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Table 9b
Cancer deaths per 100,000 population per year for all cancers,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   185.8 0.2 190.1 0.3 188.6 0.3 231.1 0.9 121.9 0.8
Age, not age adjusted 0-17 2.6 0.1 2.5 0.1 2.5 0.1 2.7 0.2 2.7 0.1
18-44 17.3 0.1 18.5 0.1 18.1 0.2 23.7 0.4 11.1 0.2
45-64 207.2 0.5 214.9 0.6 210.5 0.6 287.8 1.9 123.2 1.4
65 and over 1063.1 1.7 1086.7 1.8 1095.1 1.9 1204.3 6.3 662.5 5.5
Gender Male 227.7 0.4 232.7 0.4 229.2 0.5 306.4 1.8 151.2 1.4
Female 157.4 0.3 161.2 0.3 160.9 0.3 185.7 1.1 101.4 1.0
Residence locationb Large central metro 180.8 0.5 189.0 0.5 186.1 0.6 233.2 1.4 122.2 1.1
Large fringe metro 183.5 0.5 186.6 0.5 187.2 0.6 215.0 2.2 111.8 2.0
Medium metro      184.2 0.6 187.7 0.6 186.1 0.6 233.4 2.4 126.5 2.0
Small metro 189.9 0.8 192.6 0.8 190.2 0.9 240.2 3.6 124.1 3.4
Micropolitan (nonmetro) 195.2 0.8 197.1 0.8 194.9 0.8 242.4 3.5 129.6 3.7
Noncore (nonmetro) 197.0 0.9 198.3 0.9 195.7 1.0 240.9 4.1 125.3 5.0

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.

Key: SE: standard error.

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

 

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