2005 National Healthcare Quality Report, Data Tables. Table 1.9a

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Table 1.9a
Cancer deaths per 100,000 male population per year for prostate cancer, United States, 1999 and 2002

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

Total		30,446	27.9	0.2	31,728	31.3	0.2

Age (not age adjusted)	0-17	0	DSU	DSU	1	DNA	DNA
	18-44	34	0.1	0.0	36	DNA	DNA
	45-64	2,402	7.4	0.2	2,320	7.9	0.2
	65 and over	28,010	189.6	1.1	29,371	205.4	1.2

Race	American Indian or Alaska Native	85	15.2	1.8	63	16.7	2.2
	Asian or Pacific Islander	298	10.2	0.6	304	13.9	0.8
	Black	5,145	62.0	0.9	5,357	69.0	1.0
	White	24,918	25.7	0.2	26,004	28.7	0.2

Ethnicity	Hispanic, all races	1,209	21.6	0.7	1,050	23.0	0.8
	Non-Hispanic, all races	29,151	28.2	0.2	30,613	31.7	0.2
	Non-Hispanic, Black	5,085	62.8	0.9	5,315	69.7	1.0
	Non-Hispanic, White	23,690	25.8	0.2	24,935	28.9	0.2

Education (age 25-64)	Less than high school	428	3.8	0.2	442	4.2	0.2
	High school graduate	891	4.0	0.1	852	4.2	0.1
	At least some college	926	2.3	0.1	846	2.6	0.1

^a Population includes males only.

^b 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.