Rate: Number of deaths (per 100,000) due to end-stage renal disease.

Definition: Deaths with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) as the underlying cause of death ICD-10 code: N18.0 (1999-2010), N18.5 (2011 and after).

Data Sources:

(1) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics

(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 emergency room visits per 100,000 children age 0 - 4 years old.

Definition: Rate of emergency room visits due to asthma (primary diagnosis of asthma, defined by ICD-9 code 493 for January 2000 through September 2015; and ICD-10 codes J44 and J45 for the last quarter of 2015).

Source: New Jersey Uniform Billing Patient Summary Data (Hospital Discharges), Office of Health Care Quality and Assessment, New Jersey Department of Health

Rate: Number of deaths due uterine cervix cancer per 100,000 female population.

Definition: Number of deaths per 100,000 females with malignant neoplasm (cancer) of the cervix uteri as the underlying cause of death. ICD-10 code: C53.

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

Rate: Number of deaths due to a cancer of the colon, rectum, or anus per 100,000 population.

Definition: Number of deaths per 100,000 with malignant neoplasm (cancer) of the colon, rectum, or anus as the underlying cause (ICD-10 codes: C18-C21).

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

Ratio: Total number of "observed" or actual infections (Standardized infection ratio)

Definition: Infections that are acquired in a health care setting, as measured by a standardized infection ratio (SIR), resulting from coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG).

Data Source: New Jersey Healthcare-Associated Infections submitted through the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN)

Ratio: Total number of "observed" or actual infections (standardized infections ratio)

Definition: Infections that are acquired in a health care setting, as measured by a standardized infection ratio (SIR), resulting from catheter.

Data Sources: New Jersey Healthcare-Associated Infections submitted through the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN)

Rate: Number of deaths due to oropharyngeal cancer per 100,000 Population.

Definition: Number of deaths per 100,000 with malignant neoplasm (cancer) of the lip, oral cavity and pharynx as the underlying cause of death (ICD-10 codes: C00-C14).

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