Table 2.
Asian American cancer mortality statistics by cancer type, ranked by (directly) age-adjusted mortality rates
| ALL CANCER SITES | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males (2003–2011) | Females (2003–2011) | |||||||||
| Rank | Race/Ethnicity | Count | Age-adjusted rate per 100,000 (95% CI) | Standardized Mortality Ratio (95% CI) | Rank | Race/Ethnicity | Count | Age-adjusted rate per 100,000 (95% CI) | Standardized Mortality Ratio (95% CI) | |
| 1 | NH White | 2144938 | 221.8 (221.5, 222.1) | 1.00 | 1 | NH White | 1971845 | 155.9 (155.7, 156.1) | 1.00 | |
| 2 | Korean | 4592 | 155.2 (150.3, 160.1) | 0.69 (0.67, 0.71) | 2 | Japanese | 8177 | 106.7 (104.3, 109.1) | 0.70 (0.68, 0.71) | |
| 3 | Japanese | 6588 | 145.8 (142.3, 149.4) | 0.67 (0.65, 0.68) | 3 | Korean | 4623 | 101.1 (98.0, 104.1) | 0.63 (0.62, 0.65) | |
| 4 | Chinese | 15124 | 135.9 (133.7, 138.1) | 0.60 (0.59, 0.61) | 4 | Chinese | 12578 | 91.0 (89.4, 92.6) | 0.58 (0.57, 0.59) | |
| 5 | Aggregate Asian | 43879 | 131.7 (130.5, 133.0) | 0.58 (0.58, 0.59) | 5 | Aggregate Asian | 41737 | 90.7 (89.9, 91.6) | 0.57 (0.57, 0.58) | |
| 6 | Filipino | 9526 | 131.6 (128.8, 134.3) | 0.58 (0.57, 0.60) | 6 | Filipino | 10360 | 87.0 (85.2, 88.7) | 0.56 (0.55, 0.57) | |
| 7 | Vietnamese | 4447 | 129.9 (125.6, 134.2) | 0.63 (0.61, 0.64) | 7 | Vietnamese | 2947 | 78.1 (75.1, 81.2) | 0.49 (0.47, 0.51) | |
| 8 | Asian Indian | 3602 | 80.8 (77.6, 84.0) | 0.35 (0.34, 0.36) | 8 | Asian Indian | 3052 | 64.3 (61.7, 66.8) | 0.41 (0.39, 0.42) | |
| STOMACH CANCER | ||||||||||
| Males (2003–2011) | Females (2003–2011) | |||||||||
| Rank | Race/Ethnicity | Count | Age-adjusted rate per 100,000 (95% CI) | Standardized Mortality Ratio (95% CI) | Rank | Race/Ethnicity | Count | Age-adjusted rate per 100,000 (95% CI) | Standardized Mortality Ratio (95% CI) | |
| 1 | Korean | 668 | 21.6 (19.8, 23.4) | 5.42 (5.01, 5.83) | 1 | Korean | 534 | 11.7 (10.6, 12.7) | 5.90 (5.40, 6.40) | |
| 2 | Japanese | 579 | 12.7 (11.7, 13.8) | 3.20 (2.93, 3.46) | 2 | Japanese | 535 | 6.7 (6.1, 7.3) | 3.34 (3.06, 3.63) | |
| 3 | Aggregate Asian | 2970 | 9.0 (8.6, 9.3) | 2.13 (2.06, 2.21) | 3 | Vietnamese | 185 | 5.2 (4.4, 6.0) | 2.51 (2.15, 2.87) | |
| 4 | Chinese | 978 | 8.8 (8.3, 9.4) | 2.11 (1.98, 2.24) | 4 | Aggregate Asian | 2326 | 5.1 (4.9, 5.4) | 2.52 (2.41, 2.62) | |
| 5 | Vietnamese | 288 | 8.5 (7.4, 9.6) | 2.19 (1.94, 2.44) | 5 | Chinese | 676 | 4.9 (4.5, 5.2) | 2.41 (2.23, 2.59) | |
