Rate: Number of new cases (per 100,000) of invasive uterine cervical cancer diagnosed among females.

Definition: Age-adjusted incidence rate of invasive cervical cancer in females per 100,000 standard population (ICD-O-3 codes: C53.0-C53.9 excl. types 9590-9992).

Data Sources: New Jersey State Cancer Registry, Cancer Epidemiology Services, New Jersey Department of Health

Rate: Number of new cases (per 100,000) of invasive uterine cervical cancer diagnosed among females.

Definition: Age-adjusted incidence rate of invasive cervical cancer in females per 100,000 standard population (ICD-O-3 codes: C53.0-C53.9 excl. types 9590-9992).

Data Sources: New Jersey State Cancer Registry, Cancer Epidemiology Services, 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