Mortality
Table M27
TABLE
M24. DEATHS AND DEATH RATES LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH IN 1997 AMONG
RESIDENTS 65 AND OVER
NEW JERSEY, 1988-1997 |
| YEAR |
DISEASES
OF THE HEART |
MALIGNANT
NEOPLASMS |
CEREBRO-
VASCULAR DISEASES |
CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASES |
PNEUMONIA/
INFLUENZA |
DIABETES
MELLITUS |
| NO. |
RATE* |
NO. |
RATE* |
NO. |
RATE* |
NO. |
RATE* |
NO. |
RATE* |
NO. |
RATE* |
| 1988 |
22,687 |
2,261.6 |
11,404 |
1,136.8 |
3,583 |
357.2 |
1,848 |
184.2 |
2,100 |
209.3 |
1,108 |
110.5 |
| 1989 |
20,226 |
1,990.0 |
12,152 |
1,195.6 |
3,510 |
345.3 |
2,023 |
199.0 |
1,964 |
193.2 |
1,575 |
155.0 |
| 1990 |
19,849 |
1,936.4 |
12,332 |
1,203.1 |
3,396 |
331.3 |
1,953 |
190.5 |
2,086 |
203.5 |
1,564 |
152.6 |
| 1991 |
19,750 |
1,893.1 |
12,882 |
1,234.8 |
3,458 |
331.5 |
1,955 |
191.2 |
2,009 |
192.6 |
1,491 |
142.9 |
| 1992 |
20,206 |
1,911.6 |
12,779 |
1,209.0 |
3,425 |
324.0 |
2,049 |
193.8 |
1,938 |
183.3 |
1,618 |
153.1 |
| 1993 |
20,366 |
1,900.5 |
13,286 |
1,239.8 |
3,462 |
323.1 |
2,297 |
214.3 |
2,267 |
211.5 |
1,637 |
152.8 |
| 1994 |
19,890 |
1,836.3 |
13,255 |
1,223.8 |
3,610 |
333.3 |
2,227 |
205.6 |
2,053 |
189.5 |
1,730 |
159.7 |
| 1995 |
20,445 |
1,871.9 |
13,485 |
1,234.7 |
3,718 |
340.4 |
2,330 |
213.3 |
2,331 |
213.4 |
1,860 |
170.3 |
| 1996 |
20,432 |
1,858.1 |
13,184 |
1,199.0 |
3,726 |
338.9 |
2,424 |
220.4 |
2,214 |
201.3 |
1,854 |
168.6 |
| 1997 |
19,963 |
1,805.5 |
13,067 |
1,181.8 |
3,662 |
331.2 |
2,454 |
221.9 |
2,181 |
197.3 |
1,847 |
167.0 |
| *DEATH
RATES ARE COMPUTED PER 100,000 ESTIMATED POPULATION AGED 65 AND
OVER |
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