Table 2.
Percent of Survival Records Missing Cause of Death (Maximum and Mean) and Survival Statistics for 34 US Registries with < 3% Missing/Unknown Cause-Specific Cause of Death by Primary Site for Diagnosis Years 2011-2017
| Primary site at diagnosis | Max | Mean | Survival, n | Cause spec censored | Cause spec exclude | Cause spec dead | Diff censored exclude | Diff censored dead | Diff exclude dead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All sites | 2.4 | 1.1 | 7,048,111 | 67.0 | 66.9 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Oral cavity and pharynx | 2.8 | 0.8 | 199,700 | 67.9 | 67.9 | 67.6 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Esophagus | 4.5 | 1.7 | 77,217 | 23.3 | 23.2 | 23.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Stomach | 5.1 | 1.5 | 106,817 | 35.6 | 35.4 | 35.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Colon and rectum | 2.8 | 1.2 | 632,661 | 64.7 | 64.7 | 64.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Liver and intrahepatic bile duct | 5.4 | 1.5 | 145,021 | 23.4 | 23.2 | 22.9 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| Pancreas | 1.8 | 0.6 | 209,139 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Larynx | 9.1 | 1.7 | 57,895 | 65.7 | 65.7 | 65.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Lung and bronchus | 3.3 | 1.2 | 959,490 | 26.2 | 26.1 | 25.9 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Melanoma of the skin | 4.6 | 1.2 | 351,506 | 89.6 | 89.6 | 89.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Breast | 3.5 | 1.2 | 1,078,023 | 88.6 | 88.5 | 88.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Cervix uteri | 2.9 | 1.2 | 60,254 | 68.6 | 68.5 | 68.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Corpus and uterus, NOS | 1.9 | 0.7 | 240,459 | 81.0 | 81.0 | 80.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Ovary | 4.6 | 1.7 | 96,486 | 49.4 | 49.4 | 49.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Prostate | 2.9 | 0.5 | 895,181 | 92.7 | 92.7 | 92.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Testis | 3.8 | 1.2 | 40,157 | 95.3 | 95.3 | 95.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Urinary bladder | 2.8 | 1.2 | 329,458 | 77.2 | 77.2 | 76.9 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Kidney and renal pelvis | 2.8 | 1.2 | 275,887 | 77.5 | 77.5 | 77.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Brain and other nervous system | 4.3 | 0.9 | 92,316 | 27.7 | 27.6 | 27.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Thyroid | 1.8 | 0.7 | 213,979 | 97.1 | 97.1 | 97.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Hodgkin lymphoma | 5.6 | 2.7 | 38,400 | 87.2 | 87.2 | 87.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 3.0 | 1.0 | 315,332 | 72.5 | 72.5 | 72.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Myeloma | 12.5 | 2.1 | 114,643 | 59.7 | 59.6 | 59.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Leukemia | 12.8 | 3.7 | 219,241 | 61.1 | 61.0 | 60.7 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Mesothelioma | 3.4 | 1.4 | 14,752 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Max, maximum; NOS, not otherwise specified; spec, specific.