 11.2 61.8%
Hypertension 10 1,747 15.1 8 1,537 13.6 13.7%
Colorectal Cancer 14 1,427 12.4 9 1,454 13.0 -1.9%
Liver Disease/ Cirrhosis 11 1,610 14.0 10 1,417 12.3 13.6%

COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
* AAMR Age-adjusted mortality rate per 100,000 using the 2000 US standard population.
‡ Presented percent changes in rate are based on more precise data and may differ due to rounding.


BY SEX...

FEMALE
Causes of Death 2020 2019 % Change in AAMR
Rank Deaths AAMR* Rank Deaths AAMR*
Coronary Heart Disease 1 5,168 76.4 1 4,636 69.4 10.0%
COVID-19 2 4,515 69.1 -- -- -- --
Alzheimer’s Disease 3 3,369 47.6 2 2,961 42.1 12.9%
Stroke 4 2,190 32.7 3 2,096 31.7 3.2%
Diabetes Mellitus 5 1,577 24.7 5 1,331 21.2 16.2%
Causes of Death 2020 2019 % Change in AAMR
Rank Deaths AAMR* Rank Deaths AAMR*
COPD 6 1,363 20.5 4 1,422 21.9 -6.4%
Breast Cancer 7 1,135 18.0 6 1,193 19.1 -5.8%
Lung Cancer 8 1,043 16.3 7 1,049 16.7 -2.5%
Pneumonia/Influenza 9 1,007 15.1 8 892 13.3 13.7%
Hypertension 10 889 13.0 9 776 11.7 11.7%

COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
* AAMR Age-adjusted mortality rate per 100,000 using the 2000 US standard population.
‡ Presented percent changes in rate are based on more precise data and may differ due to rounding.


MALE
Causes of Death 2020 2019 % Change in AAMR
Rank Deaths AAMR* Rank Deaths AAMR*
Coronary Heart Disease 1 7,039 142.0 1 6,439 132.5 7.2%
COVID-19 2 6,586 132.2 -- -- -- --
Diabetes Mellitus 3 1,950 38.7 3 1,647 33.4 16.1%
Stroke 4 1,836 38.5 2 1,690 36.1 6.5%
Alzheimer’s Disease 5 1,609 36.7 4 1,472 33.9 8.3%
Causes of Death 2020 2019 % Change in AAMR
Rank Deaths AAMR* Rank Deaths AAMR*
Drug Overdose (Unintentional) 6 1,506 28.1 8 940 17.5 60.6%
COPD 7 1,412 30.3 5 1,399 30.7 -1.5%
Lung Cancer 8 1,291 26.2 6 1,324 28.2 -7.3%
Pneumonia/Influenza 9 1,133 24.2 9 923 20.2 19.6%
Liver Disease/Cirrhosis 10 1,069 19.5 7 944 17.3 12.2%

COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
* AAMR Age-adjusted mortality rate per 100,000 using the 2000 US standard population.
‡ Presented percent changes in rate are based on more precise data and may differ due to rounding.


BY RACE/ETHNICITY...

AMERICAN INDIAN & ALASKA NATIVE

Causes of Death 2020 2019 % Change in AAMR
Rank Deaths AAMR* Rank Deaths AAMR*
Coronary Heart Disease 1 35 188.8 1 35 124.2 52.0%
COVID-19 2 32 153.1 -- -- -- --
Alzheimer’s Disease 3 17 104.9 7 <11 -- --
Liver Disease/Cirrhosis 4 14 52.6 6 <11 -- --
Stroke 5 13 62.7 7 <11 -- --
Causes of Death 2020 2019 % Change in AAMR
Rank Deaths AAMR* Rank Deaths AAMR*
Diabetes Mellitus 6 12 61.7 5 <11 -- --
Hypertensive Heart Disease 7 <11 -- 16 <11 -- --
Drug Overdose (Unintentional) 7 <11 -- 3 11 39.7 --
Lung Cancer 7 <11 -- 3 11 38.7 --
COPD 10 <11 -- 2 16 62.2 --

COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
* AAMR Age-adjusted mortality rate per 100,000 using the 2000 US standard population.
‡ Presented percent changes in rate are based on more precise data and may differ due to rounding.

