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Table 1_1_5.2a
Breast cancer deaths per 100,000 female population per year,a by race, United States, 2005
Population group Total White Black API AI/AN
Rate SE Rate SE Rate SE Rate SE Rate SE
Total 24.1 0.1 23.4 0.1 32.8 0.4 12.2 0.4 15.2 1.2
Age, not age adjusted 0–17 * * * * * * * * * *
18–44 5.1 0.1 4.6 0.1 8.8 0.3 3.0 0.3 * *
45–64 39.6 0.3 37.4 0.3 61.9 1.2 25.0 1.2 16.0 2.2
65 and over 109.9 0.7 111.4 0.8 120.8 2.5 41.9 2.5 80.7 8.3
Residence locationb Metropolitan 24.1 0.1 23.5 0.1 32.7 0.5 11.8 0.4 13.7 1.5
  Large central metro 24.3 0.2 23.2 0.3 33.5 0.6 12.8 0.6 9.1 1.9
  Large fringe metro   24.5 0.2 24.2 0.3 31.2 1.0 10.7 0.9 17.3 4.1
  Medium metro 23.5 0.3 23.1 0.3 32.9 1.1 10.9 1.0 17.1 3.0
  Small metro 23.7 0.4 23.3 0.4 30.6 1.6 * * * *
Micropolitan (nonmetro) 23.7 0.4 23.1 0.4 32.6 1.6 21.7 3.1 16.3 3.1
Noncore (nonmetro) 24.1 0.4 23.4 0.5 35.3 2.1 * * 20.6 3.2

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.

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

Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; API: Asian or Pacific Islander; SE: standard error.

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

 

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