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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer. 2013 Dec 16;120(9):1290–1314. doi: 10.1002/cncr.28509

Table 4.

US Cancer Death Rates for 2006-2010 and Fixed-Interval Trends From 2001 to 2010 for the Top Cancers by Sex, Race, and Ethnicitya

All Racial and Ethnic Groups
Combined
 Whiteb
 Blackb
 APIb
 AI/AN (CHSDA
Counties)b
 Hispanicb,c
 Non-Hispanicb,c
Sex/Cancer
Site or Typed 		Ra
nk		 Ratee 2001-
2010
AAP
Cf 		2006-
2010
AAPCf 		Ran
k		 Ratee 2001-
2010
AAP
Cf 		Ra
nk		 Ratee 2001-
2010 AAPC
f 		Ra
nk		 Ratee 2001-
2010
AAP
Cf 		Ran
k		 Ratee 2001-
2010
AAP
Cf 		Ra
nk		 Ratee 2001-
2010
AAP
Cf 		Ra
nk		 Ratee 200
1-
201
0
AA
PCf
All Sites
 Both Sexes 176.4 −1.5 g −1.5 g 175.8 −1.4 g 210.3 −2.1 g 108.8 −1.2 g 160.4 −0.7 g 121.9 −1.4 g 180.7 −1.5 g
 Men 215.3 −1.8 g −1.8 g 213.1 −1.7 g 276.6 −2.6 g 132.4 −1.3 g 191.0 −0.4 152.2 −1.6 g 219.9 −1.7 g
 Women 149.7 −1.4 g −1.4 g 149.8 −1.3 g 171.2 −1.7 g 92.1 −1.0 g 139.0 −1.1 g 101.3 −1.2 g 153.7 −1.3 g
 Children
(ages 0-14)		 2.2 −2.0 g −2.0 g 2.3 −1.9 g 2.1 −2.3 g 1.9 −0.8 1.6 h 2.3 −2.3 g 2.2 −2.0 g
 Children
(ages 0-19)		 2.4 −2.2 g −2.2 g 2.5 −2.2 g 2.3 −2.3 g 2.1 −0.5 1.8 −3.0 2.5 −2.5 g 2.4 −2.2 g
Top 17
cancers for
mend
 Lung and
Bronchus		 1 63.5 −2.5 g −2.8 g 1 63.2 −2.4 g 1 78.5 −3.3 g 1 35.5 −1.6 g 1 49.6 −0.5 1 31.3 −2.8 g 1 66.0 −2.3 g
 Prostate 2 23.0 −3.4 g −3.4 g 2 21.2 −3.3 g 2 50.9 −3.8 g 4 10.1 −2.3 g 2 20.7 −1.4 2 19.2 −3.0 g 2 23.2 −3.3 g
 Colon and
Rectum		 3 19.6 −3.0 g −3.0 g 3 19.1 −3.1 g 3 28.7 −2.4 g 3 13.1 −2.3 g 3 18.7 −1.5 3 16.1 −1.4 g 3 20.0 −3.0 g
 Pancreas 4 12.5 0.4 g 0.4 g 4 12.5 0.5 g 4 15.3 0.0 6 8.3 0.5 5 10.1 5.7 5 9.6 0.5 4 12.8 0.5 g
 Leukemia 5 9.5 −1.0 g −1.0 g 5 9.8 −0.9 g 7 8.2 −1.3 g 8 5.0 −0.2 8 7.0 3.7 g 8 6.1 −1.1 g 5 9.7 −0.9 g
 Liver and
Intrahepatic
Bile Duct		 6 8.3 2.5 g 2.5 g 9 7.6 2.6 g 5 11.8 3.0 g 2 14.4 −0.5 4 13.2 3.3 4 12.3 1.9 g 7 8.0 2.5 g
 Non-
Hodgkin
Lymphoma		 7 8.2 −2.6 g −2.6 g 6 8.5 −2.6 g 10 5.9 −2.0 g 7 5.2 −2.0 g 10 5.4 −1.8 7 6.5 −1.4 g 6 8.3 −2.6 g
 Urinary
Bladder		 8 7.7 0.1 0.1 7 8.1 0.2 12 5.5 0.0 12 2.8 −1.0 11 4.1 h 11 4.0 −1.1 8 8.0 0.3 g
 Esophagus 9 7.6 −0.5 g −0.5 g 8 7.8 0.1 9 7.7 −4.6 g 9 3.1 −1.1 9 6.1 −2.4 10 4.3 −0.3 9 7.9 −0.4 g
