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Complete Health Indicator Report of Deaths due to Motor Vehicle-Related Injuries

Definition

Deaths with motor vehicle-related injury as the underlying cause of death. Motor vehicle-related deaths include motor vehicle and motorcycle drivers and passengers, pedestrians, and bicyclists struck by motor vehicles both on roadways in traffic and in other areas such as parking lots and driveways. ICD-10 codes: V02-V04, V09.0, V09.2, V12-V14, V19.0-V19.2, V19.4-V19.6, V20-V79, V80.3-V80.5, V81.0-V81.1, V82.0-V82.1, V83-V86, V87.0-V87.8, V88.0-V88.8, V89.0, V89.2

Numerator

Number of deaths due to motor vehicle-related injuries

Denominator

Total number of persons in the population

Why Is This Important?

Motor vehicle crashes are the 2nd leading cause of unintentional injury death in the United States and in New Jersey.

Healthy People Objective: Reduce motor vehicle crash-related deaths: Deaths per 100,000 population

U.S. Target: 12.4 deaths per 100,000 population (age-adjusted)
State Target: 7.1 deaths per 100,000 population (age-adjusted)

Other Objectives

'''Revised Healthy New Jersey 2020 Objective IVP-5''': Reduce the age-adjusted mortality rate due to motor vehicle-related injuries per 100,000 standard population to 5.8 among the total population, 5.4 among Whites, 7.7 among Blacks, 5.9 among Hispanics, and 3.2 among Asians. '''Original Healthy New Jersey 2020 Objective IVP-5''': Reduce the age-adjusted mortality rate due to motor vehicle-related injuries per 100,000 standard population to 7.1 among the total population, 6.8 among Whites, 9.6 among Blacks, 8.2 among Hispanics, and 3.6 among Asians.

How Are We Doing?

The number of motor vehicle crashes occurring in New Jersey experienced a large decline in 2020, from over 270,000 each year between 2016 and 2019 to fewer than 191,000 in 2020. Meanwhile, the injury rate remained stable at about 22% of crashes.[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/accident/crash_statistics.shtm ^1^] However, fatalities rose in 2020. Death rates due to motor vehicle-related injuries are on a slow downward trend in New Jersey and the United States dating back to the early 1990's, however there were increases in both the US and New Jersey rates between 2019 and 2020. In New Jersey, most of the increase was among Blacks. While there is usually no statistically significant difference in age-adjusted death rates among Blacks, Whites, and Hispanics in New Jersey, in 2020 the rate among Blacks was significantly higher than among other racial/ethnic groups. 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. The age-adjusted motor vehicle-related death rate among males is nearly triple that of females and about 70% of motor vehicle-related fatalities are among males. County rates vary from 3.7 per 100,000 population (age-adjusted) in Hudson to 16.9 in Cumberland (2018-2020 data).

How Do We Compare With the U.S.?

The New Jersey motor vehicle-related mortality rate is about half that of the nation as a whole.

What Is Being Done?

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's "[http://www.nhtsa.gov/CIOT Click It or Ticket]" campaign is the most successful seat belt enforcement campaign ever, helping achieve an all-time high national seat belt usage rate of 90 percent.[https://www.nhtsa.gov/risky-driving/seat-belts ^2^] New Jersey's laws to protect drivers, passengers, bicyclists, and pedestrians are among the most stringent in the nation and can be viewed at [https://www.ghsa.org/state-laws].

