Complete Health Indicator Report of Deaths among Persons Aged 85 Years and Older
Definition
Deaths among those aged 85 years and overNumerator
Number of deaths among persons aged 85 years and overDenominator
Number of persons in the population aged 85 years and overWhy Is This Important?
In a typical year, 35-40% of all deaths among New Jersey residents are of persons aged 85 years and over.How Are We Doing?
The death rate among those aged 85 years and over was generally declining through 2019, but the COVID-19 pandemic caused a sharp increase in 2020. The death rate was highest among Whites, followed by Blacks, Hispanics, and Asians. In 2020, the leading causes of death among adults aged 85 years and over were heart disease, COVID-19, cancer, Alzheimer's disease, and stroke.How Do We Compare With the U.S.?
The death rate among New Jersey residents aged 85 years and over was significantly above the national rate in 2020.Available Services
NJDHS Division of Aging Services: [http://nj.gov/humanservices/doas/services/]Health Program Information
NJDOH Chronic Disease Prevention & Control Services: [http://www.state.nj.us/health/fhs/chronic/index.shtml] NJDOH Cancer Initiatives: [http://nj.gov/health/ces/]Related Indicators
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Data Tables
Mortality Rate among Older Adults Aged 85 Years and Over by Year, New Jersey and the United States, 2000-2020
US/NJ | Year | Deaths per 100,000 Persons Aged 85 Years and Over | Lower Limit | Upper Limit | Numer- ator | |
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Record Count: 42 | ||||||
US | 2000 | 15,524.4 | 15,486.9 | 15,561.9 | 658,171 | |
US | 2001 | 15,432.6 | 15,395.5 | 15,469.7 | 665,531 | |
US | 2002 | 15,589.5 | 15,552.5 | 15,626.5 | 681,076 | |
US | 2003 | 15,401.4 | 15,365.0 | 15,437.8 | 687,852 | |
US | 2004 | 14,777.6 | 14,742.3 | 14,813.0 | 671,773 | |
US | 2005 | 14,982.4 | 14,947.4 | 15,017.4 | 703,169 | |
US | 2006 | 14,426.7 | 14,392.9 | 14,460.4 | 701,992 | |
US | 2007 | 14,160.9 | 14,128.1 | 14,193.8 | 713,647 | |
US | 2008 | 14,332.4 | 14,299.9 | 14,365.0 | 744,691 | |
US | 2009 | 13,660.1 | 13,628.8 | 13,691.4 | 733,178 | |
US | 2010 | 13,934.3 | 13,903.1 | 13,965.6 | 765,474 | |
US | 2011 | 13,779.3 | 13,749.0 | 13,809.7 | 790,545 | |
US | 2012 | 13,678.6 | 13,648.8 | 13,708.5 | 805,307 | |
US | 2013 | 13,660.4 | 13,631.0 | 13,689.9 | 825,198 | |
US | 2014 | 13,407.9 | 13,379.0 | 13,436.8 | 826,226 | |
