TABLE M16. LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH IN 1999 AMONG RESIDENTS 25-44 YEARS OLD
NEW JERSEY,1994-1999
YEAR	MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS		UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES				HIV DISEASE		HEART DISEASE		SUICIDE
			TOTAL		MOTOR VEHICLE
	NUMBER	RATE	NUMBER	RATE	NUMBER	RATE	NUMBER	RATE	NUMBER	RATE	NUMBER	RATE
1994	732	28.5	817	31.9	229	8.9	1,999	77.9	449	17.5	230	9.0
1995	726	28.4	874	34.2	226	8.9	2,032	79.6	473	18.5	227	8.9
1996	661	26.0	822	32.3	243	9.5	1,426	56.0	386	15.2	244	9.6
1997	649	25.4	860	33.7	244	9.5	759	29.7	408	16.0	216	8.5
1998	637	24.9	701	27.4	195	7.6	536	20.9	409	16.0	213	8.3
1999	664	26.2	628	24.8	204	8.1	523	20.7	399	15.8	234	9.2
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 25-44 years.