Available Services

[https://www.njoag.gov/about/divisions-and-offices/division-of-highway-traffic-safety-home/division-of-highway-traffic-safety-child-passenger-safety/ Free Safety Checks for Infant and Child Car Seats]

Health Program Information

[https://www.njoag.gov/about/divisions-and-offices/division-of-highway-traffic-safety-home/ NJ Division of Highway Traffic Safety] [https://www.state.nj.us/mvc/license/initiallicense.htm New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, Graduated Driver License (GDL) program] [https://www.saferoadsforallnj.com/ NJ Department of Transportation, Driving Toward Zero Deaths]


Related Indicators

Related Risk Factors Indicators:


Related Health Status Outcomes Indicators:



Data Tables


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

US/NJYearRate per 100,000 PopulationLower LimitUpper LimitNumer- ator
Record Count: 42
US200015.415.215.543,354
US200115.315.215.543,788
US200215.715.615.845,380
US200315.315.215.544,757
US200415.215.115.444,933
US200515.215.115.345,343
US200615.014.915.245,316
US200714.414.314.643,945
US200812.912.813.039,790
US200911.611.511.836,216
US201011.311.111.435,332
US201111.111.011.235,303
US201211.411.211.536,415
US201310.910.811.035,369
US201410.810.710.935,398
US201511.411.311.537,757
US201612.112.012.340,327
US201712.011.912.140,231
US201811.711.511.839,404
US201911.511.411.639,107
US202012.512.412.642,339
NJ20009.28.69.8773
NJ20019.08.49.6758
NJ20029.28.69.9788
NJ20039.28.69.9789
NJ20049.08.49.6774
NJ20058.88.29.4762
NJ20069.08.39.6774
NJ20078.37.78.9720
NJ20086.76.27.3585
NJ20096.56.07.1575
NJ20106.56.07.1582
NJ20117.46.98.0672
NJ20127.16.57.6645
NJ20136.25.66.7564
NJ20146.25.76.7574
NJ20156.45.96.9591
NJ20166.86.37.4628
NJ20176.96.37.4649
NJ20186.45.97.0599
NJ20196.45.97.0599
NJ20206.66.17.2624

Data Notes

This is Healthy New Jersey 2020 (HNJ2020) Objective IVP-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


Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Motor Vehicle-Related Injuries by Year and Race/Ethnicity, New Jersey, 2000-2020 (HNJ2020)

Race/EthnicityYearDeaths per 100,000 PopulationLower LimitUpper LimitNumer- ator
Record Count: 84
White20009.38.510.1539
White20018.67.89.4488
White20029.28.410.0531
White20039.18.39.9515
White20049.38.510.1524
White20059.28.410.0517
White20069.38.510.1516
White20077.87.08.5439
White20086.76.07.4368
White20096.86.17.5389
White20107.06.37.8391
White20117.56.88.3412
White20127.46.78.2414
White20136.15.46.8339
White20146.25.56.9347
White20156.05.46.7337
White20166.96.27.6372
White20177.06.37.7387
White20186.35.67.0343
White20196.35.67.0344
White20205.85.16.5327
Black200011.29.213.1123
Black200111.09.113.0122
Black200210.28.312.0114
Black200312.410.414.5138
Black20049.98.011.7111
Black200510.88.912.8121
Black20069.98.111.8114
Black200711.59.513.4130
Black20088.66.810.296
Black20096.04.67.468
Black20106.55.08.074
Black20119.47.611.2107
Black20127.45.89.088
Black20136.95.48.481
Black20147.45.89.086
Black20158.66.910.3102
Black20168.77.010.4102
Black20178.16.49.895
Black20188.56.810.299
Black20197.45.88.988
Black20209.47.611.1115
Hispanic20008.26.59.994
Hispanic200111.29.313.1124
Hispanic20029.27.510.9103
Hispanic20038.06.49.6103
Hispanic20048.36.79.9105
Hispanic20056.24.97.678
Hispanic20067.86.39.3111
Hispanic20079.17.510.7116
Hispanic20087.15.78.593
Hispanic20096.04.77.286
Hispanic20105.03.96.180
Hispanic20116.85.68.1109
Hispanic20127.15.88.4105
Hispanic20136.45.27.6105
Hispanic20145.64.56.792
Hispanic20156.65.47.8109
Hispanic20166.65.47.8114
Hispanic20176.85.68.0120
Hispanic20186.25.17.4112
Hispanic20196.45.37.6116
Hispanic20207.15.98.3131
Asian2000**15
Asian2001**17
Asian20027.14.99.428
Asian20036.44.38.527
Asian20044.42.76.124
Asian20056.84.78.840
Asian20064.63.06.324
Asian20075.13.46.825
Asian2008**16
Asian20094.52.96.125
Asian20103.52.24.923
Asian20114.83.26.326
Asian20123.21.94.423
Asian20134.73.26.232
Asian20144.22.85.630
Asian20153.62.34.928
Asian2016**16
Asian20172.71.63.822
Asian20183.62.34.930
Asian2019**19
Asian20203.12.04.329

