National Healthcare Quality Report, 2006: Table 1.9a

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Table 1.9a
Cancer deaths per 100,000 population per year for all cancers,^a United States, 1999 and 2003
		2003			1999
Population group		Number	Rate	Standard error	Number	Rate	Standard error
Total		556,890	190.1	0.3	549,829	200.8	0.3
Age, not age adjusted	0-17	1,931	2.6	0.1	1,923	DNA	DNA
	18-44	20,513	18.1	0.1	22,036	DNA	DNA
	45-64	145,535	211.8	0.6	135,748	224.9	0.6
	65 and over	388,911	1082.7	1.7	390,122	1121.1	1.8
Race	American Indian/Alaska Native	2,154	119.3	2.7	1,836	134.8	3.4
	Asian/Pacific Islander	10,531	113.5	1.1	8,812	123.0	1.4
	Black	62,660	233.3	0.9	61,950	252.5	1.0
	White	481,545	188.5	0.3	477,231	197.9	0.3
Ethnicity	Hispanic, all races	24,069	126.6	0.9	20,233	134.8	1.0
	Non-Hispanic, all races	531,627	194.1	0.3	528,209	204.2	0.3
	Non-Hispanic, Black	62,054	237.3	1.0	61,408	255.9	1.0
	Non-Hispanic, White	457,117	192.4	0.3	456,308	201.2	0.3
Gender	Female	268,908	160.9	0.3	264,003	167.6	0.3
Gender	Male	287,982	233.3	0.4	285,826	251.9	0.5
Education, age 25-64	Less than high school	24,050	157.9	1.0	28,691	143.2	0.9
	High school graduate	56,634	135.3	0.6	63,807	140.0	0.6
	At least some college	47,047	70.4	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.