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Table 1_4_3.1
Lung 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 159,289 52.6 0.1 152,154 55.5 0.1
Age, not age adjusted 0–17 * * * * * *
18–44 2,469 2.2 0.0 * * *
45–64 43,987 60.4 0.3 40,778 67.6 0.3
65 and over 112,826 306.7 0.9 108,448 311.7 0.9
Race American Indian/Alaska Native 674 34.1 1.4 497 36.3 1.7
Asian/Pacific Islander 2,609 25.7 0.5 1,943 27.9 0.7
Black 16,566 58.4 0.5 15,963 64.8 0.5
White 139,440 53.1 0.1 133,751 55.4 0.2
Ethnicity Hispanic, all races 4,490 22.4 0.3 3,545 25.0 0.4
Non-Hispanic, all races 154,575 54.8 0.1 148,204 57.2 0.1
Non-Hispanic, Black 16,436 59.6 0.5 15,834 65.7 0.5
Non-Hispanic, White 134,922 55.5 0.2 129,966 57.2 0.2
Gender Male 90,185 69.0 0.2 89,451 76.9 0.3
Female 69,104 40.5 0.2 62,703 40.2 0.2
Education, ages 25–64 Less than high school 6,799 56.0 0.7 10,321 49.8 0.5
High school graduate 13,007 39.4 0.3 18,813 41.0 0.3
At least some college 7,370 14.2 0.2 10,714 16.5 0.2
Residence locationb Metropolitan 124,230 51.1 0.1 DNA DNA DNA
  Large central metro 38,859 47.4 0.2 DNA DNA DNA
  Large fringe metro 35,497 50.7 0.3 DNA DNA DNA
  Medium metro 33,024 53.9 0.3 DNA DNA DNA
  Small metro 16,850 57.2 0.4 DNA DNA DNA
Micropolitan (nonmetro) 20,575 58.6 0.4 DNA DNA DNA
Noncore (nonmetro) 14484 59.2 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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