| Diseases | Number of Deaths | Rate | Rank |
| Heart Disease | 18,799 | 23.0% | 1 |
| Cancer | 15,300 | 18.8% | 2 |
| Unintentional Injury | 5,173 | 6.3% | 3 |
| COVID-19 | 4,949 | 6.1% | 4 |
| Stroke | 3,646 | 4.5% | 5 |
| Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | 2,673 | 3.3% | 6 |
| Alzheimer’s Disease | 2,321 | 2.8% | 7 |
| Diabetes | 2,107 | 2.6% | 8 |
| Septicemia | 2,027 | 2.5% | 9 |
| Kidney Disease | 1,767 | 2.2% | 10 |
| All Other Causes | 22,811 | 28.0% | – |
Source: New Jersey State Health Assessment Data (NJSHAD), Health Indicator Report of Leading Causes of Death, 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2025, from NJSHAD Indicator Report.
| Demographic Group | Number Insured | Percent Insured | Number Uninsured | Percent Uninsured |
All | 7,500,502 | 6,901,518 | 92.0% | 598,984 | 8.0% |
<=138% of Poverty | 1,045,570 | 878,254 | 84.0% | 167,316 | 16.0% |
<=400% of Poverty | 3,387,488 | 2,936,934 | 86.7% | 450,554 | 13.3% |
Data Source: Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE)/State and County by Demographic and Income Characteristics, US Census Bureau. Retrieved June 27, 2025, from NJDOL, Labor Market Information, SAHIE.
Learn more about HIV/AIDS prevalence by county and municipality in New Jersey, using this map created by the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH).
