Rate: Number of deaths due to cancer of the trachea, bronchus, and lung per 100,000 Population.
Definition: Number of deaths per 100,000 with malignant neoplasm (cancer) cancer of the trachea, bronchus, and lung as the underlying cause (ICD-10 codes: C33-C34).
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