Complete Health Indicator Report of Deaths among Black Persons
Definition
Deaths among persons identified as non-Hispanic Black on their death certificateNumerator
Number of deaths among non-Hispanic BlacksDenominator
Number of non-Hispanic Blacks in the populationWhy Is This Important?
Analysis of mortality by race/ethnicity is essential to the elimination of health disparities.How Are We Doing?
Death rates for both male and female Blacks are declining. The leading causes of death among Blacks in New Jersey in 2019 were: #heart disease #cancer #unintentional injuries #stroke #diabetes #septicemia (tie) #chronic lower respiratory diseases (tie) #kidney disease #essential hypertension and hypertensive renal disease #Alzheimer's diseaseHow Do We Compare With the U.S.?
The age-adjusted death rate among Blacks in New Jersey is statistically significantly lower than that of the U.S.What Is Being Done?
Health equity is a priority in the [https://www.state.nj.us/health/chs/hnj2020/documents/ship2020.pdf 2020 New Jersey State Health Improvement Plan] and a guiding principle of the [https://healthy.nj.gov/2030/topics-objectives/cross-cutting-issues/equity/ Healthy New Jersey 2030] initiative.Health Program Information
NJDOH Office of Minority and Multicultural Health: [http://nj.gov/health/ommh/]Related Indicators
Relevant Population Characteristics
[https://www-doh.state.nj.us/doh-shad/community/snapshot/Builder.html NJSHAD Community Profiles]: Choose race/ethnicity in Step 1 and a set of health indicators in Step 2.Related Relevant Population Characteristics Indicators:
Related Health Status Outcomes Indicators:
Data Tables
Age-Adjusted Death Rate among Blacks* by Year, New Jersey and the United States, 2000-2019
| US/NJ | Year | Deaths per 100,000 Population | Lower Limit | Upper Limit | Numer- ator | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Record Count: 40 | ||||||
| US | 2000 | 1,137.0 | 1,132.7 | 1,141.3 | 282,676 | |
| US | 2001 | 1,122.3 | 1,118.1 | 1,126.6 | 284,343 | |
| US | 2002 | 1,114.1 | 1,109.9 | 1,118.3 | 286,573 | |
| US | 2003 | 1,099.0 | 1,094.9 | 1,103.2 | 287,968 | |
| US | 2004 | 1,062.8 | 1,058.8 | 1,066.8 | 283,859 | |
| US | 2005 | 1,055.1 | 1,051.2 | 1,059.1 | 289,163 | |
| US | 2006 | 1,019.3 | 1,015.5 | 1,023.2 | 286,581 | |
| US | 2007 | 994.4 | 990.6 | 998.1 | 286,366 | |
| US | 2008 | 969.2 | 965.6 | 972.9 | 285,522 | |
| US | 2009 | 934.4 | 930.8 | 937.9 | 282,982 | |
| US | 2010 | 920.4 | 916.9 | 923.9 | 283,438 | |
| US | 2011 | 901.6 | 898.2 | 905.0 | 286,797 | |
| US | 2012 | 887.1 | 883.7 | 890.4 | 291,179 | |
| US | 2013 | 885.2 | 881.9 | 888.5 | 299,227 | |
| US | 2014 | 870.8 | 867.6 | 873.9 | 303,844 | |
