Table 11a
Cancer deaths per 100,000 female population per year for breast cancer,a by race, United States, 2003
    Total White Black API AI/AN
Population group Rate SE Rate SE Rate SE Rate SE Rate SE
Total 25.3 0.1 24.7 0.1 34.0 0.5 12.6 0.5 14.0 1.2
Age, not age adjusted 0-17 * * * * * * * * * *
18-44 5.6 0.1 5.1 0.1 9.4 0.3 3.3 0.3 * *
45-64 41.2 0.3 39.5 0.4 60.9 1.2 25.2 1.3 20.4 2.6
65 and over 114.3 0.7 115.4 0.8 129.9 2.6 43.3 2.7 64.7 7.7

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

* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality (based on < 20 deaths).

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

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Vital Statistics System.

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