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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Med Decis Making. 2018 Apr;38(1 Suppl):24S–31S. doi: 10.1177/0272989X17717981

Table.

Female all-cause, breast cancer and other-cause mortality rates per 100,000 in the United States from 1900 to 1990 birth cohorts by decade of age.

Birth Year Mortality Rate (per 100,000 Women) % Deaths Due to Breast Cancer
Age All Cause Breast Cancer Other Causes Estimate 95% CI
1900 20 535 0 535 0.1% 0.0% 0.1%
30 444 11 433 2.6% 1.7% 3.8%
40 460 30 430 6.5% 4.9% 8.7%
50 656 48 608 7.3% 6.1% 8.8%
60 1237 69 1168 5.6% 5.1% 6.1%
70 2513 90 2423 3.6% 3.5% 3.6%
80 5620 134 5486 2.4% 2.3% 2.4%

1910 20 341 0 341 0.1% 0.0% 0.1%
30 277 9 268 3.2% 2.3% 4.1%
40 297 23 274 7.8% 6.5% 9.4%
50 543 47 496 8.7% 8.0% 9.6%
60 1123 75 1048 6.7% 6.5% 6.8%
70 2194 104 2090 4.7% 4.6% 4.8%
80 5072 145 4927 2.9% 2.8% 2.9%

1920 20 190 0 190 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
30 143 5 138 3.5% 2.9% 4.3%
40 235 21 214 8.8% 8.1% 9.7%
50 528 52 476 9.9% 9.8% 10.1%
60 954 79 875 8.3% 8.2% 8.5%
70 2054 111 1943 5.4% 5.3% 5.5%
80 4835 123 4712 2.5% 2.5% 2.6%

1930 20 92 0 92 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
30 106 4 102 3.8% 3.4% 4.2%
40 231 22 209 9.5% 9.3% 9.7%
50 418 49 369 11.7% 11.7% 11.9%
60 884 79 805 9.0% 9.0% 9.1%
70 1991 90 1901 4.5% 4.5% 4.6%
80 4616 114 4502 2.5% 2.5% 2.5%

1940 20 63 0 63 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
30 101 4 97 4.2% 4.1% 4.4%
40 164 19 145 11.5% 11.3% 11.8%
50 355 46 309 12.9% 12.7% 13.1%
60 817 64 753 7.8% 7.7% 7.9%
70 1964 90 1874 4.6% 4.5% 4.6%
80 4389 106 4283 2.4% 2.3% 2.6%

1950 20 71 0 71 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
30 75 4 71 5.0% 4.8% 5.2%
40 137 17 120 12.3% 12.1% 12.6%
50 308 34 274 10.9% 10.7% 11.1%
60 764 58 706 7.6% 7.5% 7.7%
70 1895 81 1814 4.3% 4.0% 4.5%
80 4156 94 4062 2.3% 2.0% 2.6%

1960 20 60 0 60 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
30 75 3 72 4.3% 4.1% 4.4%
40 134 11 123 8.3% 8.1% 8.5%
50 264 22 242 8.5% 8.3% 8.7%
60 720 41 679 5.6% 5.3% 6.0%
70 1811 57 1754 3.1% 2.8% 3.6%
80 3944 65 3879 1.6% 1.4% 2.0%

1970 20 50 0 50 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
30 72 2 70 3.5% 3.3% 3.6%
40 109 9 100 7.9% 7.8% 8.2%
50 243 19 224 7.8% 7.6% 8.3%
60 678 35 643 5.2% 4.6% 5.9%
70 1734 50 1684 2.9% 2.4% 3.5%
80 3753 56 3697 1.5% 1.2% 1.9%

1980 20 45 0 45 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
30 62 2 60 2.6% 2.4% 2.9%
40 99 6 93 5.8% 5.3% 6.5%
50 230 13 217 5.7% 5.0% 6.6%
60 639 24 615 3.8% 3.1% 4.6%
70 1664 35 1629 2.1% 1.6% 2.7%
80 3578 39 3539 1.1% 0.8% 1.5%

1990 20 40 0 40 0.1% 0.0% 0.1%
30 57 1 56 1.9% 1.3% 2.7%
40 94 4 90 4.2% 2.9% 6.1%
50 218 9 209 4.1% 2.8% 6.1%
60 605 16 589 2.7% 1.7% 4.2%
70 1599 24 1575 1.5% 0.9% 2.4%
80 3420 26 3394 0.8% 0.4% 1.3%

Note: Shaded cells are based on observed data. Cells without shading are projections. Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval.