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Complete Health Indicator Report of Deaths due to Diabetes

Definition

Deaths with diabetes as the underlying cause of death. ICD-10 codes: E10-E14

Numerator

Number of deaths due to diabetes

Denominator

Total number of persons in the population

Why Is This Important?

Diabetes was the eighth leading cause of death among U.S. and New Jersey residents in 2020.

Other Objectives

'''Revised Healthy New Jersey 2020 Objective DM-1''': Reduce the age-adjusted mortality rate due to diabetes per 100,000 standard population to 15.8 for the total population, 13.9 among Whites, 32.0 among Blacks, 16.9 among Hispanics, and 12.0 among Asians. '''Original Healthy New Jersey 2020 Objective DM-1''': Reduce the age-adjusted mortality rate due to diabetes per 100,000 standard population to 15.8 for the total population, 16.0 among Whites, 38.5 among Blacks, 24.5 among Hispanics, and 12.0 among Asians.

How Are We Doing?

The age-adjusted death rate due to diabetes had been steadily declining for many years before increasing in 2020. In recent years, about 1,900 NJ resident deaths each year were due to diabetes. In 2020, there were over 2,400 such deaths. It is conceivable that the COVID-19 pandemic caused an increase in other causes of death due to delays in medical care and fears of going to the hospital and being exposed to COVID. In the total population and among each racial/ethnic group, males have a higher death rate than females. The rate among Blacks in 2020 was 2.7 times the rate among Whites. County rates ranged from a low of 10.4 deaths per 100,000 residents (age-adjusted) in Hunterdon to a high of 28.8 in Cumberland in 2020. Prior to 2020, the Healthy New Jersey 2020 original targets had been achieved by Whites, Blacks, and Hispanics and the revised targets had been met by Blacks and Hispanics as well.

How Do We Compare With the U.S.?

In 2020, the age-adjusted death rate due to diabetes among New Jersey residents was 15% below that of the nation as a whole. Prior to 2012, it was at or above the national rate.

Available Services

NJ Diabetes Services: [http://www.nj.gov/health/fhs/chronic/diabetes/]


Related Indicators

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Data Tables


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

US/NJYearDeaths per 100,000 PopulationLower LimitUpper LimitNumer- ator
Record Count: 42
US200025.024.925.269,301
US200125.425.225.571,372
US200225.625.425.873,249
US200325.525.325.774,219
US200424.724.624.973,138
US200524.924.825.175,119
US200623.623.423.772,449
US200722.822.622.971,382
US200822.021.922.270,553
US200921.020.921.268,705
US201020.820.621.069,071
US201121.721.521.873,831
US201221.221.021.373,932
US201321.221.021.375,578
US201421.020.821.176,488
US201521.321.121.479,535
US201621.021.021.280,058
US201721.521.321.683,564
US201821.421.221.584,946
US201921.621.421.787,647
US202024.824.725.0102,188
NJ200028.227.029.32,484
NJ200128.727.629.92,557
NJ200228.127.029.22,532
NJ200327.226.128.32,485
NJ200428.327.229.42,599
NJ200527.426.328.52,540
NJ200626.225.127.22,454
NJ200724.523.525.62,330
NJ200823.222.224.32,242
NJ200920.319.421.21,980
NJ201020.919.921.82,098
NJ201122.021.022.92,222
NJ201219.218.320.11,989
NJ201319.418.520.32,043
NJ201419.318.420.22,062
NJ201517.817.018.71,933
NJ201617.816.918.61,949
NJ201717.016.217.91,908
NJ201816.615.717.41,881
NJ201916.815.917.61,934
NJ202021.220.322.22,442

Data Notes

This is a Healthy New Jersey 2020 (HNJ2020) Objective DM-1.

