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
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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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