US | 2015 | 13,673.9 | 13,645.0 | 13,702.8 | 859,701 | |
US | 2016 | 13,392.1 | 13,363.7 | 13,420.5 | 854,462 | |
US | 2017 | 13,573.6 | 13,545.2 | 13,602.0 | 878,035 | |
US | 2018 | 13,450.7 | 13,422.6 | 13,478.8 | 880,280 | |
US | 2019 | 13,228.6 | 13,200.9 | 13,256.4 | 873,746 | |
US | 2020 | 15,210.9 | 15,181.3 | 15,240.5 | 1,012,805 | |
NJ | 2000 | 15,733.2 | 15,540.3 | 15,926.1 | 21,537 | |
NJ | 2001 | 15,427.3 | 15,237.6 | 15,617.0 | 21,483 | |
NJ | 2002 | 15,498.0 | 15,309.8 | 15,686.2 | 22,018 | |
NJ | 2003 | 15,414.0 | 15,228.5 | 15,599.4 | 22,448 | |
NJ | 2004 | 14,768.3 | 14,587.2 | 14,949.3 | 21,782 | |
NJ | 2005 | 14,958.1 | 14,779.0 | 15,137.2 | 22,783 | |
NJ | 2006 | 13,982.3 | 13,811.3 | 14,153.2 | 22,098 | |
NJ | 2007 | 14,056.1 | 13,887.2 | 14,225.0 | 22,877 | |
NJ | 2008 | 14,163.0 | 13,995.9 | 14,330.2 | 23,678 | |
NJ | 2009 | 13,659.2 | 13,496.8 | 13,821.6 | 23,471 | |
NJ | 2010 | 13,596.5 | 13,438.6 | 13,754.4 | 24,612 | |
NJ | 2011 | 13,447.0 | 13,291.7 | 13,602.4 | 24,918 | |
NJ | 2012 | 13,492.8 | 13,339.3 | 13,646.2 | 25,684 | |
NJ | 2013 | 13,584.4 | 13,431.7 | 13,737.2 | 26,253 | |
NJ | 2014 | 13,279.6 | 13,129.5 | 13,429.6 | 26,080 | |
NJ | 2015 | 13,455.0 | 13,305.1 | 13,604.8 | 26,818 | |
NJ | 2016 | 13,089.8 | 12,942.7 | 13,236.8 | 26,446 | |
NJ | 2017 | 13,467.3 | 13,318.7 | 13,616.0 | 27,286 | |
NJ | 2018 | 13,568.7 | 13,419.7 | 13,717.8 | 27,525 | |
NJ | 2019 | 13,395.9 | 13,247.4 | 13,544.4 | 27,085 | |
NJ | 2020 | 16,397.3 | 16,235.5 | 16,559.0 | 33,019 |
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
Mortality Rate among Older Adults Aged 85 Years and Over by Year and Race/Ethnicity, New Jersey, 2000-2020
Race/Ethnicity | Year | Deaths per 100,000 Persons Aged 85 Years and Over | Lower Limit | Upper Limit | Numer- ator | |
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Record Count: 84 | ||||||
White | 2000 | 16,160.0 | 15,952.6 | 16,367.4 | 19,562 | |
White | 2001 | 15,814.7 | 15,610.6 | 16,018.7 | 19,428 | |
White | 2002 | 15,948.6 | 15,745.6 | 16,151.5 | 19,941 | |
White | 2003 | 15,868.0 | 15,667.7 | 16,068.2 | 20,294 | |
White | 2004 | 15,310.2 | 15,113.6 | 15,506.8 | 19,720 | |
White | 2005 | 15,451.0 | 15,256.2 | 15,645.8 | 20,444 | |
White | 2006 | 14,499.9 | 14,313.3 | 14,686.5 | 19,837 | |
White | 2007 | 14,680.1 | 14,494.7 | 14,865.6 | 20,540 | |
White | 2008 | 14,846.4 | 14,662.0 | 15,030.8 | 21,201 | |
White | 2009 | 14,384.2 | 14,204.0 | 14,564.4 | 20,957 | |
White | 2010 | 13,964.9 | 13,793.0 | 14,136.8 | 21,816 | |
