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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Apr 8.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer. 2010 Feb 1;116(3):544–573. doi: 10.1002/cncr.24760

Table 4.

Death Rates for 2002–2006 and Fixed-Interval Trends for 1997–2006 for the Top 15 Cancers by Sex, Race, and Ethnicity in the United States

All races/ethnicities Whitec Blackc APIc AI/ANc AI/AN (CHSDA counties)c Hispaniccd Non-Hispaniccd
Sex/cancer site or type b Rank Ratee AAPCf Rank Ratee AAPCf Rank Ratee AAPCf Rank Ratee AAPCf Rank Ratee AAPCf Rank Ratee AAPCf Rank Ratee AAPCf Rank Ratee AAPCf
Males
 All sites 229.9 −1.7g 226.7 −1.5g 304.2 −2.5g 135.4 −2.1g 146.4 −2.8g 183.3 −1.2g 154.8 −2.2g 235.0 −1.6g
 Lung and bronchus 1 70.5 −2.0g 1 69.9 −1.8g 1 90.1 −2.9g 1 36.9 −1.5g 1 41.2 −4.2g 1 48.0 −3.3g 1 33.9 −3.0g 1 73.3 −1.8g
 Prostate 2 25.6 −4.0g 2 23.6 −3.9g 2 56.3 −4.2g 4 10.6 −3.9g 2 16.8 −3.9g 3 20.0 −1.2 2 19.6 −3.5g 2 25.9 −4.0g
 Colon and rectum 3 21.9 −2.8g 3 21.4 −3.0g 3 31.4 −1.7g 3 13.8 −2.7g 3 15.3 −3.3g 2 20.0 −1.1 3 16.1 −1.8g 3 2.4 −2.7g
 Pancreas 4 12.3 0.1 4 12.2 0.3g 4 15.4 −1.0g 6 8.1 −0.4 5 7.1 0.6 6 9.1 3.2 5 9.1 −0.1 4 12.5 0.2g
 Leukemia 5 9.8 −0.8g 5 10.1 −0.7g 8 8.5 −1.1g 8 5.0 −0.8 9 4.5 −0.8 9 5.9 1.4 8 6.2 −1.6g 5 10.0 −0.7g
 Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 6 9.0 −3.0g 6 9.3 −2.9g 11 6.3 −3.3g 7 5.4 −4.1g 10 4.0 −5.1g 10 5.2 −3.1 7 6.4 −3.9g 6 9.1 −2.8g
 Esophagus 7 7.8 0.4g 8 7.9 1.2g 7 9.2 −4.6g 10 3.1 −2.5 8 5.1 1.2 8 6.7 3.4 10 4.1 −2.1g 7 8.0 0.6g
 Urinary bladder 8 7.5 −0.2 7 7.9 0.0 13 5.5 −0.7 11 2.7 −1.1 13 2.6 h 14 2.7 h 11 3.9 −0.8 8 7.7 0.0
 Liver and intrahepatic bile duct 9 7.5 2.1g 9 6.8 2.2g 6 10.8 2.6g 2 15.0 −1.3g 4 7.9 −0.2 4 10.3 1.2 4 11.3 1.3g 9 7.2 2.1g
 Kidney and renal pelvis 10 6.0 −0.6g 10 6.1 −0.5g 12 6.0 −0.9g 13 2.4 −2.7g 6 6.6 −1.2 7 9.0 −0.5 9 5.2 0.0 10 6.0 −0.6g
 Stomach 11 5.5 −3.7g 12 4.8 −3.8g 5 11.0 −3.9g 5 9.6 −4.0g 7 6.4 −1.2 5 9.8 0.8 6 8.3 −3.3g 12 5.3 −3.8g
 Brain and other nervous system 12 5.3 −1.1g 11 5.7 −1.1g 15 3.2 −1.0g 12 2.5 0.9 14 2.3 −2.9g 13 2.9 −2.0 13 3.3 −1.8g 11 5.5 −1.0g
 Myeloma 13 4.5 −1.1g 14 4.3 −1.0g 9 8.2 −1.7g 14 1.9 −2.9g 11 3.3 −1.4 11 4.3 −0.2 12 3.5 −1.9 13 4.6 −1.1g
 Oral cavity and pharynx 14 3.9 −1.8g 15 3.7 −1.5g 10 6.5 −3.1g 9 3.2 −2.4g 12 3.0 −3.8 12 3.6 −3.6 14 2.5 −3.8g 15 4.1 −1.6g
 Melanoma of the skin 15 3.9 0.2 13 4.4 0.3 22 0.5 1.2 19 0.5 h 16 1.1 h 16 1.6 h 17 0.9 −3.1g 14 4.2 0.5
 Larynx 16 2.3 −2.2g 16 2.1 −1.9g 14 4.7 −3.2g 17 0.7 −2.7 15 1.5 −7.0g 15 1.9 h 15 1.9 −4.2g 16 2.3 −2.0g
 Soft tissue including heart 17 1.4 −1.5g 18 1.4 −1.2g 16 1.4 −3.5g 15 0.9 −1.7 19 0.8 h 19 1.0 h 16 1.0 −3.2g 18 1.5 −1.3g
Females
 All sites 157.8 −1.0g 157.3 −0.9g 183.7 −1.4g 95.1 −1.1g 110.1 −0.7g 140.1 0.2 103.9 −1.1g 161.6 −0.9g
 Lung and bronchus 1 40.9 −0.1 1 41.9 −0.1g 1 40.0 −0.2 1 18.2 −0.8g 1 28.3 1.1 1 33.5 2.6g 2 14.4 −0.8g 1 42.8 0.1
 Breast 2 24.5 −1.9g 2 23.9 −2.0g 2 33.0 −1.5g 2 12.5 −0.2 2 14.3 0.2 2 17.6 1.3 1 15.5 −2.1g 2 25.2 −1.8g
 Colon and rectum 3 15.4 −2.6g 3 14.9 −2.6g 3 21.6 −2.3g 3 10.0 −1.7g 3 10.2 −3.4g 3 13.7 −2.4 3 10.7 −0.6 3 15.7 −2.6g
 Pancreas 4 9.3 0.5 4 9.1 0.5g 4 12.4 −0.6g 4 7.0 1.6 4 6.6 2.0 4 7.8 1.7 4 7.5 0.8g 4 9.4 0.6g
 Ovary 5 8.8 −0.5g 5 9.1 −0.3 5 7.3 −1.5 7 4.9 1.5g 5 5.4 2.2 5 6.8 1.7 5 6.0 0.8 5 9.0 −0.4g
 Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 6 5.7 −3.3g 6 5.9 −3.3g 11 4.1 −2.4g 8 3.7 −2.6g 7 3.3 −3.1 8 4.4 0.3 8 4.6 −3.3g 6 5.8 −3.4g
 Leukemia 7 5.5 −1.0g 7 5.7 −0.7 9 5.1 −1.9g 9 2.9 −2.3g 9 3.1 −0.8 10 3.6 h 9 4.0 −1.2g 7 5.6 −1.0g
 Corpus and uterus, NOS 8 4.1 0.3g 8 3.9 0.2 6 7.2 0.7g 10 2.5 2.0g 13 2.2 −0.8 13 3.0 h 10 3.1 0.1 8 4.2 0.4g
 Brain and other nervous system 9 3.5 −1.4g 9 3.8 −1.2g 16 2.1 −2.4g 12 1.6 0.7 16 1.3 h 17 1.3 h 14 2.4 0.0 9 3.6 −1.3g
 Liver and intrahepatic bile duct 10 3.2 1.2g 10 2.9 1.2g 12 3.9 0.4 5 6.6 −0.3 6 4.6 1.1 6 6.5 1.6 6 5.1 1.1g 10 3.0 1.1g
 Myeloma 11 3.0 −1.3g 12 2.7 −1.2g 7 5.8 −2.3g 13 1.5 −1.3 11 2.5 −0.4 12 3.3 0.0 12 2.6 −1.1 11 3.0 −1.3g
 Stomach 12 2.8 −2.8g 13 2.4 −2.9g 8 5.3 −3.5g 6 5.8 −3.7g 8 3.2 −7.3g 7 4.6 −6.9g 7 4.8 −2.1g 13 2.7 −3.1g
 Kidney and renal pelvis 13 2.7 −0.6g 11 2.8 −0.5g 14 2.7 −0.6 15 1.2 −1.1 10 2.9 −1.6 9 4.2 0.8 13 2.4 0.0 12 2.7 −0.5g
 Cervix uteri 14 2.5 −2.7g 15 2.2 −2.4g 10 4.6 −4.2g 11 2.2 −4.8g 12 2.5 −7.2 11 3.4 −3.7 11 3.1 −2.4g 14 2.4 −3.0g
 Urinary bladder 15 2.2 −0.8g 14 2.2 −0.7g 13 2.8 −1.3g 16 1.0 −1.0 18 1.2 h 18 1.1 h 15 1.3 −0.3 15 2.3 −0.7g
 Esophagus 17 1.7 −0.9g 17 1.6 −0.2 15 2.7 −4.2g 17 0.9 −2.8 15 1.4 h 15 1.7 h 17 0.9 −2.6g 17 1.8 −0.7g
 Oral cavity and pharynx 18 1.5 −2.4g 18 1.4 −2.2g 17 1.6 −4.7g 14 1.3 −0.1 17 1.2 h 16 1.5 h 19 0.8 −2.1 18 1.5 −2.3g
 Gallbladder 20 0.8 −1.8g 20 0.8 −1.8g 19 1.0 −0.6 18 0.8 −3.8g 14 1.5 −3.3 14 2.4 h 16 1.3 −1.7 20 0.8 −1.9

