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Complete Health Indicator Report of Deaths due to Cervical Cancer

Definition

Deaths with malignant neoplasm (cancer) of the cervix uteri as the underlying cause of death ICD-10 code: C53

Numerator

Number of deaths among females due to cancer of the uterine cervix

Denominator

Total number of females in the population

Why Is This Important?

Cervical cancer is highly preventable because screening tests and a vaccine to prevent human papillomavirus (HPV) infections are available. When cervical cancer is found early, it is highly treatable and associated with long survival and good quality of life.[https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/cervical/basic_info/ ^1^]

Healthy People Objective: Reduce the death rate from cancer of the uterine cervix

U.S. Target: 2.2 deaths per 100,000 females (age-adjusted)
State Target: 1.8 deaths per 100,000 females (age-adjusted)

Other Objectives

'''Revised Healthy New Jersey 2020 Objective CA-4''': Reduce the age-adjusted mortality rate due to uterine cervix cancer per 100,000 standard female population to 1.8 for the total population, 1.4 among Whites, 3.6 among Blacks, and 2.8 among Hispanics. '''Original Healthy New Jersey 2020 Objective CA-4''': Reduce the age-adjusted mortality rate due to uterine cervix cancer per 100,000 standard female population to 1.9 for the total population, 1.6 among Whites, and 3.6 among Blacks.

How Are We Doing?

The death rate due to cervical cancer is declining and the revised Healthy New Jersey 2020 target for the total female population was achieved in 2020.

How Do We Compare With the U.S.?

The age-adjusted death rate due to cervical cancer is essentially the same in New Jersey and the U.S.

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 cervical cancer.


Related Indicators

Relevant Population Characteristics

Sociodemographic characteristics associated with delays in follow-up care for abnormal cervical cancer screening results in New Jersey include nativity [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6612267/ (Tsui et al., 2019.)].

Health Care System Factors

Women who have had an HPV vaccine still need to undergo cervical cancer screening because the vaccine does not fully protect against all the strains of the virus and other risk factors that can cause cervical cancer.

Related Health Care System Factors Indicators:


Related Risk Factors Indicators:


Related Health Status Outcomes Indicators:



Data Tables


Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Cervical 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
US20002.82.72.94,200
US20012.72.62.84,092
US20022.62.52.63,952
US20032.52.42.63,919
US20042.42.32.53,850
US20052.42.32.53,924
US20062.42.32.53,976
US20072.42.32.54,021
US20082.42.32.44,008
US20092.32.22.43,909
US20102.32.22.33,939
US20112.32.32.44,092
US20122.32.22.44,074
US20132.32.32.44,217
US20142.32.22.34,115
US20152.32.22.34,175
US20162.22.22.34,188
US20172.22.12.34,208
US20182.22.12.24,138
US20192.12.12.24,152
US20202.22.12.34,272
NJ20002.82.33.2132
NJ20013.12.63.6150
NJ20022.41.92.8116
NJ20032.82.33.3136
NJ20042.62.23.1131
NJ20052.62.23.1132
NJ20062.92.43.4149
NJ20072.11.72.6103
NJ20082.11.62.5104
NJ20092.52.13.0130
NJ20102.41.92.8125
NJ20112.62.23.1137
NJ20122.31.92.8126
NJ20131.91.52.3104
NJ20142.01.62.4110
NJ20152.01.62.4114
NJ20162.42.02.9136
NJ20172.01.62.4114
NJ20182.01.62.4112
NJ20192.01.62.4110
NJ20201.81.42.2105

Data Notes

This is Healthy New Jersey 2020 (HNJ2020) Objective CA-4.

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 Cervical Cancer, by Year and Race/Ethnicity, New Jersey, 2000-2020 (HNJ2020)

Race/EthnicityYearDeaths per 100,000 Female PopulationLower LimitUpper LimitNumer- ator
Record Count: 63
White20002.41.83.085
White20013.12.43.7109
White20021.91.42.470
White20032.31.82.985
White20042.31.72.882
White20052.62.03.292
White20062.21.72.886
White20071.91.42.462
White20081.81.32.467
White20092.21.62.779
White20102.01.52.671
White20112.31.72.880
White20122.31.82.985
White20131.61.12.161
White20141.61.12.163
White20151.61.12.156
White20162.31.82.982
White20171.81.32.368
White20182.01.42.674
White20191.51.02.053
White20201.81.32.465
Black20005.63.77.529
Black20014.62.86.324
Black20025.13.37.028
Black20036.64.58.636
Black20045.63.77.532
Black20054.22.65.924
Black20066.94.89.040
Black20074.02.45.723
Black2008**14
Black20093.72.25.222
Black20105.53.67.335
Black20115.23.47.033
Black20123.52.05.023
Black20134.12.55.827
Black20143.41.94.823
Black20154.32.65.929
Black20163.01.64.422
Black20173.52.05.025
Black2018**15
Black20193.92.45.527
Black2020**19
Hispanic2000**11
Hispanic2001**15
Hispanic2002**14
Hispanic2003**11
Hispanic2004**12
Hispanic2005**13
Hispanic2006**19
Hispanic2007**9
Hispanic2008**15
Hispanic20094.32.85.823
Hispanic2010**14
Hispanic2011**15
Hispanic2012**14
Hispanic2013**12
Hispanic20143.11.94.221
Hispanic20153.11.94.322
Hispanic20163.01.94.222
Hispanic2017**15
Hispanic2018**13
Hispanic2019**18
Hispanic2020**14

Data Notes

This is a Healthy New Jersey 2020 (HNJ2020) Objective CA-4. Data for White and Black do not include Hispanics. The number of deaths among Asian women is too small to calculate reliable rates. **Number of deaths too small 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 Cervical Cancer by Race/Ethnicity, New Jersey, 2018-2020

Race/EthnicityDeaths per 100,000 Female PopulationLower LimitUpper Limit
Record Count: 6
White1.81.52.1
Black2.92.13.7
Hispanic1.81.32.3
Asian**
New Jersey1.91.72.2
United States2.22.12.2

Data Notes

** Number of deaths is too small 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

References and Community Resources

1. Basic Information About Cervical Cancer: [https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/cervical/basic_info/] National Cancer Institute: [https://www.cancer.gov/types/cervical] NJ Cancer Incidence Data: [http://www.nj.gov/health/ces/cancer-researchers/cancer-data/]

Page Content Updated On 04/28/2022, Published on 04/28/2022
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