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Life Expectancy at Birth by Race/Ethnicity and Sex, New Jersey, 2020

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Why Is This Important?

Life expectancy is a summary mortality measure often used to describe the overall health status of a population.

Definition

Average life span or number of years of life that could be expected if current death rates were to remain constant Life expectancy from birth is very sensitive to infant and child mortality. Life expectancy from age 65 is less sensitive to infant and child mortality than life expectancy from birth and is thought to better represent overall adult health status. In NJSHAD, life expectancy is calculated using a method developed by CL Chiang. For more information on calculation of life expectancy in NJSHAD, please visit the [[a href="query/LifeExp.html" life expectancy documentation page]].

Data Notes

Data for White, Black, and Asian do not include Hispanics. Hispanic ethnicity includes persons of any race.

Data Sources

How the Measure is Calculated

  • Numerator:

    Not applicable. For information on life expectancy calculation, please see [[a href="query/LifeExp.html" life expectancy documentation page]].
  • Denominator:

    See numerator note.

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Indicator Data Last Updated On 04/28/2022, Published on 07/30/2024
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)