| | 1996-98 | Rate/100,000 | |
| Name | Deaths | Population | Crude | Age Adjusted | |
| NEW YORK, NY-KINGS (NEW YORK), NY -HSA# 94 | 73,748 | 22,147,663 | 333.0 | 334.0 |
| MONTGOMERY (AMSTERDAM), NY-FULTON, NY -HSA# 76 | 1,244 | 314,112 | 396.0 | 296.1 |
| NASSAU, NY-SUFFOLK, NY -HSA# 83 | 22,077 | 7,983,975 | 276.5 | 281.1 |
| CLINTON, NY-FRANKLIN, NY -HSA# 81 | 1,286 | 500,499 | 256.9 | 264.1 |
| ORANGE (NEWBURGH), NY-SULLIVAN, NY -HSA# 86 | 2,879 | 1,306,642 | 220.3 | 255.0 |
| CATTARAUGUS, NY-MC KEAN, PA -HSA# 35 | 1,719 | 616,999 | 278.6 | 239.3 |
| ERIE (BUFFALO), NY-MONROE, NY -HSA# 54 | 16,018 | 6,286,424 | 254.8 | 233.4 |
| ST. LAWRENCE, NY-JEFFERSON, NY -HSA# 80 | 1,632 | 761,067 | 214.4 | 232.1 |
| BROOME (BINGHAMTON), NY-BRADFORD, PA -HSA# 19 | 2,914 | 1,084,256 | 268.8 | 225.6 |
| WESTCHESTER (YONKERS), NY-DUTCHESS, NY -HSA# 41 | 10,410 | 4,260,657 | 244.3 | 224.5 |
| ERIE (ERIE), PA-CHAUTAUQUA, NY -HSA# 106 | 3,509 | 1,388,370 | 252.7 | 223.7 |
| ALBANY (ALBANY), NY-RENSSELAER, NY -HSA# 10 | 3,693 | 1,451,292 | 254.5 | 221.6 |
| ONEIDA (UTICA), NY-HERKIMER, NY -HSA# 59 | 2,872 | 1,106,443 | 259.6 | 221.1 |
| BERGEN, NJ-HUDSON (JERSEY CITY), NJ -HSA# 36 | 14,915 | 6,493,143 | 229.7 | 219.2 |
| OTSEGO, NY-DELAWARE, NY -HSA# 58 | 1,499 | 573,822 | 261.2 | 217.5 |
| BERKSHIRE (PITTSFIELD), MA-COLUMBIA, NY -HSA# 112 | 2,044 | 734,171 | 278.4 | 209.8 |
| ONONDAGA (SYRACUSE), NY-CAYUGA, NY -HSA# 56 | 4,252 | 2,004,265 | 212.1 | 208.4 |
| ONTARIO (GENEVA), NY-WAYNE, NY -HSA# 21 | 1,576 | 751,715 | 209.7 | 206.1 |
| SCHENECTADY (SCHENECTADY), NY-WARREN, NY -HSA# 88 | 3,050 | 1,407,294 | 216.7 | 204.7 |
| STEUBEN, NY-CHEMUNG (ELMIRA), NY -HSA# 65 | 1,480 | 630,527 | 234.7 | 204.4 |
| CORTLAND, NY-TOMPKINS, NY -HSA# 105 | 685 | 436,396 | 157.0 | 189.8 |
