Rate: Number of deaths due to asthma per 100,000 adults age 35-64

Definition: Deaths among adults age 35-64 in which asthma is the underlying cause, CD-10 codes: J45-J46

Data Sources:

1) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File. CDC WONDER On-line Database accessed at http://wonder.cdc.gov/cmf-icd10.html

2) Death Certificate Database, Office of Vital Statistics and Registry, New Jersey Department of Health

3) Population Estimates, State Data Center, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development

Rate: Number of deaths due to asthma per 100,000 adults age 35-64

Definition: Deaths among adults age 35-64 in which asthma is the underlying cause, CD-10 codes: J45-J46

Data Sources:

1) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File. CDC WONDER On-line Database accessed at http://wonder.cdc.gov/cmf-icd10.html

2) Death Certificate Database, Office of Vital Statistics and Registry, New Jersey Department of Health

3) Population Estimates, State Data Center, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development