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New Jersey
NEW JERSEY TOP 40 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE: CDC 12/22
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
CAUSES OF DEATH Rate USA Rank
1. Coronary Heart Disease
81.16
38
2. COVID-19
71.86
35
3. Stroke
32.30
42
4. Poisonings
32.00
22
5. Lung Cancers
25.59
45
6. Alzheimers
20.62
46
7. Lung Disease
19.61
49
8. Hypertension
19.27
48
9. Breast Cancer
18.61
37
10. Diabetes Mellitus
17.63
49
11. Prostate Cancer
15.96
49
12. Kidney Disease
14.48
21
13. Endocrine Disorders
12.83
47
14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
12.02
42
15. Pancreas Cancer
11.70
25
16. Influenza & Pneumonia
9.91
29
17. Liver Disease
9.44
49
18. Parkinson's Disease
8.04
46
19. Lymphomas
7.20
49
20. Suicide
7.07
50
CAUSES OF DEATH Rate USA Rank
21. Inflammatory/Heart
6.97
31
22. Uterin Cancer
6.13
9
23. Ovary Cancer
5.76
36
24. Liver Cancer
5.68
40
25. Falls
5.23
51
26. Leukemia
5.19
46
27. Homicide
4.76
36
28. Bladder Cancer
4.22
26
29. Other Neoplasms
3.63
44
30. Oesophagus Cancer
3.15
44
31. Stomach Cancer
2.67
18
32. Alcohol
2.60
49
33. Skin Cancers
2.44
47
34. Congenital Anomalies
2.11
46
35. Oral Cancer
2.01
46
36. Cervical Cancer
1.79
31
37. HIV/AIDS
1.45
17
38. Low Birth Weight
0.98
32
39. Drug Use
0.77
30
40. Drownings
0.69
43
New Jersey
NEW JERSEY TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES: CDC 12/22
CAUSES OF DEATH Deaths %
1. Coronary Heart Disease
9,585
16.24
2. COVID-19
8,418
14.26
3. Stroke
3,748
6.35
4. Lung Cancers
3,079
5.22
5. Poisonings
3,009
5.10
6. Alzheimers
2,398
4.06
7. Lung Disease
2,312
3.92
8. Hypertension
2,272
3.85
9. Diabetes Mellitus
2,066
3.50
10. Kidney Disease
1,686
2.86
11. Endocrine Disorders
1,483
2.51
12. Colon-Rectum Cancers
1,407
2.38
13. Pancreas Cancer
1,405
2.38
14. Breast Cancer
1,212
2.05
15. Influenza & Pneumonia
1,142
1.93
16. Liver Disease
1,060
1.80
17. Parkinson's Disease
916
1.55
18. Lymphomas
839
1.42
19. Inflammatory/Heart
794
1.35
20. Other Injuries
771
1.31
21. Prostate Cancer
755
1.28
22. Road Traffic Accidents
718
1.22
23. Suicide
682
1.16
24. Liver Cancer
674
1.14
25. Falls
592
1.00
CAUSES OF DEATH Deaths %
26. Leukemia
572
0.97
27. Bladder Cancer
491
0.83
28. Other Neoplasms
418
0.71
29. Uterin Cancer
399
0.68
30. Oesophagus Cancer
380
0.64
31. Homicide
375
0.64
32. Ovary Cancer
371
0.63
33. Malnutrition
350
0.59
34. Stomach Cancer
298
0.50
35. Skin Cancers
290
0.49
36. Alcohol
272
0.46
37. Oral Cancer
236
0.40
38. Diarrhoeal diseases
201
0.34
39. Congenital Anomalies
158
0.27
40. HIV/AIDS
152
0.26
41. Skin Disease
135
0.23
42. Asthma
110
0.19
43. Cervical Cancer
98
0.17
44. Anaemia
93
0.16
45. Multiple Sclerosis
87
0.15
46. Drug Use
71
0.12
47. Low Birth Weight
67
0.11
