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The total number of health events, or the count, can convey the magnitude of a health problem, the prevention effort required, or the health care that may be needed. The table below shows some examples of counts.

Number of Deaths for Four Leading Causes by Cause and Sex, New Jersey, 2005

Underlying Cause of Death	Men	Women	Total
Heart disease	9,590	10,888	20,478
Cancer	8,386	8,650	17,036
Stroke	1,409	2,166	3,575
Chronic lower respiratory diseases	1,363	1,762	3,125

Counts of health events are useful, but have limitations for those who need to compare populations of unequal size, for instance, a subpopulation versus an overall state population. This is why the Dataset Query Builder pages do not have maps as a choice when the measure is Count. Knowing the population sizes can help to interpret counts, but computing a rate will allow direct comparison between populations of unequal size that are otherwise similar (e.g., similar age composition, similar culturally).

Go to the page on health event rates.

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