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Deaths due to Alzheimer's Disease
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Deaths due to Alzheimer's Disease by County, New Jersey, 2019-2021
Age-adjusted Rate per 100,000 Population
- Undetermined
- 9.3 - 12.4
- 12.4+ - 23.4
- 23.4+ - 31.2
- 31.2+ - 38.7
Why Is This Important?
Alzheimer's disease was the seventh leading cause of death among U.S. and New Jersey residents in 2021.
Definition
Deaths with Alzheimer's disease as the underlying cause of death. ICD-10 code: G30
Data Sources
- Death Certificate Database, Office of Vital Statistics and Registry, New Jersey Department of Health
(https://www.nj.gov/health/vital/) - Population Estimates, State Data Center, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
(https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/demographics/population-household-estimates/) - Underlying Cause of Death, CDC WONDER On-line Database, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(https://wonder.cdc.gov/Deaths-by-Underlying-Cause.html)
How the Measure is Calculated
| Numerator: | Number of deaths due to Alzheimer's disease |
| Denominator: | Estimated number of persons in the population |
How Are We Doing?
The age-adjusted death rate due to Alzheimer's disease had been rising for over two decades before beginning to decline in 2018. In New Jersey, about 2,400 deaths annually are due to Alzheimer's disease. In the total population and among each racial/ethnic group, females have higher death rates than males. In 2021, Alzheimer's disease was the fifth leading cause of death among women and tenth among men in New Jersey. The age-adjusted death rate due to Alzheimer's disease among Whites in New Jersey is significantly higher than among other racial/ethnic groups. Alzheimer's disease was the fourth leading cause of death among persons aged 85 years and over in 2021. County rates per 100,000 population (age-adjusted) ranged from a low of 9.3 in Hunterdon to a high of 38.7 in Cape May in 2019-2021.
How Do We Compare With the U.S.?
The New Jersey age-adjusted death rate due to Alzheimer's disease is two-thirds the U.S. rate and New Jersey has one of the lowest age-adjusted Alzheimer's death rates in the country.1
Available Services
Alzheimer's Adult Day Services Program: https://www.nj.gov/humanservices/doas/services/a-k/aads/
More Resources
NJ Department of Human Services, Division of Aging Services: http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/doas/home/
CDC Alzheimer's Disease and Healthy Aging: https://www.cdc.gov/aging/aginginfo/alzheimers.htm
Footnote References
1. Alzheimer's Disease Mortality by State: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/sosmap/alzheimers_mortality/alzheimers_disease.htm