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Table 12b
Cancer deaths per 100,000 population per year for lung cancer,a by ethnicity, United States, 2003
        Non-Hispanic Hispanic, all races
    Total All races White Black
Population group Rate SE Rate SE Rate SE Rate SE Rate SE
Total Total 54.1 0.1 56.2 0.1 56.7 0.2 62.0 0.5 23.2 0.4
Age, not age adjusted 0-17 * * * * * * * * * *
18-44 2.3 0.0 2.7 0.1 2.7 0.1 3.1 0.1 0.6 0.1
45-64 63.1 0.3 67.0 0.3 67.1 0.4 84.7 1.1 20.1 0.6
65 and over 312.1 0.9 322.0 1.0 328.2 1.0 323.7 3.3 137.9 2.6
Gender Female 41.3 0.2 43.1 0.2 44.3 0.2 40.9 0.5 14.8 0.4
Male 71.7 0.2 74.1 0.3 73.6 0.3 94.2 1.0 34.5 0.7

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: SE: standard error.

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

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