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

Race/EthnicityYearDeaths per 100,000 PopulationLower LimitUpper LimitNumer- ator
Record Count: 84
White200025.524.226.81,849
White200125.123.826.41,837
White200225.524.226.81,875
White200324.022.725.21,760
White200425.524.226.91,889
White200525.023.626.31,843
White200622.521.323.81,663
White200721.620.422.81,612
White200820.419.221.61,539
White200917.616.418.71,326
White201018.217.019.41,406
White201119.017.820.21,462
White201216.014.917.11,266
White201317.316.118.41,369
White201417.716.518.91,392
White201515.314.316.41,223
White201615.814.716.91,251
White201714.613.615.71,180
White201814.213.115.21,151
White201914.613.515.71,188
White202016.315.217.41,303
Black200056.852.461.2444
Black200162.057.466.6504
Black200255.351.059.7459
Black200359.254.763.6489
Black200456.552.160.8468
Black200554.750.459.0467
Black200657.553.061.9501
Black200748.444.352.4428
Black200848.444.452.5435
Black200940.937.244.6378
Black201040.436.744.1397
Black201143.639.847.4424
Black201240.636.944.3412
Black201334.130.737.5349
Black201435.932.439.4383
Black201535.632.139.0387
Black201632.228.935.5361
Black201731.628.434.9363
Black201832.329.035.6374
Black201929.226.132.4351
Black202044.240.448.1541
Hispanic200029.226.132.4147
Hispanic200132.028.835.3167
Hispanic200227.524.530.5151
Hispanic200332.829.636.0189
Hispanic200427.224.330.0171
Hispanic200524.221.526.8155
Hispanic200630.927.933.8214
Hispanic200729.426.532.2207
Hispanic200823.320.825.8179
Hispanic200923.120.625.5191
Hispanic201024.822.327.2197
Hispanic201128.025.430.6238
Hispanic201222.620.324.9206
Hispanic201324.722.327.1225
Hispanic201419.817.721.9200
Hispanic201518.916.820.9204
Hispanic201618.716.720.7208
Hispanic201717.115.219.0213
Hispanic201818.116.220.1226
Hispanic201916.814.918.6222
Hispanic202025.323.027.6354
Asian200019.415.523.239
Asian200118.815.122.641
Asian200217.914.421.541
Asian200313.310.316.439
Asian200418.314.821.854
Asian200518.314.921.759
Asian200618.114.721.461
Asian200718.014.821.465
Asian200816.013.019.161
Asian200913.710.916.556
Asian201013.611.016.357
Asian201112.09.514.458
Asian201214.712.017.474
Asian201313.210.715.769
Asian201410.68.412.962
Asian201512.510.114.976
Asian201612.29.914.683
Asian201715.312.717.9104
Asian201810.48.212.580
Asian201913.511.115.9110
Asian202017.314.620.1148

Data Notes

Data for White, Black, and Asian do not include Hispanics. Hispanic ethnicity includes persons of any race. This is Healthy New Jersey 2020 (HNJ2020) Objective DM-1.

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 Diabetes by Race/Ethnicity, New Jersey, 2020

Race/EthnicityDeaths per 100,000 PopulationLower LimitUpper LimitNumer- ator
Record Count: 6
White16.315.217.41,303
Black44.240.448.1541
Hispanic25.323.027.6354
Asian17.314.620.1148
New Jersey21.220.322.22,442
United States24.824.725.0102,188

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


Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Diabetes by Race/Ethnicity and Sex, New Jersey, 2020

SexRace/EthnicityDeaths per 100,000 PopulationLower LimitUpper LimitNumer- ator
Record Count: 8
MaleWhite21.920.023.8754
MaleBlack57.651.364.0289
MaleHispanic31.127.534.7198
MaleAsian23.318.827.893
FemaleWhite11.910.613.3549
FemaleBlack34.630.039.3252
FemaleHispanic20.217.323.0156
FemaleAsian12.08.815.155

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


Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Diabetes by County, New Jersey, 2018-2020

CountyDeaths per 100,000 Standardized PopulationLower LimitUpper Limit
Record Count: 23
Atlantic18.815.821.9
Bergen13.412.014.7
Burlington17.014.819.2
Camden19.617.321.8
Cape May14.19.618.5
Cumberland28.823.833.7
Essex25.023.026.9
Gloucester15.512.918.1
Hudson27.124.829.3
Hunterdon10.47.113.7
Mercer17.815.320.3
Middlesex17.816.119.4
Monmouth15.213.417.0
Morris14.712.716.6
Ocean15.613.817.4
Passaic22.820.425.2
Salem22.015.228.6
Somerset14.211.816.5
Sussex22.517.927.0
Union20.318.122.5
Warren17.612.922.2
New Jersey18.217.718.7
United States22.622.522.7

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

NJ Diabetes Prevention and Control Program: [http://nj.gov/health/fhs/chronic/diabetes/] CDC Diabetes Info: [http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/] National Diabetes Prevention Program: [https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/prevention/index.html]

Page Content Updated On 05/03/2022, Published on 05/03/2022
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