Complete Health Indicator Report of Deaths due to Oropharyngeal Cancer
Definition
Deaths with malignant neoplasm (cancer) of the lip, oral cavity and pharynx as the underlying cause of death ICD-10 codes: C00-C14Numerator
Number of deaths due to cancer of the lip, oral cavity and pharynxDenominator
Total number of persons in the populationWhy Is This Important?
About 70% of cancers in the oropharynx are linked to human papillomavirus (HPV), a common sexually transmitted virus. [https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/headneck/ ^1^] In recent years the incidence of oropharyngeal cancer has been slowly increasing among men due to its association with HPV infections, even though a vaccine to prevent HPV is available. Oropharyngeal cancer is more than twice as common among men as it is among women.Healthy People Objective: Reduce the oropharyngeal cancer death rate
U.S. Target: 2.3 deaths per 100,000 population (age-adjusted)State Target: 1.8 deaths per 100,000 population (age-adjusted)
Other Objectives
'''Revised Healthy New Jersey 2020 Objective CA-6''': Reduce the age-adjusted mortality rate due to oropharyngeal cancer per 100,000 standard population to 1.8 for the total population, 1.8 among Whites, 2.1 among Blacks, 1.0 among Hispanics, and 1.5 among Asians. '''Original Healthy New Jersey 2020 Objective CA-6''': Reduce the age-adjusted mortality rate due to oropharyngeal cancer per 100,000 standard population to 2.0 for the total population, 1.8 among Whites, 3.6 among Blacks, 1.0 among Hispanics, and 1.5 among Asians.How Are We Doing?
Although the age-adjusted death rate for this cancer has been holding relatively steady around 2.0 for the overall population, the death rate among Blacks declined 55% between 2005-2007 and 2018-2020. The Healthy New Jersey 2020 target was achieved for the overall population, Blacks, and Asians. Age-adjusted death rates among males are nearly triple that of females.How Do We Compare With the U.S.?
The age-adjusted death rate due to oropharyngeal cancer is statistically significantly lower among New Jersey residents than among the nation as a whole.Evidence-based Practices
To lower your risk for head and neck cancers, don't use tobacco products, limit the amount of alcohol you drink, talk to your doctor about HPV vaccination, use condoms and dental dams, avoid sun exposure and indoor tanning, and visit the dentist regularly. [https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/headneck/ ^1^]Available Services
The New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) has many programs and partnerships related to cancer resources, cancer information and cancer prevention. [http://nj.gov/health/ces/]Health Program Information
Human Papillomavirus (HPV): [https://www.nj.gov/health/cd/topics/hpv.shtml]Related Indicators
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Data Tables
Age-adjusted Death Rate due to Oropharyngeal Cancer, by Year, New Jersey and the United States, 2005-2020 (HNJ2020)
US/NJ | 3-year average | Deaths per 100,000 Population | Lower Limit | Upper Limit | ||
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Record Count: 28 | ||||||
US | 2005-2007 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||
US | 2006-2008 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||
US | 2007-2009 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 | ||
US | 2008-2010 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | ||
US | 2009-2011 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 | ||
US | 2010-2012 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||
US | 2011-2013 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 | ||
US | 2012-2014 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||
US | 2013-2015 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||
US | 2014-2016 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | ||
US | 2015-2017 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | ||
US | 2016-2018 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||
US | 2017-2019 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||
US | 2018-2020 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||
NJ | 2005-2007 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.4 | ||
NJ | 2006-2008 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.4 | ||
NJ | 2007-2009 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.2 | ||
NJ | 2008-2010 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.3 | ||
NJ | 2009-2011 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.2 | ||
NJ | 2010-2012 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.2 | ||
NJ | 2011-2013 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.1 | ||
NJ | 2012-2014 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.1 | ||
NJ | 2013-2015 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.1 | ||
NJ | 2014-2016 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.3 | ||
NJ | 2015-2017 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.2 | ||
NJ | 2016-2018 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.2 | ||
NJ | 2017-2019 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.1 | ||
NJ | 2018-2020 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.1 |
Data Notes
This is Healthy New Jersey 2020 (HNJ2020) Objective CA-6.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 Oropharyngeal Cancer, by Year and Race/Ethnicity, New Jersey, 2005-2020 (HNJ2020)
Race/Ethnicity | 3-year average | Deaths per 100,000 Population | Lower Limit | Upper Limit | ||
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Record Count: 56 | ||||||
White | 2005-2007 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.3 | ||
White | 2006-2008 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.4 | ||
White | 2007-2009 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.3 | ||
White | 2008-2010 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.4 | ||
White | 2009-2011 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.4 | ||
White | 2010-2012 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.4 | ||
White | 2011-2013 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.2 | ||
White | 2012-2014 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.2 | ||
White | 2013-2015 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.2 | ||
White | 2014-2016 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.4 | ||
White | 2015-2017 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.4 | ||
White | 2016-2018 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.4 | ||
White | 2017-2019 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.4 | ||
White | 2018-2020 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.3 | ||
Black | 2005-2007 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.7 | ||
Black | 2006-2008 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 4.0 | ||
