Table 12a
Cancer deaths per 100,000 population per year for colorectal cancera, by race, United States, 2002
Population group Total White Black API AI/AN
Rate SE Rate SE Rate SE Rate SE Rate SE
Total Total 19.7 0.1 19.2 0.1 26.8 0.3 12.5 0.4 14.2 1.0
Age (not age adjusted) 0-17 * * * * * * * * * *
18-44 1.6 0.0 1.5 0.0 2.1 0.1 1.3 0.1 * *
45-64 19.5 0.2 18.6 0.2 29.8 0.6 11.8 0.7 16.1 1.7
65 and over 117.9 0.6 117.1 0.6 146.2 2.2 67.0 2.6 75.9 6.5
Gender Female 16.7 0.1 16.2 0.1 22.8 0.4 10.1 0.5 12.5 1.2
Male 23.7 0.1 23.1 0.1 33.1 0.6 15.7 0.7 15.8 1.5

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

* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality (based on < 20 deaths).

Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; API: Asian or Pacific Islander; SE: Standard error.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Vital Statistics System.

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