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Rate of Prostate Cancer by Race and Ethnicity

"Incidence rate" means how many men out of a given number get the disease each year. The graph below shows how many men out of 100,000 got prostate cancer each year during the years 1975–2004. The year 2004 is the most recent year for which numbers have been reported. The prostate cancer incidence rate is grouped by race and ethnicity.

For example, you can see that black men had the highest incidence rate for prostate cancer. White men had the second highest incidence of getting prostate cancer, followed by Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian/Alaska Native men.

Prostate Cancer
SEER Incidence Rates^† by Race and Ethnicity, U.S., 1975–2004^‡

*The group, or category, called "Hispanic" may be included in other categories like White, Black, American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN), and Asian/Pacific Islander (Asian/PI).
^†Rates are per 100,000 and are age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.
^‡Source: Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program, National Cancer Institute, NCI

Deaths from Prostate Cancer by Race and Ethnicity

From 1969–2004, the rate of men dying from prostate cancer has varied, depending on their race and ethnicity. The graph below shows that in 2004, black men were more likely to die of prostate cancer than any other group. White men had the second highest rate of deaths from prostate cancer, followed by men who are Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Asian/Pacific Islander.

Prostate Cancer
U.S. Death Rates^† by Race and Ethnicity, 1969–2004^‡

*The group, or category, called "Hispanic" may be included in other categories like White, Black, American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN), and Asian/Pacific Islander (Asian/PI).
^†Rates are per 100,000 and are age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.
^‡Source: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)