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Death Rate Report for New Jersey by County, death years through 2009


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Healthy People 2020 Objective Number: C-1
Reduce the overall cancer death rate
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by Rate

Explanation of Column Headers

Objective - The objective of 160.6 is from the Healthy People 2020 project done by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Death Rate (95% Confidence Interval) - The death rate is based upon 100,000 people and is for 5 year(s). Rates are age-adjusted by 5-year age groups to the 2000 U.S. standard million population (the Healthy People 2020 goals are based on rates adjusted using different methods but the differences should be minimal).
Recent Trends - This is an interpretation of the AAPC.
  • Rising when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is above 0.
  • Stable when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change includes 0.
  • Falling when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is below 0.
    AAPC (95% Confidence Interval) - The Average Annual Percent Change is the change in rate over time. These AAPCs are based upon APCs that were calculated by Joinpoint Regression Program/

    Other Notes

  • Larger confidence intervals indicate less accuracy of the data. This is often due to low counts that are not quite low enough to be suppressed.
  • Data is currently being suppressed if there are fewer than 16 counts for the time period.

    Line by Line Interpretation of the Report

    New Jersey (State)
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 179.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 177.8 to 180.3 and 16,972 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -1.8.

    United States
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 178.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 178.4 to 178.9 and 563,025 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -1.5.

    Salem County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 210.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 195.7 to 225.2 and 162 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -0.2.

    Gloucester County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 209.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 201.5 to 216.9 and 587 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -3.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -6.1 to -1.2.

    Cape May County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 204.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 193.9 to 214.8 and 315 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.6.

    Atlantic County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 203.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 196.7 to 211.2 and 620 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -0.8.

    Cumberland County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 200.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 190.7 to 210.6 and 320 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -0.2.

    Camden County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 194.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 189.3 to 199.9 and 1,056 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -1.2.

    Warren County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 194.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 183.2 to 205.9 and 235 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to -0.4.

    Ocean County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 192.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 187.9 to 196.3 and 1,705 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.9.

    Sussex County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 191.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 181.3 to 202.4 and 273 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -1.0.

    Burlington County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 186.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 180.7 to 191.6 and 904 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -0.9.

    Monmouth County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 182.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 177.5 to 186.5 and 1,291 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -2.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.1 to -2.0.

    Essex County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 179.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 175.6 to 184.2 and 1,362 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -2.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to -2.0.

    Passaic County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 176.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 170.8 to 181.4 and 868 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -1.5.

    Mercer County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 174.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 168.7 to 180.8 and 657 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.8 to -1.5.

    Union County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 171.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 167.0 to 176.8 and 959 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -2.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to -1.8.

    Hudson County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 169.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 164.9 to 174.8 and 916 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -2.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.9 to -2.0.

    Morris County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 168.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 163.3 to 173.4 and 886 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -2.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.5 to -1.3.

    Middlesex County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 165.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 161.8 to 169.8 and 1,323 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -2.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.8 to -2.1.

    Bergen County
  • The healthy people objective was not met.
  • The death rate is 164.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 160.7 to 167.6 and 1,800 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -1.7.

    Somerset County
  • The healthy people objective was met.
  • The death rate is 160.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 154.4 to 166.9 and 521 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -1.4.

    Hunterdon County
  • The healthy people objective was met.
  • The death rate is 159.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 149.7 to 169.5 and 213 average annual deaths.
  • The rate is falling because the AAPC value is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.7.



    Notes:
    Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/24/2013 9:23 am.
    State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data. Data presented on the State Cancer Profiles Web Site may differ from statistics reported by the State Cancer Registries (for more information).
    Trend
    Rising when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is above 0.
    Stable when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change includes 0.
    Falling when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is below 0.

    1 Healthy People 2020 Objectives provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
    2 The Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) is based on the APCs calculated by Joinpoint Regression Program. Due to data availability issues, the time period used in the calculation of the joinpoint regression model may differ for selected racial groups or counties.

    Source: Death data provided by the National Vital Statistics System public use data file. Death rates calculated by the National Cancer Institute using SEER*Stat. Death rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (19 age groups: <1, 1–4, 5–9, … , 80–84, 85+). The Healthy People 2020 goals are based on rates adjusted using different methods but the differences should be minimal. Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI. The US populations included with the data release have been adjusted for the population shifts due to hurricanes Katrina and Rita for 62 counties and parishes in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. The 1969-2009 US Population Data File is used with mortality data.