White | 2011 | 13,921.4 | 13,751.1 | 14,091.8 | 22,083 | |
White | 2012 | 14,029.5 | 13,860.2 | 14,198.7 | 22,690 | |
White | 2013 | 14,171.2 | 14,001.7 | 14,340.8 | 23,041 | |
White | 2014 | 13,981.9 | 13,813.8 | 14,150.0 | 22,854 | |
White | 2015 | 14,218.2 | 14,049.0 | 14,387.3 | 23,284 | |
White | 2016 | 13,939.7 | 13,772.0 | 14,107.3 | 22,852 | |
White | 2017 | 14,417.0 | 14,246.0 | 14,588.1 | 23,352 | |
White | 2018 | 14,600.2 | 14,427.0 | 14,773.4 | 23,305 | |
White | 2019 | 14,588.5 | 14,413.6 | 14,763.5 | 22,821 | |
White | 2020 | 17,379.4 | 17,189.6 | 17,569.1 | 26,621 | |
Black | 2000 | 14,798.6 | 14,071.6 | 15,525.7 | 1,356 | |
Black | 2001 | 15,920.5 | 15,162.8 | 16,678.2 | 1,426 | |
Black | 2002 | 15,244.1 | 14,496.0 | 15,992.2 | 1,352 | |
Black | 2003 | 15,748.3 | 14,988.1 | 16,508.5 | 1,389 | |
Black | 2004 | 14,469.4 | 13,740.3 | 15,198.5 | 1,294 | |
Black | 2005 | 15,472.4 | 14,737.1 | 16,207.6 | 1,438 | |
Black | 2006 | 14,449.0 | 13,740.0 | 15,158.0 | 1,365 | |
Black | 2007 | 14,309.0 | 13,616.6 | 15,001.4 | 1,406 | |
Black | 2008 | 14,064.0 | 13,384.5 | 14,743.6 | 1,414 | |
Black | 2009 | 13,257.5 | 12,610.2 | 13,904.7 | 1,398 | |
Black | 2010 | 12,944.7 | 12,337.7 | 13,551.7 | 1,521 | |
Black | 2011 | 12,919.9 | 12,324.1 | 13,515.7 | 1,573 | |
Black | 2012 | 12,536.5 | 11,959.8 | 13,113.2 | 1,588 | |
Black | 2013 | 12,213.8 | 11,655.0 | 12,772.6 | 1,611 | |
Black | 2014 | 11,634.0 | 11,097.6 | 12,170.4 | 1,597 | |
Black | 2015 | 12,344.7 | 11,807.7 | 12,881.8 | 1,779 | |
Black | 2016 | 11,656.8 | 11,143.0 | 12,170.6 | 1,747 | |
Black | 2017 | 11,927.0 | 11,417.0 | 12,437.1 | 1,850 | |
Black | 2018 | 12,062.7 | 11,558.2 | 12,567.3 | 1,931 | |
Black | 2019 | 11,494.7 | 11,008.2 | 11,981.2 | 1,898 | |
Black | 2020 | 15,559.1 | 15,013.8 | 16,104.4 | 2,641 | |
Hispanic | 2000 | 10,481.4 | 9,593.3 | 11,369.5 | 479 | |
Hispanic | 2001 | 9,620.7 | 8,808.4 | 10,433.0 | 487 | |
Hispanic | 2002 | 9,919.8 | 9,128.6 | 10,710.9 | 544 | |
Hispanic | 2003 | 9,193.3 | 8,459.1 | 9,927.4 | 547 | |
Hispanic | 2004 | 7,335.2 | 6,699.5 | 7,970.9 | 474 | |
Hispanic | 2005 | 8,979.5 | 8,310.5 | 9,648.4 | 630 | |
Hispanic | 2006 | 7,775.3 | 7,176.8 | 8,373.8 | 598 | |
Hispanic | 2007 | 7,372.7 | 6,814.6 | 7,930.8 | 621 | |
Hispanic | 2008 | 7,166.0 | 6,641.2 | 7,690.7 | 665 | |
Hispanic | 2009 | 7,036.4 | 6,538.4 | 7,534.4 | 713 | |
Hispanic | 2010 | 9,219.2 | 8,599.1 | 9,839.2 | 771 | |
Hispanic | 2011 | 8,425.9 | 7,860.4 | 8,991.4 | 781 | |
