2005 National Healthcare Quality Report, Data Tables. Table 1.12a

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Table 1.12a
Cancer deaths per 100,000 population per year for colorectal cancer, United States, 1999 and 2002

		2002			1999
Population group		Number	Rate^a	Standard error	Number	Rate^a	Standard error

Total		56,740	19.7	0.1	57,155	20.9	0.1

Age (not age adjusted)	0-17	7	DSU	DSU	5	DNA	DNA
	18-44	1,760	1.6	0.0	1,662	DNA	DNA
	45-64	12,994	19.5	0.2	12,024	19.9	0.2
	65 and over	41,979	117.9	0.6	43,464	124.9	0.6

Race	American Indian or Alaska Native	246	14.2	1.0	170	13.4	1.1
	Asian or Pacific Islander	1,059	12.5	0.4	834	12.0	0.4
	Black	6,874	26.8	0.3	6,777	28.4	0.3
	White	48,561	19.2	0.1	49,374	20.4	0.1

Ethnicity	Hispanic, all races	2,364	13.7	0.3	2,031	14.3	0.3
	Non-Hispanic, all races	54,243	20.0	0.1	54,976	21.2	0.1
	Non-Hispanic, Black	6,817	27.2	0.3	6,709	28.7	0.4
	Non-Hispanic, White	46,146	19.5	0.1	47,275	20.7	0.1

Gender	Male	28,500	23.7	0.1	28,240	25.3	0.2
Gender	Female	28,240	16.7	0.1	28,915	17.8	0.1

Education (age 25-64)	Less than high school	2,208	10.7	0.2	2,186	10.7	0.2
	High school graduate	5,843	11.9	0.2	5,613	12.3	0.2
	At least some college	5,566	6.9	0.1	4,816	7.2	0.1

^a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population, except where indicated.

DNA - Data have not been analyzed.

DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System - Mortality.