| 6 | Filipino | 296 | 4.2 (3.7, 4.7) | 0.99 (0.88, 1.10) | 6 | Filipino | 292 | 2.5 (2.2, 2.8) | 1.28 (1.13, 1.42) | |
| 7 | NH White | 39151 | 4.1 (4.0, 4.1) | 1.00 | 7 | Asian Indian | 104 | 2.2 (1.7, 2.7) | 1.14 (0.92, 1.36) | |
| 8 | Asian Indian | 161 | 3.2 (2.6, 3.8) | 0.84 (0.71, 0.97) | 8 | NH White | 26449 | 2.0 (2.0, 2.1) | 1.00 | |
| COLORECTAL CANCER | ||||||||||
| Males (2003–2011) | Females (2003–2011) | |||||||||
| Rank | Race/Ethnicity | Count | Age-adjusted rate per 100,000 (95% CI) | Standardized Mortality Ratio (95% CI) | Rank | Race/Ethnicity | Count | Age-adjusted rate per 100,000 (95% CI) | Standardized Mortality Ratio (95% CI) | |
| 1 | NH White | 195021 | 20.3 (20.2, 20.4) | 1.00 | 1 | NH White | 188320 | 14.3 (14.2, 14.3) | 1.00 | |
| 2 | Japanese | 863 | 19.3 (18.0, 20.6) | 0.95 (0.89, 1.01) | 2 | Japanese | 1058 | 13.7 (12.8, 14.6) | 0.93 (0.87, 0.99) | |
| 3 | Korean | 507 | 17.4 (15.8, 19.1) | 0.84 (0.76, 0.91) | 3 | Korean | 525 | 11.9 (10.9, 13.0) | 0.84 (0.77, 0.91) | |
| 4 | Chinese | 1568 | 14.1 (13.4, 14.9) | 0.68 (0.65, 0.72) | 4 | Chinese | 1491 | 10.9 (10.3, 11.5) | 0.76 (0.72, 0.80) | |
| 5 | Filipino | 1027 | 13.8 (12.9, 14.7) | 0.69 (0.65, 0.74) | 5 | Aggregate Asian | 4499 | 10.0 (9.7, 10.3) | 0.70 (0.68, 0.72) | |
| 6 | Aggregate Asian | 4615 | 13.8 (13.4, 14.2) | 0.67 (0.65, 0.69) | 6 | Filipino | 935 | 8.2 (7.7, 8.8) | 0.59 (0.55, 0.62) | |
| 7 | Vietnamese | 353 | 10.0 (8.8, 11.2) | 0.55 (0.49, 0.61) | 7 | Vietnamese | 284 | 7.7 (6.7, 8.7) | 0.56 (0.49, 0.62) | |
| 8 | Asian Indian | 297 | 6.5 (5.6, 7.5) | 0.32 (0.28, 0.35) | 8 | Asian Indian | 206 | 4.5 (3.8, 5.2) | 0.33 (0.29, 0.38) | |
| LIVER CANCER | ||||||||||
| Males (2003–2011) | Females (2003–2011) | |||||||||
| Rank | Race/Ethnicity | Count | Age-adjusted rate per 100,000 (95% CI) | Standardized Mortality Ratio (95% CI) | Rank | Race/Ethnicity | Count | Age-adjusted rate per 100,000 (95% CI) | Standardized Mortality Ratio (95% CI) | |
| 1 | Vietnamese | 992 | 26.2 (24.4, 28.0) | 4.76 (4.46, 5.05) | 1 | Vietnamese | 274 | 8.3 (7.3, 9.4) | 4.06 (3.58, 4.54) | |
| 2 | Korean | 590 | 18.2 (16.6, 19.8) | 3.09 (2.84, 3.34) | 2 | Korean | 333 | 7.8 (6.9, 8.7) | 4.03 (3.60, 4.46) | |
| 3 | Chinese | 1762 | 14.5 (13.8, 15.2) | 2.55 (2.43, 2.67) | 3 | Japanese | 444 | 5.6 (5.1, 6.1) | 3.15 (2.85, 3.44) | |
| 4 | Aggregate Asian | 4539 | 12.2 (11.9, 12.6) | 2.15 (2.09, 2.22) | 4 | Chinese | 621 | 4.7 (4.3, 5.0) | 2.47 (2.27, 2.66) | |
| 5 | Filipino | 721 | 8.8 (8.2, 9.5) | 1.57 (1.45, 1.68) | 5 | Aggregate Asian | 2046 | 4.7 (4.5, 4.9) | 2.45 (2.34, 2.55) | |
