TABLE
M13. LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH IN 1999 AMONG RESIDENTS 1-4 YEARS OLD
NEW
JERSEY, 1994-1999
YEAR
UNINTENTIONAL
INJURIES
MALIGNANT
NEOPLASMS
CONGENITAL
ANOMALIES
HOMICIDE
INFLUENZA
& PNEUMONIA
TOTAL
MOTOR
VEHICLE
NUMBER
%
NUMBER
%
NUMBER
%
NUMBER
%
NUMBER
%
NUMBER
%
1994
39
24.0
11
6.6
15
9.3
13
7.8
18
11.0
3
2.1
1995
34
18.9
10
5.4
16
8.9
12
6.6
17
9.4
4
2.3
1996
24
16.5
9
6.1
15
10.5
13
8.8
9
6.2
5
3.4
1997
38
26.7
16
10.9
10
7.0
12
8.3
15
10.5
5
3.4
1998
31
23.8
9
6.8
16
12.4
11
8.5
9
6.9
1
0.5
1999
29
21.6
8
6.0
17
12.7
11
8.2
9
6.7
7
5.2
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.