API: Asian/Pacific Islander; AI/AN: American Indian/Alaska Native; IHS: Indian Health Service; CHSDA: IHS Contract Health Services Delivery Area; AAPC: average annual percent change; NOS: not otherwise specified.

a

Source: National Center for Health Statistics public-use data file for the total U.S.

b

Cancers are sorted in descending order according to sex-specific rates for all races/ethnicities. More than 15 cancers may appear under males and females to include the top 15 cancers in every race/ethnicity group.

c

White, black, API, AI/AN, and AI/AN (CHSDA counties) populations include Hispanic and non-Hispanic; the race and ethnicity categories are not mutually exclusive.

d

Data for Hispanic and non-Hispanic exclude the District of Columbia, Maine, Minnesota, New Hampshire, and North Dakota.

e

Rates are per 100,000 persons and were age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population (19 age groups – Census p25-1130).

f

The AAPC is the Average Annual Percent Change and is a weighted average of the APCs calculated by Joinpoint over the time period 1997–2006. Joinpoint analyses with up to 2 joinpoints are based on rates per 100,000 persons and were age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population (19 age groups - Census p25-1130). Joinpoint (JP) Regression Program, Version 3.3.1. April 2008, National Cancer Institute.

g

AAPC is statistically significantly different from zero.

h

Statistic could not be calculated. The average annual percent change is based on fewer than 10 cases for at least 1 year within the time interval.