Complete Health Indicator Report of Deaths among Females
Definition
Deaths among persons identified as female on the death certificateNumerator
Number of deaths among femalesDenominator
Number of females in the populationWhy Is This Important?
Analysis of mortality by sex is essential to the elimination of health disparities.How Are We Doing?
The age-adjusted death rate among females is highest among Blacks, followed by Whites, Hispanics, and Asians, with statistically significant differences between each racial/ethnic group. In 2019, the leading causes of death among females in New Jersey were: #heart disease #cancer #stroke #Alzheimer's disease #chronic lower respiratory diseases (CLRD) #unintentional injuries #septicemia #diabetes #kidney disease #influenza and pneumonia In comparison, unintentional injury ranked third among males and Alzheimer's ranked ninth.How Do We Compare With the U.S.?
The death rate among New Jersey females was significantly lower than that of U.S. females in 2019.Related Indicators
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Data Tables
Age-Adjusted Death Rate among Females 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 | 731.4 | 730.1 | 732.7 | 1,225,773 | |
US | 2001 | 725.6 | 724.3 | 726.9 | 1,233,004 | |
US | 2002 | 723.6 | 722.3 | 724.9 | 1,244,123 | |
US | 2003 | 715.2 | 713.9 | 716.5 | 1,246,324 | |
US | 2004 | 690.5 | 689.3 | 691.7 | 1,215,947 | |
US | 2005 | 692.3 | 691.0 | 693.5 | 1,240,342 | |
US | 2006 | 672.2 | 671.0 | 673.4 | 1,224,322 | |
US | 2007 | 658.1 | 656.9 | 659.3 | 1,219,744 | |
US | 2008 | 660.0 | 658.8 | 661.1 | 1,245,787 | |
US | 2009 | 636.8 | 635.7 | 638.0 | 1,219,784 | |
US | 2010 | 634.9 | 633.8 | 636.1 | 1,236,003 | |
US | 2011 | 632.4 | 631.3 | 633.6 | 1,260,480 | |
US | 2012 | 624.7 | 623.6 | 625.8 | 1,269,557 | |
US | 2013 | 623.5 | 622.4 | 624.6 | 1,290,959 | |
US | 2014 | 616.7 | 615.6 | 617.7 | 1,298,177 | |
US | 2015 | 624.2 | 623.1 | 625.3 | 1,339,226 | |
US | 2016 | 617.5 | 616.4 | 618.6 | 1,344,016 | |
US | 2017 | 619.7 | 618.6 | 620.8 | 1,374,392 | |
US | 2018 | 611.3 | 610.3 | 612.4 | 1,380,736 | |
US | 2019 | 602.7 | 601.7 | 603.8 | 1,381,015 | |
NJ | 2000 | 718.0 | 710.1 | 726.0 | 39,084 | |
NJ | 2001 | 714.6 | 706.7 | 722.5 | 39,200 | |
NJ | 2002 | 705.4 | 697.6 | 713.3 | 39,222 | |
NJ | 2003 | 689.6 | 681.9 | 697.4 | 38,819 | |
NJ | 2004 | 666.8 | 659.2 | 674.4 | 37,678 | |
NJ | 2005 | 661.1 | 653.5 | 668.6 | 37,809 | |
NJ | 2006 | 636.7 | 629.3 | 644.1 | 36,748 | |
NJ | 2007 | 623.1 | 615.8 | 630.5 | 36,480 | |
NJ | 2008 | 617.2 | 609.9 | 624.5 | 36,633 | |
