Complete Health Indicator Report of Crude Death Rate
Definition
The number of resident deaths per 100,000 populationNumerator
The number of resident deathsDenominator
Total number of persons in the populationWhy Is This Important?
Crude death rates are the actual measures of mortality risk in a population. Age-adjusted rates are better for comparison across time, geography, and demographic subgroups, so crude rates should only be used to determine the probability or underlying risk of death.How Are We Doing?
The crude death rate in New Jersey was generally decreasing until recent increases beginning in 2015 and then skyrocketing in 2020 due to COVID-19.How Do We Compare With the U.S.?
The crude death rate among New Jerseyans was above that of the U.S. until 2008. It remained statistically significantly below the U.S. rate from 2009 through 2019. In 2020, the rate was again above the U.S. rate due to the heavy COVID-19 death toll among New Jersey residents.Related Indicators
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Data Tables
Crude Death Rate by Year, New Jersey and the United States, 1980-2020
| US/NJ | Year | Deaths per 100,000 Population | Lower Limit | Upper Limit | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Record Count: 82 | ||||||
| US | 1980 | 878.0 | 876.8 | 879.3 | ||
| US | 1981 | 861.9 | 860.7 | 863.1 | ||
| US | 1982 | 852.3 | 851.1 | 853.5 | ||
| US | 1983 | 863.7 | 862.5 | 864.9 | ||
| US | 1984 | 864.4 | 863.2 | 865.6 | ||
| US | 1985 | 876.6 | 875.4 | 877.8 | ||
| US | 1986 | 876.5 | 875.4 | 877.7 | ||
| US | 1987 | 876.0 | 874.8 | 877.2 | ||
| US | 1988 | 886.2 | 885.0 | 887.3 | ||
| US | 1989 | 870.6 | 869.5 | 871.8 | ||
| US | 1990 | 863.1 | 862.0 | 864.3 | ||
| US | 1991 | 857.2 | 856.1 | 858.4 | ||
| US | 1992 | 847.8 | 846.7 | 849.0 | ||
| US | 1993 | 872.4 | 871.3 | 873.6 | ||
| US | 1994 | 865.7 | 864.6 | 866.9 | ||
| US | 1995 | 868.0 | 866.8 | 869.1 | ||
| US | 1996 | 858.8 | 857.6 | 859.9 | ||
| US | 1997 | 848.4 | 847.3 | 849.5 | ||
| US | 1998 | 846.7 | 845.6 | 847.8 | ||
| US | 1999 | 857.0 | 855.9 | 858.1 | ||
| US | 2000 | 854.0 | 852.9 | 855.1 | ||
| US | 2001 | 848.0 | 846.9 | 849.0 | ||
| US | 2002 | 849.5 | 848.4 | 850.6 | ||
| US | 2003 | 843.9 | 842.9 | 845.0 | ||
| US | 2004 | 818.8 | 817.8 | 819.9 | ||
| US | 2005 | 828.4 | 827.3 | 829.4 | ||
| US | 2006 | 813.1 | 812.1 | 814.2 | ||
| US | 2007 | 804.6 | 803.6 | 805.6 | ||
| US | 2008 | 812.9 | 811.9 | 813.9 | ||
| US | 2009 | 794.5 | 793.5 | 795.5 | ||
| US | 2010 | 799.5 | 798.5 | 800.5 | ||
| US | 2011 | 807.3 | 806.3 | 808.3 | ||
| US | 2012 | 810.2 | 809.2 | 811.2 | ||
| US | 2013 | 821.5 | 820.5 | 822.5 | ||
| US | 2014 | 823.7 | 822.7 | 824.7 | ||
