Deaths due to Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases by Race/Ethnicity, New Jersey, 2000 to 2020
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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
- 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 chronic lower respiratory diseasesDenominator:
Estimated number of persons in the population
Related Health Objectives and Indicators
Health Initiative: HP2030
Healthy People 2030 Objective RD-05
U.S. Target: Reduce deaths from COPD among adults aged 45 years and over to 107.2 per 100,000 population (age-adjusted) by 2030
https://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/browse-objectives/respiratory-disease/reduce-deaths-copd-adults-rd-05
Health Initiative: HP2020
Healthy People 2020 Objective RD-10
U.S. Target: Reduce deaths from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) among adults aged 45 years and over to 102.6 per 100,000 population (age-adjusted) by 2020
https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/respiratory-diseases
Health Initiative: EPHT
Environmental Public Health Tracking Indicator COPD-121
Description: Mortality from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
https://ephtracking.cdc.gov/indicatorPages?selectedContentAreaAbbreviation=23&selectedIndicatorId=121