Table 1.
Cancer site male-to-female incidence rate ratio by racial and ethnic group adjusted for age, SEER 2000–2019.
| Non-Hispanic White | Non-Hispanic Black | Non-Hispanic Asian Pacific Islander | Latino | Non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaskan Native | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF IRR | 95% CI | MF IRR | 95% CI | MF IRR | 95% CI | MF IRR | 95% CI | MF IRR | 95% CI | |
| Lip | 3.45 | (3.30, 3.61) | 2.62 | (1.82, 3.80) | 1.43 | (1.05, 1.96) | 2.90 | (2.46, 3.44) | 3.03 | (1.36, 7.28) |
| Tongue | 2.80 | (2.74, 2.86) | 3.19 | (2.96, 3.44) | 1.74 | (1.62, 1.87) | 2.15 | (2.01, 2.31) | 2.78 | (2.00, 3.89) |
| Salivary Gland | 1.93 | (1.86, 1.99) | 1.17 | (1.06, 1.29) | 1.19 | (1.08, 1.31) | 1.31 | (1.19, 1.44) | 1.17 | (0.75, 1.80) |
| Floor of Mouth | 2.41 | (2.29, 2.54) | 3.71 | (3.19, 4.34) | 2.06 | (1.64, 2.60) | 2.69 | (2.24, 3.24) | 2.30 | (1.29, 4.27) |
| Gum and Other Mouth | 1.41 | (1.37, 1.45) | 1.59 | (1.46, 1.73) | 1.78 | (1.62, 1.95) | 1.49 | (1.36, 1.63) | 1.59 | (1.07, 2.39) |
| Nasopharynx | 2.59 | (2.42, 2.77) | 2.96 | (2.59, 3.39) | 2.78 | (2.59, 2.97) | 2.66 | (2.28, 3.10) | 2.15 | (1.47, 3.18) |
| Tonsil | 5.03 | (4.87, 5.20) | 5.12 | (4.65, 5.64) | 4.30 | (3.69, 5.03) | 4.77 | (4.30, 5.30) | 5.50 | (3.50, 9.00) |
| Oropharynx | 3.84 | (3.61, 4.10) | 4.00 | (3.45, 4.66) | 3.14 | (2.32, 4.28) | 4.64 | (3.76, 5.76) | 4.22 | (1.85, 10.97) |
| Hypopharynx | 4.03 | (3.81, 4.26) | 5.88 | (5.14, 6.74) | 6.17 | (4.97, 7.71) | 8.18 | (6.68, 10.1) | 5.56 | (2.98, 11.03) |
| Other Oral Cavity and Pharynx | 3.25 | (2.99, 3.53) | 3.55 | (2.85, 4.44) | 3.53 | (2.30, 5.53) | 3.58 | (2.65, 4.90) | 2.26 | (0.81, 7.60) |
| Esophagus | 4.43 | (4.34, 4.53) | 3.11 | (2.96, 3.28) | 3.60 | (3.34, 3.89) | 4.57 | (4.27, 4.89) | 3.16 | (2.50, 4.03) |
| Stomach | 2.19 | (2.16, 2.23) | 1.84 | (1.78, 1.90) | 1.71 | (1.66, 1.76) | 1.60 | (1.55, 1.64) | 1.87 | (1.62, 2.15) |
| Small Intestine | 1.38 | (1.35, 1.42) | 1.32 | (1.25, 1.39) | 1.58 | (1.44, 1.74) | 1.28 | (1.19, 1.37) | 1.44 | (0.99, 2.11) |
| Colon and Rectum | 1.32 | (1.31, 1.33) | 1.32 | (1.30, 1.34) | 1.39 | (1.37, 1.41) | 1.40 | (1.38, 1.42) | 1.18 | (1.10, 1.26) |
| Anus, Anal Canal, and Anorectum | 0.67 | (0.66, 0.69) | 1.24 | (1.15, 1.33) | 0.85 | (0.74, 0.98) | 0.63 | (0.58, 0.69) | 0.98 | (0.67, 1.42) |
