State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Death Rates Data

Death Rate Report for New Jersey by County

Breast, 2015-2019

All Races (includes Hispanic), Female, All Ages

Sorted by Rate

Explanation of Column Headers

Objective - The objective of 0.0 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 ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 20.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 20.0 to 21.1 and 1,269 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -2.1.

United States

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 19.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 19.8 to 20.0 and 41,951 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -1.3.

Salem County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 23.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 17.3 to 32.3 and 10 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 1 (1, 21)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to 0.5.

Burlington County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 23.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 21.1 to 26.0 and 78 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 2 (1, 13)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -1.1.

Sussex County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 23.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 19.0 to 28.2 and 23 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 3 (1, 19)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.2 to -1.1.

Essex County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 23.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 21.3 to 25.2 and 113 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 4 (1, 12)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to -2.0.

Camden County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 23.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 20.8 to 25.5 and 80 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 5 (1, 14)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to -1.6.

Warren County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 23.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 18.3 to 28.6 and 19 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 6 (1, 21)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -0.8.

Cape May County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 22.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 17.8 to 28.6 and 19 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 7 (1, 21)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.1 to -0.5.

Atlantic County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 22.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 19.5 to 25.9 and 43 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 8 (1, 18)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to -1.4.

Gloucester County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 21.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 18.5 to 24.5 and 43 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 9 (1, 20)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to -1.2.

Monmouth County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 21.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 19.2 to 23.2 and 99 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 10 (3, 18)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.8 to -1.8.

Union County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 21.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 19.0 to 23.4 and 76 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 11 (2, 19)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to -1.6.

Ocean County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 21.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 19.1 to 23.0 and 108 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 12 (3, 18)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to -2.0.

Cumberland County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 20.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 16.6 to 25.3 and 19 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 13 (1, 21)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to -1.0.

Mercer County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 20.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 17.7 to 23.0 and 50 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 14 (3, 21)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.0 to -2.0.

Bergen County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 19.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 17.8 to 20.8 and 133 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 15 (8, 20)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.0 to -2.4.

Middlesex County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 19.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 17.5 to 20.9 and 104 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 16 (9, 21)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.9 to -2.0.

Passaic County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 19.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 16.9 to 21.3 and 61 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 17 (7, 21)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.5 to -1.4.

Morris County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 18.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 16.3 to 20.4 and 67 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 18 (10, 21)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.1 to -2.1.

Somerset County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 18.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 15.6 to 20.8 and 42 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 19 (9, 21)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.1 to -1.8.

Hunterdon County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 17.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 14.0 to 22.3 and 17 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 20 (4, 21)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to -0.8.

Hudson County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 17.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 15.6 to 19.5 and 64 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 21 (13, 21)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.0 to -2.1.

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/20/2022 11:03 am.

State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.
† 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 1969-2018 US Population Data File is used with mortality data.


Interpret Rankings provides insight into interpreting cancer incidence statistics. When the population size for a denominator is small, the rates may be unstable. A rate is unstable when a small change in the numerator (e.g., only one or two additional cases) has a dramatic effect on the calculated rate.

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.