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. 2010 Mar;88(1):4–29. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-0009.2010.00587.x

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Trends in Prostate Cancer among Black and White Males, and Percentage Change in the Black-White Rate Ratio and Rate Difference, 1990–2005.

Note: The rate ratio is calculated as the black mortality rate divided by the white mortality rate. The rate difference is calculated as the black mortality rate minus the white mortality rate.

Source: Authors’ calculations using SEER*Stat Software (National Cancer Institute Surveillance Research Program 2009), with underlying data provided by the National Center for Health Statistics 2009a, 2009b.