Also see: Life Expectancy by Race in Los Angeles County
The map below shows statistical regions (Service Planning Areas or SPAs) in Los Angeles County used by local health-tracking agencies. Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of premature death in all SPAs except SPA 6 (homicide ranks ahead of coronary heart disease). The map is color-coded for the second leading cause of premature death in each SPA (except SPA 6 where, because it is significantly the only SPA where coronary heart disease does not rank first, we retained first-place homicide for this SPA in this map). The second leading cause of premature death in SPA 1 is due to motor vehicle crashes. For SPA 2, it is suicide. For SPAs 3 and 7, it is cancer. For SPAs 4 and 5, it is drug overdose. SPA 8, like SPA 6, suffers from a higher rate of homicides, making homicide its second leading cause of premature death.
Note: as of September 2018, the statistics below are the latest available from the California Dept. of Public Health.
| Cause of Death | 2014-2016 Deaths (Average) | Crude Death Rate* | Age-Adjusted Death Rate* |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | 61,076.0 | 599.6 | 572.6 |
| All Cancers | 14,358.7 | 141.0 | 134.8 |
| Coronary Heart Disease | 11,200.7 | 110.0 | 103.9 |
| Alzheimer's Disease | 3,560.0 | 35.0 | 32.9 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) | 3,517.3 | 34.5 | 33.2 |
| Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease | 2,955.7 | 29.0 | 28.2 |
| Lung Cancer | 2,708.7 | 26.6 | 25.7 |
| Diabetes | 2,379.7 | 23.4 | 22.3 |
| Accidents (Unintentional Injuries) | 2,347.0 | 23.0 | 22.2 |
| Influenza/Pneumonia | 2,083.7 | 20.5 | 19.6 |
| Cause of Death | 2014-2016 Deaths (Average) | Crude Death Rate* | Age-Adjusted Death Rate* |
| Chronic Liver Disease & Cirrhosis | 1,435.0 | 14.1 | 13.1 |
| Colorectal Cancer | 1,406.3 | 13.8 | 13.1 |
| Female Breast Cancer | 1,133.7 | 22.0 | 19.1 |
| Prostate Cancer | 830.3 | 16.5 | 19.5 |
| Suicide | 817.7 | 8.0 | 7.8 |
| Drug-Induced Deaths | 797.0 | 7.8 | 7.5 |
| Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes | 783.7 | 7.7 | 7.4 |
| Firearm-Related Deaths | 745.3 | 7.3 | 7.1 |
| Homicide | 597.7 | 5.9 | 5.8 |
| Year | Los Angeles County | California (Statewide) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Deaths | Death Rate* | Number of Deaths | Death Rate* | |
| 2013 | 59,764 | 596.2 | 248,118 | 648.9 |
| 2012 | 58,592 | 588.5 | 242,461 | 640.1 |
| 2011 | 58,070 | 588.1 | 239,006 | 636.7 |
| 2010 | 56,544 | 575.7 | 233,143 | 626.3 |
| 2009 | 57,629 | 588.0 | 231,764 | 627.0 |
| 2008 | 58,028 | 593.0 | 234,072 | 637.7 |
| 2007 | 58,336 | 596.4 | 233,467 | 641.4 |
| 2006 | 59,504 | 607.3 | 236,452 | 654.7 |
| 2005 | 60,180 | 613.1 | 236,220 | 658.6 |
| 2004 | 59,159 | 603.2 | 232,464 | 653.5 |
| 2003 | 61,072 | 625.9 | 239,325 | 680.6 |
| 2002 | 59,586 | 615.6 | 233,246 | 671.7 |
| 2001 | 59,774 | 623.3 | 232,790 | 679.5 |
| 2000 | 59,032 | 622.9 | 228,281 | 677.0 |
| Year | Los Angeles County | California (Statewide) | ||
| Number of Deaths | Death Rate* | Number of Deaths | Death Rate* | |
| 1999 | 59,614 | 638.9 | 227,965 | 687.9 |
| 1998 | 58,923 | 638.7 | 225,450 | 690.3 |
| 1997 | 60,070 | 656.7 | 223,438 | 693.7 |
| 1996 | 59,686 | 655.6 | 222,308 | 698.3 |
| 1995 | 60,953 | 669.5 | 222,626 | 704.1 |
| 1994 | 62,442 | 686.5 | 222,854 | 709.3 |
| 1993 | 62,250 | 686.2 | 220,271 | 707.1 |
| 1992 | 61,708 | 685.0 | 214,586 | 698.5 |
| 1991 | 61,585 | 691.3 | 214,220 | 710.7 |
| 1990 | 62,700 | 709.9 | 213,766 | 723.2 |
| 1989 | 64,940 | 745.9 | 215,930 | 750.5 |
| 1988 | 64,851 | 755.4 | 215,185 | 766.8 |
| 1987 | 64,237 | 760.0 | 209,395 | 764.6 |
| 1986 | 59,919 | 723.1 | 202,826 | 758.5 |
| Year | Los Angeles County | California (Statewide) | ||
| Number of Deaths | Death Rate* | Number of Deaths | Death Rate* | |
| 1985 | 62,250 | 766.5 | 201,815 | 772.9 |
| 1984 | 60,202 | 753.9 | 195,470 | 763.9 |
| 1983 | 58,427 | 744.6 | 188,018 | 749.8 |
| 1982 | 58,368 | 759.0 | 188,255 | 766.9 |
| 1981 | 58,101 | 769.1 | 184,732 | 768.5 |
| 1980 | 59,551 | 800.2 | 186,428 | 783.9 |
| 1979 | 56,631 | 768.8 | 177,214 | 762.0 |
| 1978 | 57,705 | 790.3 | 175,878 | 770.1 |
| 1977 | 56,388 | 777.7 | 170,441 | 762.5 |
| 1976 | 58,971 | 816.9 | 171,095 | 780.0 |
| 1975 | 59,622 | 833.5 | 170,797 | 793.0 |
| 1974 | 60,325 | 849.5 | 170,475 | 805.1 |
| 1973 | 61,693 | 871.3 | 172,798 | 828.0 |
| 1972 | 61,457 | 867.4 | 170,026 | 826.0 |
| 1971 | 62,931 | 889.0 | 169,349 | 832.3 |
| 1970 | 62,192 | 883.2 | 166,382 | 830.3 |
* Death rates are per 100,000 population (estimated population for that year per the California Dept. of Finance).
