2007 National Healthcare Quality Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 1.11a

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Table 1.11a
Cancer deaths per 100,000 female population per year for breast cancer,^a United States, 1999 and 2004

Population group		2004			1999
Population group		Number	Rate	Standard error	Number	Rate	Standard error
Total		40,954	24.4	0.1	41,144	26.6	0.1
Age, not age adjusted	0-17	DSU	DSU	DSU	5	DNA	DNA
	18-44	2,906	5.2	0.1	3,172	DNA	DNA
	45-64	14,606	40.3	0.3	13,462	43.4	0.4
	65 and over	23,442	110.9	0.7	24,505	119.6	0.8
Race	American Indian/Alaska Native	169	14.8	1.2	130	15.5	1.4
	Asian/Pacific Islander	786	12.7	0.5	583	12.7	0.5
	Black	5,541	32.2	0.4	5,358	35.1	0.5
	White	34,458	23.9	0.1	35,073	26.0	0.1
Ethnicity	Hispanic, all races	1,909	15.6	0.4	1,538	16.4	0.4
	Non-Hispanic, all races	38,986	25.1	0.1	39,511	27.2	0.1
	Non-Hispanic, Black	5,490	32.9	0.4	5,319	35.7	0.5
	Non-Hispanic, White	32,551	24.5	0.1	33,491	26.6	0.1
Education, ages 25-64	Less than high school	1,318	21.0	0.6	1,952	20.3	0.5
	High school graduate	4,692	24.7	0.4	6,668	27.0	0.3
	At least some college	5,346	18.4	0.3	6,827	20.2	0.2
Residence location^b	Large central metro	11,661	24.9	0.2	DNA	DNA	DNA
	Large fringe metro	9,813	25.0	0.3	DNA	DNA	DNA
	Medium metro	8,044	24.0	0.3	DNA	DNA	DNA
	Small metro	3,860	24.0	0.4	DNA	DNA	DNA
	Micropolitan (nonmetro)	4,520	24.0	0.4	DNA	DNA	DNA
	Noncore (nonmetro)	3,056	23.5	0.4	DNA	DNA	DNA

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

^b For more information, see the National Vital Statistics System entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.

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.