| US | 2015 | 876.1 | 873.0 | 879.3 | 315,254 | |
| US | 2016 | 882.8 | 879.7 | 885.9 | 326,810 | |
| US | 2017 | 881.0 | 878.0 | 884.1 | 335,667 | |
| US | 2018 | 892.6 | 889.5 | 895.7 | 341,408 | |
| US | 2019 | 884.0 | 881.0 | 887.0 | 346,677 | |
| NJ | 2000 | 1,161.7 | 1,141.9 | 1,181.6 | 9,550 | |
| NJ | 2001 | 1,162.6 | 1,142.8 | 1,182.4 | 9,651 | |
| NJ | 2002 | 1,111.3 | 1,092.0 | 1,130.6 | 9,333 | |
| NJ | 2003 | 1,116.3 | 1,097.0 | 1,135.7 | 9,536 | |
| NJ | 2004 | 1,037.0 | 1,018.4 | 1,055.6 | 8,961 | |
| NJ | 2005 | 1,048.0 | 1,029.2 | 1,066.7 | 9,143 | |
| NJ | 2006 | 995.1 | 976.8 | 1,013.4 | 8,879 | |
| NJ | 2007 | 957.7 | 939.8 | 975.6 | 8,640 | |
| NJ | 2008 | 945.7 | 927.9 | 963.5 | 8,645 | |
| NJ | 2009 | 888.4 | 871.2 | 905.6 | 8,337 | |
| NJ | 2010 | 895.0 | 877.7 | 912.4 | 8,614 | |
| NJ | 2011 | 882.6 | 865.4 | 899.8 | 8,681 | |
| NJ | 2012 | 844.5 | 827.7 | 861.3 | 8,517 | |
| NJ | 2013 | 836.7 | 820.0 | 853.4 | 8,665 | |
| NJ | 2014 | 819.3 | 802.8 | 835.8 | 8,709 | |
| NJ | 2015 | 842.8 | 826.1 | 859.5 | 9,157 | |
| NJ | 2016 | 830.5 | 813.9 | 847.1 | 9,273 | |
| NJ | 2017 | 832.8 | 816.1 | 849.4 | 9,502 | |
| NJ | 2018 | 837.8 | 821.2 | 854.5 | 9,727 | |
| NJ | 2019 | 814.8 | 798.3 | 831.2 | 9,666 | |
Data Notes
*Non-Hispanic U.S. data for 2000-2017 are based on bridged-race categories.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, [http://lwd.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/dmograph/est/est_index.html State Data Center], New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Age-Adjusted Death Rate among Blacks* by Year and Sex, New Jersey, 2000-2019
| Sex | Year | Deaths per 100,000 Population | Lower Limit | Upper Limit | Numer- ator | Denom- inator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Record Count: 40 | ||||||
| Male | 2000 | 1,457.5 | 1,425.1 | 1,489.9 | 4,855 | 526,401 |
| Male | 2001 | 1,441.9 | 1,409.8 | 1,474.0 | 4,867 | 529,814 |
| Male | 2002 | 1,331.1 | 1,300.3 | 1,361.9 | 4,546 | 532,696 |
| Male | 2003 | 1,401.7 | 1,370.2 | 1,433.2 | 4,880 | 534,773 |
| Male | 2004 | 1,271.3 | 1,241.4 | 1,301.3 | 4,465 | 536,355 |
| Male | 2005 | 1,274.1 | 1,244.1 | 1,304.0 | 4,522 | 537,342 |
| Male | 2006 | 1,210.4 | 1,181.2 | 1,239.7 | 4,418 | 536,985 |
| Male | 2007 | 1,180.7 | 1,151.8 | 1,209.6 | 4,308 | 537,092 |
| Male | 2008 | 1,189.6 | 1,160.7 | 1,218.6 | 4,373 | 538,737 |
| Male | 2009 | 1,124.8 | 1,096.7 | 1,152.9 | 4,223 | 541,612 |
| Male | 2010 | 1,117.1 | 1,088.8 | 1,145.3 | 4,311 | 531,945 |
| Male | 2011 | 1,070.2 | 1,042.5 | 1,097.8 | 4,249 | 533,455 |
| Male | 2012 | 1,040.2 | 1,013.0 | 1,067.4 | 4,215 | 535,163 |