| 6 | Japanese | 277 | 6.2 (5.5, 7.0) | 1.13 (1.00, 1.26) | 6 | Filipino | 303 | 2.7 (2.4, 3.1) | 1.44 (1.28, 1.61) | |
| 7 | NH White | 56773 | 5.6 (5.5, 5.6) | 1.00 | 7 | NH White | 23393 | 1.8 (1.8, 1.9) | 1.00 | |
| 8 | Asian Indian | 197 | 4.1 (3.4, 4.8) | 0.63 (0.55, 0.72) | 8 | Asian Indian | 71 | 1.6 (1.2, 2.0) | 0.86 (0.66, 1.06) | |
| PANCREATIC CANCER | ||||||||||
| Males (2003–2011) | Females (2003–2011) | |||||||||
| Rank | Race/Ethnicity | Count | Age-adjusted rate per 100,000 (95% CI) | Standardized Mortality Ratio (95% CI) | Rank | Race/Ethnicity | Count | Age-adjusted rate per 100,000 (95% CI) | Standardized Mortality Ratio (95% CI) | |
| 1 | NH White | 124173 | 12.6 (12.5, 12.7) | 1.00 | 1 | Japanese | 784 | 9.8 (9.1, 10.5) | 1.05 (0.98, 1.13) | |
| 2 | Japanese | 554 | 12.2 (11.2, 13.2) | 0.99 (0.91, 1.07) | 2 | NH White | 122410 | 9.4 (9.4, 9.5) | 1.00 | |
| 3 | Korean | 339 | 11.0 (9.7, 12.3) | 0.86 (0.77, 0.95) | 3 | Korean | 378 | 8.5 (7.6, 9.4) | 0.89 (0.80, 0.98) | |
| 4 | Aggregate Asian | 2779 | 8.4 (8.0, 8.7) | 0.63 (0.61, 0.65) | 4 | Aggregate Asian | 3115 | 7.0 (6.8, 7.3) | 0.72 (0.70, 0.75) | |
| 5 | Chinese | 893 | 8.1 (7.5, 8.6) | 0.61 (0.57, 0.65) | 5 | Chinese | 910 | 6.8 (6.4, 7.3) | 0.70 (0.66, 0.75) | |
| 6 | Filipino | 545 | 7.4 (6.8, 8.1) | 0.57 (0.52, 0.62) | 6 | Filipino | 692 | 6.2 (5.7, 6.7) | 0.64 (0.59, 0.69) | |
| 7 | Vietnamese | 197 | 6.3 (5.3, 7.3) | 0.47 (0.40, 0.53) | 7 | Vietnamese | 172 | 4.9 (4.1, 5.7) | 0.50 (0.43, 0.58) | |
| 8 | Asian Indian | 251 | 5.8 (4.9, 6.7) | 0.41 (0.36, 0.46) | 8 | Asian Indian | 179 | 4.1 (3.5, 4.8) | 0.43 (0.37, 0.50) | |
| Lung cancers | ||||||||||
| Males (2003–2011) | Females (2003–2011) | |||||||||
| Rank | Race/Ethnicity | Count | Age-adjusted rate per 100,000 (95% CI) | Standardized Mortality Ratio (95% CI) | Rank | Race/Ethnicity | Count | Age-adjusted rate per 100,000 (95% CI) | Standardized Mortality Ratio (95% CI) | |
| 1 | NH White | 665259 | 67.4 (67.3, 67.6) | 1.00 | 1 | NH White | 537826 | 42.9 (42.8, 43.0) | 1.00 | |
| 2 | Filipino | 2926 | 39.9 (38.4, 41.4) | 0.57 (0.55, 0.59) | 2 | Japanese | 1752 | 22.2 (21.1, 23.2) | 0.54 (0.52, 0.57) | |
| 3 | Chinese | 4255 | 38.8 (37.6, 40.0) | 0.55 (0.53, 0.56) | 3 | Chinese | 2786 | 20.5 (19.8, 21.3) | 0.47 (0.45, 0.48) | |
| 4 | Korean | 1046 | 37.7 (35.2, 40.2) | 0.50 (0.47, 0.53) | 4 | Korean | 857 | 19.3 (17.9, 20.6) | 0.42 (0.39, 0.45) | |
