Why Is This Important?

Asthma causes repeated episodes of wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and nighttime or early morning coughing.[https://www.cdc.gov/asthma/ ^1^]

Definition

Deaths with asthma as the underlying cause of death. ICD-10 codes: J45-J46

Data Notes

• Data have been age-adjusted to the U.S. 2000 standard population.
• This is Healthy New Jersey 2020 (HNJ2020) Objective AS-1. Data for White and Black do not include Hispanics. Hispanic ethnicity includes persons of any race. The number of deaths due to asthma among Asians is too low to calculate reliable rates.

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/)

How the Measure is Calculated

• Numerator:

  Number of deaths due to asthma

• Denominator:

  Estimated number of persons in the population

Related Health Objectives and Indicators

Related Risk Factors Indicators:

• Asthma Action Plan
• Asthma Prevalence in Adults
• Asthma: Environmental Changes
• Asthma: Missed Work or School
• Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) in Outdoor Air
• Inpatient Hospitalizations due to Asthma
• Ozone in Outdoor Air
• Poorly Controlled Asthma Among Adults with Asthma

Related Health Status Outcomes Indicators:

• Deaths due to Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases

Health Topic Pages Related to: Deaths due to Asthma

• Asthma
• Mortality