![](images/shim.gif) | Mortality![](images/shim.gif) | Person-Years of Life Lost![](images/shim.gif) |
Measure | Number of cancer deaths per 100,000 people | The difference between the actual age of death due to a cancer and the expected age of death |
Period | 1973-1998 | 1998 |
Trend | | No trend data available |
Desired Direction | | |
Most Recent Estimate | 1998: 202.6 per 100,000 people died from cancer. | 1998: 8 million person-years of life were lost due to cancer. |
Target From Healthy People 2010 Report | 159.9 per 100,000 | No target |
Progress Relative to Healthy People 2010 Target | | No comparison possible |
More Information | Mortality | |