TABLE M18. LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH IN 1999 AMONG RESIDENTS 65 AND OVER
NEW JERSEY, 1994-1999
YEAR	HEART DISEASE		MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS		CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES		CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASES		DIABETES MELLITUS		INFLUENZA & PNEUMONIA
	NUMBER	RATE	NUMBER	RATE	NUMBER	RATE	NUMBER	RATE	NUMBER	RATE	NUMBER	RATE
1994	19,608	1,819.2	13,345	1,238.2	3,822	354.6	2,333	216.5	1,744	161.8	1,433	133.0
1995	20,155	1,845.3	13,577	1,243.1	3,937	360.4	2,441	223.5	1,875	171.7	1,628	149.0
1996	20,142	1,831.8	13,274	1,207.1	3,945	358.8	2,540	231.0	1,869	170.0	1,546	140.6
1997	19,680	1,779.8	13,156	1,189.8	3,877	350.7	2,571	232.6	1,862	168.4	1,523	137.7
1998	19,750	1,786.0	13,067	1,181.7	3,757	339.7	2,524	228.3	1,814	164.0	1,512	136.7
1999	20,384	1,839.3	13,194	1,190.5	3,605	325.3	2,784	251.2	1,872	168.9	1,867	168.5
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 65 and over.