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Deaths due to Unintentional Injury by Cause and Year, New Jersey, 2000 to 2020

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Year2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920200.05.010.015.020.025.030.035.040.0Age-adjusted Rate per 100,000 PopulationDeaths due to Unintentional Injury by Cause and Year, New Jersey, 2000 to 2020PoisoningFallMotor Vehicle - TrafficSuffocation
Injury TypeYearAge-adjusted Rate per 100,000 Population95% Confidence Interval, Lower Limit95% Confidence Interval, Upper LimitCount

Poisoning

 1Poisoning200020006.25.66.7527
 1Poisoning200120016.76.17.2577
 1Poisoning200220028.17.58.7704
 1Poisoning200320037.26.67.8623
 1Poisoning200420046.05.56.5520
 1Poisoning200520058.47.89.0730
 1Poisoning200620068.88.19.4759
 1Poisoning200720077.77.18.3662
 1Poisoning200820088.07.48.6707
 1Poisoning200920098.57.99.1740
 1Poisoning201020109.38.79.9822
 1Poisoning2011201110.810.211.5971
 1Poisoning2012201213.012.213.71,146
 1Poisoning2013201314.113.314.91,252
 1Poisoning2014201413.612.814.31,192
 1Poisoning2015201516.115.317.01,406
 1Poisoning2016201623.222.224.22,015
 1Poisoning2017201729.928.731.02,605
 1Poisoning2018201832.931.734.12,870
 1Poisoning2019201931.530.432.72,784
 1Poisoning2020202032.130.933.32,836

Fall

 2Fall200020002.82.53.2248
 2Fall200120013.02.63.4266
 2Fall200220023.22.83.6287
 2Fall200320033.02.63.4271
 2Fall200420043.93.54.3359
 2Fall200520054.13.74.5380
 2Fall200620064.03.64.5379
 2Fall200720073.93.54.4375
 2Fall200820084.23.84.7408
 2Fall200920094.03.64.4391
 2Fall201020104.03.64.5410
 2Fall201120113.83.44.2386
 2Fall201220124.84.45.3503
 2Fall201320134.54.15.0479
 2Fall201420144.84.35.2512
 2Fall201520154.84.35.2511
 2Fall201620164.94.45.3532
 2Fall201720174.84.35.2527
 2Fall201820184.74.35.2537
 2Fall201920195.24.75.6605
 2Fall202020205.34.85.8613

Motor Vehicle - Traffic

 3Motor Vehicle - Traffic200020009.08.49.7760
 3Motor Vehicle - Traffic200120018.88.29.4741
 3Motor Vehicle - Traffic200220028.88.29.5752
 3Motor Vehicle - Traffic200320039.18.49.7777
 3Motor Vehicle - Traffic200420048.98.29.5763
 3Motor Vehicle - Traffic200520058.68.09.2746
 3Motor Vehicle - Traffic200620068.78.19.3751
 3Motor Vehicle - Traffic200720078.07.48.6693
 3Motor Vehicle - Traffic200820086.66.07.1571
 3Motor Vehicle - Traffic200920096.35.86.8554
 3Motor Vehicle - Traffic201020106.25.76.8554
 3Motor Vehicle - Traffic201120117.26.67.7647
 3Motor Vehicle - Traffic201220126.86.27.3617
 3Motor Vehicle - Traffic201320136.05.46.5546
 3Motor Vehicle - Traffic201420146.05.56.5557
 3Motor Vehicle - Traffic201520156.35.86.8578
 3Motor Vehicle - Traffic201620166.66.17.2610
 3Motor Vehicle - Traffic201720176.76.27.2631
 3Motor Vehicle - Traffic201820186.35.86.8585
 3Motor Vehicle - Traffic201920196.35.76.8584
 3Motor Vehicle - Traffic202020206.45.96.9604

Suffocation

 4Suffocation200020001.61.41.9143
 4Suffocation200120011.81.52.0154
 4Suffocation200220021.71.42.0150
 4Suffocation200320031.41.21.7129
 4Suffocation200420041.61.41.9148
 4Suffocation200520052.01.82.4189
 4Suffocation200620061.71.42.0162
 4Suffocation200720071.71.42.0163
 4Suffocation200820081.81.52.1171
 4Suffocation200920091.91.62.2181
 4Suffocation201020101.71.52.0172
 4Suffocation201120111.61.31.8158
 4Suffocation201220121.81.52.0184
 4Suffocation201320132.11.82.4212
 4Suffocation201420141.81.52.0186
 4Suffocation201520151.61.41.9178
 4Suffocation201620161.61.41.9176
 4Suffocation201720171.71.42.0182
 4Suffocation201820181.71.42.0189
 4Suffocation201920191.61.31.8173
 4Suffocation202020201.51.31.8172

Why Is This Important?

Unintentional injury was the leading cause of deaths among persons aged 15-44 years and the fourth leading cause among all ages combined in 2020. Unintentional injuries are, for the most part, preventable.

Definition

Deaths with unintentional injury as the underlying cause of death. ICD-10 codes: V01-X59, Y85-Y86 Unintentional injuries are commonly referred to as accidents and include poisonings (drugs, alcohol, fumes, pesticides, etc.), motor vehicle crashes, falls, fire, drowning, suffocation, and any other external cause of death.

Data Notes

  • Data have been age-adjusted to the U.S. 2000 standard population.
  • Only causes with more than 100 deaths each year are shown.

    "Poisoning" includes drugs, alcohol, gases, pesticides, and other chemicals and noxious substances.

    "Suffocation" includes inhalation or ingestion of food, gastric contents, or other objects causing obstruction of respiratory tract; unintentional suffocation, strangulation, or hanging in bed or elsewhere; threat to breathing due to cave-in, falling earth and other substances; trapped in a low-oxygen environment; and other threats to breathing.

Data Sources

How the Measure is Calculated

  • Numerator:

    Number of deaths due to specified unintentional injury type
  • Denominator:

    Estimated number of persons in the population

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Indicator Data Last Updated On 03/24/2023, Published on 06/06/2024
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)