National Healthcare Quality Report, 2006: Table 1.11a

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Table 1.11a
Cancer deaths per 100,000 female population per year for breast cancer,^a United States, 1999 and 2003
		2003			1999
Population group		Number	Rate	Standard error	Number	Rate	Standard error
Total		41,619	25.3	0.1	41,144	26.6	0.1
Age, not age adjusted	0-17	1	DSU	DSU	5	DNA	DNA
	18-44	3,127	5.6	0.1	3,172	DNA	DNA
	45-64	14,513	41.2	0.3	13,462	43.4	0.4
	65 and over	23,978	114.3	0.7	24,505	119.6	0.8
Race	American Indian/Alaska Native	147	14.0	1.2	130	15.5	1.4
	Asian/Pacific Islander	745	12.6	0.5	583	12.7	0.5
	Black	5,695	34.0	0.5	5,358	35.1	0.5
	White	35,032	24.7	0.1	35,073	26.0	0.1
Ethnicity	Hispanic, all races	1,884	16.1	0.4	1,538	16.4	0.4
	Non-Hispanic, all races	39,631	25.9	0.1	39,511	27.2	0.1
	Non-Hispanic, Black	5,626	34.6	0.5	5,319	35.7	0.5
	Non-Hispanic, White	33,134	25.2	0.1	33,491	26.6	0.1
Education, age 25-64	Less than high school	1,569	22.3	0.6	1,952	20.3	0.5
	High school graduate	5,614	25.5	0.3	6,668	27.0	0.3
	At least some college	6,298	18.9	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.