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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
- 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/)
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.
Related Health Objectives and Indicators
Health Initiative: CDI
Chronic Disease Indicator HEA06
Description: Life expectancy at birth
https://www.cdc.gov/cdi/indicator-definitions/health-status.html
Health Initiative: EPHT
Environmental Public Health Tracking Indicator PV-137
Description: Life expectancy
https://ephtracking.cdc.gov/indicatorPages?selectedContentAreaAbbreviation=13&selectedIndicatorId=137