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

TABLE 5. Incidence rates* and percentages of invasive stomach cancer, 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
115,147
6.7 (6.6–6.7)
71,429
9.2 (9.1–9.3)
43,718
4.6 (4.6–4.7)
Age group at diagnosis (yrs)
<40
3,543
0.5 (0.4–0.5)
1,812
0.5 (0.4–0.5)
1,731
0.4 (0.4–0.5)
40–49
8,145
3.8 (3.7–3.9)
4,733
4.4 (4.3–4.6)
3,412
3.2 (3.1–3.3)
50–59
19,704
9.0 (8.9–9.2)
12,852
12.1 (11.9–12.3)
6,852
6.2 (6.0–6.3)
60–69
29,093
18.7 (18.5–18.9)
19,548
26.4 (26.1–26.8)
9,545
11.7 (11.5–12.0)
70–79
29,473
33.9 (33.5–34.3)
18,938
48.4 (47.7–49.1)
10,535
22.0 (21.6–22.4)
≥80
25,189
43.6 (43.0–44.1)
13,546
63.4 (62.3–64.5)
11,643
31.8 (31.2–32.4)
Race
White
86,976
6.0 (5.9–6.0)
55,378
8.3 (8.3–8.4)
31,598
4.0 (3.9–4.0)
Black
17,936
10.3 (10.1–10.5)
10,169
14.1 (13.8–14.4)
7,767
7.7 (7.6–7.9)
American Indian/Alaska Native
877
6.3 (5.8–6.7)
521
8.3 (7.6–9.2)
356
4.7 (4.2–5.2)
Asian/Pacific Islander
8,011
10.7 (10.4–10.9)
4,596
14.1 (13.6–14.5)
3,415
8.1 (7.8–8.4)
Ethnicity
Hispanic
15,364
9.9 (9.8–10.1)
8,722
12.8 (12.5–13.1)
6,642
7.7 (7.6–7.9)
Non-Hispanic
99,765
6.3 (6.3–6.4)
62,697
8.8 (8.8–8.9)
37,068
4.3 (4.2–4.3)
County classification
Metropolitan
96,346
6.9 (6.8–6.9)
59,281
9.5 (9.4–9.5)
37,065
4.8 (4.8–4.9)
Nonmetropolitan
14,432
5.8 (5.7–5.9)
9,256
8.0 (7.8–8.2)
5,176
3.9 (3.8–4.0)
Census region
Northeast
25,142
7.6 (7.5–7.7)
15,455
10.7 (10.5–10.8)
9,687
5.2 (5.1–5.3)
Midwest
23,656
6.1 (6.1–6.2)
15,148
8.7 (8.6–8.9)
8,508
4.0 (4.0–4.1)
South
41,502
6.4 (6.4–6.5)
25,497
8.7 (8.6–8.9)
16,005
4.6 (4.5–4.6)
West
24,847
6.8 (6.7–6.9)
15,329
9.1 (9.0–9.3)
9,518
4.8 (4.7–4.9)
Tumor characteristic**
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
Total
110,731
100.0
68,956
100.0
41,775
100.0
Histology
Squamous cell carcinoma
1,091
1.0
772
1.1
319
0.8
Adenocarcinoma
95,611
86.3
60,701
88.0
34,910
83.6
Epithelial carcinoma, NOS
2,881
2.6
1,810
2.6
1,071
2.6
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor
9,819
8.9
4,887
7.1
4,932
11.8
All other histologies
1,329
1.2
786
1.1
543
1.3
Stage††
Localized
32,689
29.5
18,397
26.7
14,292
34.2
Regional
29,104
26.3
19,554
28.4
9,550
22.9
Distant
37,226
33.6
24,515
35.6
12,711
30.4
Unknown 11,712 10.6 6,490 9.4 5,222 12.5

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.