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Table 9a
Cancer deaths per 100,000 population per year for all cancers,a by race, United States, 2003
    Total White Black API AI/AN
Population group Rate SE Rate SE Rate SE Rate SE Rate SE
Total 190.1 0.3 188.5 0.3 233.3 0.9 113.5 1.1 119.3 2.7
Age, not age adjusted 0-17 2.6 0.1 2.7 0.1 2.4 0.1 2.3 0.3 2.0 0.4
18-44 18.1 0.1 17.7 0.1 23.6 0.4 12.4 0.5 10.5 0.9
45-64 211.8 0.6 207.2 0.6 289.9 2.0 115.8 2.0 126.4 4.6
65 and over 1082.7 1.7 1088.9 1.8 1212.2 6.3 606.4 7.5 642.4 18.3
Gender Female 160.9 0.3 160.2 0.3 187.7 1.1 96.7 1.4 105.6 3.3
Male 233.3 0.4 230.1 0.5 308.8 1.8 137.2 2.0 139.9 4.6

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

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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