TABLE M31. DRUG-RELATED MORTALITY BY AGE, RACE, AND SEX
NEW JERSEY, 1998
AGE GROUP	BOTH SEXES		MALE						FEMALE
	ALL RACES		ALL RACES		WHITE		BLACK		ALL RACES		WHITE		BLACK
	NUMBER	RATE	NUMBER	RATE	NUMBER	RATE	NUMBER	RATE	NUMBER	RATE	NUMBER	RATE	NUMBER	RATE
UNDER 15	6	**	3	**	1	**	2	**	3	**	1	**	2	**
15-24	68	6.9	64	12.7	60	15.8	2	**	4	**	4	**	0	**
25-34	173	15.1	129	22.8	101	23.1	26	28.5	44	7.6	30	6.9	13	**
35-44	268	18.9	202	29.1	147	26.3	55	59.0	66	9.2	36	6.3	30	28.7
45-54	139	12.9	96	18.4	59	13.7	37	61.8	43	7.7	27	6.0	16	**
55-64	29	4.1	19	**	13	**	6	**	10	**	10	**	0	**
65+	20	1.8	8	**	6	**	2	**	12	**	11	**	1	**
NOT STATED	1	**	1	**	1	**	0	**	0	**	0	**	0	**
TOTAL	704	8.7	522	13.3	388	12.4	130	23.0	182	4.3	119	3.6	62	9.9
Drug-Related Mortality includes ICD-9 codes 292, 304, 305.2-305.9, E850-E858, E950.0-E950.5, E962.0, E980.0-E980.5.
"All Races" includes races other than white and black and race not stated.
** Number is too small to calculate a reliable rate.