National Healthcare Quality Report, 2006: Table 1.10a

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Table 1.10a
Cancer deaths per 100,000 male population per year for prostate cancer,^a United States, 1999 and 2003
		2003			1999
Population group		Number	Rate	Standard error	Number	Rate	Standard error
Total		29,554	26.5	0.2	31,728	31.3	0.2
Age, not age adjusted	0-17	1	DSU	DSU	1	DNA	DNA
	18-44	27	0.0	0.0	36	DNA	DNA
	45-64	2,492	7.4	0.1	2,320	7.9	0.2
	65 and over	27,034	180.8	1.1	29,371	205.4	1.2
Race	American Indian/Alaska Native	100	17.8	1.9	63	16.7	2.2
	Asian/Pacific Islander	328	10.9	0.6	304	13.9	0.8
	Black	4,894	57.4	0.8	5,357	69.0	1.0
	White	24,232	24.4	0.2	26,004	28.7	0.2
Ethnicity	Hispanic, all races	1,219	20.2	0.6	1,050	23.0	0.8
	Non-Hispanic, all races	28,279	26.8	0.2	30,613	31.7	0.2
	Non-Hispanic, Black	4,845	58.2	0.9	5,315	69.7	1.0
	Non-Hispanic, White	23,015	24.6	0.2	24,935	28.9	0.2
Education, age 25-64	Less than high school	363	4.3	0.2	442	4.2	0.2
	High school graduate	781	4.1	0.1	852	4.2	0.1
	At least some college	779	2.3	0.1	846	2.6	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.