Changes to 2000-2014 Fetal Death Data
March 2019
Interjurisdictional exchange of vital records is required for births and deaths, but it is voluntary for fetal deaths. In the early 2000s, New Jersey stopped receiving fetal death records for New Jersey residents who experienced a fetal death out of state. With the publication of fetal death data on CDC WONDER in 2018, an accurate count of resident fetal deaths was available for the first time in nearly 15 years and our data files were updated accordingly.
The change in counts and rates in some years was substantial.
Below is a comparison of counts and rates before and after the data files were updated.
Year |
Original Count |
Original Rate |
Updated Count |
Updated Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 |
693 |
6.1 |
703 |
6.2 |
2006 |
766 |
6.6 |
783 |
6.8 |
2007 |
798 |
6.8 |
809 |
6.9 |
2008 |
715 |
6.3 |
743 |
6.6 |
2009 |
691 |
6.3 |
772 |
7.0 |
2010 |
657 |
6.1 |
721 |
6.7 |
2011 |
655 |
6.2 |
675 |
6.4 |
2012 |
639 |
6.1 |
693 |
6.6 |
2013 |
623 |
6.0 |
694 |
6.7 |
2014 |
617 |
6.0 |
696 |
6.7 |