NJ | 2009 | 592.3 | 585.1 | 599.4 | 35,643 | |
NJ | 2010 | 585.5 | 578.5 | 592.6 | 36,068 | |
NJ | 2011 | 590.2 | 583.1 | 597.2 | 36,714 | |
NJ | 2012 | 575.6 | 568.7 | 582.6 | 36,495 | |
NJ | 2013 | 573.1 | 566.2 | 580.1 | 36,765 | |
NJ | 2014 | 567.0 | 560.0 | 573.8 | 36,747 | |
NJ | 2015 | 566.1 | 559.2 | 573.0 | 37,173 | |
NJ | 2016 | 567.5 | 560.6 | 574.4 | 37,527 | |
NJ | 2017 | 569.6 | 562.7 | 576.6 | 38,104 | |
NJ | 2018 | 565.0 | 558.1 | 571.9 | 38,228 | |
NJ | 2019 | 554.9 | 548.0 | 561.7 | 37,844 |
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 Females by Year and Race/Ethnicity, New Jersey, 2000-2019
Race/Ethnicity | Year | Deaths per 100,000 Population | Lower Limit | Upper Limit | Numer- ator | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Record Count: 80 | ||||||
White | 2000 | 711.0 | 701.3 | 720.6 | 32,522 | |
White | 2001 | 706.7 | 697.0 | 716.4 | 32,349 | |
White | 2002 | 701.6 | 692.0 | 711.3 | 32,412 | |
White | 2003 | 688.7 | 679.1 | 698.3 | 32,032 | |
White | 2004 | 669.9 | 660.4 | 679.4 | 30,976 | |
White | 2005 | 666.0 | 656.5 | 675.5 | 30,895 | |
White | 2006 | 641.0 | 631.6 | 650.4 | 29,836 | |
White | 2007 | 632.9 | 623.6 | 642.2 | 29,692 | |
White | 2008 | 627.3 | 618.0 | 636.6 | 29,649 | |
White | 2009 | 604.4 | 595.2 | 613.6 | 28,698 | |
White | 2010 | 594.1 | 584.9 | 603.3 | 28,893 | |
White | 2011 | 604.4 | 595.1 | 613.7 | 29,297 | |
White | 2012 | 590.4 | 581.2 | 599.6 | 29,030 | |
White | 2013 | 590.2 | 580.9 | 599.4 | 29,052 | |
White | 2014 | 585.8 | 576.5 | 595.0 | 28,786 | |
White | 2015 | 584.6 | 575.3 | 593.9 | 28,852 | |
White | 2016 | 588.5 | 579.2 | 597.9 | 28,879 | |
White | 2017 | 597.5 | 588.0 | 607.0 | 29,230 | |
White | 2018 | 592.5 | 583.0 | 602.0 | 29,017 | |
White | 2019 | 581.1 | 571.6 | 590.5 | 28,419 | |
Black | 2000 | 961.0 | 936.2 | 985.8 | 4,695 | |
Black | 2001 | 969.8 | 944.9 | 994.7 | 4,784 | |
Black | 2002 | 957.8 | 933.1 | 982.5 | 4,787 | |
Black | 2003 | 919.6 | 895.4 | 943.7 | 4,656 | |
Black | 2004 | 876.6 | 853.0 | 900.2 | 4,496 | |
Black | 2005 | 890.7 | 866.9 | 914.5 | 4,621 | |
Black | 2006 | 843.1 | 819.9 | 866.3 | 4,461 | |
Black | 2007 | 804.7 | 782.0 | 827.3 | 4,332 | |
Black | 2008 | 782.4 | 760.1 | 804.8 | 4,272 | |
Black | 2009 | 732.2 | 710.6 | 753.8 | 4,114 | |
Black | 2010 | 744.3 | 722.6 | 766.0 | 4,303 | |
Black | 2011 | 748.7 | 727.0 | 770.4 | 4,432 | |
Black | 2012 | 710.6 | 689.4 | 731.7 | 4,302 | |
Black | 2013 | 697.3 | 676.4 | 718.2 | 4,350 | |
Black | 2014 | 687.2 | 666.4 | 708.0 | 4,405 | |
Black | 2015 | 712.7 | 691.6 | 733.9 | 4,656 | |
Black | 2016 | 701.8 | 680.8 | 722.8 | 4,713 | |
