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Deaths due to Colorectal Cancer by County, New Jersey, 2018-2020

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Deaths due to Colorectal Cancer by County, New Jersey, 2018-2020

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County, New Jersey, United StatesAtlanticBergenBurlingtonCamdenCape MayCumberlandEssexGloucesterHudsonHunterdonMercerMiddlesexMonmouthMorrisOceanPassaicSalemSomersetSussexUnionWarrenNew JerseyUnited States0.05.010.015.020.025.0Age-adjusted Rate per 100,000 PopulationDeaths due to Colorectal Cancer by County, New Jersey, 2018-2020
County, New Jersey, United StatesAge-adjusted Rate per 100,000 Population95% Confidence Interval, Lower Limit95% Confidence Interval, Upper LimitCount
Atlantic113.411.215.6
Bergen211.810.712.9
Burlington313.712.015.4
Camden414.612.816.4
Cape May515.011.518.4
Cumberland614.911.618.2
Essex714.312.815.7
Gloucester815.513.117.9
Hudson911.19.712.6
Hunterdon1013.09.916.0
Mercer1112.610.714.5
Middlesex1211.410.212.6
Monmouth1312.010.613.3
Morris1410.18.711.5
Ocean1512.511.213.8
Passaic1613.611.915.4
Salem1716.811.721.9
Somerset1810.99.112.8
Sussex1914.311.117.5
Union2011.910.413.5
Warren2111.07.914.1
New Jersey3400012.612.213.0
United States10000013.113.013.2

Why Is This Important?

Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in New Jersey and the US.

Definition

Deaths with malignant neoplasm (cancer) of the colon, rectum, and anus as the underlying cause of death ICD-10 codes: C18-C21

Data Notes

Data have been age-adjusted to the U.S. 2000 standard population.

Data Sources

How the Measure is Calculated

  • Numerator:

    Number of deaths due to cancer of the colon, rectum, and anus

  • Denominator:

    Estimated number of persons in the population

Related Health Objectives and Indicators




  • Health Initiative: HNJ2020

    Healthy NJ 2020 Objective CA-5

    NJ Target: Reduce colorectal cancer deaths to 12.9 per 100,000 population (age-adjusted) for the total population, 5.4 for Asians, 17.1 for Blacks, 9.5 for Hispanics, and 13.3 for Whites by 2020.0
    https://www.nj.gov/health/chs/hnj2020/topics/cancer.shtml



Health Care System Factors

See https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/colorectal-cancer-screening for colorectal cancer screening recommendations.

Related Health Care System Factors Indicators:

Risk Factors

See https://www.cancer.gov/types/colorectal/hp/colorectal-prevention-pdq#_937 for colorectal cancer risk factors.

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Related Health Status Outcomes Indicators:

Health Topic Pages Related to: Deaths due to Colorectal Cancer

Indicator Data Last Updated On 04/10/2023, Published on 10/29/2024
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)