| US | 2015 | 844.0 | 843.0 | 845.0 | ||
| US | 2016 | 849.3 | 848.3 | 850.3 | ||
| US | 2017 | 863.8 | 862.8 | 864.8 | ||
| US | 2018 | 867.8 | 866.8 | 868.8 | ||
| US | 2019 | 869.7 | 868.7 | 870.8 | ||
| US | 2020 | 1,027.0 | 1,025.9 | 1,028.1 | ||
| NJ | 1980 | 935.6 | 928.6 | 942.6 | ||
| NJ | 1981 | 907.9 | 901.0 | 914.7 | ||
| NJ | 1982 | 909.4 | 902.5 | 916.2 | ||
| NJ | 1983 | 927.2 | 920.3 | 934.2 | ||
| NJ | 1984 | 923.2 | 916.3 | 930.1 | ||
| NJ | 1985 | 939.1 | 932.2 | 946.0 | ||
| NJ | 1986 | 938.9 | 932.0 | 945.8 | ||
| NJ | 1987 | 939.6 | 932.7 | 946.4 | ||
| NJ | 1988 | 950.3 | 943.4 | 957.2 | ||
| NJ | 1989 | 923.2 | 916.4 | 929.9 | ||
| NJ | 1990 | 909.8 | 903.1 | 916.6 | ||
| NJ | 1991 | 901.7 | 895.1 | 908.4 | ||
| NJ | 1992 | 899.1 | 892.5 | 905.7 | ||
| NJ | 1993 | 914.4 | 907.8 | 921.1 | ||
| NJ | 1994 | 901.8 | 895.3 | 908.4 | ||
| NJ | 1995 | 916.3 | 909.7 | 922.9 | ||
| NJ | 1996 | 897.8 | 891.3 | 904.3 | ||
| NJ | 1997 | 877.3 | 870.9 | 883.7 | ||
| NJ | 1998 | 863.5 | 857.2 | 869.8 | ||
| NJ | 1999 | 885.0 | 878.6 | 891.4 | ||
| NJ | 2000 | 888.0 | 881.7 | 894.4 | ||
| NJ | 2001 | 880.6 | 874.3 | 886.8 | ||
| NJ | 2002 | 866.8 | 860.6 | 873.0 | ||
| NJ | 2003 | 859.6 | 853.4 | 865.8 | ||
| NJ | 2004 | 829.8 | 823.7 | 835.8 | ||
| NJ | 2005 | 835.0 | 829.0 | 841.1 | ||
| NJ | 2006 | 816.4 | 810.4 | 822.4 | ||
| NJ | 2007 | 807.4 | 801.4 | 813.3 | ||
| NJ | 2008 | 808.8 | 802.8 | 814.8 | ||
| NJ | 2009 | 785.5 | 779.6 | 791.3 | ||
| NJ | 2010 | 790.9 | 785.0 | 796.8 | ||
| NJ | 2011 | 800.3 | 794.4 | 806.2 | ||
| NJ | 2012 | 797.6 | 791.8 | 803.5 | ||
| NJ | 2013 | 806.5 | 800.6 | 812.4 | ||
| NJ | 2014 | 804.8 | 798.9 | 810.7 | ||
| NJ | 2015 | 815.4 | 809.5 | 821.3 | ||
| NJ | 2016 | 825.1 | 819.1 | 831.0 | ||
| NJ | 2017 | 842.5 | 836.5 | 848.5 | ||
| NJ | 2018 | 852.5 | 846.5 | 858.5 | ||
| NJ | 2019 | 844.4 | 838.4 | 850.4 | ||
| NJ | 2020 | 1,080.7 | 1,073.9 | 1,087.5 | ||
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
Crude Death Rate by Year and Race/Ethnicity, New Jersey, 2000-2020
| Race/Ethnicity | Year | Deaths per 100,000 Population | Lower Limit | Upper Limit | Numer- ator | Denom- inator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Record Count: 84 | ||||||
| White | 2000 | 1,092.1 | 1,083.5 | 1,100.7 | 61,196 | 5,603,686 |
| White | 2001 | 1,084.6 | 1,076.0 | 1,093.2 | 60,586 | 5,586,180 |
| White | 2002 | 1,079.4 | 1,070.8 | 1,088.0 | 60,106 | 5,568,365 |
| White | 2003 | 1,074.2 | 1,065.6 | 1,082.8 | 59,535 | 5,542,101 |
| White | 2004 | 1,045.5 | 1,037.0 | 1,054.0 | 57,615 | 5,510,974 |
| White | 2005 | 1,059.1 | 1,050.5 | 1,067.7 | 57,924 | 5,469,056 |
