National Healthcare Quality Report, 2006: Table 1.12a

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Table 1.12a
Cancer deaths per 100,000 population per year for lung cancer,^a United States, 1999 and 2003
		2003			1999
Population group		Number	Rate	Standard error	Number	Rate	Standard error
Total		158,084	54.1	0.1	152,154	55.5	0.1
Age, not age adjusted	0-17	7	DSU	DSU	9	DNA	DNA
	18-44	2,654	2.3	0.0	2,919	DNA	DNA
	45-64	43,330	63.1	0.3	40,778	67.6	0.3
	65 and over	112,093	312.1	0.9	108,448	311.7	0.9
Race	American Indian/Alaska Native	556	31.3	1.4	497	36.3	1.7
	Asian/Pacific Islander	2,415	26.9	0.6	1,943	27.9	0.7
	Black	16,372	60.8	0.5	15,963	64.8	0.5
	White	138,741	54.5	0.1	133,751	55.4	0.2
Ethnicity	Hispanic, all races	4,136	23.2	0.4	3,545	25.0	0.4
	Non-Hispanic, all races	153,614	56.2	0.1	148,204	57.2	0.1
	Non-Hispanic, Black	16,252	62.0	0.5	15,834	65.7	0.5
	Non-Hispanic, White	134,435	56.7	0.2	129,966	57.2	0.2
Gender	Female	68,122	41.3	0.2	62,703	40.2	0.2
Gender	Male	89,962	71.7	0.2	89,451	76.9	0.3
Education, age 25-64	Less than high school	9,191	58.8	0.6	10,321	49.8	0.5
	High school graduate	17,467	41.0	0.3	18,813	41.0	0.3
	At least some college	10,080	15.0	0.1	10,714	16.5	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.