2005 National Healthcare Quality Report, Data Tables. Table 1.8a

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Table 1.8a
Cancer deaths per 100,000 population per year for all cancers, United States, 1999 and 2002

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

Total		557,264	193.5	0.3	549,829	200.8	0.3

Age (not age adjusted)	0-17	1,929	2.6	0.1	1,923	DNA	DNA
	18-44	21,306	18.8	0.1	22,036	DNA	DNA
	45-64	143,028	214.5	0.6	135,748	224.9	0.6
	65 and over	391,001	1098.3	1.7	390,122	1121.1	1.8

Race	American Indian or Alaska Native	2,175	125.4	2.8	1,836	134.8	3.4
	Asian or Pacific Islander	9,998	113.6	1.2	8,812	123.0	1.4
	Black	62,614	238.8	1.0	61,950	252.5	1.0
	White	482,477	191.7	0.3	477,231	197.9	0.3

Ethnicity	Hispanic, all races	23,141	128.4	0.9	20,233	134.8	1.0
	Non-Hispanic, all races	532,707	197.4	0.3	528,209	204.2	0.3
	Non-Hispanic, Black	61,993	242.5	1.0	61,408	255.9	1.0
	Non-Hispanic, White	458,752	195.6	0.3	456,308	201.2	0.3

Gender	Male	288,763	238.9	0.4	285,826	251.9	0.5
Gender	Female	268,501	163.1	0.3	264,003	167.6	0.3

Education (age 25-64)	Less than high school	27,255	131.8	0.8	28,691	143.2	0.9
	High school graduate	65,765	134.2	0.5	63,807	140.0	0.6
	At least some college	57,531	71.5	0.3	51,636	77.3	0.3

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

DNA - Data have not been analyzed.

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