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Recent trends suggest that cervical cancer incidence and mortality among women in some racial and ethnic populations in the United States continue to decrease significantly; however, rates are considerably higher among Hispanic and African-American women.¹

Incidence Rates by Race and Ethnicity

Incidence refers to the number of women who get a disease each year. From 1969–2004, the cervical cancer incidence rates in the U.S. varied by race and ethnicity. In the United States, the following numbers of women were told that they had cervical cancer in 2004, the most recent year for which data are available:

• 11,892 women overall
• 9,207 white women
• 1,866 African-American women
• 479 Asian/Pacific Islander women
• 1,839 Hispanic women
• 88 American Indian/Alaska Native women

The graph below shows the incidence rates in the U.S. for cervical cancer from 1975–2004 by race and ethnicity.

Cervical 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 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

Mortality Rates by Race and Ethnicity

Mortality refers to the number of women who die from a disease each year. From 1969–2004, the cervical cancer mortality rate in the U.S. varied by race and ethnicity. The following numbers of U.S. women died from cervical cancer in 2004, the most recent year for which data are available:

• 3,850 women overall
• 2,899 white women
• 789 African-American women
• 131 Asian/Pacific Islander women
• 430 Hispanic women
• 31 American Indian/Alaska Native women

The graph below shows the mortality rates in the U.S. for cervical cancer from 1969–2004 by race and ethnicity.

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

*The group, or category, called "Hispanic" may be included in other categories like 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)

Reference

1. 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.