Which Brooklyn Neighborhood’s Residents Die the Most?
- Gravesend Cemetery via the Gravesend Gazette
Coney Island
By far, the Coney Island area has the highest death rate in the borough—and the city. With 1,225 deaths and more than 105,000 residents, the death rate is a whopping 11.7. It’s the only part of the borough in which there were more deaths than births. This is most likely because the population here is old: more than 20 percent of residents in Coney Island, Brighton Beach, Manhattan Beach and Gravesend are 65 and older. In contrast, less than nine percent of Sunset Park residents are. When adjusted for age, Coney Island’s death rate sinks to 6.9. Similarly, Sheepshead Bay has a high death rate (8.1) that drops (to 5.7) when adjusted for age. Close to 18 percent of that area’s residents are 65 and older.