ASIAN

Causes of Death 2020 2019 % Change in AAMR
Rank Deaths AAMR* Rank Deaths AAMR*
Coronary Heart Disease 1 1,709 76.5 1 1,456 68.0 12.4%
COVID-19 2 1,618 72.6 -- -- -- --
Stroke 3 702 32.1 2 585 27.8 15.4%
Alzheimer’s Disease 4 663 27.8 3 514 22.7 22.2%
Diabetes Mellitus 5 555 25.5 4 469 22.5 13.0%
Causes of Death 2020 2019 % Change in AAMR
Rank Deaths AAMR* Rank Deaths AAMR*
Lung Cancer 6 465 21.4 5 439 21.3 0.6%
Pneumonia/Influenza 7 433 19.1 6 364 16.7 14.3%
Hypertension 8 278 12.0 9 225 10.3 16.1%
Colorectal Cancer 9 268 12.2 8 259 13.0 -6.0%
COPD 10 250 10.9 7 269 12.5 -12.7%

COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
* AAMR Age-adjusted mortality rate per 100,000 using the 2000 US standard population.
‡ Presented percent changes in rate are based on more precise data and may differ due to rounding.

BLACK

Causes of Death 2020 2019 % Change in AAMR
Rank Deaths AAMR* Rank Deaths AAMR*
Coronary Heart Disease 1 1,704 166.1 1 1,547 148.6 11.8%
COVID-19 2 1,002 99.9 -- -- -- --
Stroke 3 553 55.5 2 495 50.3 10.5%
Diabetes Mellitus 3 553 55.4 4 419 40.9 35.6%
Alzheimer’s Disease 5 508 53.0 3 453 46.9 13.0%
Causes of Death 2020 2019 % Change in AAMR
Rank Deaths AAMR* Rank Deaths AAMR*
COPD 6 415 40.6 5 351 34.3 18.3%
Drug Overdose (Unintentional) 7 339 36.8 11 191 20.7 77.8%
Lung Cancer 8 330 31.6 6 315 31.3 1.2%
Hypertension 9 317 31.4 7 257 25.6 22.5%
Pneumonia/Influenza 10 258 25.5 10 196 19.1 34.0%

COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
* AAMR Age-adjusted mortality rate per 100,000 using the 2000 US standard population.
‡ Presented percent changes in rate are based on more precise data and may differ due to rounding.

LATINO

Causes of Death 2020 2019 % Change in AAMR
Rank Deaths AAMR* Rank Deaths AAMR*
COVID-19 1 5,927 157.2 -- -- -- --
Coronary Heart Disease 2 3,279 91.5 1 2,670 76.1 20.3%
Diabetes Mellitus 3 1,482 40.2 2 1,211 33.7 19.5%
Stroke 4 1,207 34.6 3 1,150 34.0 1.6%
Alzheimer’s Disease 5 1,161 37.1 4 943 30.5 21.6%
Causes of Death 2020 2019 % Change in AAMR
Rank Deaths AAMR* Rank Deaths AAMR*
Liver Disease/Cirrhosis 6 895 20.6 5 836 19.9 3.6%
Drug Overdose (Unintentional) 7 755 14.4 9 456 8.9 63.0%
Pneumonia/Influenza 8 597 17.3 8 485 14.5 19.5%
Renal Failure 9 539 15.0 7 486 13.7 9.2%
Hypertension 10 512 14.5 11 426 12.5 16.1%

COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
* AAMR Age-adjusted mortality rate per 100,000 using the 2000 US standard population.
‡ Presented percent changes in rate are based on more precise data and may differ due to rounding.

NATIVE HAWAIIAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER

Causes of Death 2020 2019 % Change in AAMR
Rank Deaths AAMR* Rank Deaths AAMR*
Coronary Heart Disease 1 52 242.4 1 37 166.9 45.2%
COVID-19 2 43 194.8 -- -- -- --
Diabetes Mellitus 3 23 105.4 3 13 53.3 97.8%
Stroke 4 11 60.2 5 <11 -- --
Renal Failure 5 <11 -- 5 <11 -- --
Causes of Death 2020 2019 % Change in AAMR
Rank Deaths AAMR* Rank Deaths AAMR*
Alzheimer's Disease 6 <11 -- 9 <11 -- --
COPD 7 <11 -- 9 <11 -- --
Drug Overdose (Unintentional) 8 <11 -- 13 <11 -- --
Hypertension 9 <11 -- 7 <11 -- --
Breast Cancer 9 <11 -- 4 <11 -- --

COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
* AAMR Age-adjusted mortality rate per 100,000 using the 2000 US standard population.
‡ Presented percent changes in rate are based on more precise data and may differ due to rounding.

