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Deaths due to Unintentional Poisoning by Year, New Jersey and the United States, 2000 to 2020
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Why Is This Important?
Every day in the U.S., an average of 240 people die as a result of unintentional poisoning and 4,900 others are treated in emergency departments (2020 data).^[https://wisqars.cdc.gov/ 1]^ Unintentional poisoning deaths in the United States increased nearly sevenfold between 2000 and 2020.^[https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html 2]^
Definition
Deaths with unintentional poisoning by and exposure to noxious substances as the underlying cause of death. ICD-10 codes: X40-X49 (includes poisoning by legal and illegal drugs, alcohol, gases and vapors such as carbon monoxide and automobile exhaust, pesticides, and other chemicals and noxious substances) '''''This includes, but is not limited to, opioids and other drugs.'''''
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 unintentional poisoningDenominator:
Estimated number of persons in the population
Related Health Objectives and Indicators
Healthy NJ 2020 Objective IVP-6
NJ Target: Reduce unintentional poisoning deaths to 6.8 per 100,000 population (age-adjusted) for the total population, 8.6 for Blacks, 3.1 for Hispanics, and 8.6 for Whites by 2020https://www.nj.gov/health/chs/hnj2020/topics/injury-violence-prevention.shtml