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Complete Health Indicator Report of Deaths due to Breast Cancer

Definition

Deaths with malignant neoplasm (cancer) of the female breast as the underlying cause of death. ICD-10 code: C50

Numerator

Number of deaths among females due to breast cancer

Denominator

Total number of females in the population

Why Is This Important?

Breast cancer is the second leading cause of deaths due to cancer among women in New Jersey, claiming more than 1,200 lives annually.

Healthy People Objective: Reduce the female breast cancer death rate

U.S. Target: 20.7 deaths per 100,000 females (age-adjusted)
State Target: 19.0 deaths per 100,000 females (age-adjusted)

Other Objectives

'''Revised Healthy New Jersey 2020 Objective CA-3''': Reduce the age-adjusted mortality rate due to female breast cancer per 100,000 standard female population to 18.9 for the total population, 19.6 among Whites, 26.1 among Blacks, 11.1 among Hispanics, and 10.2 among Asians. '''Original Healthy New Jersey 2020 Objective CA-3''': Reduce the age-adjusted mortality rate due to female breast cancer per 100,000 standard female population to 23.5 for the total population, 24.7 among Whites, 28.6 among Blacks, 11.2 among Hispanics, and 10.9 among Asians.

How Are We Doing?

The age-adjusted death rate due to breast cancer among New Jersey females declined 37% between 2000 and 2020 and currently stands at 19.6 per 100,000. The rate is highest among Blacks, followed in order by Whites, Hispanics, and Asians. Healthy NJ 2020 targets were met by most racial/ethnic groups by the middle of the decade, so revised targets were set for the remainder of the decade. The revised targets for Blacks and Asians were achieved.

How Do We Compare With the U.S.?

The age-adjusted death rate due to breast cancer among New Jersey women has been declining more rapidly than the U.S. rate and, since 2014, the rates for New Jersey and the U.S. have been nearly equal.

Evidence-based Practices

Getting mammograms regularly can lower the risk of dying from breast cancer. The United States Preventive Services Task Force recommends that average-risk women who are 50 to 74 years old should have a screening mammogram every two years.[https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/breast/basic_info/screening.htm ^1^]

Available Services

The [http://www.nj.gov/health/ces/public/resources/njceed.shtml New Jersey Cancer Education and Early Detection (NJCEED) Program] provides comprehensive outreach, education and screening services for breast cancer.


Related Indicators

Relevant Population Characteristics

Population characteristics associated with breast cancer survival in New Jersey include neighborhood measures of poverty and inequality [https://cebp.aacrjournals.org/content/28/12/1958.full (Wiese et al., 2019)] as well as race/ethnicity [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6706320/ (Kulkarni et al., 2019)].

Health Care System Factors

According to the [https://www.cancer.gov/types/breast/hp/breast-screening-pdq National Cancer Institute], there is solid evidence that screening mammography reduces breast cancer-specific mortality for women aged 60 to 69 years and fair evidence of the same benefit for women aged 50 to 59 years. [Last reviewed: 1/26/20]

Related Health Care System Factors Indicators:


Related Risk Factors Indicators:


Related Health Status Outcomes Indicators:



Data Tables


Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Female Breast Cancer, by Year, New Jersey and the United States, 2000-2020 (HNJ2020)

US/NJYearDeaths per 100,000 Female PopulationLower LimitUpper LimitNumer- ator
Record Count: 42
US200026.826.527.041,872
US200126.125.826.341,394
US200225.725.425.941,514
US200325.325.125.641,620
US200424.624.324.840,954
US200524.224.024.441,116
US200623.623.423.840,821
US200723.022.823.340,599
US200822.622.422.840,589
US200922.322.122.540,678
US201022.121.922.340,996
US201121.721.421.940,931
US201221.421.121.641,152
US201320.820.621.040,861
US201420.620.420.841,213
US201520.320.120.541,524
US201620.119.920.341,488
US201719.919.720.142,000
US201819.719.619.942,466
US201919.419.219.642,281
US202019.118.919.342,275
NJ200031.029.332.61,567
NJ200128.927.330.51,469
NJ200228.627.030.21,477
NJ200328.827.230.41,506
NJ200426.324.827.81,378
NJ200527.125.528.61,438
NJ200627.225.728.71,450
NJ200726.324.827.81,418
NJ200825.924.427.41,409
NJ200924.422.925.81,349
NJ201023.221.824.61,322
NJ201124.422.925.81,396
NJ201222.621.224.01,312
NJ201323.221.824.61,356
NJ201421.620.323.01,280
NJ201521.019.722.41,273
NJ201621.219.822.51,289
NJ201720.118.821.41,240
NJ201820.719.422.01,290
NJ201920.118.821.41,253
NJ202019.618.320.91,250

Data Notes

This is Healthy New Jersey 2020 (HNJ2020) Objective CA-3.

