Geographic Variations

Note: The rates mentioned are per 100,000 people in the United States.

Breast Cancer

• The incidence rate for the United States is 117.7.
  Incidence rates are highest in the Northeast U.S. Census region (124.0), followed by the West (118.5) and South (113.0).
• The death rate for the United States is 24.0.
  Death rates are highest in the Midwest U.S. Census region (24.6), followed by the Northeast (24.5), South (24.3), and West (22.4).

Prostate Cancer

• The incidence rate for the United States is 142.4.
  Incidence rates are highest in the Northeast U.S. Census region (152.1), followed by the South (139.2) and West (137.7).
• The death rate for the United States is 24.6.
  Death rates are highest in the Midwest U.S. Census region (25.1), followed by the South (25.0), West (24.3), and Northeast (23.9).

Lung Cancer

Men

• The incidence rate for the United States is 84.6.
  Incidence rates are highest in the South U.S. Census region (95.5), followed by the Northeast (82.3) and West (64.6).
• The death rate for the United States is 69.4.
  Death rates are highest in the South U.S. Census region (79.5), followed by the Midwest (73.0), Northeast (64.0), and West (53.5).

Women

• The incidence rate for the United States is 55.2.
  Incidence rates are highest in the South U.S. Census region (57.2), followed by the Northeast (57.0) and West (48.0).
• The death rate for the United States is 40.6.
  Death rates are highest in the Midwest U.S. Census region (42.7), followed by the South (42.4), Northeast (39.4), and West (36.2).

Colorectal (Colon) Cancer

Men

• The incidence rate for the United States is 56.4.
  Incidence rates are highest in the Northeast U.S. Census region (60.5), followed by the South (56.5) and West (49.9).
• The death rate for the United States is 21.0.
  Death rates are highest in the Midwest U.S. Census region (21.9), followed by the South (21.6), Northeast (21.3), and West (18.7).

Women

• The incidence rate for the United States is 41.9.
  Incidence rates are highest in the Northeast U.S. Census region (44.9), followed by the South (41.1) and West (37.7).
• The death rate for the United States is 14.6.
  Death rates are highest in the Northeast and Midwest U.S. Census regions (15.3), followed by the South (14.5) and West (13.4).

Note: Geographic variations are presented for the four most common cancers.

Source: U.S. Cancer Statistics Working Group. United States Cancer Statistics: 1999–2005 Incidence and Mortality Web-based Report. Atlanta (GA): Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Cancer Institute; 2009. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/uscs.