WHITE

Causes of Death 2020 2019 % Change in AAMR
Rank Deaths AAMR* Rank Deaths AAMR*
Coronary Heart Disease 1 5,344 113.0 1 5,264 111.7 1.2%
Alzheimer’s Disease 2 2,604 52.3 2 2,488 49.8 5.0%
COVID-19 3 2,392 51.8 -- -- -- --
COPD 4 1,611 34.4 3 1,668 35.9 -4.3%
Stroke 5 1,512 32.2 4 1,513 31.8 1.3%
Causes of Death 2020 2019 % Change in AAMR
Rank Deaths AAMR* Rank Deaths AAMR*
Lung Cancer 6 1,074 23.6 5 1,148 25.8 -8.6%
Diabetes Mellitus 7 881 19.5 6 836 18.9 3.3%
Pneumonia/Influenza 8 823 17.5 7 753 16.0 9.6%
Drug Overdose (Unintentional) 9 754 25.6 13 501 16.6 54.6%
Hypertensive Heart Disease 10 683 14.1 10 561 11.5 23.3%

COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
* AAMR Age-adjusted mortality rate per 100,000 using the 2000 US standard population.
‡ Presented percent changes in rate are based on more precise data and may differ due to rounding.


BY AGE...

AGE UNDER 1 YEAR

Causes of Death 2020 2019 % Change in MR
Rank Deaths MR** Rank Deaths MR**
Extremely Low Birth Weight or Extreme Immaturity 1 65 69.0 1 61 61.8 11.5%
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 2 32 34.0 2 33 33.4 1.5%
Congenital Malformations of Heart 3 18 19.1 3 24 24.3 -21.5%
Edward Syndrome 4 11 11.7 4 15 15.2 -23.2%
Newborn Affected by Complications Involving Placenta 4 11 11.7 10 <11 -- --
Causes of Death 2020 2019 % Change in MR
Rank Deaths MR** Rank Deaths MR**
Newborn Affected by Premature Rupture of Membranes 4 11 11.7 5 14 14.2 -17.7%
Respiratory Distress of Newborn 7 <11 -- 10 <11 -- --
Accidental Suffocation & Strangulation in Bed 8 <11 -- 7 11 11.1 --
Atelectasis 8 <11 -- 17 <11 -- --
Neonatal Hemorrhage 8 <11 -- 19 <11 -- --

** MR Age-specific mortality rate per 100,000. Rates based on a small number of deaths (<20) may be statistically unreliable and should be interpreted cautiously. Rates not presented for fewer than 11 deaths to protect confidentiality.

AGE 1-4 YEARS

Causes of Death 2020 2019 % Change in MR
Rank Deaths MR** Rank Deaths MR**
Accidental Drowning and Submersion 1 11 2.7 1 <11 -- --
Malignant Neoplasms of Meninges, Brain & Other Parts of Central Nervous System 2 <11 -- 5 <11 -- --
Pneumonia/ Influenza 3 <11 -- 6 <11 -- --
Homicide 4 <11 -- 3 <11 -- --
Motor Vehicle Crash 4 <11 -- 4 <11 -- --
Causes of Death 2020 2019 % Change in MR
Rank Deaths MR** Rank Deaths MR**
Leukemia 6 <11 -- 6 <11 -- --
Accidental Discharge of Firearms 7 <11 -- -- -- -- --
Accidental Exposure to Smoke, Fire & Flames 7 <11 -- -- -- -- --
Acute Bronchitis & Bronchiolitis 7 <11 -- -- -- -- --
COVID-19 7 <11 -- -- -- -- --

** MR Age-specific mortality rate per 100,000. Rates based on a small number of deaths (<20) may be statistically unreliable and should be interpreted cautiously. Rates not presented for fewer than 11 deaths to protect confidentiality.