Black | 2017 | 688.7 | 667.9 | 709.5 | 4,713 | |
Black | 2018 | 690.9 | 670.1 | 711.8 | 4,819 | |
Black | 2019 | 685.8 | 665.0 | 706.6 | 4,891 | |
Hispanic | 2000 | 488.2 | 469.9 | 506.6 | 1,440 | |
Hispanic | 2001 | 499.1 | 480.9 | 517.3 | 1,574 | |
Hispanic | 2002 | 446.5 | 429.6 | 463.5 | 1,513 | |
Hispanic | 2003 | 440.6 | 424.0 | 457.2 | 1,559 | |
Hispanic | 2004 | 388.8 | 373.4 | 404.2 | 1,466 | |
Hispanic | 2005 | 423.1 | 407.2 | 439.0 | 1,606 | |
Hispanic | 2006 | 397.3 | 382.1 | 412.6 | 1,667 | |
Hispanic | 2007 | 373.0 | 358.4 | 387.6 | 1,640 | |
Hispanic | 2008 | 387.2 | 372.5 | 401.9 | 1,783 | |
Hispanic | 2009 | 382.1 | 367.8 | 396.5 | 1,877 | |
Hispanic | 2010 | 389.5 | 375.6 | 403.3 | 1,821 | |
Hispanic | 2011 | 381.6 | 368.1 | 395.2 | 1,911 | |
Hispanic | 2012 | 386.2 | 372.7 | 399.7 | 2,042 | |
Hispanic | 2013 | 395.9 | 382.4 | 409.4 | 2,183 | |
Hispanic | 2014 | 392.8 | 379.4 | 406.1 | 2,293 | |
Hispanic | 2015 | 382.3 | 369.3 | 395.3 | 2,354 | |
Hispanic | 2016 | 381.0 | 368.1 | 393.9 | 2,474 | |
Hispanic | 2017 | 381.3 | 368.5 | 394.0 | 2,607 | |
Hispanic | 2018 | 384.2 | 371.5 | 396.9 | 2,751 | |
Hispanic | 2019 | 373.9 | 361.5 | 386.4 | 2,811 | |
Asian | 2000 | 326.3 | 303.9 | 348.7 | 367 | |
Asian | 2001 | 306.5 | 285.3 | 327.7 | 412 | |
Asian | 2002 | 294.5 | 274.2 | 314.8 | 410 | |
Asian | 2003 | 292.9 | 273.1 | 312.8 | 446 | |
Asian | 2004 | 323.2 | 302.7 | 343.7 | 528 | |
Asian | 2005 | 308.7 | 289.0 | 328.4 | 552 | |
Asian | 2006 | 304.8 | 285.5 | 324.2 | 584 | |
Asian | 2007 | 290.6 | 272.0 | 309.2 | 608 | |
Asian | 2008 | 288.8 | 270.5 | 307.1 | 637 | |
Asian | 2009 | 274.2 | 256.6 | 291.8 | 648 | |
Asian | 2010 | 307.1 | 289.4 | 324.7 | 694 | |
Asian | 2011 | 297.3 | 280.2 | 314.4 | 717 | |
Asian | 2012 | 283.9 | 267.3 | 300.5 | 747 | |
Asian | 2013 | 271.1 | 255.1 | 287.2 | 755 | |
Asian | 2014 | 269.3 | 253.5 | 285.2 | 812 | |
Asian | 2015 | 256.6 | 241.2 | 271.9 | 838 | |
Asian | 2016 | 260.2 | 244.9 | 275.4 | 935 | |
Asian | 2017 | 256.4 | 241.5 | 271.4 | 966 | |
Asian | 2018 | 256.2 | 241.3 | 271.1 | 1,035 | |
Asian | 2019 | 261.4 | 246.4 | 276.3 | 1,122 |
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, [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 Females by Year and Cause, 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 | 221.2 | 216.7 | 225.6 | 12,597 | |
Heart Disease | 2001 | 212.3 | 208.0 | 216.6 | 12,230 | |
Heart Disease | 2002 | 207.5 | 203.2 | 211.7 | 12,119 | |
Heart Disease | 2003 | 198.9 | 194.7 | 203.1 | 11,761 | |
Heart Disease | 2004 | 184.7 | 180.7 | 188.7 | 10,971 | |
