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Racial or Ethnic Variations*

Note: The numbers in parentheses are the rates per 100,000 persons.

All cancers combined, men:

• Incidence rates are highest among black (607.3), followed by white (527.2), Hispanic (415.5), Asian/Pacific Islander (325.8), and American Indian/Alaska Native (288.6) men.



• Death rates are highest among black (303.5), followed by white (224.8), Hispanic (152.8), American Indian/Alaska Native (151.2), and Asian/Pacific Islander (137.0) men.

All cancers combined, women:

• Incidence rates are highest among white (405.9), followed by black (379.7), Hispanic (318.6), Asian/Pacific Islander (267.4), and American Indian/Alaska Native (242.2) women.



• Death rates are highest among black (182.8), followed by white (156.4), American Indian/Alaska Native (110.7), Hispanic (101.9), and Asian/Pacific Islander (92.3) women.

Among four races and Hispanic origin:

• American Indian/Alaska Native men have the lowest incidence rates of cancer; however, Asian/Pacific Islander men have the lowest death rates from cancer.



• White women have the highest incidence rates of cancer; however, black women have the highest death rates from cancer.



• American Indian/Alaska Native women have the lowest incidence rates of cancer and the third-highest cancer death rates.

*Race- or ethnicity-specific rates are presented for all cancer sites combined.

Source: U.S. Cancer Statistics Working Group. United States Cancer Statistics: 2004 Incidence and Mortality. Atlanta (GA): Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Cancer Institute; 2007.