| White | 2006 | 1,035.7 | 1,027.2 | 1,044.2 | 56,169 | 5,423,385 |
| White | 2007 | 1,036.0 | 1,027.5 | 1,044.6 | 55,776 | 5,383,624 |
| White | 2008 | 1,036.7 | 1,028.1 | 1,045.2 | 55,468 | 5,350,666 |
| White | 2009 | 1,015.2 | 1,006.7 | 1,023.8 | 54,043 | 5,323,198 |
| White | 2010 | 1,046.4 | 1,037.6 | 1,055.1 | 54,735 | 5,230,953 |
| White | 2011 | 1,066.6 | 1,057.8 | 1,075.4 | 55,415 | 5,195,584 |
| White | 2012 | 1,071.4 | 1,062.5 | 1,080.3 | 55,269 | 5,158,455 |
| White | 2013 | 1,084.7 | 1,075.7 | 1,093.7 | 55,531 | 5,119,448 |
| White | 2014 | 1,085.7 | 1,076.7 | 1,094.7 | 55,138 | 5,078,539 |
| White | 2015 | 1,098.0 | 1,088.9 | 1,107.1 | 55,255 | 5,032,166 |
| White | 2016 | 1,111.8 | 1,102.6 | 1,121.0 | 55,438 | 4,986,221 |
| White | 2017 | 1,138.9 | 1,129.5 | 1,148.2 | 56,279 | 4,941,712 |
| White | 2018 | 1,152.2 | 1,142.7 | 1,161.6 | 56,436 | 4,898,327 |
| White | 2019 | 1,145.1 | 1,135.6 | 1,154.6 | 55,580 | 4,853,675 |
| White | 2020 | 1,363.7 | 1,353.3 | 1,374.1 | 65,503 | 4,803,376 |
| Black | 2000 | 853.4 | 836.4 | 870.5 | 9,551 | 1,119,142 |
| Black | 2001 | 857.2 | 840.2 | 874.2 | 9,651 | 1,125,879 |
| Black | 2002 | 825.0 | 808.4 | 841.7 | 9,333 | 1,131,222 |
| Black | 2003 | 840.2 | 823.4 | 857.0 | 9,537 | 1,135,141 |
| Black | 2004 | 788.0 | 771.7 | 804.2 | 8,961 | 1,137,232 |
| Black | 2005 | 804.4 | 788.0 | 820.8 | 9,143 | 1,136,622 |
| Black | 2006 | 782.1 | 765.9 | 798.3 | 8,879 | 1,135,248 |
| Black | 2007 | 761.4 | 745.4 | 777.4 | 8,640 | 1,134,792 |
| Black | 2008 | 760.9 | 745.0 | 776.9 | 8,646 | 1,136,244 |
| Black | 2009 | 730.0 | 714.4 | 745.6 | 8,337 | 1,142,050 |
| Black | 2010 | 758.1 | 742.2 | 774.1 | 8,615 | 1,136,348 |
| Black | 2011 | 762.1 | 746.1 | 778.1 | 8,682 | 1,139,208 |
| Black | 2012 | 745.8 | 730.0 | 761.6 | 8,517 | 1,142,011 |
| Black | 2013 | 756.9 | 741.0 | 772.8 | 8,665 | 1,144,814 |
| Black | 2014 | 759.1 | 743.2 | 774.9 | 8,709 | 1,147,344 |
| Black | 2015 | 797.8 | 781.5 | 814.0 | 9,157 | 1,147,839 |
| Black | 2016 | 808.1 | 791.8 | 824.5 | 9,274 | 1,147,568 |
| Black | 2017 | 827.4 | 810.9 | 844.0 | 9,502 | 1,148,351 |
| Black | 2018 | 847.1 | 830.3 | 863.9 | 9,727 | 1,148,262 |
| Black | 2019 | 840.4 | 823.7 | 857.1 | 9,666 | 1,150,177 |
| Black | 2020 | 1,191.2 | 1,171.4 | 1,211.0 | 13,733 | 1,152,893 |
| Hispanic | 2000 | 283.6 | 273.8 | 293.4 | 3,198 | 1,127,494 |
| Hispanic | 2001 | 293.3 | 283.5 | 303.1 | 3,424 | 1,167,412 |
| Hispanic | 2002 | 289.0 | 279.4 | 298.6 | 3,486 | 1,206,357 |
| Hispanic | 2003 | 280.4 | 271.2 | 289.7 | 3,488 | 1,243,756 |
| Hispanic | 2004 | 253.5 | 244.8 | 262.2 | 3,240 | 1,278,058 |
| Hispanic | 2005 | 259.3 | 250.6 | 268.0 | 3,395 | 1,309,125 |
