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Table 1_3_6.1
Colorectal cancer deaths per 100,000 population per year,a United States, 1999 and 2005
Population group 2005 1999
Number Rate SE Number Rate SE
Total 53,250 17.5 0.1 57,155 20.9 0.1
Age, not age adjusted 0–17 * * * * * *
18–44 1,644 1.5 0.0 * * *
45–64 12,496 17.2 0.2 12,024 19.9 0.2
65 and over 39,100 106.3 0.5 43,464 124.9 0.6
Race American Indian/Alaska Native 240 12.0 0.8 170 13.4 1.1
Asian/Pacific Islander 1,134 11.2 0.3 834 12.0 0.4
Black 6,883 24.8 0.3 6,777 28.4 0.3
White 44,993 16.9 0.1 49,374 20.4 0.1
Ethnicity Hispanic, all races 2,542 12.4 0.3 2,031 14.3 0.3
Non-Hispanic, all races 50,628 17.8 0.1 54,976 21.2 0.1
Non-Hispanic, Black 6,803 25.2 0.3 6,709 28.7 0.4
Non-Hispanic, White 42,479 17.2 0.1 47,275 20.7 0.1
Gender Male 26,841 20.9 0.1 28,240 25.3 0.2
Female 26,409 14.8 0.1 28,915 17.8 0.1
Education, ages 25–64 Less than high school 1,349 11.4 0.3 2,186 10.7 0.2
High school graduate 3,386 10.5 0.2 5,613 12.3 0.2
At least some college 3,130 6.1 0.1 4,816 7.2 0.1
Residence locationb Metropolitan 42,014 17.2 0.1 DNA DNA DNA
  Large central metro 14,277 17.2 0.1 DNA DNA DNA
  Large fringe metro 12,194 17.4 0.2 DNA DNA DNA
  Medium metro 10,411 16.9 0.2 DNA DNA DNA
  Small metro 5,132 17.3 0.2 DNA DNA DNA
Micropolitan (nonmetro) 6,529 18.5 0.2 DNA DNA DNA
Noncore (nonmetro) 4707 19.0 0.3 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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