2005 National Healthcare Quality Report, Data Tables. Table 1.10a

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Table 1.10a
Cancer deaths per 100,000 female population per year for breast cancer, United States, 1999 and 2002

		2002			1999
Population group		Number	Rate^a	Standard error	Number	Rate^a	Standard error

Total		41,514	25.6	0.1	41,144	26.6	0.1

Age (not age adjusted)	0-17	0	DSU	DSU	5	DNA	DNA
	18-44	3,142	5.6	0.1	3,172	DNA	DNA
	45-64	14,181	41.4	0.3	13,462	43.4	0.4
	65 and over	24,191	116.1	0.7	24,505	119.6	0.8

Race	American Indian or Alaska Native	148	13.8	1.2	130	15.5	1.4
	Asian or Pacific Islander	712	12.8	0.5	583	12.7	0.5
	Black	5,572	34.0	0.5	5,358	35.1	0.5
	White	35,082	25.0	0.1	35,073	26.0	0.1

Ethnicity	Hispanic, all races	1,724	15.5	0.4	1,538	16.4	0.4
	Non-Hispanic, all races	39,682	26.2	0.1	39,511	27.2	0.1
	Non-Hispanic, Black	5,517	34.6	0.5	5,319	35.7	0.5
	Non-Hispanic, White	33,323	25.6	0.1	33,491	26.6	0.1

Education (age 25-64)	Less than high school	1,806	18.4	0.4	1,952	20.3	0.5
	High school graduate	6,618	25.5	0.3	6,668	27.0	0.3
	At least some college	7,723	19.1	0.2	6,827	20.2	0.2

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

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.