Heart Disease | 2005 | 181.7 | 177.7 | 185.6 | 10,971 | |
Heart Disease | 2006 | 168.7 | 164.9 | 172.6 | 10,331 | |
Heart Disease | 2007 | 156.8 | 153.1 | 160.5 | 9,756 | |
Heart Disease | 2008 | 157.6 | 153.9 | 161.3 | 9,967 | |
Heart Disease | 2009 | 149.6 | 146.0 | 153.2 | 9,567 | |
Heart Disease | 2010 | 146.1 | 142.6 | 149.6 | 9,596 | |
Heart Disease | 2011 | 141.2 | 137.7 | 144.6 | 9,379 | |
Heart Disease | 2012 | 136.6 | 133.2 | 140.0 | 9,244 | |
Heart Disease | 2013 | 133.1 | 129.8 | 136.5 | 9,146 | |
Heart Disease | 2014 | 133.3 | 129.9 | 136.6 | 9,265 | |
Heart Disease | 2015 | 131.9 | 128.5 | 135.2 | 9,293 | |
Heart Disease | 2016 | 129.9 | 126.6 | 133.2 | 9,216 | |
Heart Disease | 2017 | 129.2 | 125.9 | 132.6 | 9,254 | |
Heart Disease | 2018 | 129.2 | 125.9 | 132.5 | 9,340 | |
Heart Disease | 2019 | 125.1 | 121.9 | 128.4 | 9,122 | |
Cancer | 2000 | 178.6 | 174.7 | 182.6 | 9,206 | |
Cancer | 2001 | 178.0 | 174.0 | 181.9 | 9,242 | |
Cancer | 2002 | 173.6 | 169.8 | 177.6 | 9,107 | |
Cancer | 2003 | 172.3 | 168.4 | 176.2 | 9,149 | |
Cancer | 2004 | 165.6 | 161.8 | 169.4 | 8,849 | |
Cancer | 2005 | 161.9 | 158.1 | 165.6 | 8,723 | |
Cancer | 2006 | 163.2 | 159.4 | 167.0 | 8,854 | |
Cancer | 2007 | 158.7 | 155.0 | 162.4 | 8,688 | |
Cancer | 2008 | 156.4 | 152.7 | 160.1 | 8,669 | |
Cancer | 2009 | 151.0 | 147.4 | 154.6 | 8,473 | |
Cancer | 2010 | 147.3 | 143.8 | 150.8 | 8,462 | |
Cancer | 2011 | 146.6 | 143.1 | 150.2 | 8,463 | |
Cancer | 2012 | 139.8 | 136.3 | 143.2 | 8,226 | |
Cancer | 2013 | 137.5 | 134.1 | 140.9 | 8,199 | |
Cancer | 2014 | 139.0 | 135.6 | 142.5 | 8,432 | |
Cancer | 2015 | 133.6 | 130.3 | 137.0 | 8,194 | |
Cancer | 2016 | 135.3 | 131.9 | 138.7 | 8,410 | |
Cancer | 2017 | 130.7 | 127.4 | 134.0 | 8,251 | |
Cancer | 2018 | 125.8 | 122.5 | 129.0 | 8,036 | |
Cancer | 2019 | 122.5 | 119.3 | 125.7 | 7,937 | |
Stroke | 2000 | 46.5 | 44.4 | 48.5 | 2,629 | |
Stroke | 2001 | 42.0 | 40.0 | 43.9 | 2,402 | |
Stroke | 2002 | 42.2 | 40.2 | 44.1 | 2,431 | |
Stroke | 2003 | 41.3 | 39.4 | 43.2 | 2,422 | |
Stroke | 2004 | 38.8 | 37.0 | 40.7 | 2,288 | |
Stroke | 2005 | 36.9 | 35.1 | 38.7 | 2,191 | |
Stroke | 2006 | 34.0 | 32.3 | 35.8 | 2,043 | |
Stroke | 2007 | 34.6 | 32.9 | 36.4 | 2,118 | |
Stroke | 2008 | 31.7 | 30.1 | 33.4 | 1,955 | |
Stroke | 2009 | 30.6 | 29.0 | 32.2 | 1,914 | |
Stroke | 2010 | 31.9 | 30.2 | 33.5 | 2,036 | |
Stroke | 2011 | 30.7 | 29.1 | 32.4 | 1,995 | |
Stroke | 2012 | 30.9 | 29.2 | 32.5 | 2,034 | |
Stroke | 2013 | 30.1 | 28.5 | 31.7 | 2,011 | |
Stroke | 2014 | 30.0 | 28.4 | 31.5 | 2,015 | |
Stroke | 2015 | 29.3 | 27.7 | 30.8 | 1,987 | |
