All trend segments are statistically significant unless noted as stable.
 | Mortality
| Person-Years of Life Lost
|
| 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 | 1975-2001 | 2001 |
| Trend | | No trend data available |
Desired
Direction | | |
Most Recent
Estimate | 2001: 195.6 per 100,000 people died from cancer. | 2001: nearly 8.4 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 |
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