Hispanic | 2012 | 8,983.3 | 8,426.8 | 9,539.9 | 911 | |
Hispanic | 2013 | 9,217.0 | 8,677.2 | 9,756.7 | 1,017 | |
Hispanic | 2014 | 8,547.9 | 8,047.7 | 9,048.1 | 1,026 | |
Hispanic | 2015 | 8,359.4 | 7,885.2 | 8,833.6 | 1,094 | |
Hispanic | 2016 | 7,938.0 | 7,494.1 | 8,381.8 | 1,131 | |
Hispanic | 2017 | 8,342.6 | 7,904.2 | 8,781.0 | 1,275 | |
Hispanic | 2018 | 8,627.2 | 8,197.4 | 9,057.1 | 1,414 | |
Hispanic | 2019 | 8,084.6 | 7,680.1 | 8,489.0 | 1,411 | |
Hispanic | 2020 | 12,578.6 | 12,100.0 | 13,057.2 | 2,320 | |
Asian | 2000 | 8,010.2 | 6,668.7 | 9,351.6 | 126 | |
Asian | 2001 | 7,135.0 | 5,948.4 | 8,321.5 | 129 | |
Asian | 2002 | 7,748.2 | 6,595.0 | 8,901.3 | 160 | |
Asian | 2003 | 7,643.0 | 6,567.0 | 8,719.1 | 179 | |
Asian | 2004 | 7,739.2 | 6,716.6 | 8,761.8 | 203 | |
Asian | 2005 | 7,671.7 | 6,716.9 | 8,626.5 | 229 | |
Asian | 2006 | 6,939.5 | 6,081.8 | 7,797.2 | 234 | |
Asian | 2007 | 6,341.7 | 5,568.4 | 7,115.0 | 242 | |
Asian | 2008 | 6,463.1 | 5,721.6 | 7,204.6 | 273 | |
Asian | 2009 | 5,920.8 | 5,238.3 | 6,603.3 | 272 | |
Asian | 2010 | 8,904.8 | 7,994.7 | 9,815.0 | 335 | |
Asian | 2011 | 7,603.8 | 6,808.0 | 8,399.7 | 324 | |
Asian | 2012 | 7,447.7 | 6,703.4 | 8,192.0 | 356 | |
Asian | 2013 | 7,690.9 | 6,976.5 | 8,405.2 | 411 | |
Asian | 2014 | 6,966.7 | 6,324.8 | 7,608.6 | 421 | |
Asian | 2015 | 6,806.5 | 6,208.6 | 7,404.4 | 464 | |
Asian | 2016 | 6,664.0 | 6,103.1 | 7,225.0 | 506 | |
Asian | 2017 | 6,460.0 | 5,937.8 | 6,982.1 | 550 | |
Asian | 2018 | 6,309.4 | 5,819.9 | 6,798.8 | 598 | |
Asian | 2019 | 6,577.6 | 6,101.1 | 7,054.0 | 684 | |
Asian | 2020 | 9,343.9 | 8,808.6 | 9,879.2 | 1,061 |
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
Leading Causes of Death among Older Adults Aged 85 Years and Older by Year and Cause, New Jersey, 2000-2020
Leading Causes of Death 85+ | Year | Deaths per 100,000 Persons Aged 85 Years and Over | Lower Limit | Upper Limit | Numer- ator | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Record Count: 105 | ||||||
Heart Disease | 2000 | 6,676.2 | 6,544.0 | 6,808.4 | 9,139 | |
Heart Disease | 2001 | 6,328.0 | 6,200.2 | 6,455.9 | 8,812 | |
Heart Disease | 2002 | 6,334.2 | 6,207.5 | 6,460.9 | 8,999 | |
Heart Disease | 2003 | 6,155.8 | 6,032.4 | 6,279.3 | 8,965 | |
Heart Disease | 2004 | 5,650.5 | 5,532.6 | 5,768.3 | 8,334 | |
Heart Disease | 2005 | 5,762.5 | 5,645.5 | 5,879.6 | 8,777 | |
Heart Disease | 2006 | 5,256.2 | 5,146.1 | 5,366.2 | 8,307 | |
