Table 4.

Five-year relative survival by sex, age group, and time period, all invasive cancers, SEER 9 registries*

		5-Year relative survival				Survival ratio
Population		1973–1977		2005–2009		2005–2009 : 1973–1977
groups	Age groups, y	Males	Females	Males	Females	Males	Females
Children	0–4	0.52	0.59	0.83	0.84	1.61	1.43
	5-9	0.53	0.59	0.83	0.80	1.58	1.35
	10–14	0.52	0.63	0.82	0.87	1.57	1.38
AYAs	15–19	0.56	0.74	0.83	0.88	1.49	1.18
	20–24	0.64	0.78	0.83	0.89	1.30	1.14
	25-29	0.69	0.79	0.83	0.89	1.21	1.13
	30–34	0.65	0.75	0.82	0.88	1.26	1.17
	35–39	0.57	0.72	0.78	0.86	1.38	1.20
Older	40–44	0.50	0.68	0.75	0.85	1.50	1.24
adults	45–49	0.42	0.66	0.71	0.82	1.68	1.24
	50–54	0.40	0.63	0.70	0.78	1.78	1.24
	55–59	0.39	0.60	0.72	0.74	1.85	1.25
	≥60	0.39	0.48	0.67	0.59	1.75	1.23

^*AYA = adolescents and young adults.