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2009 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports

Table 1_4_3.2b
Lung cancer deaths per 100,000 population per year,a by ethnicity, United States, 2006
        Non-Hispanic    
    Total All races White Black Hispanic, all races
Population group Rate SE Rate SE Rate SE Rate SE Rate SE
Total   51.5 0.1 53.9 0.1 54.7 0.1 57.9 0.5 20.7 0.3
Age, not age adjusted 0–17 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
18–44 1.9 0.0 2.2 0.0 2.2 0.1 2.5 0.1 0.6 0.1
45–64 58.7 0.3 62.9 0.3 63.0 0.3 78.9 1.0 16.7 0.5
65 and over 302.0 0.9 313.5 0.9 321.8 1.0 306.3 3.1 127.5 2.3
Gender Male 67.0 0.2 69.8 0.2 69.7 0.3 85.4 0.9 30.3 0.6
Female 40.0 0.2 42.1 0.2 43.5 0.2 39.8 0.5 13.6 0.3
Geographic locationb Metropolitan 49.9 0.1 52.5 0.2 53.3 0.2 57.4 0.5 20.4 0.3
  Large central metro 45.9 0.2 49.9 0.3 50.3 0.3 58.9 0.7 20.8 0.4
  Large fringe metro 50.0 0.3 51.5 0.3 52.8 0.3 50.3 1.0 18.1 0.8
  Medium metro 52.5 0.3 54.7 0.3 55.1 0.3 59.9 1.2 21.3 0.8
  Small metro 55.8 0.4 57.3 0.4 57.3 0.5 62.8 1.8 20.6 1.3
Micropolitan (nonmetro) 58.1 0.4 59.2 0.4 59.4 0.4 63.1 1.7 23.4 1.5
Noncore (nonmetro) 58.9 0.5 59.5 0.5 59.9 0.5 61.1 2.1 25.7 2.2

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.

DSU - 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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