| Male | 2013 | 1,045.1 | 1,017.9 | 1,072.3 | 4,315 | 537,002 |
| Male | 2014 | 1,015.5 | 988.7 | 1,042.3 | 4,304 | 538,645 |
| Male | 2015 | 1,027.8 | 1,000.8 | 1,054.7 | 4,501 | 539,640 |
| Male | 2016 | 1,015.9 | 989.2 | 1,042.6 | 4,560 | 540,442 |
| Male | 2017 | 1,029.1 | 1,002.2 | 1,056.0 | 4,789 | 541,140 |
| Male | 2018 | 1,048.1 | 1,021.0 | 1,075.2 | 4,908 | 541,478 |
| Male | 2019 | 992.4 | 966.0 | 1,018.8 | 4,775 | 543,110 |
| Female | 2000 | 961.0 | 936.2 | 985.8 | 4,695 | 592,741 |
| Female | 2001 | 969.8 | 944.9 | 994.7 | 4,784 | 596,065 |
| Female | 2002 | 957.8 | 933.1 | 982.5 | 4,787 | 598,526 |
| Female | 2003 | 919.6 | 895.4 | 943.7 | 4,656 | 600,368 |
| Female | 2004 | 876.6 | 853.0 | 900.2 | 4,496 | 600,877 |
| Female | 2005 | 890.7 | 866.9 | 914.5 | 4,621 | 599,280 |
| Female | 2006 | 843.1 | 819.9 | 866.3 | 4,461 | 598,263 |
| Female | 2007 | 804.7 | 782.0 | 827.3 | 4,332 | 597,700 |
| Female | 2008 | 782.4 | 760.1 | 804.8 | 4,272 | 597,507 |
| Female | 2009 | 732.2 | 710.6 | 753.8 | 4,114 | 600,438 |
| Female | 2010 | 744.3 | 722.6 | 766.0 | 4,303 | 604,368 |
| Female | 2011 | 748.7 | 727.0 | 770.4 | 4,432 | 605,409 |
| Female | 2012 | 710.6 | 689.4 | 731.7 | 4,302 | 606,324 |
| Female | 2013 | 697.3 | 676.4 | 718.2 | 4,350 | 607,211 |
| Female | 2014 | 687.2 | 666.4 | 708.0 | 4,405 | 607,476 |
| Female | 2015 | 712.7 | 691.6 | 733.9 | 4,656 | 607,100 |
| Female | 2016 | 701.8 | 680.8 | 722.8 | 4,713 | 606,450 |
| Female | 2017 | 688.7 | 667.9 | 709.5 | 4,713 | 606,137 |
| Female | 2018 | 690.9 | 670.1 | 711.8 | 4,819 | 605,314 |
| Female | 2019 | 685.8 | 665.0 | 706.6 | 4,891 | 605,454 |
Data Notes
*Non-HispanicData Sources
- Death Certificate Database, Office of Vital Statistics and Registry, New Jersey Department of Health
- Population Estimates, [http://lwd.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/dmograph/est/est_index.html State Data Center], New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Age-Adjusted Death Rate among Blacks* by Year and Leading Causes, New Jersey, 2000-2019
| Leading Causes of Death | Year | Deaths per 100,000 Population | Lower Limit | Upper Limit | Numer- ator | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Record Count: 100 | ||||||
| Heart Disease | 2000 | 312.1 | 301.8 | 322.5 | 2,373 | |
| Heart Disease | 2001 | 302.7 | 292.6 | 312.9 | 2,312 | |
| Heart Disease | 2002 | 299.8 | 289.7 | 309.9 | 2,330 | |
| Heart Disease | 2003 | 284.4 | 274.6 | 294.2 | 2,251 | |
| Heart Disease | 2004 | 269.0 | 259.5 | 278.6 | 2,151 | |
| Heart Disease | 2005 | 264.8 | 255.4 | 274.3 | 2,164 | |
| Heart Disease | 2006 | 239.9 | 230.9 | 248.9 | 2,006 | |