 Kidney and
Renal Pelvis		 10 5.8 −1.0 g −1.0 g 10 5.9 −0.9 g 11 5.7 −1.3 g 11 3.0 3.3 g 6 9.5 0.1 9 5.1 −1.5 10 5.8 −0.9 g
 Brain and
Other
Nervous
System		 11 5.2 −0.5 0.5 11 5.6 −0.4 15 3.0 −0.8 13 2.3 −1.5 14 2.8 1.0 13 3.3 −0.1 11 5.4 −0.5
 Stomach 12 4.9 −3.2 g −3.2 g 13 4.2 −3.4 g 6 9.8 −3.1 g 5 8.7 −3.1 g 7 8.1 −5.7 g 6 7.6 −2.9 g 12 4.6 −3.4 g
 Myeloma 13 4.3 −1.4 g −1.4 g 14 4.0 −1.5 g 8 7.9 −1.3 g 14 2.3 3.2 g 12 3.6 −3.6 g 12 3.5 −1.9 14 4.3 −1.3 g
 Melanoma of
the Skin		 14 4.1 0.9 g 0.9 g 12 4.6 1.0 g 22 0.5 1.9 20 0.4 h 16 1.7 h 17 1.1 2.2 13 4.4 1.0 g
 Oral Cavity
and Pharynx		 15 3.8 −1.3 g −1.3 g 15 3.6 −0.8 g 13 5.2 −3.7 g 10 3.0 −2.6 g 13 3.4 −3.4 14 2.5 −1.9 g 15 3.9 −1.1 g
 Larynx 16 2.0 −2.7 g −2.7 g 16 1.9 −2.4 g 14 3.9 −4.0 g 16 0.8 −2.6 15 2.1 h 15 1.7 −2.7 g 16 2.1 −2.6 g
 Soft Tissue
including
Heart		 17 1.5 1.0 g 1.0 g 18 1.5 1.2 g 16 1.4 −0.8 15 0.9 1.2 17 1.3 h 16 1.1 1.4 18 1.5 1.0 g
Top 18
cancers for
womend
 Lung and
Bronchus		 1 39.2 −0.9 g −1.5 g 1 40.4 −0.9 g 1 37.2 −1.0 g 1 18.4 −0.5 1 33.1 −0.8 2 14.1 −1.1 g 1 41.3 −0.8 g
 Breast 2 22.6 −2.0 g −2.0 g 2 22.1 −2.0 g 2 30.8 −1.6 g 2 11.5 −1.7 g 2 15.5 1.3 1 14.8 −1.5 g 2 23.3 −1.8 g
 Colon and
Rectum		 3 13.9 −3.0 g −3.0 g 3 13.4 −3.0 g 3 19.0 −3.3 g 3 9.7 −1.6 g 3 15.4 0.4 3 10.2 −2.1 g 3 14.1 −2.9 g
 Pancreas 4 9.6 0.4 g 0.4 g 4 9.4 0.6 g 4 12.5 −0.4 4 7.1 0.5 4 8.6 0.5 4 7.8 0.1 4 9.7 0.5 g
 Ovary 5 8.1 −1.8 g −1.8 g 5 8.4 −1.8 g 6 6.7 −1.2 7 4.8 −0.6 5 7.1 −2.3 5 5.8 −1.2 g 5 8.3 −1.8 g
 Leukemia 6 5.3 −1.3 g −1.0 g 6 5.5 −1.2 g 8 4.8 −1.9 g 9 3.1 0.7 11 3.3 −3.4 9 4.0 −0.6 6 5.4 −1.3 g
 Non-
Hodgkin
Lymphoma		 7 5.1 −3.1 g −2.8 g 7 5.3 −3.1 g 12 3.6 −3.0 g 8 3.4 −2.0 g 8 4.3 −3.8 7 4.4 −1.5 g 7 5.2 −3.1 g
 Corpus and
Uterus, NOS		 8 4.3 0.5 0.5 8 4.0 0.4 5 7.4 0.7 g 10 2.6 2.3 g 12 3.2 h 10 3.3 0.6 8 4.3 0.5 g
 Brain and
Other
Nervous
System		 9 3.5 −0.5 g −0.5 g 9 3.8 −0.4 16 2.1 −0.2 12 1.6 3.8 14 2.3 h 12 2.4 −0.4 9 3.6 −0.4
 Liver and
Intrahepatic
Bile Duct		 10 3.4 2.0 g 2.2 g 10 3.2 1.9 g 11 4.1 0.8 5 6.0 −1.5 6 6.1 −1.1 6 5.4 0.9 g 10 3.2 1.6 g
 Myeloma 11 2.7 −2.3 g −2.3 g 12 2.5 −2.3 g 7 5.4 −2.2 g 13 1.3 −2.5 13 2.4 −6.2 13 2.3 −2.3 g 11 2.7 −2.2 g
 Kidney and
Renal Pelvis		 12 2.6 −1.3 g −1.3 g 11 2.6 −1.0 g 14 2.6 −1.1 g 14 1.2 −0.3 7 4.4 −0.7 14 2.3 −0.4 12 2.6 −1.3 g
