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Table 1.10a
Cancer deaths per 100,000 male population per year for prostate cancer,a United States, 1999 and 2004
Population group 2004 1999
Number Rate Standard error Number Rate Standard error
Total   29,002 25.4 0.2 31,728 31.3 0.2
Age, not age adjusted 0-17 DSU DSU DSU 1 DNA DNA
18-44 26 0.0 0.0 36 DNA DNA
45-64 2,478 7.2 0.1 2,320 7.9 0.2
65 and over 26,496 174.8 1.1 29,371 205.4 1.2
Race American Indian/Alaska Native 99 16.0 1.7 63 16.7 2.2
Asian/Pacific Islander 362 11.4 0.6 304 13.9 0.8
Black 4,815 55.5 0.8 5,357 69.0 1.0
White 23,726 23.4 0.2 26,004 28.7 0.2
Ethnicity Hispanic, all races 1,238 19.1 0.6 1,050 23.0 0.8
Non-Hispanic, all races 27,723 25.7 0.2 30,613 31.7 0.2
Non-Hispanic, Black 4,768 56.4 0.8 5,315 69.7 1.0
Non-Hispanic, White 22,509 23.6 0.2 24,935 28.9 0.2
Education, ages 25-64 Less than high school 317 4.5 0.3 442 4.2 0.2
High school graduate 699 4.0 0.2 852 4.2 0.1
At least some college 659 2.2 0.1 846 2.6 0.1
Residence locationb Large central metro 7,922 26.1 0.3 DNA DNA DNA
Large fringe metro 6,100 23.7 0.3 DNA DNA DNA
Medium metro 5,834 25.0 0.3 DNA DNA DNA
Small metro 2,832 25.4 0.5 DNA DNA DNA
Micropolitan (nonmetro) 3,560 26.0 0.4 DNA DNA DNA
Noncore (nonmetro) 2,754 27.9 0.5 DNA DNA DNA

a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population, except where indicated.

b For more information, see the National Vital Statistics System entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.

DNA - Data have not been analyzed.

DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System - Mortality.

 

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