| Heart Disease | 2007 | 234.6 | 225.7 | 243.5 | 1,985 | |
| Heart Disease | 2008 | 226.6 | 217.9 | 235.4 | 1,955 | |
| Heart Disease | 2009 | 209.2 | 200.8 | 217.6 | 1,873 | |
| Heart Disease | 2010 | 218.1 | 209.5 | 226.6 | 2,012 | |
| Heart Disease | 2011 | 210.2 | 201.8 | 218.6 | 1,986 | |
| Heart Disease | 2012 | 204.7 | 196.4 | 213.0 | 1,999 | |
| Heart Disease | 2013 | 195.1 | 187.0 | 203.2 | 1,962 | |
| Heart Disease | 2014 | 192.4 | 184.4 | 200.4 | 1,999 | |
| Heart Disease | 2015 | 192.7 | 184.7 | 200.8 | 2,062 | |
| Heart Disease | 2016 | 190.5 | 182.5 | 198.5 | 2,103 | |
| Heart Disease | 2017 | 188.6 | 180.7 | 196.6 | 2,136 | |
| Heart Disease | 2018 | 193.8 | 185.8 | 201.9 | 2,251 | |
| Heart Disease | 2019 | 183.6 | 175.7 | 191.4 | 2,166 | |
| Cancer | 2000 | 261.8 | 252.3 | 271.2 | 2,143 | |
| Cancer | 2001 | 253.4 | 244.1 | 262.7 | 2,108 | |
| Cancer | 2002 | 244.9 | 235.8 | 254.0 | 2,083 | |
| Cancer | 2003 | 247.1 | 237.9 | 256.2 | 2,121 | |
| Cancer | 2004 | 226.7 | 218.0 | 235.4 | 1,994 | |
| Cancer | 2005 | 219.4 | 210.8 | 228.0 | 1,966 | |
| Cancer | 2006 | 220.6 | 212.0 | 229.2 | 2,002 | |
| Cancer | 2007 | 208.9 | 200.5 | 217.3 | 1,920 | |
| Cancer | 2008 | 212.6 | 204.1 | 221.1 | 1,979 | |
| Cancer | 2009 | 204.7 | 196.4 | 213.0 | 1,971 | |
| Cancer | 2010 | 205.0 | 196.6 | 213.3 | 2,018 | |
| Cancer | 2011 | 198.0 | 189.9 | 206.2 | 2,012 | |
| Cancer | 2012 | 182.8 | 174.9 | 190.6 | 1,898 | |
| Cancer | 2013 | 178.4 | 170.7 | 186.2 | 1,907 | |
| Cancer | 2014 | 184.4 | 176.6 | 192.3 | 2,027 | |
| Cancer | 2015 | 179.9 | 172.1 | 187.6 | 2,020 | |
| Cancer | 2016 | 173.8 | 166.2 | 181.4 | 1,998 | |
| Cancer | 2017 | 168.8 | 161.2 | 176.3 | 1,984 | |
| Cancer | 2018 | 162.3 | 154.9 | 169.7 | 1,946 | |
| Cancer | 2019 | 153.5 | 146.3 | 160.6 | 1,885 | |
| Unintentional Injury | 2000 | 34.5 | 31.1 | 38.0 | 355 | |
| Unintentional Injury | 2001 | 38.2 | 34.6 | 41.8 | 391 | |
| Unintentional Injury | 2002 | 38.3 | 34.7 | 41.9 | 402 | |
| Unintentional Injury | 2003 | 35.8 | 32.3 | 39.2 | 379 | |
| Unintentional Injury | 2004 | 30.7 | 27.4 | 33.9 | 327 | |
| Unintentional Injury | 2005 | 38.8 | 35.1 | 42.4 | 412 | |
| Unintentional Injury | 2006 | 34.4 | 31.0 | 37.9 | 371 | |
| Unintentional Injury | 2007 | 31.4 | 28.2 | 34.7 | 338 | |
| Unintentional Injury | 2008 | 28.9 | 25.8 | 32.0 | 310 | |
| Unintentional Injury | 2009 | 27.3 | 24.2 | 30.3 | 298 | |
| Unintentional Injury | 2010 | 26.9 | 23.9 | 29.9 | 295 | |
| Unintentional Injury | 2011 | 29.9 | 26.7 | 33.1 | 336 | |
| Unintentional Injury | 2012 | 28.7 | 25.6 | 31.8 | 326 | |
| Unintentional Injury | 2013 | 31.2 | 28.0 | 34.5 | 355 | |
| Unintentional Injury | 2014 | 29.0 | 25.9 | 32.2 | 333 | |