Heart Disease | 2007 | 5,065.9 | 4,959.4 | 5,172.4 | 8,245 | |
Heart Disease | 2008 | 5,190.8 | 5,084.4 | 5,297.1 | 8,678 | |
Heart Disease | 2009 | 4,841.3 | 4,739.8 | 4,942.8 | 8,319 | |
Heart Disease | 2010 | 4,798.4 | 4,700.0 | 4,896.9 | 8,686 | |
Heart Disease | 2011 | 4,595.7 | 4,500.3 | 4,691.0 | 8,516 | |
Heart Disease | 2012 | 4,547.8 | 4,454.2 | 4,641.4 | 8,657 | |
Heart Disease | 2013 | 4,526.1 | 4,433.4 | 4,618.8 | 8,747 | |
Heart Disease | 2014 | 4,404.0 | 4,313.2 | 4,494.7 | 8,649 | |
Heart Disease | 2015 | 4,500.9 | 4,409.8 | 4,591.9 | 8,971 | |
Heart Disease | 2016 | 4,301.2 | 4,212.7 | 4,389.7 | 8,690 | |
Heart Disease | 2017 | 4,363.6 | 4,274.6 | 4,452.5 | 8,841 | |
Heart Disease | 2018 | 4,364.2 | 4,275.3 | 4,453.1 | 8,853 | |
Heart Disease | 2019 | 4,325.2 | 4,236.5 | 4,413.8 | 8,745 | |
Heart Disease | 2020 | 4,336.8 | 4,247.8 | 4,425.8 | 8,733 | |
COVID-19 | 2020 | 2,629.0 | 2,559.1 | 2,698.9 | 5,294 | |
Cancer | 2000 | 1,949.8 | 1,876.5 | 2,023.0 | 2,669 | |
Cancer | 2001 | 1,976.3 | 1,903.2 | 2,049.4 | 2,752 | |
Cancer | 2002 | 1,918.8 | 1,847.4 | 1,990.1 | 2,726 | |
Cancer | 2003 | 1,917.1 | 1,846.7 | 1,987.6 | 2,792 | |
Cancer | 2004 | 1,879.4 | 1,810.1 | 1,948.7 | 2,772 | |
Cancer | 2005 | 1,900.0 | 1,831.5 | 1,968.6 | 2,894 | |
Cancer | 2006 | 1,831.8 | 1,765.7 | 1,897.9 | 2,895 | |
Cancer | 2007 | 1,858.0 | 1,792.4 | 1,923.6 | 3,024 | |
Cancer | 2008 | 1,848.3 | 1,783.7 | 1,912.8 | 3,090 | |
Cancer | 2009 | 1,789.0 | 1,726.3 | 1,851.6 | 3,074 | |
Cancer | 2010 | 1,842.4 | 1,780.4 | 1,904.3 | 3,335 | |
Cancer | 2011 | 1,654.6 | 1,596.5 | 1,712.6 | 3,066 | |
Cancer | 2012 | 1,675.3 | 1,617.6 | 1,733.0 | 3,189 | |
Cancer | 2013 | 1,710.7 | 1,652.8 | 1,768.5 | 3,306 | |
Cancer | 2014 | 1,727.7 | 1,670.0 | 1,785.3 | 3,393 | |
Cancer | 2015 | 1,646.1 | 1,590.3 | 1,702.0 | 3,281 | |
Cancer | 2016 | 1,661.1 | 1,605.4 | 1,716.8 | 3,356 | |
Cancer | 2017 | 1,672.2 | 1,616.4 | 1,728.0 | 3,388 | |
Cancer | 2018 | 1,592.3 | 1,537.8 | 1,646.7 | 3,230 | |
Cancer | 2019 | 1,584.7 | 1,530.2 | 1,639.1 | 3,204 | |
Cancer | 2020 | 1,540.5 | 1,486.7 | 1,594.2 | 3,102 | |
Alzheimer's Disease | 2000 | 531.1 | 492.6 | 569.6 | 727 | |
Alzheimer's Disease | 2001 | 592.4 | 552.1 | 632.8 | 825 | |
Alzheimer's Disease | 2002 | 622.2 | 581.3 | 663.1 | 884 | |
Alzheimer's Disease | 2003 | 718.2 | 674.9 | 761.6 | 1,046 | |
Alzheimer's Disease | 2004 | 784.4 | 739.4 | 829.5 | 1,157 | |
Alzheimer's Disease | 2005 | 762.9 | 719.2 | 806.6 | 1,162 | |