 Stomach 13 2.5 −2.7 g −2.7 g 14 2.2 −2.7 g 9 4.7 −3.5 g 6 5.1 −3.7 g 9 3.8 −6.0 g 8 4.4 −2.6 g 13 2.4 −3.0 g
 Cervix Uteri 14 2.4 −1.8 g −1.8 g 15 2.2 −1.3 g 10 4.2 −2.4 g 11 1.9 −4.6 g 10 3.5 −0.4 11 2.9 −2.9 g 14 2.3 −1.8 g
 Urinary
Bladder		 15 2.2 −0.6 g −0.6 g 13 2.2 −0.4 13 2.6 −1.9 g 16 0.9 −1.1 18 1.2 h 16 1.3 −1.9 15 2.3 −0.5
 Esophagus 17 1.6 −1.5 g −1.5 g 17 1.6 −0.9 g 15 2.1 −5.2 g 18 0.8 0.1 16 1.6 h 18 0.8 −2.6 g 17 1.7 −1.4 g
 Oral Cavity
and Pharynx		 18 1.4 −1.5 g −1.5 g 18 1.4 −1.3 g 17 1.4 −3.2 g 15 1.2 −2.4 17 1.5 h 19 0.8 −1.6 18 1.4 −1.4 g
 Gallbladder 20 0.8 −1.4 g −1.4 g 20 0.7 −1.6 g 19 1.0 −0.8 20 0.8 −0.3 15 2.0 −5.2 15 1.3 −1.6 20 0.7 −1.5 g

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

a

Source: National Center for Health Statistics public-use data file for the total US, 1975-2010.

b

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

c

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

d

Cancers are listed in descending rank order of sex-specific, age-adjusted incidence rates for 2006 to 2010 for all racial and ethnic groups combined. More than 15 cancers may appear under men and women to include the top 15 cancers in each racial and ethnic group.

e

Rates are per 100,000 persons and are age standardized to the 2000 US standard population (19 age groups: ages <1 year, 1-4 years, 5-9 years, …, 80-84 years, 85 years; Census publication p25-1130; US Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports, p25-1130. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 2000).

f

The AAPC is a weighted average of the annual percent change and is calculated by joinpoint analyses with up to 2 joinpoints yielding up to 3 trend segments based on rates per 100,000 persons and age standardized to the 2000 US standard population (19 age groups: ages <1 year, 1-4 years, 5-9 years, …, 80-84 years, 85 years; Census publication p25-1130). For joinpoint analysis, the Joinpoint Regression Program was used (version 4.0.3, April 2013; Surveillance Research Program, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Md).

g

The AAPC is statistically significantly different from zero (2-sided Z test; P <.05).

h

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