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. 2018 Nov 2;67(12):1–42. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.ss6712a1

TABLE 1. Incidence rates* and percentages of invasive lung, bronchial, and tracheal cancers, by demographic and tumor characteristics — United States,§ 2010–2014.

Demographic characteristic Total
Male
Female
No. Rate (95% CI) No. Rate (95% CI) No. Rate (95% CI)
Total
1,070,504
61.3 (61.2–61.4)
566,713
72.7 (72.5–72.9)
503,791
52.7 (52.5–52.8)
Age group at diagnosis (yrs)
<40
5,413
0.7 (0.7–0.7)
2,624
0.7 (0.7–0.7)
2,789
0.7 (0.7–0.8)
40–49
34,419
15.6 (15.5–15.8)
16,262
14.9 (14.7–15.2)
18,157
16.4 (16.1–16.6)
50–59
163,296
74.3 (74.0–74.7)
87,194
81.3 (80.7–81.8)
76,102
67.8 (67.3–68.3)
60–69
313,543
202.8 (202.1–203.5)
172,045
234.2 (233.1–235.3)
141,498
174.4 (173.5–175.3)
70–79
340,129
390.0 (388.7–391.3)
180,917
461.9 (459.8–464.0)
159,212
331.6 (330.0–333.3)
≥80
213,704
374.5 (372.9–376.1)
107,671
502.7 (499.7–505.7)
106,033
298.6 (296.7–300.4)
Race
White
920,427
62.1 (61.9–62.2)
483,499
72.4 (72.2–72.6)
436,928
54.3 (54.1–54.4)
Black
113,633
64.0 (63.6–64.4)
63,233
85.9 (85.2–86.7)
50,400
49.2 (48.7–49.6)
American Indian/Alaska Native
6,000
44.7 (43.5–45.9)
3,111
52.2 (50.2–54.2)
2,889
39.0 (37.6–40.6)
Asian/Pacific Islander
25,905
35.2 (34.8–35.6)
14,286
45.1 (44.3–45.9)
11,619
27.9 (27.4–28.4)
Ethnicity
Hispanic
44,500
31.9 (31.6–32.2)
24,297
40.8 (40.2–41.3)
20,203
25.5 (25.2–25.9)
Non-Hispanic
1,025,933
64.1 (64.0–64.2)
542,388
75.7 (75.5–75.9)
483,545
55.3 (55.1–55.4)
County classification
Metropolitan
841,631
59.8 (59.7–59.9)
438,447
70.4 (70.1–70.6)
403,184
51.9 (51.8–52.1)
Nonmetropolitan
178,536
69.4 (69.0–69.7)
100,611
84.9 (84.4–85.4)
77,925
57.0 (56.6–57.4)
Census region
Northeast
208,137
62.6 (62.3–62.9)
104,465
72.0 (71.5–72.4)
103,672
56.0 (55.7–56.4)
Midwest
258,247
66.5 (66.2–66.7)
136,591
78.6 (78.2–79.0)
121,656
57.4 (57.1–57.7)
South
430,881
65.5 (65.3–65.7)
237,375
80.8 (80.4–81.1)
193,506
53.8 (53.6–54.0)
West
173,239
47.4 (47.2–47.6)
88,282
53.5 (53.1–53.8)
84,957
42.7 (42.4–43.0)
Tumor characteristic**
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
Total
942,919
100.0
498,902
100.0
444,017
100.0
Histology
Non–small cell carcinoma
764,914
81.1
408,889
81.9
356,025
80.1
   Adenocarcinoma
448,320
47.5
215,628
43.2
232,692
52.4
   Squamous cell carcinoma
230,569
24.5
144,310
28.9
86,259
19.4
   Non–small cell carcinoma, NOS
70,142
7.4
39,900
8.0
30,242
6.8
Large cell carcinoma
15,883
1.7
9,051
1.8
6,832
1.5
Small cell carcinoma
133,192
14.1
65,925
13.2
67,267
15.1
Epithelial carcinoma
23,319
2.5
13,540
2.7
9,779
2.2
All other histologies
21,494
2.3
10,548
2.1
10,946
2.5
Stage††
Localized
189,113
20.1
89,436
17.9
99,677
22.4
Regional
227,876
24.2
120,567
24.2
107,309
24.2
Distant
495,671
52.6
272,506
54.6
223,165
50.3
Unknown 30,259 3.2 16,393 3.3 13,866 3.1

Abbreviations: CI = confidence interval; NOS = not otherwise specified.

* New cases diagnosed per 100,000 persons, age adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.

New cases diagnosed.

§ Cancer incidence data were compiled from cancer registries that met the data quality criteria for all invasive cancer sites combined, representing approximately 99% of the U.S. population. (Data from Nevada did not meet U.S. Cancer Statistics publication criteria for 2010–2014.)

Ethnicity is not mutually exclusive from race.

** Only includes microscopically confirmed cases; excludes cases identified only through death certificate or autopsy report.

†† Localized: cancer that is confined to the primary site; regional: cancer that has spread directly beyond the primary site or to regional lymph nodes; distant: cancer that has spread to other organs.