Alzheimer's Disease | 2006 | 673.2 | 632.9 | 713.6 | 1,064 | |
Alzheimer's Disease | 2007 | 749.6 | 707.7 | 791.5 | 1,220 | |
Alzheimer's Disease | 2008 | 745.3 | 704.1 | 786.5 | 1,246 | |
Alzheimer's Disease | 2009 | 765.9 | 724.6 | 807.1 | 1,316 | |
Alzheimer's Disease | 2010 | 728.1 | 688.9 | 767.3 | 1,318 | |
Alzheimer's Disease | 2011 | 723.1 | 684.6 | 761.7 | 1,340 | |
Alzheimer's Disease | 2012 | 686.6 | 649.5 | 723.7 | 1,307 | |
Alzheimer's Disease | 2013 | 666.5 | 630.2 | 702.7 | 1,288 | |
Alzheimer's Disease | 2014 | 706.2 | 669.2 | 743.3 | 1,387 | |
Alzheimer's Disease | 2015 | 807.3 | 768.0 | 846.5 | 1,609 | |
Alzheimer's Disease | 2016 | 863.2 | 822.9 | 903.6 | 1,744 | |
Alzheimer's Disease | 2017 | 1,021.7 | 977.9 | 1,065.5 | 2,070 | |
Alzheimer's Disease | 2018 | 942.0 | 900.0 | 984.1 | 1,911 | |
Alzheimer's Disease | 2019 | 901.6 | 860.4 | 942.8 | 1,823 | |
Alzheimer's Disease | 2020 | 931.1 | 889.2 | 973.1 | 1,875 | |
Stroke | 2000 | 1,244.1 | 1,185.4 | 1,302.8 | 1,703 | |
Stroke | 2001 | 1,132.5 | 1,076.9 | 1,188.0 | 1,577 | |
Stroke | 2002 | 1,106.5 | 1,052.1 | 1,160.9 | 1,572 | |
Stroke | 2003 | 1,124.7 | 1,070.6 | 1,178.9 | 1,638 | |
Stroke | 2004 | 1,034.6 | 983.0 | 1,086.3 | 1,526 | |
Stroke | 2005 | 979.6 | 930.1 | 1,029.0 | 1,492 | |
Stroke | 2006 | 878.2 | 832.2 | 924.2 | 1,388 | |
Stroke | 2007 | 904.4 | 858.4 | 950.4 | 1,472 | |
Stroke | 2008 | 824.2 | 780.9 | 867.6 | 1,378 | |
Stroke | 2009 | 822.9 | 780.2 | 865.6 | 1,414 | |
Stroke | 2010 | 823.1 | 781.5 | 864.8 | 1,490 | |
Stroke | 2011 | 834.3 | 792.9 | 875.7 | 1,546 | |
Stroke | 2012 | 804.8 | 764.7 | 845.0 | 1,532 | |
Stroke | 2013 | 801.0 | 761.3 | 840.7 | 1,548 | |
Stroke | 2014 | 804.0 | 764.5 | 843.5 | 1,579 | |
Stroke | 2015 | 770.1 | 731.8 | 808.5 | 1,535 | |
Stroke | 2016 | 792.9 | 754.2 | 831.6 | 1,602 | |
Stroke | 2017 | 805.0 | 766.1 | 843.9 | 1,631 | |
Stroke | 2018 | 773.0 | 734.8 | 811.1 | 1,568 | |
Stroke | 2019 | 795.8 | 757.1 | 834.5 | 1,609 | |
Stroke | 2020 | 806.0 | 766.9 | 845.0 | 1,623 |
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
Heart Disease: [https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/] COVID-19: [https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html] Cancer: [https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/] Alzheimer's Disease and Healthy Aging: [https://www.cdc.gov/aging/index.html] Stroke: [https://www.cdc.gov/stroke/]
Page Content Updated On 10/27/2022,
Published on 10/27/2022