Stroke | 2016 | 29.1 | 27.5 | 30.7 | 2,030 | |
Stroke | 2017 | 28.1 | 26.6 | 29.6 | 1,984 | |
Stroke | 2018 | 27.6 | 26.0 | 29.1 | 1,947 | |
Stroke | 2019 | 28.2 | 26.7 | 29.8 | 2,017 | |
CLRD | 2000 | 29.6 | 28.0 | 31.2 | 1,621 | |
CLRD | 2001 | 28.8 | 27.2 | 30.4 | 1,577 | |
CLRD | 2002 | 28.8 | 27.2 | 30.4 | 1,603 | |
CLRD | 2003 | 29.0 | 27.4 | 30.6 | 1,630 | |
CLRD | 2004 | 29.8 | 28.2 | 31.4 | 1,676 | |
CLRD | 2005 | 31.3 | 29.6 | 33.0 | 1,777 | |
CLRD | 2006 | 28.6 | 27.0 | 30.2 | 1,631 | |
CLRD | 2007 | 29.0 | 27.5 | 30.6 | 1,689 | |
CLRD | 2008 | 30.3 | 28.6 | 31.9 | 1,781 | |
CLRD | 2009 | 29.8 | 28.2 | 31.4 | 1,782 | |
CLRD | 2010 | 28.8 | 27.3 | 30.4 | 1,738 | |
CLRD | 2011 | 29.6 | 28.1 | 31.2 | 1,823 | |
CLRD | 2012 | 30.4 | 28.8 | 32.0 | 1,902 | |
CLRD | 2013 | 29.7 | 28.1 | 31.3 | 1,872 | |
CLRD | 2014 | 26.2 | 24.7 | 27.7 | 1,693 | |
CLRD | 2015 | 28.6 | 27.0 | 30.1 | 1,869 | |
CLRD | 2016 | 27.9 | 26.3 | 29.4 | 1,835 | |
CLRD | 2017 | 28.6 | 27.0 | 30.1 | 1,891 | |
CLRD | 2018 | 27.3 | 25.8 | 28.8 | 1,859 | |
CLRD | 2019 | 25.5 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 1,757 | |
Alzheimer's Disease | 2000 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 16.5 | 908 | |
Alzheimer's Disease | 2001 | 16.5 | 15.3 | 17.7 | 998 | |
Alzheimer's Disease | 2002 | 17.9 | 16.6 | 19.1 | 1,090 | |
Alzheimer's Disease | 2003 | 19.3 | 18.0 | 20.6 | 1,207 | |
Alzheimer's Disease | 2004 | 19.6 | 18.3 | 20.9 | 1,238 | |
Alzheimer's Disease | 2005 | 20.4 | 19.1 | 21.7 | 1,300 | |
Alzheimer's Disease | 2006 | 18.1 | 16.8 | 19.3 | 1,172 | |
Alzheimer's Disease | 2007 | 19.8 | 18.5 | 21.2 | 1,313 | |
Alzheimer's Disease | 2008 | 19.4 | 18.1 | 20.7 | 1,310 | |
Alzheimer's Disease | 2009 | 18.9 | 17.6 | 20.2 | 1,307 | |
Alzheimer's Disease | 2010 | 18.9 | 17.7 | 20.2 | 1,327 | |
Alzheimer's Disease | 2011 | 19.4 | 18.1 | 20.7 | 1,371 | |
Alzheimer's Disease | 2012 | 18.4 | 17.2 | 19.7 | 1,327 | |
Alzheimer's Disease | 2013 | 17.4 | 16.2 | 18.6 | 1,278 | |
Alzheimer's Disease | 2014 | 18.3 | 17.0 | 19.5 | 1,347 | |
Alzheimer's Disease | 2015 | 21.6 | 20.3 | 23.0 | 1,607 | |
Alzheimer's Disease | 2016 | 22.8 | 21.5 | 24.2 | 1,728 | |
Alzheimer's Disease | 2017 | 25.8 | 24.3 | 27.2 | 1,981 | |
Alzheimer's Disease | 2018 | 24.6 | 23.1 | 26.0 | 1,889 | |
Alzheimer's Disease | 2019 | 24.5 | 23.1 | 26.0 | 1,883 |
Data Notes
CLRD = chronic lower respiratory diseasesData 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
USDHHS Office of Women's Health: [http://www.womenshealth.gov/ http://www.womenshealth.gov/]
Page Content Updated On 06/21/2021,
Published on 06/21/2021