| Liver | 3.47 | (3.41, 3.54) | 3.75 | (3.61, 3.90) | 2.94 | (2.85, 3.04) | 2.84 | (2.76, 2.93) | 2.53 | (2.23, 2.88) |
| Gallbladder | 0.62 | (0.60, 0.65) | 0.66 | (0.60, 0.73) | 0.71 | (0.64, 0.78) | 0.46 | (0.43, 0.50) | 0.64 | (0.47, 0.86) |
| Other Biliary | 1.57 | (1.52, 1.62) | 1.36 | (1.25, 1.48) | 1.54 | (1.44, 1.64) | 1.34 | (1.26, 1.42) | 1.14 | (0.84, 1.54) |
| Pancreas | 1.33 | (1.31, 1.34) | 1.19 | (1.16, 1.23) | 1.21 | (1.17, 1.25) | 1.14 | (1.11, 1.17) | 1.40 | (1.22, 1.61) |
| Retroperitoneum | 1.27 | (1.19, 1.35) | 0.78 | (0.65, 0.93) | 0.98 | (0.82, 1.17) | 1.14 | (0.99, 1.32) | 0.54 | (0.22, 1.27) |
| Peritoneum, Omentum, and Mesentery | 0.08 | (0.07, 0.09) | 0.21 | (0.16, 0.27) | 0.06 | (0.04, 0.09) | 0.12 | (0.09, 0.15) | 0.11 | (0.02, 0.41) |
| Other Digestive Organs | 1.35 | (1.28, 1.41) | 1.29 | (1.14, 1.46) | 1.36 | (1.18, 1.55) | 1.17 | (1.05, 1.31) | 1.25 | (0.81, 1.93) |
| Nose, Nasal Cavity, and Middle Ear | 1.77 | (1.69, 1.85) | 1.93 | (1.69, 2.21) | 1.81 | (1.58, 2.07) | 1.63 | (1.45, 1.83) | 1.37 | (0.77, 2.48) |
| Larynx | 4.38 | (4.27, 4.49) | 5.64 | (5.32, 5.99) | 8.68 | (7.54, 10.03) | 7.69 | (7.05, 8.39) | 4.38 | (3.13, 6.23) |
| Lung and Bronchus | 1.32 | (1.32, 1.33) | 1.83 | (1.81, 1.86) | 1.71 | (1.68, 1.74) | 1.53 | (1.51, 1.56) | 1.37 | (1.28, 1.47) |
| Pleura | 2.23 | (1.79, 2.79) | 0.91 | (0.37, 2.07) | 0.76 | (0.27, 2.01) | 5.23 | (2.63, 11.55) | 4.38 | (0.28, 230.79) |
| Trachea, Mediastinum, and Other Respiratory Organs | 2.62 | (2.35, 2.93) | 2.29 | (1.71, 3.08) | 2.57 | (1.92, 3.46) | 2.63 | (2.06, 3.39) | ~ | ~ |
| Bones and Joints | 1.36 | (1.30, 1.43) | 1.28 | (1.12, 1.46) | 1.30 | (1.13, 1.51) | 1.29 | (1.16, 1.42) | 1.34 | (0.77, 2.29) |
| Soft Tissue Including Heart | 1.56 | (1.53, 1.60) | 1.21 | (1.15, 1.28) | 1.38 | (1.30, 1.48) | 1.28 | (1.21, 1.34) | 1.70 | (1.29, 2.25) |
| Skin Excluding Basal and Squamous | 1.60 | (1.59, 1.62) | 1.19 | (1.11, 1.28) | 1.32 | (1.24, 1.41) | 1.06 | (1.02, 1.10) | 1.23 | (1.05, 1.45) |
| Melanoma of the Skin | 1.57 | (1.56, 1.58) | 1.25 | (1.12, 1.39) | 1.26 | (1.16, 1.37) | 1.03 | (0.99, 1.07) | 1.25 | (1.05, 1.49) |
| Other Non-Epithelial Skin | 2.14 | (2.08, 2.19) | 1.14 | (1.04, 1.26) | 1.42 | (1.28, 1.59) | 1.20 | (1.10, 1.31) | 1.17 | (0.76, 1.79) |
| Urinary Bladder | 4.15 | (4.11, 4.18) | 3.00 | (2.91, 3.11) | 4.17 | (4.00, 4.34) | 3.86 | (3.74, 3.99) | 4.14 | (3.49, 4.92) |