Data Notes

This is Healthy New Jersey 2020 (HNJ2020) Objective IVP-5. Data for White, Black, and Asian do not include Hispanics. Hispanic ethnicity includes all races. ** Too few deaths to calculate a reliable rate.

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 Motor Vehicle-Related Injuries by Race/Ethnicity, New Jersey, 2020

Race/EthnicityDeaths per 100,000 PopulationLower LimitUpper LimitNumer- ator
Record Count: 6
White5.85.16.5327
Black9.47.611.1115
Hispanic7.15.98.3131
Asian3.12.04.329
New Jersey6.66.17.2624
United States12.512.412.642,339

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 Motor Vehicle-Related Injuries by Year and Sex, New Jersey, 2000-2020

GenderYearDeaths per 100,000 PopulationLower LimitUpper LimitNumer- ator
Record Count: 42
Male200013.412.214.5525
Male200113.712.614.8547
Male200214.413.215.5576
Male200313.812.715.0564
Male200412.911.814.0531
Male200512.011.013.1499
Male200613.012.014.1539
Male200711.810.712.8490
Male200810.09.111.0422
Male20099.68.710.6405
Male20109.58.610.4402
Male201111.110.112.1481
Male201210.29.211.1444
Male20139.58.610.4416
Male20149.08.210.0402
Male20159.28.310.2411
Male20169.88.910.8434
Male201710.19.211.1456
Male20189.58.610.4419
Male20199.38.410.2416
Male20209.99.010.8451
Female20005.54.86.2248
Female20014.64.05.3211
Female20024.63.95.2212
Female20034.94.35.6225
Female20045.34.66.0243
Female20055.85.16.5263
Female20065.14.55.8235
Female20075.04.35.7230
Female20083.53.04.1163
Female20093.63.14.2170
Female20103.83.24.3180
Female20114.03.44.6191
Female20124.13.54.7201
Female20133.02.53.6148
Female20143.53.04.0172
Female20153.73.24.3180
Female20164.03.44.6194
Female20173.83.24.3193
Female20183.63.04.1180
Female20193.73.14.2183
Female20203.52.94.0173

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 Motor Vehicle-Related Injuries by County, New Jersey, 2018-2020

CountyDeaths per 100,000 PopulationLower LimitUpper Limit
Record Count: 23
Atlantic12.810.315.3
Bergen4.63.85.4
Burlington7.56.09.0
Camden9.58.011.1
Cape May14.19.718.5
Cumberland16.913.120.7
Essex5.94.96.9
Gloucester10.28.112.3
Hudson3.72.94.5
Hunterdon4.72.56.9
Mercer6.65.18.2
Middlesex6.05.07.0
Monmouth5.24.26.2
Morris4.13.15.2
Ocean7.26.08.4
Passaic5.54.36.7
Salem11.36.516.1
Somerset4.53.25.8
Sussex8.96.011.7
Union6.25.07.4
Warren9.25.812.5
New Jersey6.56.26.8
United States11.911.812.0

Data Notes

County is the decedent's county of residence, not the county where the injury occurred.

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

References and Community Resources

1. NJ Department of Transportation Crash Statistics: [https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/accident/crash_statistics.shtm] (site accessed 5/11/22) 2. US Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Seat Belts: [https://www.nhtsa.gov/risky-driving/seat-belts] (site accessed 5/11/22) NJ's Key Highway Safety Laws: [https://www.ghsa.org/state-laws]

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