TABLE
M14. LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH IN 1999 AMONG RESIDENTS 5-14 YEARS
OLD
NEW
JERSEY, 1994-1999
UNINTENTIONAL
INJURIES
MALIGNANT
NEOPLASMS
HEART
DISEASE**
HIV
DISEASE**
CONGENITAL
ANOMALIES**
TOTAL
MOTOR
VEHICLE
YEAR
NUMBER
RATE
NUMBER
RATE
NUMBER
RATE
NUMBER
NUMBER
NUMBER
1994
58
5.5
29
2.8
47
4.5
8
27
4
1995
69
6.4
30
2.8
40
3.7
8
23
10
1996
48
4.4
30
2.7
47
4.3
6
19
9
1997
59
5.3
28
2.5
31
2.8
7
16
13
1998
46
4.1
26
2.3
29
2.6
8
8
7
1999
47
4.1
32
2.8
20
1.7
12
8
8
1994-1998
data are from the NJ single cause of death file. 1999 data are from
the NCHS multiple cause of death file
1994-1998 numbers have been comparability-modified. See Table
A for preliminary comparability ratios.
Death rates are computed per 100,000 estimated population aged 5-14
years.
** Numbers are too small
to calculate reliable rates.