Cancer deaths per 100,000 population per year for all cancers, United States, 1999 and 2002 |
2002 | 1999 | ||||||
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Population group | Number | Ratea | Standard error | Number | Ratea | Standard error | |
Total | 557,264 | 193.5 | 0.3 | 549,829 | 200.8 | 0.3 | |
Age (not age adjusted) | 0-17 | 1,929 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 1,923 | DNA | DNA |
18-44 | 21,306 | 18.8 | 0.1 | 22,036 | DNA | DNA | |
45-64 | 143,028 | 214.5 | 0.6 | 135,748 | 224.9 | 0.6 | |
65 and over | 391,001 | 1098.3 | 1.7 | 390,122 | 1121.1 | 1.8 | |
Race | American Indian or Alaska Native | 2,175 | 125.4 | 2.8 | 1,836 | 134.8 | 3.4 |
Asian or Pacific Islander | 9,998 | 113.6 | 1.2 | 8,812 | 123.0 | 1.4 | |
Black | 62,614 | 238.8 | 1.0 | 61,950 | 252.5 | 1.0 | |
White | 482,477 | 191.7 | 0.3 | 477,231 | 197.9 | 0.3 | |
Ethnicity | Hispanic, all races | 23,141 | 128.4 | 0.9 | 20,233 | 134.8 | 1.0 |
Non-Hispanic, all races | 532,707 | 197.4 | 0.3 | 528,209 | 204.2 | 0.3 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 61,993 | 242.5 | 1.0 | 61,408 | 255.9 | 1.0 | |
Non-Hispanic, White | 458,752 | 195.6 | 0.3 | 456,308 | 201.2 | 0.3 | |
Gender | Male | 288,763 | 238.9 | 0.4 | 285,826 | 251.9 | 0.5 |
Female | 268,501 | 163.1 | 0.3 | 264,003 | 167.6 | 0.3 | |
Education (age 25-64) | Less than high school | 27,255 | 131.8 | 0.8 | 28,691 | 143.2 | 0.9 |
High school graduate | 65,765 | 134.2 | 0.5 | 63,807 | 140.0 | 0.6 | |
At least some college | 57,531 | 71.5 | 0.3 | 51,636 | 77.3 | 0.3 | |
a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population, except where indicated.
DNA - Data have not been analyzed.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System - Mortality.