DEATHS
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In 2013, Florida resident deaths increased to 180,015. This is a 2.4 percent
increase from 2012.
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The overall resident death rate per 100,000 population increased slightly from
923.5 in 2012 to 931.8 in 2013. The black female rate increased from 552.7 in 2012
to 562.2 in 2013. The white female rate increased from 979.7
in 2012 to 986.4 in
2013. The white male rate also increased from 1,085.6 in 2012 to 1,094.8 in 2013.
The black male rate increased from 648.8 in 2012 to 650.8 in 2013.
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Of all resident deaths in 2013, 87.1 percent were persons of non-Hispanic and non-
Haitian origin, 11.6 percent were persons of Hispanic origin, 0.9 percent were
persons of Haitian origin, and 0.4 percent were persons whose ethnicity was
unknown.
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In 2013, cremations occurred more often than burials among whites (65.5 percent
to 23.7 percent). Among blacks, burials occurred more often than cremations (59.3
percent to 31.5 percent). For other races, cremations occurred more often than
burials (58.5 percent to 31.6 percent).
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Malignant neoplasm (cancer) was the leading cause of death in 2013, accounting
for 42,350 deaths. The cancer age-adjusted death rate per 100,000 population
decreased from 2000 to 2013 from 187.8 to 158.7. Cancer was the leading cause of
death for individuals aged 45-84 accounting for 30.4 percent of the deaths in this
age group.
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Heart disease was the second leading cause of death in 2013, accounting for
42,250 deaths. The heart disease age-adjusted death rate per 100,000 population
decreased between 2000 and 2013 from 235.9 to 153.4. Heart disease was the
leading cause of death among individuals 85 years or older, accounting for 29.9
percent of deaths in this age group.
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In 2013, the major external causes of death (unintentional injury, suicide, and
homicide) accounted for 7.0 percent of all resident deaths.
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The unintentional injury age-adjusted death rate per 100,000 population decreased
from 45.6 in 2006 to 38.8 in 2013. Unintentional injury was the leading cause of
death for individuals aged 1-44. This cause of death accounted for 28.6 percent of
the deaths in this age group.
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The white male and female homicide rates per 100,000 population decreased from
5.4 and 2.1 to 5.0 and 1.9 between 2012 and 2013. The black male rate decreased
from 34.3 in 2012 to 31.1 in 2013. The black female rate was unchanged at 5.1
between 2012 and 2013.
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There were 12 more resident HIV deaths in 2013 than in 2012, representing a 1.3
percent increase. The HIV age-adjusted death rate per 100,000 population
decreased from 4.6 in 2012 to 4.5 in 2013. From 2012 to 2013 the white male and
white female HIV rates increased, while the black female and black male HIV rate
decreased. The black female rate decreased from 16.2 to 13.4 and the black male
rate decreased from 21.7 to 21.3. The white male rate increased from 3.6 to 3.9 and
the white female increased from 0.8 to 1.0.
