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Deaths due to Stroke by Year, New Jersey and the United States, 2000 to 2020

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Why Is This Important?

Stroke was the fifth leading cause of death in New Jersey and the US in 2020. It is a major cause of serious disability for adults and it is preventable and treatable.

Definition

Deaths with cerebrovascular disease (stroke) as the underlying cause of death. ICD-10 codes: I60-I69

Data Notes

  • Data have been age-adjusted to the U.S. 2000 standard population.
  • This is Healthy New Jersey 2020 (HNJ2020) Objective HDS-2.

Data Sources

How the Measure is Calculated

  • Numerator:

    Number of deaths due to stroke
  • Denominator:

    Estimated number of persons in the population

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Indicator Data Last Updated On 03/24/2023, 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)