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Geographic Variations*

Note: The rates mentioned are per 100,000 persons.

Breast Cancer

• The incidence rate for the United States is 117.7.
• Incidence rates are highest in the Northeast U.S. Census region (125.9), followed by the Midwest (117.7), West (117.4), and South (113.2).
• Registry incidence rates range from 102.9 to 135.8.


• The death rate for the United States is 24.4.
• Death rates are highest in the Northeast U.S. Census region (25.1), followed by the Midwest and South (both 24.6) and the West (22.9).
• State death rates range from 15.6 to 27.6.

Prostate Cancer

• The incidence rate for the United States is 145.3.
• Incidence rates are highest in the Northeast U.S. Census region (151.6), followed by the West (148.9), Midwest (147.9), and South (138.1).
• Registry incidence rates range from 109.7 to 196.6.


• The death rate for the United States is 25.4.
• Death rates are highest in the South U.S. Census region (26.4), followed by the Midwest (26.0), Northeast (24.4), and West (24.3).
• State death rates range from 18.9 to 44.8.

Lung Cancer

Men

• The incidence rate for the United States is 85.3.
• Incidence rates are highest in the South U.S. Census region (97.9), followed by the Midwest (88.6), Northeast (81.0), and West (66.0).
• Registry incidence rates range from 37.5 to 133.2.


• The death rate for the United States is 70.3.
• Death rates are highest in the South U.S. Census region (80.1), followed by the Midwest (75.2), Northeast (64.3), and West (54.2).
• State death rates range from 35.6 to 106.0.

Women

• The incidence rate for the United States is 54.2.
• Incidence rates are highest in the South U.S. Census region (56.4), followed by the Midwest (55.7), Northeast (55.3), and West (48.1).
• Registry incidence rates range from 20.6 to 75.5.


• The death rate for the United States is 40.9.
• Death rates are highest in the South U.S. Census region (42.8), followed by the Midwest (42.7), Northeast (39.9), and West (36.5).
• State death rates range from 18.5 to 57.0.

Colorectal Cancer

Men

• The incidence rate for the United States is 58.2.
• Incidence rates are highest in the Northeast U.S. Census region (61.7), followed by the Midwest (60.8), South (58.9), and West (51.0).
• Registry incidence rates range from 45.7 to 69.4.


• The death rate for the United States is 21.6.
• Death rates are highest in the Midwest U.S. Census region (22.7), followed by the South (22.1), Northeast (21.9), and West (19.2).
• State death rates range from 15.0 to 27.3.

Women

• The incidence rate for the United States is 42.7.
• Incidence rates are highest in the Northeast U.S. Census region (46.2), followed by the Midwest (44.0), South (42.5), and West (38.2).
• Registry incidence rates range from 29.0 to 50.6.


• The death rate for the United States is 15.2.
• Death rates are highest in the Northeast and Midwest U.S. Census regions (15.8), followed by the South (15.3) and West (13.5).
• State death rates range from 9.4 to 18.5.

*Geographic variations are presented for the four most common cancers.

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.