National Healthcare Quality Report, 2006: Table 1.13a

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Table 1.13a
Cancer deaths per 100,000 population per year for colorectal cancer,^a United States, 1999 and 2003
		2003			1999
Population group		Number	Rate	Standard error	Number	Rate	Standard error
Total		55,957	19.1	0.1	57,155	20.9	0.1
Age, not age adjusted	0-17	9	DSU	DSU	5	DNA	DNA
	18-44	1,641	1.5	0.0	1,662	DNA	DNA
	45-64	12,746	18.6	0.2	12,024	19.9	0.2
	65 and over	41,561	115.7	0.6	43,464	124.9	0.6
Race	American Indian/Alaska Native	205	11.8	0.9	170	13.4	1.1
	Asian/Pacific Islander	1,099	12.1	0.4	834	12.0	0.4
	Black	6,943	26.4	0.3	6,777	28.4	0.3
	White	47,710	18.6	0.1	49,374	20.4	0.1
Ethnicity	Hispanic, all races	2,471	13.4	0.3	2,031	14.3	0.3
	Non-Hispanic, all races	53,371	19.4	0.1	54,976	21.2	0.1
	Non-Hispanic, Black	6,881	26.8	0.3	6,709	28.7	0.4
	Non-Hispanic, White	45,204	18.8	0.1	47,275	20.7	0.1
Gender	Female	27,951	16.2	0.1	28,915	17.8	0.1
Gender	Male	28,006	22.9	0.1	28,240	25.3	0.2
Education, age 25-64	Less than high school	1,726	11.4	0.3	2,186	10.7	0.2
	High school graduate	4,895	11.7	0.2	5,613	12.3	0.2
	At least some college	4,441	6.6	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.