| Kidney and Renal Pelvis | 2.06 | (2.04, 2.08) | 1.99 | (1.94, 2.04) | 2.11 | (2.04, 2.19) | 1.81 | (1.77, 1.85) | 1.87 | (1.7, 2.06) |
| Ureter | 2.17 | (2.06, 2.27) | 1.72 | (1.39, 2.15) | 1.68 | (1.46, 1.95) | 1.90 | (1.60, 2.26) | 1.69 | (0.62, 5.17) |
| Other Urinary Organs | 3.31 | (3.09, 3.55) | 1.76 | (1.49, 2.07) | 2.11 | (1.68, 2.67) | 2.63 | (2.14, 3.24) | 4.11 | (1.40, 15.14) |
| Eye and Orbit | 1.41 | (1.35, 1.46) | 1.62 | (1.21, 2.17) | 1.54 | (1.21, 1.97) | 1.44 | (1.26, 1.65) | 1.20 | (0.55, 2.54) |
| Brain | 1.49 | (1.47, 1.51) | 1.48 | (1.39, 1.57) | 1.49 | (1.41, 1.58) | 1.36 | (1.31, 1.42) | 1.50 | (1.19, 1.91) |
| Cranial Nerves Other Nervous System | 1.02 | (0.95, 1.09) | 1.05 | (0.87, 1.27) | 1.05 | (0.86, 1.28) | 1.02 | (0.87, 1.19) | 0.84 | (0.31, 2.07) |
| Thyroid | 0.37 | (0.37, 0.37) | 0.30 | (0.28, 0.31) | 0.32 | (0.31, 0.33) | 0.28 | (0.27, 0.29) | 0.29 | (0.25, 0.35) |
| Other Endocrine Including Thymus | 1.25 | (1.18, 1.31) | 1.02 | (0.91, 1.15) | 1.32 | (1.17, 1.47) | 1.18 | (1.05, 1.34) | 1.49 | (0.71, 3.20) |
| Hodgkin Lymphoma | 1.27 | (1.24, 1.30) | 1.34 | (1.25, 1.42) | 1.33 | (1.22, 1.47) | 1.40 | (1.33, 1.48) | 1.13 | (0.76, 1.68) |
| Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma | 1.47 | (1.45, 1.48) | 1.47 | (1.43, 1.51) | 1.46 | (1.42, 1.50) | 1.32 | (1.30, 1.35) | 1.26 | (1.11, 1.42) |
| Myeloma | 1.67 | (1.65, 1.70) | 1.39 | (1.35, 1.43) | 1.47 | (1.39, 1.55) | 1.44 | (1.39, 1.49) | 1.19 | (0.98, 1.43) |
| Lymphocytic Leukemia | 1.92 | (1.89, 1.95) | 2.00 | (1.90, 2.11) | 1.76 | (1.64, 1.90) | 1.56 | (1.49, 1.63) | 1.87 | (1.44, 2.44) |
| Myeloid and Monocytic Leukemia | 1.58 | (1.55, 1.60) | 1.40 | (1.34, 1.47) | 1.55 | (1.48, 1.62) | 1.44 | (1.38, 1.49) | 1.38 | (1.12, 1.71) |
| Other Leukemia | 1.43 | (1.37, 1.50) | 1.28 | (1.13, 1.44) | 1.69 | (1.45, 1.98) | 1.43 | (1.26, 1.62) | 1.62 | (0.98, 2.69) |
| Mesothelioma | 4.18 | (4.01, 4.36) | 4.25 | (3.61, 5.03) | 3.35 | (2.76, 4.08) | 3.44 | (3.09, 3.85) | 3.20 | (1.70, 6.29) |
| Kaposi Sarcoma | 12.86 | (11.58, 14.32) | 13.5 | (11.43, 16.06) | 13.81 | (9.08, 22.00) | 7.96 | (6.78, 9.40) | 6.33 | (2.57, 20.83) |
Abbreviations: MF IRR, male-to-female incidence rate ratio; CI, confidence interval. ~ Statistic could not be calculated. Age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. std population (19 age groups—Census P25-1130) standard [10]; confidence intervals (Tiwari mod) are 95% for ratio.