TABLE 2B: PERCENT DISTRIBUTION AND RATE OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
FATALITIES
BY AGE AND SEX
NEW JERSEY, 1994 |
|
NUMBER |
PERCENT |
RATE
PER 100,000 |
| AGE
GROUP: ALL |
|
|
|
| Under
5 |
26 |
2.4% |
4.5 |
| 5-14 |
30 |
2.8% |
2.8 |
| 15-24 |
159 |
14.7% |
16.1 |
| 25-44 |
294 |
27.2% |
11.5 |
| 45-64 |
173 |
16.0% |
10.5 |
| 65-84 |
289 |
26.8% |
29.8 |
| 85+ |
108 |
10.0% |
98.9 |
| TOTAL |
1,079 |
100.0% |
13.7 |
| MALE: |
|
|
|
| Under
5 |
15 |
1.9% |
5.1 |
| 5-14 |
18 |
2.3% |
3.3 |
| 15-24 |
124 |
16.1% |
24.7 |
| 25-44 |
240 |
31.1% |
19.0
|
| 45-64 |
131 |
17.0% |
16.6 |
| 65-84 |
178 |
23.1% |
44.4 |
| 85+ |
66 |
8.5% |
222.9 |
| TOTAL |
772 |
100.0% |
20.2 |
| FEMALE: |
|
|
|
| Under
5 |
11 |
3.6% |
3.9 |
| 5-14 |
12 |
3.9% |
2.3 |
| 15-24 |
35 |
11.4% |
7.2 |
| 25-44 |
54 |
17.6% |
4.2 |
| 45-64 |
42 |
13.7% |
4.9 |
| 65-84 |
111 |
36.2% |
19.6 |
| 85+ |
42 |
13.7% |
52.7 |
| TOTAL |
307 |
100.0% |
7.5 |
NOTE:
- TBI Incidence rate=No. of
incidents*100,000/Estimated New Jersey population
- Population estimates were developed by the U.S.
Bureau of Census.
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