48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
66
0.11
49. Rheumatic/Heart
61
0.10
50. Rheumatoid Arthritis
43
0.07
New Jersey
NEW JERSEY CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE: CDC 12/22
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Rate USA Rank
1. Lung Cancers
25.59
45
2. Breast Cancer
18.61
37
3. Prostate Cancer
15.96
49
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
12.02
42
5. Pancreas Cancer
11.70
25
6. Lymphomas
7.20
49
7. Uterin Cancer
6.13
9
8. Ovary Cancer
5.76
36
  Rate USA Rank
9. Liver Cancer
5.68
40
10. Leukemia
5.19
46
11. Bladder Cancer
4.22
26
12. Oesophagus Cancer
3.15
44
13. Stomach Cancer
2.67
18
14. Skin Cancers
2.44
47
15. Oral Cancer
2.01
46
16. Cervical Cancer
1.79
31

DEATH RATE HISTORY SELECTED CAUSES
New Jersey
HEART DISEASE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 270.54 23,493 8,359,592
2000 269.39 23,724 8,414,350
2001 254.01 22,704 8,492,671
2002 248.55 22,510 8,552,643
2003 239.87 22,043 8,601,402
2004 221.79 20,560 8,634,561
2005 219.14 20,655 8,651,974
2006 203.93 19,548 8,661,679
2007 193.04 18,831 8,677,885
2008 191.59 19,056 8,711,090
2009 178.61 18,086 8,755,602
2010 181.98 18,730 8,791,894
2011 174.92 18,330 8,821,155
2012 171.54 18,340 8,864,590
2013 170.07 18,460 8,899,339
2014 166.28 18,319 8,938,175
2015 166.72 18,647 8,958,013
2016 164.70 18,597 8,944,469
2017 162.29 18,840 9,005,644
2018 162.96 19,047 8,908,520
2019 157.98 18,716 8,882,190
2020 166.33 19,744 8,882,371
2021 157.54 18,508 9,267,130
New Jersey
ALL CANCERS
Date Rate Total Population
1999 209.26 18,178 8,359,592
2000 205.92 18,073 8,414,350
2001 204.44 18,165 8,492,671
2002 198.13 17,827 8,552,643
2003 197.27 17,957 8,601,402
2004 187.05 17,208 8,634,561
2005 185.02 17,171 8,651,974
2006 183.04 17,180 8,661,679
2007 180.09 17,096 8,677,885
2008 175.01 16,876 8,711,090
2009 168.97 16,541 8,755,602
2010 169.46 16,815 8,791,894
2011 166.04 16,708 8,821,155
2012 160.31 16,485 8,864,590
2013 156.24 16,315 8,899,339
2014 156.09 16,591 8,938,175
2015 150.79 16,270 8,958,013
2016 149.68 16,377 8,944,469
2017 144.63 16,264 9,005,644
2018 141.33 16,011 8,908,520
2019 136.50 15,698 8,882,190
2020 133.41 15,576 8,882,371
2021 130.59 15,481 9,267,130
New Jersey
STROKE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 47.47 4,122 8,359,592
2000 49.01 4,316 8,414,350
2001 44.81 4,007 8,492,671
2002 44.33 4,016 8,552,643
2003 43.12 3,966 8,601,402
2004 40.79 3,781 8,634,561
2005 38.47 3,614 8,651,974
2006 36.28 3,468 8,661,679
2007 35.96 3,492 8,677,885
2008 33.07 3,264 8,711,090
2009 32.57 3,265 8,755,602
2010 33.35 3,402 8,791,894
2011 32.87 3,418 8,821,155
2012 32.72 3,440 8,864,590
2013 32.37 3,456 8,899,339
2014 31.41 3,419 8,938,175
2015 31.08 3,413 8,958,013
2016 30.37 3,401 8,944,469
2017 30.21 3,474 9,005,644
