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Deaths due to Falls by Race/Ethnicity, New Jersey, 2000-2002 to 2018-2020

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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?

Falls are the leading cause of death due to injury among persons 65 years and older in New Jersey.

Definition

Deaths with a fall-related injury as the underlying cause of death. ICD-10 codes: W00-W19

Data Notes

This is Healthy New Jersey 2020 (HNJ2020) Objective OA-2. Data for White, Black, and Asian do not include Hispanics. Hispanic ethnicity includes persons of any race. **Number of deaths is too small to calculate a reliable rate.

Data Sources

How the Measure is Calculated

  • Numerator:

    Number of deaths due to falls

  • Denominator:

    Estimated number of persons in the population

Related Health Objectives and Indicators




  • Health Initiative: HNJ2020

    Healthy NJ 2020 Objective OA-2

    NJ Target: Reduce fall-related deaths among adults age 65 years and older to 25.5 per 100,000 population for the total population, 13.9 for Asians, 12.8 for Blacks, 12.4 for Hispanics, and 29.1 for Whites by 2020
    https://www.nj.gov/health/chs/hnj2020/topics/older-adults.shtml


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Indicator Data Last Updated On 04/06/2023, Published on 06/04/2024
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)