AGE 5-14 YEARS

Causes of Death 2020 2019 % Change in MR
Rank Deaths MR** Rank Deaths MR**
Suicide 1 14 1.1 8 <11 -- --
Motor Vehicle Crash 2 13 1.0 1 16 1.3 -16.8%
Homicide 3 11 0.9 4 <11 -- --
Malignant Neoplasms of Meninges, Brain & Other Parts of Central Nervous System 4 <11 -- 3 <11 -- --
Leukemia 5 <11 -- 4 <11 -- --
Causes of Death 2020 2019 % Change in MR
Rank Deaths MR** Rank Deaths MR**
Drug Overdose (unintentional) 6 <11 -- 12 <11 -- --
Pneumonia/ Influenza 6 <11 -- 12 <11 -- --
Falls 8 <11 -- 12 <11 -- --
Accidental Exposure to Smoke, Fire & Flames 9 <11 -- -- -- -- --
Asthma 9 <11 -- 12 <11 -- --

** MR Age-specific mortality rate per 100,000. Rates based on a small number of deaths (<20) may be statistically unreliable and should be interpreted cautiously. Rates not presented for fewer than 11 deaths to protect confidentiality.

AGE 15-24 YEARS

Causes of Death 2020 2019 % Change in MR
Rank Deaths MR** Rank Deaths MR**
Drug Overdose (Unintentional) 1 236 17.2 1 137 9.7 76.3%
Motor Vehicle Crash 2 148 10.8 2 126 9.0 20.2%
Homicide 3 138 10.0 3 116 8.3 21.8%
Suicide 4 89 6.5 4 98 7.0 -7.0%
COVID-19 5 27 2.0 -- -- -- --
Causes of Death 2020 2019 % Change in MR
Rank Deaths MR** Rank Deaths MR**
Diabetes Mellitus 6 13 0.9 11 <11 -- --
Malignant Neoplasms of Meninges, Brain & Other Parts of Central Nervous System 7 <11 -- 6 <11 -- --
Leukemia 8 <11 -- 5 1,049 1.7 --
Stroke 9 <11 -- 9 <11 -- --
Accidental Drowning & Submersion 10 <11 -- 11 <11 -- --

** MR Age-specific mortality rate per 100,000. Rates based on a small number of deaths (<20) may be statistically unreliable and should be interpreted cautiously. Rates not presented for fewer than 11 deaths to protect confidentiality.

AGE 25-44 YEARS

Causes of Death 2020 2019 % Change in MR
Rank Deaths MR** Rank Deaths MR**
Drug Overdose (Unintentional) 1 866 29.6 1 521 17.6 67.9%
COVID-19 2 458 15.7 -- -- -- --
Homicide 3 348 11.9 4 260 8.8 35.2%
Motor Vehicle Crash 4 341 11.7 3 290 9.8 18.7%
Suicide 5 295 10.1 2 296 10 0.7%
Causes of Death 2020 2019 % Change in MR
Rank Deaths MR** Rank Deaths MR**
Liver Disease/ Cirrhosis 6 225 7.7 5 176 6 29.0%
Coronary Heart Disease 7 162 5.5 6 134 4.5 22.1%
Diabetes Mellitus 8 121 4.1 7 113 3.8 8.1%
Stroke 9 84 2.9 8 97 3.3 -12.5%
Breast Cancer 10 76 2.6 9 81 2.7 -5.2%

** MR Age-specific mortality rate per 100,000. Rates based on a small number of deaths (<20) may be statistically unreliable and should be interpreted cautiously. Rates not presented for fewer than 11 deaths to protect confidentiality.

AGE 45-64 YEARS

Causes of Death 2020 2019 % Change in MR
Rank Deaths MR** Rank Deaths MR**
COVID-19 1 2,585 95.7 -- -- -- --
Coronary Heart Disease 2 2,378 88.1 1 2,167 79.7 10.4%
Diabetes Mellitus 3 841 31.1 2 762 28 11.1%
Liver Disease/Cirrhosis 4 775 28.7 3 679 25 14.9%
Drug Overdose (Unintentional) 5 751 27.8 5 485 17.8 55.8%
Causes of Death 2020 2019 % Change in MR
Rank Deaths MR** Rank Deaths MR**
Stroke 6 565 20.9 4 512 18.8 11.0%
Lung Cancer 7 450 16.7 7 416 15.3 8.8%
Colorectal Cancer 8 400 14.8 8 414 15.2 -2.8%
Breast Cancer 9 385 14.3 6 445 16.4 -12.9%
Hypertension 10 284 10.5 13 246 9.1 16.2%

** MR Age-specific mortality rate per 100,000. Rates based on a small number of deaths (<20) may be statistically unreliable and should be interpreted cautiously. Rates not presented for fewer than 11 deaths to protect confidentiality.

