Mortality
Table M21
TABLE
M21. DEATHS AND DEATHS RATES LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH IN 1997 AMONG
15-24 YEAR OLDS
NEW JERSEY, 1988-1997 |
| YEAR |
UNINTENTIONAL
INJURIES |
HOMICIDE |
SUICIDE |
MALIGNANT
NEOPLASMS |
DISEASES
OF THE HEART |
| TOTAL |
MOTOR
VEHICLE |
OTHER |
| NO. |
PERCENT |
NO. |
PERCENT |
NO. |
PERCENT |
NO. |
PERCENT |
NO. |
PERCENT |
NO. |
PERCENT |
NO. |
PERCENT |
| 1988 |
410 |
36.2 |
299 |
26.4 |
111 |
9.8 |
124 |
10.9 |
108 |
9.5 |
55 |
4.9 |
34 |
3.0 |
| 1989 |
310 |
28.1 |
205 |
18.6 |
105 |
9.5 |
133 |
12.1 |
90 |
8.2 |
72 |
6.5 |
26 |
2.4 |
| 1990 |
330 |
30.5 |
238 |
22.0 |
92 |
8.5 |
114 |
10.5 |
84 |
7.8 |
51 |
4.7 |
22 |
2.0 |
| 1991 |
274 |
26.6 |
172 |
16.7 |
102 |
9.9 |
125 |
12.1 |
65 |
6.3 |
60 |
5.8 |
33 |
3.2 |
| 1992 |
305 |
30.3 |
204 |
20.3 |
101 |
10.0 |
120 |
11.9 |
80 |
7.9 |
64 |
6.4 |
23 |
2.3 |
| 1993 |
272 |
27.3 |
181 |
18.2 |
91 |
9.1 |
131 |
13.2 |
86 |
8.6 |
47 |
4.7 |
29 |
2.9 |
| 1994 |
245 |
24.8 |
160 |
16.2 |
85 |
8.6 |
128 |
12.9 |
75 |
7.6 |
54 |
5.5 |
28 |
2.8 |
| 1995 |
262 |
26.7 |
175 |
17.8 |
87 |
8.9 |
123 |
12.5 |
82 |
8.3 |
32 |
3.3 |
24 |
2.4 |
| 1996 |
247 |
25.4 |
168 |
17.2 |
79 |
8.1 |
134 |
13.8 |
69 |
7.1 |
43 |
4.4 |
34 |
3.5 |
| 1997 |
248 |
25.3 |
161 |
16.4 |
87 |
8.9 |
125 |
12.8 |
59 |
6.0 |
49 |
5.0 |
25 |
2.6 |
| *DEATH
RATES ARE COMPUTED PER 100,000 ESTIMATED POPULATION AGED 15 THROUGH
24 YEARS |
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