| 5 | Vietnamese | 1251 | 37.6 (35.2, 39.9) | 0.56 (0.53, 0.59) | 5 | Aggregate Asian | 8188 | 18.2 (17.8, 18.6) | 0.41 (0.40, 0.42) | |
| 6 | Aggregate Asian | 11739 | 35.7 (35.0, 36.4) | 0.50 (0.49, 0.51) | 6 | Vietnamese | 639 | 17.0 (15.6, 18.5) | 0.39 (0.36, 0.42) | |
| 7 | Japanese | 1577 | 35.2 (33.5, 37.0) | 0.53 (0.51, 0.56) | 7 | Filipino | 1871 | 16.1 (15.3, 16.8) | 0.36 (0.35, 0.38) | |
| 8 | Asian Indian | 684 | 15.7 (14.3, 17.1) | 0.21 (0.20, 0.23) | 8 | Asian Indian | 283 | 6.7 (5.8, 7.5) | 0.14 (0.12, 0.16) | |
| BREAST CANCER | OVARIAN CANCER | |||||||||
| 2003–2011 | 2003–2011 | |||||||||
| Rank | Race/Ethnicity | Count | Age-adjusted rate per 100,000 (95% CI) | Standardized Mortality Ratio (95% CI) | Rank | Race/Ethnicity | Count | Age-adjusted rate per 100,000 (95% CI) | Standardized Mortality Ratio (95% CI) | |
| 1 | NH White | 288068 | 23.3 (23.2, 23.4) | 1.00 | 1 | NH White | 109900 | 8.8 (8.8, 8.9) | 1.0 | |
| 2 | Filipino | 2023 | 15.2 (14.5, 15.9) | 0.70 (0.67, 0.73) | 2 | Asian Indian | 297 | 5.8 (5.1, 6.6) | 0.50 (0.41, 0.59) | |
| 3 | Japanese | 872 | 12.7 (11.8, 13.6) | 0.53 (0.49, 0.56) | 3 | Japanese | 388 | 5.5 (4.9, 6.0) | 0.50 (0.41, 0.59) | |
| 4 | Aggregate Asian | 5736 | 11.5 (11.2, 11.8) | 0.51 (0.49, 0.52) | 4 | Filipino | 621 | 4.9 (4.5, 5.3) | 0.49 (0.43, 0.55) | |
| 5 | Asian Indian | 605 | 11.1 (10.1, 12.1) | 0.49 (0.45, 0.53) | 5 | Aggregate Asian | 2266 | 4.7 (4.5, 4.9) | 0.44 (0.41, 0.47) | |
| 6 | Chinese | 1493 | 9.9 (9.4, 10.4) | 0.44 (0.42, 0.46) | 6 | Korean | 220 | 4.4 (3.8, 5.0) | 0.40 (0.31, 0.49) | |
| 7 | Korean | 441 | 8.1 (7.4, 8.9) | 0.38 (0.35, 0.42) | 7 | Chinese | 604 | 4.2 (3.8, 4.5) | 0.39 (0.34, 0.44) | |
| 8 | Vietnamese | 302 | 6.6 (5.8, 7.4) | 0.31 (0.27, 0.34) | 8 | Vietnamese | 136 | 3.1 (2.6, 3.7) | 0.32 (0.24, 0.40) | |
| PROSTATE CANCER | ||||||||||
| 2003–2011 | ||||||||||
| Rank | Race/Ethnicity | Count | Age-adjusted rate per 100,000 (95% CI) | Standardized Mortality Ratio (95% CI) | ||||||
| 1 | NH White | 198182 | 22.1 (22.0, 22.2) | 1.00 | ||||||
| 2 | Filipino | 849 | 14.6 (13.5, 15.6) | 0.65 (0.61, 0.69) | ||||||
| 3 | Japanese | 587 | 12.0 (11.0, 13.0) | 0.56 (0.51, 0.60) | ||||||
| 4 | Asian Indian | 293 | 10.3 (8.9, 11.6) | 0.44 (0.39, 0.49) | ||||||
| 5 | Aggregate Asian | 2765 | 10.1 (9.7, 10.5) | 0.44 (0.43, 0.46) | ||||||
| 6 | Chinese | 781 | 8.2 (7.6, 8.7) | 0.36 (0.33, 0.38) | ||||||
| 7 | Korean | 138 | 6.5 (5.4, 7.7) | 0.27 (0.23, 0.32) | ||||||
| 8 | Vietnamese | 117 | 5.1 (4.1, 6.1) | 0.23 (0.19, 0.27) | ||||||
| NON-HODGKINS LYMPHOMA | ||||||||||
