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Table 12b
Cancer deaths per 100,000 population per year for lung cancer,a by ethnicity, United States, 2004
Population group Total Non-Hispanic Hispanic, all races
All races White Black
Rate SE Rate SE Rate SE Rate SE Rate SE
Total   53.2 0.1 55.4 0.1 56.0 0.2 60.9 0.5 22.4 0.4
Age, not age adjusted 0-17 * * * * * * * * * *
18-44 2.3 0.0 2.6 0.1 2.6 0.1 3.1 0.1 0.6 0.1
45-64 61.6 0.3 65.6 0.3 65.7 0.4 82.8 1.0 18.6 0.5
65 and over 308.4 0.9 318.8 1.0 325.3 1.0 318.7 3.3 135.4 2.5
Gender Male 70.1 0.2 72.6 0.2 72.1 0.3 91.7 1.0 33.4 0.7
Female 40.9 0.2 42.8 0.2 44.1 0.2 40.6 0.5 14.3 0.4
Residence locationb Large central metro 48.4 0.2 52.4 0.3 52.7 0.3 61.7 0.7 21.7 0.5
Large fringe metro 51.9 0.3 53.2 0.3 54.2 0.3 54.9 1.1 21.9 0.9
Medium metro 53.7 0.3 55.6 0.3 55.9 0.3 63.5 1.2 23.3 0.9
Small metro 57.3 0.4 58.7 0.5 58.7 0.5 64.8 1.9 23.6 1.5
Micropolitan (nonmetro) 58.5 0.4 59.5 0.4 59.6 0.4 63.4 1.8 26.0 1.7
Noncore (nonmetro) 60.1 0.5 60.8 0.5 60.9 0.5 61.9 2.1 24.2 2.2

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.

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

Key: SE: standard error.

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

 

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