2018 29.75 3,444 8,908,520
2019 30.31 3,550 8,882,190
2020 31.83 3,725 8,882,371
2021 32.30 3,760 9,267,130
New Jersey
CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 35.88 3,130 8,359,592
2000 34.08 3,007 8,414,350
2001 32.65 2,911 8,492,671
2002 31.95 2,885 8,552,643
2003 31.93 2,910 8,601,402
2004 32.97 3,031 8,634,561
2005 33.96 3,148 8,651,974
2006 30.48 2,862 8,661,679
2007 31.35 2,991 8,677,885
2008 33.89 3,280 8,711,090
2009 31.75 3,125 8,755,602
2010 31.36 3,106 8,791,894
2011 31.22 3,157 8,821,155
2012 31.68 3,271 8,864,590
2013 31.09 3,245 8,899,339
2014 28.47 3,046 8,938,175
2015 29.59 3,202 8,958,013
2016 27.93 3,064 8,944,469
2017 28.64 3,227 9,005,644
2018 28.02 3,210 8,908,520
2019 26.29 3,053 8,882,190
2020 25.02 2,945 8,882,371
2021 21.07 2,472 9,267,130
New Jersey
ACCIDENTS
Date Rate Total Population
1999 26.22 2,227 8,359,592
2000 26.74 2,284 8,414,350
2001 27.80 2,405 8,492,671
2002 29.75 2,599 8,552,643
2003 27.02 2,371 8,601,402
2004 26.29 2,324 8,634,561
2005 28.76 2,561 8,651,974
2006 29.02 2,590 8,661,679
2007 26.91 2,425 8,677,885
2008 26.68 2,436 8,711,090
2009 20.06 1,875 8,755,602
2010 26.70 2,486 8,791,894
2011 28.56 2,685 8,821,155
2012 31.66 2,990 8,864,590
2013 31.79 3,028 8,899,339
2014 30.92 2,970 8,938,175
2015 33.67 3,218 8,958,013
2016 40.80 3,839 8,944,469
2017 47.29 4,482 9,005,644
2018 50.06 4,676 8,908,520
2019 49.21 4,650 8,882,190
2020 50.35 4,761 8,882,371
2021 51.64 5,077 9,267,130
New Jersey
DIABETES
Date Rate Total Population
1999 28.03 2,436 8,359,592
2000 28.23 2,483 8,414,350
2001 28.74 2,556 8,492,671
2002 28.12 2,532 8,552,643
2003 27.20 2,484 8,601,402
2004 28.21 2,595 8,634,561
2005 27.31 2,540 8,651,974
2006 26.07 2,454 8,661,679
2007 24.41 2,329 8,677,885
2008 23.11 2,242 8,711,090
2009 19.93 1,959 8,755,602
2010 20.96 2,098 8,791,894
2011 21.96 2,222 8,821,155
2012 19.26 1,988 8,864,590
2013 19.43 2,043 8,899,339
2014 19.34 2,062 8,938,175
2015 17.87 1,933 8,958,013
2016 17.82 1,949 8,944,469
2017 16.92 1,908 9,005,644
2018 16.57 1,880 8,908,520
2019 16.74 1,934 8,882,190
2020 21.22 2,443 8,882,371
2021 17.63 2,073 9,267,130
New Jersey
ALZHEIMER'S
Date Rate Total Population
1999 11.99 1,041 8,359,592
2000 14.35 1,267 8,414,350
2001 15.32 1,376 8,492,671
2002 16.72 1,522 8,552,643
2003 17.65 1,636 8,601,402
2004 18.28 1,711 8,634,561
2005 19.03 1,815 8,651,974
2006 16.87 1,649 8,661,679
2007 18.24 1,823 8,677,885
2008 18.22 1,857 8,711,090
2009 17.88 1,872 8,755,602
2010 17.66 1,878 8,791,894
2011 18.17 1,960 8,821,155
2012 17.14 1,881 8,864,590
2013 16.25 1,812 8,899,339
2014 17.36 1,962 8,938,175
2015 19.77 2,260 8,958,013
2016 21.09 2,435 8,944,469
2017 23.58 2,829 9,005,644
2018 22.68 2,710 8,908,520
2019 21.74 2,629 8,882,190
2020 22.07 2,677 8,882,371
2021 20.62 2,399 9,267,130
