Interpretation of Death Rates Data
Death Rate Report for New Jersey by County
All Cancer Sites, 2016-2020
White Non-Hispanic, Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by Rate
Explanation of Column HeadersObjective - The objective of 122.7 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 stability 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
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 150.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 149.5 to 152.0 and 12,062 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -1.8.
United States (6)
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 154.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 154.1 to 154.6 and 464,265 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.7.
Cumberland County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 198.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 186.7 to 210.5 and 237 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 1 (1, 2)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to -0.4.
Salem County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 187.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 173.8 to 203.1 and 140 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 2 (1, 4)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.6.
Cape May County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 172.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 163.2 to 182.9 and 281 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 3 (2, 9)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -7.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -15.3 to 1.8.
Gloucester County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 169.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 163.0 to 176.4 and 521 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 4 (2, 9)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to -1.8.
Camden County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 167.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 162.0 to 173.3 and 734 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 5 (3, 9)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -1.4.
Atlantic County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 163.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 156.4 to 171.1 and 429 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 6 (3, 11)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to -1.7.
Ocean County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 161.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 157.6 to 165.4 and 1,488 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 7 (5, 11)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -1.2.
Burlington County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 160.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 155.4 to 166.0 and 745 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 8 (4, 12)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -1.2.
Warren County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 160.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 150.4 to 170.3 and 219 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 9 (3, 13)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -0.8.
Sussex County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 159.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 150.5 to 168.2 and 276 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 10 (4, 13)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -1.3.
Hudson County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 155.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 148.0 to 162.8 and 359 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 11 (6, 14)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to -2.0.
Middlesex County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 153.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 148.7 to 157.8 and 955 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 12 (9, 13)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -1.2.
Passaic County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 148.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 143.0 to 155.0 and 513 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 13 (10, 16)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.6.
Monmouth County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 143.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 139.8 to 147.9 and 1,040 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 14 (13, 17)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.4 to 3.1.
Mercer County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 142.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 136.1 to 148.7 and 434 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 15 (13, 19)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -1.5.
Bergen County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 141.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 138.3 to 145.6 and 1,297 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 16 (13, 18)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -1.5.
Union County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 137.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 131.9 to 143.2 and 495 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 17 (14, 20)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.6.
Morris County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 137.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 132.7 to 141.7 and 767 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 18 (15, 20)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to -1.9.
Hunterdon County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 130.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 122.7 to 139.0 and 217 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 19 (16, 21)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -1.6.
Somerset County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 129.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 123.6 to 135.5 and 402 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 20 (17, 21)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -3.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.5 to -1.7.
Essex County
- Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? : No
- Rate : The death rate is 129.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 124.2 to 134.6 and 514 average annual deaths over 2016-2020.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 21 (18, 21)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.6 to -2.1.
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/10/2024 8:07 am.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.
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.
† 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 2030 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 Population Data File is used with mortality data.
‡ The Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) is based on the APCs calculated by Joinpoint. Due to data availability issues, the time period used in the calculation of the joinpoint regression model may differ for selected counties.
6 Hispanic mortality recent trend data for the United States has been excluded for the following states: Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Oklahoma. The data on Hispanic and non-Hispanic mortality for these states may be unreliable for the time period used in the generation of the recent trend (1990 - 2020) and has been excluded from the calculation of the United States recent trend. This was based on the NCHS Policy.
Please note that the data comes from different sources. Due to different years of data availability, most of the trends are AAPCs based on APCs but some are APCs calculated in SEER*Stat. Please refer to the source for each graph for additional information.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
When displaying county information, the CI*Rank for the state is not shown because it's not comparable. To see the state CI*Rank please view the statistics at the US By State level.