TABLE IV.

AGE-STRATIFIED AND AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATES FROM BREAST CANCER IN BARBADOS BETWEEN JANUARY 1, 1995 AND DECEMBER 31, 2004 PER 100,000 PERSON-YEARS OF OBSERVATION

Age group	Number of cases	Person years	Age specific rate	95% CI
0–4	0	90,360	0	0–4.1
5–9	0	97,770	0	0–3.8
10–14	0	97,410	0	0–3.8
15–19	0	100,450	0	0–3.7
20–24	0	95,360	0	0–3.9
25–29	4	106,740	3.8	1.0–9.6
30–34	13	107,090	12.1	6.5–20.8
35–39	16	118,200	13.5	7.7–22.0
40–44	38	111,870	34.0	24.0–46.6
45–49	41	93,390	43.9	31.5–59.6
50–54	33	75,290	43.8	30.2–61.6
55–59	45	55,270	81.4	59.4–108.9
60–64	47	53,040	88.6	65.1–117.8
65–69	36	50,070	71.9	50.4–99.5
70–74	48	47,920	100.2	73.9–132.8
75–79	38	36,790	103.3	73.1–141.8
80–84	43	29,510	145.7	105.5–196.3
85+	67	29,260	229.0	177.5–290.8
Crude rate	469	1,395,790	33.6	(30.6–36.8)
Age standardized rates (US)	–	–	32.9	(29.9–36.0)
Age standardized rates (Europe)	–	–	31.6	(28.6–34.8)
Age standardized rates (World)	–	–	22.6	(20.4–25.0)