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Legend Colors
Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.
Compared to Distribution
the value is in the best half of communities.
the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.
the value is in the worst quarter of communities.
Compared to Target
meets target; 
does not meet target.
Compared to a Single Value
lower than the comparison value;
higher than the comparison value;
not statistically different from comparison value.
Trend
non-significant change over time; 
significant change over time; 
no change over time.
Compared to Prior Value
higher than the previous measurement period;
lower than the previous measurement period;
no statistically different change from previous measurement period.
Significantly better than the overall value
Significantly worse than the overall value
No significant difference with the overall value
No data on significance available
Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Unintentional Poisonings
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Measurement Period: 2019-2021
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This indicator shows the age-adjusted death rate per 100,000 population due to unintentional poisonings.
Why is this important?
Unintentional poisoning is the unintentional harm to oneself as a result of consuming drugs or chemicals in excessive amounts. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, unintentional poisonings are overwhelmingly due to drug overdoses, which commonly involve prescription pain medications. Drug overdoses are a rising public health threat, with drug overdose death rates in the United States tripling since 1990. Men and people aged 45-49 are at the highest risk of suffering death due to unintentional poisoning.
deaths per 100,000 population
| County | Source | Measurement Period | Deaths per 100,000 population | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
There are 5 County values. The lowest value is 20.2, and the highest value is 34.7.
Half of the values are between 20.2 and 27.4.
The middle (median) value is 27.4.
Data Source
- State of New Jersey Department of Health
Maintained By: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute (Methodology)
Filed under: Health / Prevention & Safety, Health / Mortality Data, Health Outcomes