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Suicide by Year, New Jersey and the United States, 2000 to 2020
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Why Is This Important?
Suicide was the 12th leading cause of death among Americans and 15th among New Jerseyans in 2020. The average annual suicide count among New Jersey residents is about 740 and there are about twice as many suicides as homicides in the state.
Definition
Deaths with suicide as the underlying cause. ICD-10 codes: X60-X84, Y87.0
Data Notes
- Data have been age-adjusted to the U.S. 2000 standard population.
- This is Healthy New Jersey 2020 (HNJ2020) Objective IVP-3.
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 suicideDenominator:
Estimated number of persons in the population
Related Health Objectives and Indicators
Health Initiative: HP2030
Healthy People 2030 Objective MHMD-01
U.S. Target: Reduce the suicide rate to 12.8 per 100,000 population (age-adjusted) by 2030
https://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/browse-objectives/mental-health-and-mental-disorders/reduce-suicide-rate-mhmd-01
Health Initiative: HP2020
Healthy People 2020 Objective MHMD-1
U.S. Target: Reduce the suicide rate to 10.2 suicides per 100,000 population (age-adjusted) by 2020
https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/mental-health-and-mental-disorders
Health Initiative: HNJ2020
Healthy NJ 2020 Objective IVP-3
NJ Target: Reduce suicides to 5.9 per 100,000 population (age-adjusted) for the total population, 4.6 for Asians, 2.5 for Blacks, 5.5 for Hispanics, and 7.0 for Whites by 2020
https://www.nj.gov/health/chs/hnj2020/topics/injury-violence-prevention.shtml