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Deaths due to Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases by Race/Ethnicity, New Jersey, 2000 to 2020

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  • **Rate does not meet National Center for Health Statistics standards of statistically reliability for presentation (RSE >=23% and n<20).

Why Is This Important?

Chronic lower respiratory disease (CLRD) was the sixth leading cause of death in New Jersey and the US in 2020.

Definition

Deaths with chronic lower respiratory disease (CLRD) as the underlying cause of death. CLRD includes emphysema, chronic bronchitis, asthma, and other chronic lower respiratory diseases. ICD-10 codes: J40-J47

Data Notes

  • Data have been age-adjusted to the U.S. 2000 standard population.
  • Data for White, Black, and Asian do not include Hispanics. Hispanic ethnicity includes persons of any race.

Data Sources

How the Measure is Calculated

  • Numerator:

    Number of deaths due to chronic lower respiratory diseases
  • Denominator:

    Estimated number of persons in the population

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Indicator Data Last Updated On 03/23/2023, 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)