Disease |
Number of Deaths |
Rate (Deaths per 100,000) |
Diseases of heart |
1060 |
164.3 |
Malignant neoplasms (Cancer) |
871 |
135.0 |
All other diseases (Residual) |
422 |
65.4 |
Diabetes mellitus |
191 |
29.6 |
Cerebrovascular diseases (Stroke) |
184 |
28.5 |
Source: Center for Health Statistics, New Jersey Department of Health