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Table 1_4_2.1
Prostate cancer deaths per 100,000 male population per year,a United States, 1999 and 2005
Population group 2005 1999
Number Rate SE Number Rate SE
Total 28,905 24.5 0.1 31,728 31.3 0.2
Age, not age adjusted 0–17 * * * * * *
18–44 * * * * * *
45–64 2,549 7.2 0.1 2,320 7.9 0.2
65 and over 26,327 170.8 1.1 29,371 205.4 1.2
Race American Indian/Alaska Native 113 17.6 1.7 63 16.7 2.2
Asian/Pacific Islander 372 10.4 0.6 304 13.9 0.8
Black 4,823 53.3 0.8 5,357 69.0 1.0
White 23,597 22.6 0.1 26,004 28.7 0.2
Ethnicity Hispanic, all races 1,300 18.5 0.5 1,050 23.0 0.8
Non-Hispanic, all races 27,566 24.9 0.2 30,613 31.7 0.2
Non-Hispanic, Black 4,771 54.1 0.8 5,315 69.7 1.0
Non-Hispanic, White 22,319 22.8 0.2 24,935 28.9 0.2
Education, ages 25–64 Less than high school 275 4.4 0.3 442 4.2 0.2
High school graduate 571 3.6 0.2 852 4.2 0.1
At least some college 575 2.2 0.1 846 2.6 0.1
Residence locationb Metropolitan 22,679 24.2 0.2 DNA DNA DNA
  Large central metro 8,086 26.0 0.3 DNA DNA DNA
  Large fringe metro 5,988 22.4 0.3 DNA DNA DNA
  Medium metro 5,744 23.9 0.3 DNA DNA DNA
  Small metro 2,861 24.9 0.5 DNA DNA DNA
Micropolitan (nonmetro) 3,552 25.2 0.4 DNA DNA DNA
Noncore (nonmetro) 2674 26.3 0.5 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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