TABLE M17. LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH IN 1998 AMONG 45-64 YEAR OLDS
NEW JERSEY, 1988-1998
	MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS		HEART DISEASE		DIABETES MELLITUS		CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES		UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES		CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE & CIRRHOSIS
YEAR	NUMBER	RATE	NUMBER	RATE	NUMBER	RATE	NUMBER	RATE	NUMBER	RATE	NUMBER	RATE
1988	4,911	314.2	4,070	260.4	327	20.9	522	33.4	360	23.0	419	26.8
1989	4,858	311.6	3,564	228.6	421	27.0	492	31.6	348	22.3	439	28.2
1990	4,608	296.5	3,217	207.0	434	27.9	458	29.5	314	20.2	388	25.0
1991	4,523	290.3	3,186	204.5	420	27.0	495	31.8	325	20.9	327	21.0
1992	4,486	278.5	3,178	197.3	435	27.0	414	25.7	336	21.1	332	20.6
1993	4,461	276.3	3,093	191.5	444	27.5	422	26.1	345	21.4	354	21.9
1994	4,432	270.8	3,102	189.5	397	24.3	465	28.4	364	22.2	354	21.6
1995	4,293	258.4	3,028	182.3	525	31.6	475	28.6	398	24.0	325	19.6
1996	4,172	247.0	2,774	164.2	487	28.8	464	27.5	405	24.0	321	19.0
1997	4,100	235.9	2,694	155.0	478	27.5	427	24.6	421	24.2	304	17.5
1998	3,984	222.8	2,515	140.7	440	24.6	432	24.2	404	22.6	286	16.0
Death rates are computed per 100,000 estimated population aged 45-64 years.