New Jersey
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA
Date Rate Total Population
1999 23.94 2,075 8,359,592
2000 23.20 2,044 8,414,350
2001 21.15 1,893 8,492,671
2002 21.77 1,973 8,552,643
2003 19.81 1,823 8,601,402
2004 17.06 1,586 8,634,561
2005 17.33 1,637 8,651,974
2006 13.69 1,315 8,661,679
2007 13.76 1,343 8,677,885
2008 14.17 1,413 8,711,090
2009 12.97 1,309 8,755,602
2010 10.98 1,128 8,791,894
2011 12.08 1,257 8,821,155
2012 10.60 1,131 8,864,590
2013 12.57 1,356 8,899,339
2014 11.26 1,234 8,938,175
2015 12.53 1,402 8,958,013
2016 10.71 1,208 8,944,469
2017 11.66 1,337 9,005,644
2018 12.60 1,465 8,908,520
2019 10.93 1,270 8,882,190
2020 14.09 1,638 8,882,371
2021 9.90 1,156 9,267,130
New Jersey
NEPHRITIS/KIDNEY DISEASE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 15.85 1,380 8,359,592
2000 16.97 1,495 8,414,350
2001 16.75 1,495 8,492,671
2002 18.38 1,662 8,552,643
2003 18.51 1,696 8,601,402
2004 17.59 1,624 8,634,561
2005 17.10 1,597 8,651,974
2006 17.31 1,645 8,661,679
2007 17.46 1,690 8,677,885
2008 17.52 1,715 8,711,090
2009 17.19 1,709 8,755,602
2010 15.59 1,580 8,791,894
2011 14.47 1,490 8,821,155
2012 13.61 1,431 8,864,590
2013 13.15 1,400 8,899,339
2014 13.84 1,502 8,938,175
2015 14.42 1,582 8,958,013
2016 13.80 1,535 8,944,469
2017 13.89 1,591 9,005,644
2018 14.65 1,672 8,908,520
2019 13.92 1,622 8,882,190
2020 14.31 1,674 8,882,371
2021 14.05 1,644 9,267,130
New Jersey
BLOOD POISONING
Date Rate Total Population
1999 20.08 1,742 8,359,592
2000 19.81 1,744 8,414,350
2001 20.55 1,830 8,492,671
2002 21.97 1,986 8,552,643
2003 20.80 1,904 8,601,402
2004 20.62 1,903 8,634,561
2005 20.65 1,931 8,651,974
2006 19.75 1,871 8,661,679
2007 18.08 1,733 8,677,885
2008 18.35 1,793 8,711,090
2009 17.65 1,744 8,755,602
2010 16.55 1,658 8,791,894
2011 16.77 1,726 8,821,155
2012 16.03 1,672 8,864,590
2013 16.96 1,785 8,899,339
2014 16.45 1,764 8,938,175
2015 17.93 1,957 8,958,013
2016 17.54 1,925 8,944,469
2017 16.70 1,898 9,005,644
2018 17.01 1,948 8,908,520
2019 17.12 1,983 8,882,190
2020 17.71 2,061 8,882,371
2021 17.22 2,011 9,267,130
New Jersey
SUICIDE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 6.61 563 8,359,592
2000 6.57 560 8,414,350
2001 6.80 588 8,492,671
2002 6.29 553 8,552,643
2003 6.66 588 8,601,402
2004 6.82 597 8,634,561
2005 6.07 536 8,651,974
2006 6.53 585 8,661,679
2007 6.67 596 8,677,885
2008 6.79 615 8,711,090
2009 6.15 557 8,755,602
2010 7.73 719 8,791,894
2011 7.48 689 8,821,155
2012 7.41 683 8,864,590
2013 8.04 757 8,899,339
2014 8.34 786 8,938,175
2015 8.31 789 8,958,013
2016 7.20 687 8,944,469
2017 8.34 795 9,005,644
2018 8.29 778 8,908,520
2019 8.03 762 8,882,190
2020 7.10 679 8,882,371
2021 7.07 688 9,267,130
New Jersey
HYPERTENSION/RENAL
Date Rate Total Population
1999 4.49 389 8,359,592