| Males (2003–2011) | Females (2003–2011) | |||||||||
| Rank | Race/Ethnicity | Count | Age-adjusted rate per 100,000 (95% CI) | Standardized Mortality Ratio (95% CI) | Rank | Race/Ethnicity | Count | Age-adjusted rate per 100,000 (95% CI) | Standardized Mortality Ratio (95% CI) | |
| 1 | NH White | 84690 | 8.9 (8.9, 9.0) | 1.00 | 1 | NH White | 72715 | 5.5 (5.5, 5.6) | 1.00 | |
| 2 | Filipino | 444 | 6.4 (5.8, 7.0) | 0.70 (0.63, 0.76) | 2 | Filipino | 446 | 4.0 (3.6, 4.4) | 0.74 (0.67, 0.81) | |
| 3 | Japanese | 270 | 5.9 (5.2, 6.6) | 0.68 (0.60, 0.76) | 3 | Japanese | 306 | 3.7 (3.3, 4.2) | 0.68 (0.60, 0.76) | |
| 4 | Aggregate Asian | 1736 | 5.3 (5.1, 5.6) | 0.59 (0.56, 0.61) | 4 | Aggregate Asian | 1534 | 3.5 (3.3, 3.6) | 0.62 (0.59, 0.66) | |
| 5 | Vietnamese | 175 | 5.1 (4.3, 6.0) | 0.64 (0.54, 0.73) | 5 | Chinese | 445 | 3.3 (3.0, 3.7) | 0.60 (0.54, 0.65) | |
| 6 | Chinese | 552 | 5.0 (4.6, 5.5) | 0.55 (0.51, 0.60) | 6 | Asian Indian | 125 | 3.1 (2.5, 3.7) | 0.54 (0.45, 0.64) | |
| 7 | Asian Indian | 185 | 4.4 (3.6, 5.2) | 0.46 (0.40, 0.53) | 7 | Vietnamese | 107 | 2.9 (2.4, 3.5) | 0.56 (0.46, 0.67) | |
| 8 | Korean | 110 | 3.6 (2.9, 4.4) | 0.42 (0.34, 0.50) | 8 | Korean | 105 | 2.4 (1.9, 2.9) | 0.44 (0.36, 0.53) | |
| LEUKEMIA | ||||||||||
| Males (2003–2011) | Females (2003–2011) | |||||||||
| Rank | Race/Ethnicity | Count | Age-adjusted rate per 100,000 (95% CI) | Standardized Mortality Ratio (95% CI) | Rank | Race/Ethnicity | Count | Age-adjusted rate per 100,000 (95% CI) | Standardized Mortality Ratio (95% CI) | |
| 1 | NH White | 95118 | 10.1 (10.1, 10.2) | 1.00 | 1 | NH White | 71484 | 5.6 (5.6, 5.7) | 1.00 | |
| 2 | Filipino | 409 | 5.6 (5.1, 6.2) | 0.57 (0.52, 0.63) | 2 | Filipino | 434 | 3.8 (3.5, 4.2) | 0.70 (0.64, 0.77) | |
| 3 | Japanese | 223 | 5.1 (4.4, 5.8) | 0.50 (0.43, 0.56) | 3 | Asian Indian | 150 | 3.1 (2.5, 3.7) | 0.58 (0.48, 0.67) | |
| 4 | Aggregate Asian | 1683 | 5.0 (4.7, 5.2) | 0.50 (0.48, 0.53) | 4 | Aggregate Asian | 1403 | 3.1 (2.9, 3.2) | 0.56 (0.53, 0.59) | |
| 5 | Chinese | 547 | 4.9 (4.5, 5.4) | 0.49 (0.45, 0.53) | 5 | Chinese | 397 | 2.9 (2.6, 3.2) | 0.52 (0.47, 0.57) | |
| 6 | Vietnamese | 150 | 4.8 (3.9, 5.6) | 0.48 (0.40, 0.56) | 6 | Vietnamese | 114 | 2.9 (2.3, 3.4) | 0.56 (0.46, 0.66) | |
| 7 | Asian Indian | 228 | 4.4 (3.7, 5.1) | 0.50 (0.43, 0.56) | 7 | Japanese | 201 | 2.7 (2.3, 3.1) | 0.47 (0.40, 0.53) | |
| 8 | Korean | 126 | 3.9 (3.2, 4.7) | 0.43 (0.35, 0.50) | 8 | Korean | 107 | 2.2 (1.8, 2.7) | 0.43 (0.35, 0.52) | |