Data for Age-Adjusted Death Rate among Females by Year and Cause, New Jersey, 2000-2007

Leading Causes of Death Year Deaths per 100,000 Population Numerator
Heart Disease 2000 220.9 12,585
Heart Disease 2001 212.2 12,223
Heart Disease 2002 207.4 12,114
Heart Disease 2003 198.7 11,749
Heart Disease 2004 184.6 10,966
Heart Disease 2005 180.2 10,888
Heart Disease 2006 166.4 10,195
Heart Disease 2007 155.4 9,675
Cancer 2000 178.6 9,204
Cancer 2001 177.9 9,237
Cancer 2002 173.6 9,105
Cancer 2003 172.3 9,147
Cancer 2004 165.5 8,847
Cancer 2005 160.5 8,650
Cancer 2006 159.8 8,675
Cancer 2007 157.5 8,621
Stroke 2000 46.4 2,626
Stroke 2001 41.9 2,401
Stroke 2002 42.2 2,430
Stroke 2003 41.2 2,419
Stroke 2004 38.8 2,288
Stroke 2005 36.5 2,166
Stroke 2006 33.6 2,018
Stroke 2007 34.3 2,097
CLRD 2000 29.6 1,620
CLRD 2001 28.8 1,576
CLRD 2002 28.8 1,602
CLRD 2003 28.9 1,629
CLRD 2004 29.8 1,675
CLRD 2005 31 1,762
CLRD 2006 28.3 1,618
CLRD 2007 28.9 1,678
Alzheimer's Disease 2000 15.3 908
Alzheimer's Disease 2001 16.5 998
Alzheimer's Disease 2002 17.9 1,090
Alzheimer's Disease 2003 19.3 1,207
Alzheimer's Disease 2004 19.6 1,238
Alzheimer's Disease 2005 20.2 1,290
Alzheimer's Disease 2006 18 1,167
Alzheimer's Disease 2007 19.7 1,301
Record Count: 40

Data Notes

CLRD = chronic lower respiratory diseases

Data Sources

New Jersey Death Certificate Database, Bureau of Vital Statistics and Registration, New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services;  Population Estimates: New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, State Data Center; 

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Definition

Deaths among persons identified as female on the death certificate

How We Calculated the Rates

Numerator: Number of deaths among females
Denominator: Number of females in the population

Date Indicator Content Last Updated: 07/11/11


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