| Salem County | Other N. Jersey | % Salem vs. | ||||
| Year of Death | Deaths | Rate | Deaths | Rate | Oth NJ Rate | Rank |
| 1968-1970 | 1890 | 1409.24 | 203,047 | 1289.30 | 9.30% | 3 |
| 1971-1974 | 2500 | 1304.13 | 271,362 | 1207.81 | 8.10% | 4 |
| 1975-1978 | 2331 | 1120.79 | 260,373 | 1077.18 | 3.60% | 8 |
| 1979-1982 | 2460 | 1067.66 | 267,129 | 1034.67 | 3.20% | 7 |
| 1983-1986 | 2548 | 1018.07 | 278,961 | 1011.50 | 0.60% | 11 |
| 1987-1990 | 2625 | 993.39 | 284,807 | 981.99 | 1.20% | 9 |
| 1991-1994 | 2721 | 993.20 | 283,649 | 918.59 | +8.1%* | 5 |
| 1995-1998 | 2813 | 984.26 | 288,227 | 873.45 | +12.7%* | 2 |
| 1999-2002 | 2827 | 971.41 | 294,673 | 840.89 | +15.5%* | 2 |
| 2003-2006 | 2896 | 945.67 | 284,483 | 773.57 | +22.2%* | 3 |
| 2007-2010 | 2815 | 869.07 | 274,645 | 704.95 | +23.3%* | 1 |
| 2011-2014 | 2831 | 830.81 | 280,980 | 676.30 | +22.8%* | 2 |
| 2015-2017 | 2227 | 854.81 | 218,045 | 665.79 | +28.4%* | 2 |