Rate: Deaths per 100,000 15-19 year old males
Definition: Deaths with a firearm-related injury as the underlying cause of death.
ICD-10 codes: W32-W34 (unintentional), X72-X74 (suicide), X93-X95 (homicide), Y22-Y24 (undetermined intent), Y35.0 (legal intervention)
Data Source:
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