TABLE V.
ANNUAL AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATES FROM BREAST CANCER IN BARBADOS AND AMONG AFRICAN-AMERICANS BETWEEN JANUARY 1, 1995 AND DECEMBER 31, 2004 PER 100,000 PERSON-YEARS OF OBSERVATION
| Breast cancer death rates |
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| Year | Barbados |
African-Americans |
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| All (95% CI) | <50 years | 50+ years | All | <50 years | 50+ years | |
| 1995 | 28.7 (20.6–39.3) | 11.1 | 74.9 | 38.2 | 11.7 | 107.5 |
| 1996 | 34.6 (25.6–46.0) | 10.0 | 99.0 | 37.1 | 11.7 | 103.6 |
| 1997 | 29.5 (21.3–40.0) | 11.7 | 76.0 | 37.4 | 11.0 | 106.6 |
| 1998 | 33.5 (24.6–44.7) | 10.3 | 94.2 | 35.5 | 10.6 | 100.7 |
| 1999 | 25.6 (17.9–35.6) | 7.0 | 74.3 | 35.2 | 10.3 | 100.5 |
| 2000 | 34.9 (25.8–46.4) | 10.2 | 99.8 | 34.4 | 9.9 | 98.3 |
| 2001 | 37.2 (27.8–49.0) | 14.1 | 97.7 | 34.5 | 9.9 | 99.1 |
| 2002 | 35.9 (26.5–47.6) | 13.3 | 95.0 | 34.1 | 10.0 | 97.2 |
| 2003 | 37.8 (28.2–49.8) | 14.0 | 100.2 | 34.1 | 9.7 | 97.9 |
| 2004 | 31.0 (22.4–42.1) | 10.8 | 83.5 | 32.3 | 9.3 | 92.4 |