| Hispanic | 2006 | 281.3 | 272.3 | 290.2 | 3,766 | 1,338,954 |
| Hispanic | 2007 | 264.1 | 255.5 | 272.7 | 3,619 | 1,370,282 |
| Hispanic | 2008 | 283.9 | 275.1 | 292.7 | 3,997 | 1,407,746 |
| Hispanic | 2009 | 275.5 | 267.0 | 284.1 | 4,003 | 1,452,824 |
| Hispanic | 2010 | 260.8 | 252.8 | 268.7 | 4,079 | 1,564,356 |
| Hispanic | 2011 | 266.9 | 258.9 | 274.8 | 4,276 | 1,602,353 |
| Hispanic | 2012 | 272.7 | 264.7 | 280.7 | 4,454 | 1,633,310 |
| Hispanic | 2013 | 282.2 | 274.1 | 290.3 | 4,694 | 1,663,364 |
| Hispanic | 2014 | 286.8 | 278.8 | 294.9 | 4,858 | 1,693,690 |
| Hispanic | 2015 | 296.8 | 288.7 | 304.9 | 5,111 | 1,722,071 |
| Hispanic | 2016 | 309.1 | 300.9 | 317.4 | 5,414 | 1,751,284 |
| Hispanic | 2017 | 323.1 | 314.8 | 331.4 | 5,769 | 1,785,444 |
| Hispanic | 2018 | 335.1 | 326.7 | 343.5 | 6,091 | 1,817,704 |
| Hispanic | 2019 | 334.2 | 325.9 | 342.6 | 6,171 | 1,846,291 |
| Hispanic | 2020 | 585.2 | 574.3 | 596.1 | 10,970 | 1,874,656 |
| Asian | 2000 | 161.6 | 150.4 | 172.8 | 796 | 492,606 |
| Asian | 2001 | 178.2 | 166.8 | 189.7 | 924 | 518,364 |
| Asian | 2002 | 169.6 | 158.7 | 180.5 | 921 | 543,042 |
| Asian | 2003 | 170.8 | 160.1 | 181.6 | 964 | 564,230 |
| Asian | 2004 | 196.2 | 184.9 | 207.6 | 1,146 | 584,005 |
| Asian | 2005 | 207.6 | 196.2 | 219.1 | 1,252 | 602,971 |
| Asian | 2006 | 194.0 | 183.1 | 205.0 | 1,202 | 619,418 |
| Asian | 2007 | 193.0 | 182.3 | 203.8 | 1,231 | 637,729 |
| Asian | 2008 | 201.8 | 190.9 | 212.6 | 1,324 | 656,134 |
| Asian | 2009 | 203.7 | 192.9 | 214.4 | 1,372 | 673,684 |
| Asian | 2010 | 194.7 | 184.6 | 204.7 | 1,435 | 737,136 |
| Asian | 2011 | 195.8 | 185.9 | 205.8 | 1,483 | 757,264 |
| Asian | 2012 | 202.2 | 192.2 | 212.2 | 1,566 | 774,358 |
| Asian | 2013 | 212.9 | 202.7 | 223.0 | 1,681 | 789,680 |
| Asian | 2014 | 213.0 | 202.9 | 223.1 | 1,713 | 804,241 |
| Asian | 2015 | 217.8 | 207.7 | 227.9 | 1,790 | 821,839 |
| Asian | 2016 | 234.8 | 224.5 | 245.2 | 1,971 | 839,284 |
| Asian | 2017 | 247.0 | 236.5 | 257.5 | 2,125 | 860,274 |
| Asian | 2018 | 259.1 | 248.4 | 269.8 | 2,259 | 871,843 |
| Asian | 2019 | 269.3 | 258.5 | 280.1 | 2,378 | 882,969 |
| Asian | 2020 | 428.4 | 414.9 | 442.0 | 3,818 | 891,126 |
Data Notes
Data for White, Black, and Asian do not include Hispanics. Hispanic ethnicity includes persons of any race.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
Crude Death Rate by Year and Sex, New Jersey, 2000-2020
| Sex | Year | Deaths per 100,000 Population | Lower Limit | Upper Limit | Numer- ator | Denom- inator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Record Count: 42 | ||||||
| Male | 2000 | 874.6 | 865.6 | 883.7 | 35,787 | 4,091,577 |
| Male | 2001 | 861.9 | 853.0 | 870.8 | 35,555 | 4,125,097 |
