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Cancer
The Nation’s Second Leading Cause of Death

At A Glance 2009

U.S. Cancer Death Rates,* 2005

137.0–174.6 174.7–185.7 185.8–195.9 196.0–218.7
Utah 137.0 Nebraska 175.0 Rhode Island 185.8 Oklahoma 196.6
Hawaii 151.4 Florida 176.2 Georgia 186.0 Missouri 197.5
Colorado 159.5 Texas 177.0 Oregon 186.6 Ohio 197.9
Arizona 160.6 Connecticut 178.8 New Hampshire 186.9 Delaware 198.3
New Mexico 162.9 Washington 179.5 Virginia 189.1 Indiana 199.5
California 167.9 South Dakota 180.3 Maryland 190.2 Alabama 202.5
Minnesota 168.7 Iowa 183.3 Nevada 190.3 Maine 204.7
Wyoming 169.5 Wisconsin 184.0 Illinois 191.1 Arkansas 206.1
North Dakota 171.4 New Jersey 184.0 North Carolina 191.1 Mississippi 208.3
New York 172.0 Montana 184.7 Michigan 192.6 West Virginia 208.6
Alaska 172.7 Massachusetts 185.0 Pennsylvania 194.7 Tennessee 209.6
Idaho 173.5 Kansas 185.7 South Carolina 195.1 Louisiana 214.9
Vermont 174.5

District of Columbia 195.5 Kentucky 218.7

* Rates are per 100,000 population and age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.

Source: CDC and the National Cancer Institute. United States Cancer Statistics: 2005 Incidence and Mortality; 2006.

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Federally Funded Cancer Registries, 2009

NPCR SEER NPCR and SEER
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
Colorado
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Puerto Rico
U.S. Pacific Island Jurisdictions
 
Connecticut
Hawaii
Iowa
New Mexico
Utah
Atlanta
Detroit
Los Angeles
San Francisco-Oakland
San Jose-Monterey
Seattle-Puget Sound
 
California
Kentucky
Louisiana
New Jersey
 

* National Program of Cancer Registries, CDC.
† Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program, National Cancer Institute.

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Cancer Incidence and Death Rates* for All Cancer Sites Combined, by Race/Ethnicity and Sex, United States, 2001–2005

  Incidence Death
Male Female Male Female
All Races 558.9 414.8 234.4 159.9
White 551.2 419.5 230.7 159.2
Black 632.9 388.3 313.0 186.7
American Indian/Alaska Native 308.3 253.0 151.5 111.8
Asian/Pacific Islander 337.2 274.3 138.8 95.9
Hispanic† 433.7 327.7 158.9 105.1

* Rates are per 100,000 and age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population. Incidence rates are for 91% of the U.S. population; death rates are for 100% of the U.S. population.

† Hispanic origin is not mutually exclusive from race categories.
Source: United States Cancer Statistics: 1999–2005 Incidence and Mortality Web-based Report.

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Page last reviewed: February 12, 2009
Page last modified: February 12, 2009
Content source: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

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