2000 5.38 473 8,414,350
2001 5.78 516 8,492,671
2002 5.65 512 8,552,643
2003 5.44 501 8,601,402
2004 5.86 542 8,634,561
2005 6.34 601 8,651,974
2006 5.77 557 8,661,679
2007 6.07 595 8,677,885
2008 6.45 641 8,711,090
2009 6.55 667 8,755,602
2010 7.23 750 8,791,894
2011 6.98 736 8,821,155
2012 8.16 881 8,864,590
2013 7.78 846 8,899,339
2014 6.32 709 8,938,175
2015 6.50 733 8,958,013
2016 6.97 794 8,944,469
2017 6.96 808 9,005,644
2018 6.40 752 8,908,520
2019 7.57 893 8,882,190
2020 8.95 1,063 8,882,371
2021 8.11 961 9,267,130
New Jersey
LIVER DISEASE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 9.16 791 8,359,592
2000 8.77 765 8,414,350
2001 8.78 778 8,492,671
2002 8.11 730 8,552,643
2003 8.51 774 8,601,402
2004 7.62 704 8,634,561
2005 7.83 730 8,651,974
2006 7.14 674 8,661,679
2007 6.71 646 8,677,885
2008 7.26 707 8,711,090
2009 7.32 719 8,755,602
2010 7.29 732 8,791,894
2011 7.63 784 8,821,155
2012 7.04 721 8,864,590
2013 7.53 795 8,899,339
2014 7.48 794 8,938,175
2015 7.30 782 8,958,013
2016 7.37 801 8,944,469
2017 7.32 797 9,005,644
2018 8.25 893 8,908,520
2019 7.78 853 8,882,190
2020 9.10 991 8,882,371
2021 9.44 1,060 9,267,130
New Jersey
PARKINSON'S DISEASE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 4.99 436 8,359,592
2000 5.52 490 8,414,350
2001 5.84 524 8,492,671
2002 5.77 524 8,552,643
2003 5.73 526 8,601,402
2004 5.74 529 8,634,561
2005 6.59 616 8,651,974
2006 5.69 539 8,661,679
2007 6.24 601 8,677,885
2008 6.05 588 8,711,090
2009 6.24 615 8,755,602
2010 6.51 645 8,791,894
2011 6.61 666 8,821,155
2012 6.19 633 8,864,590
2013 6.74 703 8,899,339
2014 7.11 751 8,938,175
2015 6.61 716 8,958,013
2016 7.05 759 8,944,469
2017 7.22 798 9,005,644
2018 7.79 881 8,908,520
2019 7.47 859 8,882,190
2020 8.70 1,004 8,882,371
2021 8.04 920 9,267,130
New Jersey
HOMICIDE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 3.61 298 8,359,592
2000 3.87 320 8,414,350
2001 12.23 1,051 8,492,671
2002 3.96 333 8,552,643
2003 5.06 423 8,601,402
2004 4.84 405 8,634,561
2005 5.13 427 8,651,974
2006 5.41 449 8,661,679
2007 4.84 403 8,677,885
2008 4.49 377 8,711,090
2009 3.87 328 8,755,602
2010 4.61 388 8,791,894
2011 4.93 413 8,821,155
2012 4.79 405 8,864,590
2013 4.90 419 8,899,339
2014 4.42 372 8,938,175
2015 4.51 388 8,958,013
2016 4.61 395 8,944,469
2017 4.11 352 9,005,644
2018 3.68 311 8,908,520
2019 3.44 287 8,882,190
2020 4.35 362 8,882,371
2021 4.76 409 9,267,130
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COVID-19 UPDATE

4/1/24
  CASES    DEATHS 
3,291,479
36,861
COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

Current Covid-19 deaths compared to a simulated calendar based historical average of selected New Jersey causes.

 
 
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Final Deaths 2021 Release Date 12/22.