Why Is This Important?

For decades, cancer was the second leading cause of death in the U.S. and New Jersey. In 2020, it was New Jersey's third leading cause of death after heart disease and COVID-19.

Definition

Deaths with malignant neoplasm (cancer) as the underlying cause of death. ICD-10 codes: C00-C97

Data Notes

• Data have been age-adjusted to the U.S. 2000 standard population.
• This is Healthy New Jersey 2020 (HNJ2020) Objective CA-1.

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/)
• Underlying Cause of Death, CDC WONDER On-line Database, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  (https://wonder.cdc.gov/Deaths-by-Underlying-Cause.html)

How the Measure is Calculated

• Numerator:

  Number of deaths due to all types of cancer

• Denominator:

  Estimated number of persons in the population

Related Health Objectives and Indicators

Related Risk Factors Indicators:

• Incidence of All Invasive Cancers

Related Health Status Outcomes Indicators:

• Deaths due to Breast Cancer
• Deaths due to Cervical Cancer
• Deaths due to Colorectal Cancer
• Deaths due to Lung Cancer
• Deaths due to Melanoma of the Skin
• Deaths due to Oropharyngeal Cancer
• Deaths due to Prostate Cancer

Health Topic Pages Related to: Deaths due to Cancer

• Cancer
• Leading Causes of Death