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Deaths due to Influenza and Pneumonia by Year, New Jersey and the United States, 2000 to 2020
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Why Is This Important?
Influenza and pneumonia combined were the eleventh leading cause of death among New Jersey residents and ninth among all US residents in 2020.
Definition
Deaths with influenza or pneumonia as the underlying cause of death.
ICD-10 codes: J09-J18
Influenza and pneumonia are combined for ranking as a leading cause of death, however the majority (86.0 to 99.9%, depending on the year) of those deaths are due to pneumonia. Not all pneumonia deaths are related to influenza. Pneumonia can also be due to other viruses as well as bacteria. See https://icd.who.int/browse10/2019/en#/J09-J18 for a complete list.
Data Notes
Data have been age-adjusted to the U.S. 2000 standard population.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 due to influenza and pneumoniaDenominator:
Estimated number of persons in the population