TABLE M15. LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH IN 1999 AMONG RESIDENTS 15-24 YEARS OLD
NEW JERSEY,1994-1999
	UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES				HOMICIDE		SUICIDE		MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS		HEART DISEASE
	TOTAL		MOTOR VEHICLE
YEAR	NUMBER	RATE	NUMBER	RATE	NUMBER	RATE	NUMBER	RATE	NUMBER	RATE	NUMBER	RATE
1994	252	25.6	156	15.8	128	13.0	75	7.6	54	5.5	28	2.8
1995	270	27.5	171	17.4	123	12.5	82	8.3	32	3.3	24	2.4
1996	255	26.1	164	16.8	134	13.7	69	7.1	43	4.4	34	3.4
1997	256	26.1	157	16.0	125	12.7	59	6.0	49	5.0	25	2.5
1998	274	27.8	167	16.9	94	9.5	63	6.4	36	3.7	25	2.5
1999	229	23.2	153	15.5	78	7.9	61	6.2	51	5.2	22	2.2
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 15-24 years.