| Unintentional Injury | 2015 | 34.1 | 30.8 | 37.5 | 399 | |
| Unintentional Injury | 2016 | 42.3 | 38.6 | 46.1 | 507 | |
| Unintentional Injury | 2017 | 57.3 | 52.9 | 61.7 | 690 | |
| Unintentional Injury | 2018 | 60.3 | 55.8 | 64.8 | 725 | |
| Unintentional Injury | 2019 | 61.3 | 56.8 | 65.8 | 758 | |
| Stroke | 2000 | 74.0 | 69.0 | 79.1 | 563 | |
| Stroke | 2001 | 69.5 | 64.6 | 74.4 | 526 | |
| Stroke | 2002 | 70.3 | 65.4 | 75.2 | 543 | |
| Stroke | 2003 | 66.5 | 61.8 | 71.3 | 518 | |
| Stroke | 2004 | 60.4 | 55.9 | 65.0 | 491 | |
| Stroke | 2005 | 63.2 | 58.6 | 67.8 | 509 | |
| Stroke | 2006 | 54.2 | 49.9 | 58.4 | 452 | |
| Stroke | 2007 | 52.9 | 48.7 | 57.1 | 442 | |
| Stroke | 2008 | 50.6 | 46.4 | 54.7 | 440 | |
| Stroke | 2009 | 46.4 | 42.5 | 50.4 | 413 | |
| Stroke | 2010 | 48.6 | 44.5 | 52.6 | 449 | |
| Stroke | 2011 | 41.8 | 38.0 | 45.5 | 387 | |
| Stroke | 2012 | 48.0 | 44.0 | 52.0 | 462 | |
| Stroke | 2013 | 46.8 | 42.9 | 50.8 | 466 | |
| Stroke | 2014 | 42.8 | 39.0 | 46.6 | 441 | |
| Stroke | 2015 | 47.4 | 43.4 | 51.3 | 494 | |
| Stroke | 2016 | 41.7 | 38.0 | 45.4 | 451 | |
| Stroke | 2017 | 41.5 | 37.8 | 45.3 | 463 | |
| Stroke | 2018 | 41.1 | 37.4 | 44.8 | 467 | |
| Stroke | 2019 | 40.4 | 36.7 | 44.1 | 473 | |
| Diabetes | 2000 | 56.8 | 52.4 | 61.2 | 444 | |
| Diabetes | 2001 | 62.0 | 57.4 | 66.6 | 504 | |
| Diabetes | 2002 | 55.3 | 51.0 | 59.7 | 459 | |
| Diabetes | 2003 | 59.2 | 54.7 | 63.6 | 489 | |
| Diabetes | 2004 | 56.5 | 52.1 | 60.8 | 468 | |
| Diabetes | 2005 | 54.7 | 50.4 | 59.0 | 467 | |
| Diabetes | 2006 | 57.5 | 53.0 | 61.9 | 501 | |
| Diabetes | 2007 | 48.4 | 44.3 | 52.4 | 428 | |
| Diabetes | 2008 | 48.4 | 44.4 | 52.5 | 435 | |
| Diabetes | 2009 | 40.9 | 37.2 | 44.6 | 378 | |
| Diabetes | 2010 | 40.4 | 36.7 | 44.1 | 397 | |
| Diabetes | 2011 | 43.6 | 39.8 | 47.5 | 424 | |
| Diabetes | 2012 | 40.6 | 36.9 | 44.3 | 412 | |
| Diabetes | 2013 | 34.1 | 30.7 | 37.5 | 349 | |
| Diabetes | 2014 | 35.9 | 32.5 | 39.4 | 383 | |
| Diabetes | 2015 | 35.6 | 32.2 | 39.1 | 387 | |
| Diabetes | 2016 | 32.2 | 28.9 | 35.5 | 361 | |
| Diabetes | 2017 | 31.6 | 28.4 | 34.9 | 363 | |
| Diabetes | 2018 | 32.3 | 29.0 | 35.6 | 374 | |
| Diabetes | 2019 | 29.2 | 26.1 | 32.3 | 351 | |
Data Notes
*Non-HispanicData Sources
- Death Certificate Database, Office of Vital Statistics and Registry, New Jersey Department of Health
- Population Estimates, [http://lwd.state.nj.us/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/community/snapshot/Builder.html NJSHAD Community Profiles]: Choose race/ethnicity in Step 1 and a set of health indicators in Step 2.
Page Content Updated On 05/26/2021,
Published on 05/26/2021
