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Deaths due to Stroke

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Year2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920200.010.020.030.040.050.060.070.0Age-adjusted Rate per 100,000 PopulationDeaths due to Stroke by Year, New Jersey and the United States, 2000 to 2020New JerseyUnited States
Year2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920200.010.020.030.040.050.060.070.080.090.0Age-adjusted Rate per 100,000 PopulationDeaths due to Stroke by Race/Ethnicity, New Jersey, 2000 to 2020WhiteBlackHispanicAsian
Year2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920200.010.020.030.040.050.060.0Age-adjusted Rate per 100,000 PopulationDeaths due to Stroke by Sex, New Jersey, 2000 to 2020MaleFemale

Deaths due to Stroke by County, New Jersey, 2020

Atlantic
Bergen
Burlington
Camden
Cape May
Cumberland
Essex
Gloucester
Hudson
Hunterdon
Mercer
Middlesex
Monmouth
Morris
Ocean
Passaic
Salem
Somerset
Sussex
Union
Warren

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Age-adjusted Rate per 100,000 Population

  • Undetermined
  • 22.2 - 27.3
  • 27.3+ - 32.4
  • 32.4+ - 38.0
  • 38.0+ - 48.5
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Why Is This Important?

Stroke was the fifth leading cause of death in New Jersey and the US in 2020. It is a major cause of serious disability for adults and it is preventable and treatable.

Definition

Deaths with cerebrovascular disease (stroke) as the underlying cause of death. ICD-10 codes: I60-I69

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How the Measure is Calculated

Numerator:Number of deaths due to stroke
Denominator:Estimated number of persons in the population

How Are We Doing?

In New Jersey, more than 3,500 deaths each year are due to stroke. The age-adjusted death rate due to stroke was steadily declining before slight increases in 2019 and 2020. Blacks have the highest age-adjusted death rate due to stroke and experienced a large (25%) increase between 2019 and 2020 while the rate among Asians rose 6%, among Whites 2%, and decreased among Hispanics. It is conceivable that the COVID-19 pandemic caused an increase in deaths due to delays in medical care and fears of going to the hospital and being exposed to COVID. In the total population and among each racial/ethnic group, males have a higher death rate than females. County rates range from a low of 22.2 deaths per 100,000 residents (age-adjusted) in Hunterdon to a high of 48.5 in Salem.

The Healthy New Jersey 2020 (HNJ2020) target was achieved by Blacks in 2018-2019 but the rate rose above the target in 2020. No other racial/ethnic group achieved its HNJ2020 target during the decade.

How Do We Compare With the U.S.?

The rate among New Jerseyans is statistically significantly below the US rate.

Evidence-based Practices

CDC: Preventing Stroke

More Resources

NJDOH Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program: http://www.state.nj.us/health/fhs/chronic/heart-disease-stroke/

NJDOH Acute Stroke Services: http://www.nj.gov/health/healthcarequality/health-care-professionals/cardiac-stroke-services/stroke-services/index.shtml

CDC Stroke Info: https://www.cdc.gov/stroke/about/index.html

Indicator Data Last Updated On 03/24/2023, Published on 07/30/2024
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)