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Deaths among Children 1-4 Years Old by Year, New Jersey and the United States, 2000 to 2021
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Why Is This Important?
The deaths of children present a public health concern and an opportunity for prevention. The leading cause of death of children of all ages over one year is unintentional injuries which, for the most part, are preventable.
Definition
Deaths among persons aged 1 through 4 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 children aged 1-4 yearsDenominator:
Estimated number of children aged 1-4 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 2030.0
https://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/browse-objectives/pregnancy-and-childbirth
Health Initiative: HP2020
Healthy People 2020 Objective MICH-3.1
U.S. Target: Reduce the rate of deaths among children aged 1 to 4 years to 26.5 deaths per 100,000 population by 2020.0
https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/maternal-infant-and-child-health