Table 1_4

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Table 1_4_1.2a
All cancer deaths per 100,000 population per year,^a by race, United States, 2005
Population group		Total		White		Black		API		AI/AN
Population group		Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE
Total		183.8	0.2	182.6	0.3	222.7	0.9	110.5	1.1	123.2	2.6
Age, not age adjusted	0–17	2.5	0.1	2.6	0.1	2.4	0.1	2.1	0.2	*	*
	18–44	17.2	0.1	16.8	0.1	22.0	0.4	12.4	0.4	11.3	0.9
	45–64	205.4	0.5	200.6	0.6	281.0	1.9	118.1	1.9	140.6	4.6
	65 and over	1055.5	1.7	1064.9	1.8	1159.6	6.0	590.8	7.0	659.6	17.7
Gender	Male	225.1	0.4	222.3	0.4	293.7	1.7	133.0	1.8	147.6	4.4
Gender	Female	155.6	0.3	155.2	0.3	179.6	1.0	94.5	1.3	105.9	3.2
Residence location^b	Metropolitan	181.3	0.3	180.2	0.3	220.8	1.0	109.6	1.1	95.7	2.9
	Large central metro	177.9	0.5	174.4	0.5	224.3	1.3	114.2	1.5	70.7	4.0
	Large fringe metro	180.5	0.5	181.5	0.5	203.7	2.1	94.0	2.2	96.3	6.9
	Medium metro	183.1	0.5	182.0	0.6	225.7	2.3	115.2	2.5	110.2	5.6
	Small metro	190.2	0.8	188.1	0.8	234.9	3.5	105.8	6.9	126.4	8.2
	Micropolitan (nonmetro)	192.8	0.7	191.0	0.8	234.2	3.4	134.1	5.9	153.2	7.0
	Noncore (nonmetro)	197.2	0.9	194.3	0.9	243.3	4.1	108.2	13.6	193.4	7.5

^a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population, except where indicated. Respondents for which age is not reported are not included in the age adjustment calculations and are excluded from displayed numerators.

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

* - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; API: Asian or Pacific Islander; SE: standard error.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System - Mortality.