| Male | 2002 | 838.0 | 829.2 | 846.8 | 34,832 | 4,156,565 |
| Male | 2003 | 836.3 | 827.5 | 845.0 | 34,962 | 4,180,707 |
| Male | 2004 | 804.4 | 795.8 | 812.9 | 33,777 | 4,199,092 |
| Male | 2005 | 812.0 | 803.5 | 820.6 | 34,188 | 4,210,078 |
| Male | 2006 | 798.6 | 790.1 | 807.1 | 33,656 | 4,214,483 |
| Male | 2007 | 786.9 | 778.5 | 795.3 | 33,244 | 4,224,763 |
| Male | 2008 | 787.9 | 779.5 | 796.3 | 33,437 | 4,243,773 |
| Male | 2009 | 767.4 | 759.1 | 775.6 | 32,753 | 4,268,344 |
| Male | 2010 | 782.6 | 774.3 | 791.0 | 33,527 | 4,283,789 |
| Male | 2011 | 789.1 | 780.8 | 797.5 | 33,939 | 4,300,909 |
| Male | 2012 | 790.1 | 781.7 | 798.4 | 34,061 | 4,311,083 |
| Male | 2013 | 802.7 | 794.3 | 811.2 | 34,674 | 4,319,443 |
| Male | 2014 | 800.2 | 791.8 | 808.6 | 34,617 | 4,326,008 |
| Male | 2015 | 812.3 | 803.9 | 820.8 | 35,156 | 4,327,879 |
| Male | 2016 | 823.8 | 815.3 | 832.4 | 35,688 | 4,331,875 |
| Male | 2017 | 847.3 | 838.6 | 855.9 | 36,777 | 4,340,610 |
| Male | 2018 | 864.9 | 856.2 | 873.6 | 37,574 | 4,344,196 |
| Male | 2019 | 856.8 | 848.1 | 865.4 | 37,232 | 4,345,560 |
| Male | 2020 | 1,127.1 | 1,117.2 | 1,137.0 | 48,950 | 4,343,049 |
| Female | 2000 | 900.7 | 891.8 | 909.6 | 39,084 | 4,339,344 |
| Female | 2001 | 898.2 | 889.3 | 907.0 | 39,200 | 4,364,372 |
| Female | 2002 | 894.0 | 885.2 | 902.8 | 39,225 | 4,387,550 |
| Female | 2003 | 881.7 | 873.0 | 890.4 | 38,819 | 4,402,774 |
| Female | 2004 | 853.9 | 845.3 | 862.5 | 37,678 | 4,412,438 |
| Female | 2005 | 857.0 | 848.4 | 865.6 | 37,809 | 4,411,759 |
| Female | 2006 | 833.4 | 825.0 | 841.9 | 36,749 | 4,409,238 |
| Female | 2007 | 827.0 | 818.5 | 835.4 | 36,481 | 4,411,280 |
| Female | 2008 | 828.9 | 820.4 | 837.3 | 36,633 | 4,419,625 |
| Female | 2009 | 802.9 | 794.6 | 811.2 | 35,643 | 4,439,395 |
| Female | 2010 | 798.7 | 790.5 | 806.9 | 36,068 | 4,515,662 |
| Female | 2011 | 810.9 | 802.6 | 819.2 | 36,715 | 4,527,643 |
| Female | 2012 | 804.8 | 796.6 | 813.0 | 36,495 | 4,534,588 |
| Female | 2013 | 810.1 | 801.9 | 818.4 | 36,766 | 4,538,378 |
| Female | 2014 | 809.2 | 800.9 | 817.4 | 36,747 | 4,541,269 |
| Female | 2015 | 818.4 | 810.1 | 826.6 | 37,173 | 4,542,433 |
| Female | 2016 | 826.3 | 818.0 | 834.6 | 37,527 | 4,541,709 |
| Female | 2017 | 837.9 | 829.5 | 846.3 | 38,104 | 4,547,537 |
| Female | 2018 | 840.6 | 832.2 | 849.0 | 38,228 | 4,547,534 |
| Female | 2019 | 832.5 | 824.2 | 840.9 | 37,844 | 4,545,698 |
| Female | 2020 | 1,036.4 | 1,027.0 | 1,045.7 | 47,044 | 4,539,322 |
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
[https://www-doh.state.nj.us/doh-shad/home/Rate.html Crude Rates vs. Age-Adjusted Rates]
Page Content Updated On 04/20/2022,
Published on 04/20/2022