AGE 65-74 YEARS

Causes of Death 2020 2019 % Change in MR
Rank Deaths MR** Rank Deaths MR**
Coronary Heart Disease 1 2,410 290.0 1 2,094 265.4 9.2%
COVID-19 2 2,406 289.5 -- -- -- --
Diabetes Mellitus 3 895 107.7 2 718 91 18.3%
Lung Cancer 4 738 88.8 3 695 88.1 0.8%
Stroke 5 640 77.0 4 573 72.6 6.0%
Causes of Death 2020 2019 % Change in MR
Rank Deaths MR** Rank Deaths MR**
COPD 6 543 65.3 5 535 67.8 -3.7%
Pneumonia/Influenza 7 406 48.9 9 317 40.2 21.6%
Colorectal Cancer 8 357 43.0 7 328 41.6 3.3%
Liver Disease/Cirrhosis 9 336 40.4 8 321 40.7 -0.6%
Hypertension 10 334 40.2 12 243 30.8 30.5%

COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
** MR Age-specific mortality rate per 100,000. Rates based on a small number of deaths (<20) may be statistically unreliable and should be interpreted cautiously. Rates not presented for fewer than 11 deaths to protect confidentiality.

AGE 75 YEARS & OLDER

Causes of Death 2020 2019 % Change in MR
Rank Deaths MR** Rank Deaths MR**
Coronary Heart Disease 1 7,256 1220.1 1 6,676 1,141.7 6.9%
COVID-19 2 5,628 946.4 -- -- -- --
Alzheimer's Disease 3 4,668 785.0 2 4,162 711.8 10.3%
Stroke 4 2,725 458.2 3 2,593 443.4 3.3%
COPD 5 1,962 329.9 4 2,005 342.9 -3.8%
Causes of Death 2020 2019 % Change in MR
Rank Deaths MR** Rank Deaths MR**
Diabetes Mellitus 6 1,657 278.6 5 1,381 236.2 18.0%
Pneumonia/ Influenza 7 1,451 244.0 6 1,290 220.6 10.6%
Lung Cancer 8 1,128 189.7 7 1,241 212.2 -10.6%
Hypertension 9 1,102 185.3 8 1,021 174.6 6.1%
Hypertensive Heart Disease 10 918 154.4 11 744 127.7 21.3%

COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
** MR Age-specific mortality rate per 100,000. Rates based on a small number of deaths (<20) may be statistically unreliable and should be interpreted cautiously. Rates not presented for fewer than 11 deaths to protect confidentiality.


BY REGION...

Due to the large size of LA County (4,300 square miles), the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has mapped it into eight distinct geographic regions. These Service Planning Areas, or SPAs, allow the department to develop and provide more relevant public health and clinical services targeted to the specific health needs of the residents in these different regions.

Los Angeles County, Special Planning Areas, Regions

SPA 1 – ANTELOPE VALLEY

Causes of Death 2020 2019 % Change in AAMR
Rank Deaths AAMR* Rank Deaths AAMR*
Coronary Heart Disease 1 452 122.3 1 419 114.5 6.8%
COVID-19 2 341 92.8 --- -- -- --
COPD 3 200 58.7 2 231 66.0 -11.1%
Alzheimer's Disease 4 194 60.4 3 178 54.8 10.1%
Diabetes Mellitus 5 190 50.9 5 148 41.1 24.0%
Causes of Death 2020 2019 % Change in AAMR
Rank Deaths AAMR* Rank Deaths AAMR*
Stroke 6 181 51.6 4 175 50.5 2.2%
Drug Overdose (Unintentional) 7 112 28.3 13 58 15.1 87.9%
Lung Cancer 8 102 27.7 6 107 29.0 -4.5%
Motor Vehicle Crash 9 96 23.8 8 65 16.3 46.2%
Hypertension 10 86 24.5 7 91 25.0 -2.2%

COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
* AAMR Age-adjusted mortality rate per 100,000 using the 2000 US standard population.
‡ Presented percent changes in rate are based on more precise data and may differ due to rounding.

