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Table 1_1_5.1
Breast cancer deaths per 100,000 female population per year,a United States, 1999 and 2005
Population group 2005 1999
Number Rate SE Number Rate SE
Total 41,116 24.1 0.1 41,144 26.6 0.1
Age, not age adjusted 0–17 * * * * * *
18–44 2,856 5.1 0.1 3,172 DNA DNA
45–64 14,772 39.6 0.3 13,462 43.4 0.4
65 and over 23,488 109.9 0.7 24,505 119.6 0.8
Race American Indian/Alaska Native 166 15.2 1.2 130 15.5 1.4
Asian/Pacific Islander 796 12.2 0.4 583 12.7 0.5
Black 5,802 32.8 0.4 5,358 35.1 0.5
White 34,352 23.4 0.1 35,073 26.0 0.1
Ethnicity Hispanic, all races 1,936 15.0 0.4 1,538 16.4 0.4
Non-Hispanic, all races 39,121 24.8 0.1 39,511 27.2 0.1
Non-Hispanic, Black 5,748 33.5 0.4 5,319 35.7 0.5
Non-Hispanic, White 32,431 24.0 0.1 33,491 26.6 0.1
Education, ages 25–64 Less than high school 1,111 19.7 0.6 1,952 20.3 0.5
High school graduate 3,975 24.7 0.4 6,668 27.0 0.3
At least some college 4,626 18.1 0.3 6,827 20.2 0.2
Residence locationb Metropolitan 33,413 24.1 0.1 DNA DNA DNA
  Large central metro 11,568 24.3 0.2 DNA DNA DNA
  Large fringe metro 9,850 24.5 0.2 DNA DNA DNA
  Medium metro 8,089 23.5 0.3 DNA DNA DNA
  Small metro 3,906 23.7 0.4 DNA DNA DNA
Micropolitan (nonmetro) 4,528 23.7 0.4 DNA DNA DNA
Noncore (nonmetro) 3,175 24.1 0.4 DNA DNA DNA

a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population, except where indicated. Respondents for which age is not reported are not included in the age adjustment calculations and are excluded from displayed numerators.

b For more information, see the National Vital Statistics System entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.

DNA - Data have not been analyzed.

* - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Key: SE: standard error.

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

 

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