TABLE M17. LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH IN 1999 AMONG RESIDENTS 45-64 YEARS OLD
NEW JERSEY,1994-1999
YEAR	MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS		HEART DISEASE		DIABETES MELLITUS		UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES		CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES		CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE & CIRRHOSIS
	NUMBER	RATE	NUMBER	RATE	NUMBER	RATE	NUMBER	RATE	NUMBER	RATE	NUMBER	RATE
1994	4,462	271.7	3,058	186.2	400	24.4	375	22.8	492	30.0	367	22.3
1995	4,322	260.2	2,985	179.7	529	31.9	410	24.7	503	30.3	337	20.3
1996	4,200	248.7	2,735	161.9	491	29.1	417	24.7	491	29.1	333	19.7
1997	4,128	237.5	2,656	152.8	482	27.7	434	25.0	452	26.0	315	18.1
1998	4,011	224.4	2,479	138.7	444	24.8	416	23.3	457	25.6	296	16.6
1999	4,230	231.5	2,655	145.3	479	26.2	435	23.8	414	22.7	339	18.6
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 45-64 years.