Black | 2007-2009 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.8 | ||
Black | 2008-2010 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 3.2 | ||
Black | 2009-2011 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 3.2 | ||
Black | 2010-2012 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 | ||
Black | 2011-2013 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 3.1 | ||
Black | 2012-2014 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.9 | ||
Black | 2013-2015 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.8 | ||
Black | 2014-2016 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.9 | ||
Black | 2015-2017 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 2.6 | ||
Black | 2016-2018 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.8 | ||
Black | 2017-2019 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 2.3 | ||
Black | 2018-2020 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 2.2 | ||
Hispanic | 2005-2007 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.5 | ||
Hispanic | 2006-2008 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.6 | ||
Hispanic | 2007-2009 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.6 | ||
Hispanic | 2008-2010 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.5 | ||
Hispanic | 2009-2011 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.4 | ||
Hispanic | 2010-2012 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | ||
Hispanic | 2011-2013 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.4 | ||
Hispanic | 2012-2014 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.5 | ||
Hispanic | 2013-2015 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.7 | ||
Hispanic | 2014-2016 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.6 | ||
Hispanic | 2015-2017 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.6 | ||
Hispanic | 2016-2018 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.6 | ||
Hispanic | 2017-2019 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.7 | ||
Hispanic | 2018-2020 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.7 | ||
Asian | 2005-2007 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 2.4 | ||
Asian | 2006-2008 | ** | ||||
Asian | 2007-2009 | ** | ||||
Asian | 2008-2010 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.9 | ||
Asian | 2009-2011 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | ||
Asian | 2010-2012 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 2.6 | ||
Asian | 2011-2013 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 2.2 | ||
Asian | 2012-2014 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 2.5 | ||
Asian | 2013-2015 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 2.2 | ||
Asian | 2014-2016 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 2.5 | ||
Asian | 2015-2017 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | ||
Asian | 2016-2018 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.8 | ||
Asian | 2017-2019 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.5 | ||
Asian | 2018-2020 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.6 |
Data Notes
This is Healthy New Jersey 2020 (HNJ2020) Objective CA-6. Data for White, Black, and Asian do not include Hispanics. Hispanic ethnicity includes persons of any race. ** 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 Oropharyngeal Cancer by Race/Ethnicity, New Jersey, 2018-2020
Race/Ethnicity | Deaths per 100,000 Population | Lower Limit | Upper Limit | |||
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Record Count: 6 | ||||||
White | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.3 | |||
Black | 1.8 | 1.4 | 2.2 | |||
Hispanic | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.7 | |||
Asian | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.6 | |||
New Jersey | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.1 | |||
United States | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
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 Oropharyngeal Cancer, by Year and Sex, New Jersey, 2005-2020
Gender | 3-year average | Deaths per 100,000 Population | Lower Limit | Upper Limit | ||
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Record Count: 28 | ||||||
Male | 2005-2007 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.7 | ||
Male | 2006-2008 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.5 | ||
Male | 2007-2009 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.3 | ||
Male | 2008-2010 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.2 | ||
Male | 2009-2011 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.5 | ||
Male | 2010-2012 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.6 | ||
Male | 2011-2013 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.4 | ||
Male | 2012-2014 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.4 | ||
Male | 2013-2015 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.4 | ||
Male | 2014-2016 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.8 | ||
Male | 2015-2017 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.6 | ||
Male | 2016-2018 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.4 | ||
Male | 2017-2019 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.3 | ||
Male | 2018-2020 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.2 | ||
Female | 2005-2007 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.5 | ||
Female | 2006-2008 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.6 | ||
Female | 2007-2009 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.5 | ||
Female | 2008-2010 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.6 | ||
Female | 2009-2011 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.4 | ||
Female | 2010-2012 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.3 | ||
Female | 2011-2013 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 | ||
Female | 2012-2014 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 | ||
Female | 2013-2015 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 | ||
Female | 2014-2016 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 | ||
Female | 2015-2017 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | ||
Female | 2016-2018 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.3 | ||
Female | 2017-2019 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.3 | ||
Female | 2018-2020 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
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
1. CDC Head and Neck Cancers Info: [https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/headneck/] HPV and Oropharyngeal Cancer: [https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/hpv/basic_info/hpv_oropharyngeal.htm] National Cancer Institute: [http://www.cancer.gov/ ] NJ Cancer Incidence Data: [http://www.nj.gov/health/ces/cancer-researchers/cancer-data/]
Page Content Updated On 10/03/2022,
Published on 10/03/2022