STATE PROFILE:  NEW JERSEY

PERCENT OF PERSONS UNDER AGE 65 WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE (2004-06 data)

NEW JERSEY:  13.7%

U.S.:  16.6%
 

 

PERCENT OF BIRTHS TO UNMARRIED MOTHERS (2006 preliminary data)

NEW JERSEY      33.0

U.S RATE     38.5

2006 RANK     40 (tie)

2005 NEW JERSEY RATE     31.4

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006      -1.4
 

EARLY PRE-NATAL CARE (Percent Receiving pre-natal care in the first trimester of pregnancy, 2005)

NEW JERSEY     78.7

U.S RATE     83.9

 

CESAREAN DELIVERY RATE (2006 preliminary data)

NEW JERSEY    37.4

U.S RATE    31.1

2006 RANK    1

2005 NEW JERSEY RATE    36.3

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006    +1.1
 

PRE-TERM BIRTH RATE (2006 preliminary data)

NEW JERSEY    12.9

U.S RATE    12.8

2006 RANK    22

2005 NEW JERSEY RATE    12.5

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006    +0.4
 

TEEN BIRTH RATE (Number of live births per 1,000 females aged 15-19, 2006)

NEW JERSEY    24.9

U.S RATE    41.9

RANK    46

2004 NEW JERSEY RATE    23.4

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    +1.5
  

LOW BIRTHWEIGHT RATE (2006 preliminary data)

NEW JERSEY    8.6

U.S RATE    8.3

2006 RANK    18 (tie)

2005 NEW JERSEY RATE    8.2

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006    +0.4
 

INFANT MORTALITY RATE (2005)

NEW JERSEY    5.44

U.S RATE    6.83

RANK    42

2004 NEW JERSEY RATE    5.62

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    -0.18

 

LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH IN THE U.S. (2005)

1. HEART DISEASE

DEATHS     20655

NEW JERSEY DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    208.9

U.S. RATE    211.1

2005 RANK    24

2004 NEW JERSEY RATE    213.0

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    -4.1

 

2. CANCER

DEATHS    17171

NEW JERSEY DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    182.1

U.S. RATE    183.8

2005 RANK    31

2004 NEW JERSEY RATE    184.4

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    -2.3

 

3. STROKE

DEATHS    3614

NEW JERSEY DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    36.7

U.S. RATE    46.6

2005 RANK    46

2004 NEW JERSEY RATE    39.2

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    -2.5

4. CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASES

DEATHS    3148

NEW JERSEY DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    32.9

U.S. RATE    43.2

2005 RANK    48

2004 NEW JERSEY RATE    32.1

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    +0.8

5. ACCIDENTS

DEATHS    2561

NEW JERSEY DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    28.3

U.S. RATE    39.1

2005 RANK    46

2004 NEW JERSEY RATE    25.8

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    +2.5

6. DIABETES

DEATHS    2540

NEW JERSEY DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    26.7

U.S. RATE    24.6

2005 RANK    14 (tie)

2004 NEW JERSEY RATE    27.6

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    -0.9

7. ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE

DEATHS    1815

NEW JERSEY DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    17.6

U.S. RATE    22.9

2005 RANK    45

2004 NEW JERSEY RATE    17.0

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    +0.6

8. INFLUENZA/PNEUMONIA

DEATHS    1637

NEW JERSEY DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    16.3

U.S. RATE    20.3

2005 RANK    43

2004 NEW JERSEY RATE    16.2

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    +0.1

9. KIDNEY DISEASE

DEATHS    1597

NEW JERSEY DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    16.7

U.S. RATE    14.3

2005 RANK    18

2004 NEW JERSEY RATE    17.0

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    -0.3

10. SEPTICEMIA

DEATHS    1931

NEW JERSEY DEATH RATE (age-adjusted)    19.8

U.S. RATE    11.2

2005 RANK    2 (tie)

2004 NEW JERSEY RATE    n/a

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005    n/a

Sources:  Health Insurance data come from National Health Statistics Reports, No. 1; 2005 birth data come from National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 56, No. 6; 2006 preliminary birth data come from National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 56, No. 7; Infant mortality data come from the 2005 period linked birth/infant death data set; Leading cause of death data come from  National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 56, No. 10 and rankings are based on age-adjusted death rates.  States are categorized from highest rate to lowest.  Although adjusted for differences in age-distribution and population size, rankings by state do not take into account other state specific population characteristics that may effect the level of mortality.  When the number of deaths is small, rankings by state may be unreliable due to instability in death rates.  For more information on age-adjustment, click Here.

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