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Deaths among Persons 15-24 Years Old by Year, New Jersey and the United States, 2000 to 2020
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Why Is This Important?
The deaths of teens and young adults present a public health concern and an opportunity for prevention. The leading cause of death among persons 15-24 years old is injury. These deaths are, for the most part, preventable.
Definition
Deaths among those aged 15 through 24 years
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 among persons aged 15-24 yearsDenominator:
Estimate number of persons aged 15-24 years in the population
Related Health Objectives and Indicators
Health Initiative: HP2030
Healthy People 2030 Objective MICH-03
U.S. Target: Reduce the rate of deaths among children and adolescents aged 1 to 19 years to 18.4 per 100,000 population by 2030
https://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/browse-objectives/pregnancy-and-childbirth
Health Initiative: HP2020
Healthy People 2020 Objective MICH-4.2
U.S. Target: Reduce the rate of deaths among adolescents aged 15 to 19 years to 54.3 deaths per 100,000 population by 2020
https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/maternal-infant-and-child-healthHealthy People 2020 Objective MICH-4.3
U.S. Target: Reduce the rate of deaths among young adults aged 20 to 24 years to 88.3 deaths per 100,000 population by 2020
https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/maternal-infant-and-child-health