Data Sources

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Underlying Cause of Death File. CDC WONDER On-line Database accessed at [https://wonder.cdc.gov/Deaths-by-Underlying-Cause.html]
  • Death Certificate Database, Office of Vital Statistics and Registry, New Jersey Department of Health
  • Population Estimates, [https://www.nj.gov/labor/lpa/dmograph/est/est_index.html State Data Center], New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development


Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Female Breast Cancer, by Year and Race/Ethnicity, New Jersey, 2000-2020 (HNJ2020)

Race/EthnicityYearDeaths per 100,000 Female PopulationLower LimitUpper LimitNumer- ator
Record Count: 84
White200031.929.834.01,285
White200129.627.731.61,193
White200229.527.631.51,195
White200330.228.232.21,229
White200427.225.329.21,100
White200528.426.430.31,152
White200628.026.029.91,128
White200727.625.629.51,126
White200826.824.928.81,095
White200925.623.627.41,049
White201023.922.125.81,010
White201124.923.026.81,044
White201222.921.124.8970
White201323.621.725.4995
White201421.719.923.5912
White201521.820.023.6931
White201621.019.222.8910
White201720.819.022.6891
White201821.419.623.2913
White201921.119.322.9897
White202020.618.822.4889
Black200039.634.544.6201
Black200133.628.938.2178
Black200237.832.842.7199
Black200336.031.240.8196
Black200434.429.739.0189
Black200532.027.436.5181
Black200635.230.439.9199
Black200731.827.336.4183
Black200831.727.236.2185
Black200932.227.736.8192
Black201032.728.137.2204
Black201133.829.238.5213
Black201229.525.233.8186
Black201332.628.037.1210
Black201431.527.036.0212
Black201529.024.833.3194
Black201629.725.434.0201
Black201729.224.933.5202
Black201827.423.331.6194
Black201925.821.829.9184
Black202023.920.027.8173
Hispanic200017.414.020.960
Hispanic200116.813.520.268
Hispanic200213.610.616.557
Hispanic200313.710.816.758
Hispanic200412.59.715.255
Hispanic200514.611.617.564
Hispanic200615.512.518.576
Hispanic200712.49.815.164
Hispanic200815.012.117.979
Hispanic200911.59.014.063
Hispanic201010.78.413.061
Hispanic201112.510.115.078
Hispanic201214.311.716.990
Hispanic201312.510.114.979
Hispanic201414.111.516.693
Hispanic201512.310.014.782
Hispanic201613.711.316.2100
Hispanic201712.810.515.193
Hispanic201812.310.014.698
Hispanic201912.09.714.2100
Hispanic202013.210.515.5113
Asian2000**17
Asian200113.69.118.124
Asian20028.95.412.520
Asian2003**17
Asian20049.56.013.025
Asian200513.79.617.936
Asian200614.09.818.136
Asian200712.18.315.936
Asian200813.69.617.538
Asian20098.95.712.027
Asian201010.06.813.234
Asian201111.37.914.636
Asian201211.88.415.141
Asian201311.78.415.143
Asian20149.56.512.539
Asian201511.38.114.546
Asian201610.37.313.447
Asian20178.05.310.635
Asian201810.97.814.050
Asian201910.37.313.251
Asian20209.26.412.047

Data Notes

This is Healthy New Jersey 2020 (HNJ2020) Objective CA-3. Data for White, Black, and Asian do not include Hispanics. Hispanic ethnicity includes persons of any race. ** Too few deaths to calculate a reliable rate.

Data Sources

  • Death Certificate Database, Office of Vital Statistics and Registry, New Jersey Department of Health
  • Population Estimates, [https://www.nj.gov/labor/lpa/dmograph/est/est_index.html State Data Center], New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development


Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Female Breast Cancer by Race/Ethnicity, New Jersey, 2020

Race/EthnicityDeaths per 100,000 Female PopulationLower LimitUpper LimitNumer- ator
Record Count: 6
White20.618.822.4889
Black23.920.027.8173
Hispanic13.210.915.5113
Asian9.26.412.047
New Jersey19.618.320.91,250
United States19.118.919.342,275

Data Sources

  • Death Certificate Database, Office of Vital Statistics and Registry, New Jersey Department of Health
  • Population Estimates, [https://www.nj.gov/labor/lpa/dmograph/est/est_index.html State Data Center], New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development


Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Female Breast Cancer by County, New Jersey, 2018-2020

CountyDeaths per 100,000 Female PopulationLower LimitUpper Limit
Record Count: 23
Atlantic21.316.825.8
Bergen17.215.119.4
Burlington22.218.625.7
Camden22.118.825.4
Cape May17.810.824.7
Cumberland25.518.832.2
Essex20.618.023.1
Gloucester22.918.527.3
Hudson16.814.319.4
Hunterdon19.012.825.2
Mercer22.518.626.4
Middlesex18.616.221.0
Monmouth22.419.425.3
Morris19.116.022.3
Ocean20.517.623.4
Passaic17.914.920.8
Salem23.413.733.1
Somerset18.314.622.1
Sussex23.517.030.1
Union21.518.424.6
Warren22.615.329.9
New Jersey20.119.420.9
United States19.419.319.5

Data Sources

  • Death Certificate Database, Office of Vital Statistics and Registry, New Jersey Department of Health
  • Population Estimates, [https://www.nj.gov/labor/lpa/dmograph/est/est_index.html State Data Center], New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development

References and Community Resources

1. CDC Breast Cancer Info: [http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/breast/] National Cancer Institute: [https://www.cancer.gov/types/breast] NJ Cancer Incidence Data: [http://www.nj.gov/health/ces/cancer-researchers/cancer-data/]

Page Content Updated On 08/03/2023, Published on 08/03/2023
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