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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

Appendix Table.

Female all-cause, breast cancer and other-cause mortality rates per 100,000 in the United States for the 1910, 1920, 1930 and 1940 birth cohorts by decade of age (Source: Rosenberg, 2006)

Birth Year Mortality Rate (per 100,000 Women) % Deaths Due to Breast Cancer
Age All Cause Breast Cancer Other Causes
1910 30 277 4 273 1.6%
40 297 23 275 7.6%
50 543 54 490 9.9%
60 1123 77 1046 6.9%
70 2194 101 2093 4.6%

1920 30 143 4 139 3.0%
40 235 22 213 9.2%
50 528 54 474 10.3%
60 954 81 873 8.5%
70 2054 112 1942 5.5%

1930 30 106 4 102 4.0%
40 231 22 210 9.3%
50 418 50 368 11.9%
60 884 80 804 9.0%
70 1991 91 1900 4.6%

1940 30 101 5 96 4.6%
40 164 19 145 11.8%
50 355 48 307 13.4%
60 817 61 756 7.5%
70 1964 NA NA NA

Abbreviation: NA, not available