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Deaths among Persons 15-24 Years Old

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Why Is This Important?

The deaths of teens and young adults present a public health concern and an opportunity for prevention. The leading cause of death among persons 15-24 years old is injury. These deaths are, for the most part, preventable.

Definition

Deaths among those aged 15 through 24 years

Data Sources

How the Measure is Calculated

Numerator:Number of deaths among persons aged 15-24 years
Denominator:Estimate number of persons aged 15-24 years in the population

How Are We Doing?

The leading causes of death among teens and young adults aged 15-24 years are unintentional injury, homicide, suicide, cancer, and heart disease. In 2020, more than half of unintentional injury deaths in this age group were due to drug poisoning. The death rate among Blacks aged 15-24 years is significantly above the rates for other racial/ethnic groups but the gap has narrowed in recent years.

How Do We Compare With the U.S.?

The death rate among New Jersey residents aged 15-24 years is significantly lower than the national rate.

Available Services

NJ Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services: [https://nj.gov/humanservices/dmhas/home/] Hotlines (All are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.): *[http://www.2ndfloor.org/ 2NDFLOOR] is a confidential and anonymous helpline for New Jersey's youth and young adults: 1-888-222-2228 *[http://www.njhopeline.com/ New Jersey Hopeline] provides confidential suicide prevention counseling: 1-855-NJ-HOPELINE (654-6735) *[http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ National Suicide Prevention Lifeline] connects callers to skilled, trained counselors at local crisis centers: 1-800-273-TALK (8255) *[http://www.njpies.org/ Poison Control]: 1-800-222-1222

More Resources

NJDOH Teen Health: [http://www.state.nj.us/health/fhs/maternalchild/teens/] NJ Student Health Survey (of high school students): [http://www.state.nj.us/education/students/yrbs/] NJ Child Fatality and Near Fatality Review Board: [http://www.nj.gov/dcf/news/reportsnewsletters/taskforce/fatality_reports.html] NJ Division of Highway Traffic Safety: [http://www.nj.gov/oag/hts/index.html ] NJ Youth Suicide Prevention: [http://www.state.nj.us/dcf/adolescent/prevention/] NJDOH Suicide Prevention: [http://www.state.nj.us/health/fhs/maternalchild/suicide.shtml] NJDOH Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Reports: [http://nj.gov/health/ces/reports.shtml]

Indicator Data Last Updated On 03/27/2023, Published on 06/12/2024
Center for Health Statistics, New Jersey Department of Health, PO Box 360, Trenton, NJ 08625-0360, e-mail: chs@doh.nj.gov (https://www.nj.gov/health/chs)