SPA 2 – SAN FERNANDO & SANTA CLARITA VALLEYS

Causes of Death 2020 2019 % Change in AAMR
Rank Deaths AAMR* Rank Deaths AAMR*
Coronary Heart Disease 1 2,785 108.9 1 2,617 102.2 6.6%
COVID-19 2 2,190 87.4 -- -- -- --
Alzheimer's Disease 3 1,301 51.7 2 1,199 47.5 8.9%
Stroke 4 825 33.4 3 762 30.2 10.5%
COPD 5 613 24.6 4 626 25.1 -1.8%
Causes of Death 2020 2019 % Change in AAMR
Rank Deaths AAMR* Rank Deaths AAMR*
Diabetes Mellitus 6 591 23.4 6 516 20.4 14.3%
Lung Cancer 7 526 20.8 5 549 22.1 -5.8%
Pneumonia/ Influenza 8 381 15.3 7 340 13.7 12.3%
Hypertensive Heart Disease 9 352 13.7 11 256 9.9 38.6%
Drug Overdose (Unintentional) 10 324 14.1 17 209 8.9 58.0%

COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
* AAMR Age-adjusted mortality rate per 100,000 using the 2000 US standard population.
‡ Presented percent changes in rate are based on more precise data and may differ due to rounding.

SPA 3 – SAN GABRIEL VALLEY

Causes of Death 2020 2019 % Change in AAMR
Rank Deaths AAMR* Rank Deaths AAMR*
Coronary Heart Disease 1 2,203 95.4 1 2,105 91.2 4.6%
COVID-19 2 2,098 93.5 --- -- -- --
Alzheimer's Disease 3 891 37.7 2 786 32.8 15.1%
Stroke 4 788 34.7 2 786 34.4 0.8%
Diabetes Mellitus 5 632 28.4 5 588 26.1 8.8%
Causes of Death 2020 2019 % Change in AAMR
Rank Deaths AAMR* Rank Deaths AAMR*
COPD 6 510 22.3 4 607 26.6 -16.1%
Lung Cancer 7 468 20.7 6 477 21.8 -5.2%
Pneumonia/ Influenza 8 443 19.3 7 393 16.9 14.3%
Hypertension 9 347 14.8 8 309 13.2 11.6%
Liver Disease/ Cirrhosis 10 278 13.2 10 255 11.9 11.6%

COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
* AAMR Age-adjusted mortality rate per 100,000 using the 2000 US standard population.
‡ Presented percent changes in rate are based on more precise data and may differ due to rounding.

SPA 4 – METRO

Causes of Death 2020 2019 % Change in AAMR
Rank Deaths AAMR* Rank Deaths AAMR*
COVID-19 1 1,431 112.0 --- -- -- --
Coronary Heart Disease 2 1,283 99.7 1 1,190 91.9 8.5%
Alzheimer's Disease 3 454 34.1 2 371 28.1 21.0%
Diabetes Mellitus 4 409 32.6 4 342 27.5 18.4%
Stroke 5 399 31.3 3 365 28.6 9.3%
Causes of Death 2020 2019 % Change in AAMR
Rank Deaths AAMR* Rank Deaths AAMR*
Drug Overdose (Unintentional) 6 292 21.7 6 242 18.3 19.0%
Pneumonia/ Influenza 7 279 21.9 8 207 16.7 31.5%
COPD 8 222 18.1 5 246 19.9 -9.1%
Lung Cancer 9 197 16.3 7 210 17.2 -5.2%
Hypertension 10 195 15.3 9 155 12.0 26.7%

COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
* AAMR Age-adjusted mortality rate per 100,000 using the 2000 US standard population.
‡ Presented percent changes in rate are based on more precise data and may differ due to rounding.

SPA 5 – WEST LOS ANGELES COUNTY

Causes of Death 2020 2019 % Change in AAMR
Rank Deaths AAMR* Rank Deaths AAMR*
Coronary Heart Disease 1 684 76.8 1 641 72.4 6.1%
Alzheimer's Disease 2 375 40.6 2 362 39.0 4.1%
COVID-19 3 296 33.5 --- -- -- --
Stroke 4 227 25.4 3 235 26.3 -3.3%
COPD 5 155 17.5 4 156 18.0 -3.1%
Causes of Death 2020 2019 % Change in AAMR
Rank Deaths AAMR* Rank Deaths AAMR*
Lung Cancer 6 134 16.0 5 152 18.0 -11.3%
Pneumonia/ Influenza 7 132 14.7 6 130 14.6 1.1%
Diabetes Mellitus 8 120 13.9 9 96 11.2 23.6%
Drug Overdose (Unintentional) 9 114 15.9 13 73 10.2 56.1%
Parkinson's Disease 10 94 11.0 7 100 11.7 -5.9%

COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
* AAMR Age-adjusted mortality rate per 100,000 using the 2000 US standard population.
‡ Presented percent changes in rate are based on more precise data and may differ due to rounding.

