NJSHAD - Health Indicator Report - Population Age Distribution by Sex, New Jersey, 2023

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Male
	1	Male	Under 5	1	5.8%	5.7%	5.9%	266,652
	1	Male	5-9	2	6.0%	5.8%	6.2%	272,842
	1	Male	10-14	3	6.6%	6.4%	6.8%	303,044
	1	Male	15-19	4	6.5%	6.4%	6.6%	298,546
	1	Male	20-24	5	6.2%	6.1%	6.3%	283,086
	1	Male	25-29	6	6.2%	6.1%	6.3%	284,878
	1	Male	30-34	7	6.8%	6.7%	6.9%	308,709
	1	Male	35-39	8	6.9%	6.7%	7.1%	317,561
	1	Male	40-44	9	6.7%	6.5%	6.9%	307,417
	1	Male	45-49	10	6.3%	6.2%	6.4%	287,936
	1	Male	50-54	11	6.6%	6.5%	6.7%	301,980
	1	Male	55-59	12	6.6%	6.4%	6.8%	303,932
	1	Male	60-64	13	6.7%	6.5%	6.9%	307,165
	1	Male	65-69	14	5.5%	5.4%	5.6%	252,186
	1	Male	70-74	15	4.3%	4.2%	4.4%	194,660
	1	Male	75-79	16	2.9%	2.8%	3.0%	132,978
	1	Male	80-84	17	1.9%	1.8%	2.0%	87,247
	1	Male	85+	18	1.4%	1.3%	1.5%	62,330
Female
	2	Female	Under 5	1	5.3%	5.2%	5.4%	251,876
	2	Female	5-9	2	5.6%	5.4%	5.8%	265,620
	2	Female	10-14	3	6.0%	5.8%	6.2%	284,405
	2	Female	15-19	4	6.0%	5.9%	6.1%	284,105
	2	Female	20-24	5	5.7%	5.6%	5.8%	269,584
	2	Female	25-29	6	6.0%	5.9%	6.1%	282,658
	2	Female	30-34	7	6.5%	6.4%	6.6%	306,435
	2	Female	35-39	8	6.6%	6.4%	6.8%	310,972
	2	Female	40-44	9	6.4%	6.2%	6.6%	302,664
	2	Female	45-49	10	6.3%	6.2%	6.4%	294,915
	2	Female	50-54	11	6.5%	6.4%	6.6%	309,000
	2	Female	55-59	12	6.6%	6.5%	6.7%	312,398
	2	Female	60-64	13	6.9%	6.8%	7.0%	325,684
	2	Female	65-69	14	6.0%	5.9%	6.1%	285,084
	2	Female	70-74	15	4.7%	4.6%	4.8%	222,329
	2	Female	75-79	16	3.8%	3.7%	3.9%	178,360
	2	Female	80-84	17	2.5%	2.4%	2.6%	115,716
	2	Female	85+	18	2.5%	2.4%	2.6%	115,887

Why Is This Important?

Aging may result in declines in function of the senses and activities of daily life and increased susceptibility to and frequency of disease, frailty, or disability. Advancing age is the major risk factor for a number of chronic diseases.¹

Definition

Percent of the total population that is in each age group

Data Source

American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau
(https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/)

How the Measure is Calculated

Numerator:
Estimated number of persons in each age group
Denominator:
Estimated total population of all ages

Data Issues

The U.S. Census Bureau did not release its standard 1-year estimates from the 2020 American Community Survey because of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on data collection.

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Environmental Public Health Tracking Indicator PV-52

Description: Demographics: socioeconomic status, age, sex, race/ethnicity, English language proficiency, medical issues and disability
https://ephtracking.cdc.gov/indicatorPages?selectedContentAreaAbbreviation=13&selectedIndicatorId=52

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Population Age Distribution by Sex, New Jersey, 2023