SPA 6 – SOUTH LOS ANGELES COUNTY

Causes of Death 2020 2019 % Change in AAMR
Rank Deaths AAMR* Rank Deaths AAMR*
COVID-19 1 1,469 170.3 --- -- -- --
Coronary Heart Disease 2 1,112 133.9 1 1,001 119.6 12.0%
Diabetes Mellitus 3 464 55.9 2 390 46.7 19.8%
Stroke 4 397 49.5 3 361 45.9 7.8%
Alzheimer's Disease 5 313 42.1 4 267 35.9 17.1%
Causes of Death 2020 2019 % Change in AAMR
Rank Deaths AAMR* Rank Deaths AAMR*
COPD 6 240 30.2 5 233 29.5 2.3%
Liver Disease/ Cirrhosis 7 213 22.4 9 179 18.4 21.7%
Hypertension 8 210 25.6 6 188 23.2 10.4%
Drug Overdose (Unintentional) 9 200 19.0 12 143 14.0 36.4%
Pneumonia/ Influenza 10 198 24.5 10 173 21.3 15.0%

COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
* AAMR Age-adjusted mortality rate per 100,000 using the 2000 US standard population.
‡ Presented percent changes in rate are based on more precise data and may differ due to rounding.

SPA 7 – EAST LOS ANGELES COUNTY

Causes of Death 2020 2019 % Change in AAMR
Rank Deaths AAMR* Rank Deaths AAMR*
COVID-19 1 1,679 124.8 --- -- -- --
Coronary Heart Disease 2 1,386 101.4 1 1,239 90.6 12.0%
Alzheimer's Disease 3 582 41.6 2 505 36.3 14.7%
Diabetes Mellitus 4 526 39.3 4 457 33.9 16.1%
Stroke 5 461 33.7 3 468 34.8 -3.2%
Causes of Death 2020 2019 % Change in AAMR
Rank Deaths AAMR* Rank Deaths AAMR*
COPD 6 296 22.0 5 296 22.3 -1.4%
Lung Cancer 7 289 21.4 6 267 20.3 5.5%
Pneumonia/ Influenza 8 261 19.8 8 219 16.3 21.7%
Liver Disease/ Cirrhosis 9 244 17.7 7 259 18.7 -5.1%
Hypertension 10 217 15.8 11 182 13.4 18.1%

COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
* AAMR Age-adjusted mortality rate per 100,000 using the 2000 US standard population.
‡ Presented percent changes in rate are based on more precise data and may differ due to rounding.

SPA 8 – SOUTH BAY

Causes of Death 2020 2019 % Change in AAMR
Rank Deaths AAMR* Rank Deaths AAMR*
Coronary Heart Disease 1 1,918 108.2 1 1,863 104.7 3.3%
COVID-19 2 1,235 71.1 --- -- -- --
Alzheimer's Disease 3 762 43.9 2 765 44.2 -0.6%
Stroke 4 639 36.7 3 634 36.2 1.3%
Diabetes Mellitus 5 490 28.2 4 441 25.5 10.6%
Causes of Death 2020 2019 % Change in AAMR
Rank Deaths AAMR* Rank Deaths AAMR*
COPD 6 449 26.1 5 426 25.0 4.6%
Lung Cancer 7 364 21.1 5 426 24.2 -12.8%
Pneumonia/ Influenza 8 311 17.9 7 288 16.4 9.0%
Drug Overdose (Unintentional) 9 301 18.3 12 198 12.0 52.5%
Renal Failure 10 264 15.1 11 212 12.0 26.3%

COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
* AAMR Age-adjusted mortality rate per 100,000 using the 2000 US standard population.
‡ Presented percent changes in rate are based on more precise data and may differ due to rounding.


Source: Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Data Collection & Analysis Unit