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. 2020 Oct 16;69(41):1473–1480. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6941a1

TABLE 3. Five-year relative survival for men with prostate cancer, by period and selected characteristics — United States, 2001–2016*.

Characteristic 2001–2016
2001–2005
2006–2010
2011–2016
No. Relative survival % (95% CI) No. Relative survival % (95% CI) No. Relative survival % (95% CI) No. Relative survival % (95% CI)
Overall
3,104,380
97.6 (97.5–97.6)
965,748
97.3 (97.2–97.4)
1,052,255
98.2 (98.1–98.3)
1,086,532
97.2 (97.1–97.3)
Age group (yrs)
≤49
83,692
96.7 (96.6–96.9)
25,688
96.3 (96.0–96.6)
31,384
97.1 (96.8–97.3)
26,621
96.9 (96.5–97.2)
50–54
214,757
97.8 (97.6–97.9)
63,318
97.8 (97.6–98.0)
76,549
97.9 (97.7–98.1)
74,893
97.4 (97.2–97.7)
55–59
407,302
98.4 (98.3–98.5)
117,213
98.6 (98.4–98.7)
143,170
98.6 (98.5–98.7)
146,920
97.7 (97.5–97.9)
60–64
559,872
98.8 (98.8–98.9)
154,088
98.7 (98.6–98.9)
195,058
99.2 (99.1–99.4)
210,727
98.4 (98.2–98.6)
65–69
650,004
99.6 (99.5–99.7)
185,518
99.1 (98.9–99.3)
213,975
99.9 (99.7–100.0)
250,514
99.5 (99.3–99.6)
70–74
525,876
99.5 (99.4–99.6)
175,220
99.1 (98.8–99.3)
171,457
99.9 (99.9–100.0)
179,201
99.3 (99.0–99.4)
75–79
361,735
98.4 (98.2–98.6)
134,039
98.0 (97.6–98.3)
120,166
99.0 (98.7–99.2)
107,532
97.7 (97.4–98.0)
≥80
301,315
84.6 (84.2–84.9)
110,671
85.7 (85.2–86.3)
100,506
86.9 (86.3–87.4)
90,144
79.7 (78.9–80.6)
Race/Ethnicity
White
2,323,828
97.9 (97.9–98.0)
752,786
97.8 (97.7–97.9)
792,482
98.6 (98.5–98.6)
778,682
97.3 (97.2–97.5)
Black
459,665
95.6 (95.4–95.7)
130,818
94.8 (94.6–95.1)
152,416
96.1 (95.9–96.3)
176,445
95.7 (95.3–95.9)
AI/AN
11,983
95.7 (94.7–96.6)
3,361
94.6 (92.7–96.1)
3,991
96.4 (94.8–97.5)
4,632
95.5 (93.2–97.1)
API
55,310
95.1 (94.8–95.5)
14,865
95.4 (94.7–96.0)
18,207
95.5 (94.9–96.0)
22,241
94.7 (93.9–95.3)
Hispanic
193,770
95.3 (95.1–95.5)
52,951
94.9 (94.5–95.2)
64,680
96.0 (95.7–96.3)
76,154
95.2 (94.8–95.6)
Stage*
Localized
2,393,365
100.0§
753,909
100.0§
836,008
100.0§
803,466
100.0§
Regional
328,421
98.6 (98.5–98.7)
87,320
97.5 (97.3–97.8)
106,635
99.0 (98.8–99.2)
134,467
99.3 (98.9–99.5)
Distant
145,923
30.7 (30.4–31.0)
37,195
28.7 (28.1–29.2)
40,895
30.2 (29.7–30.8)
67,835
32.3 (31.6–33.0)
Unknown
236,919
84.3 (84.0–84.5)
87,357
83.0 (82.6–83.4)
68,748
84.2 (83.7–84.6)
80,818
86.7 (86.1–87.2)
Stage by race/ethnicity
Localized 
White
1,807,824
100.0§
592,631
100.0§
634,465
100.0§
580,741
100.0§
Black
354,643
100.0§
99,964
100.0§
121,260
100.0§
133,420
100.0§
AI/AN
8,626
100.0§
2,477
99.9 (97.3–100.0)
2,960
100.0§
3,189
100.0§
API
41,192
99.6 (99.1–99.8)
11,622
99.6 (98.1–99.9)
13,940
99.6 (98.6–99.9)
15,631
99.8 (97.4–100.0)
Hispanic
142,007
100.0§
39,557
100.0§
48,798
100.0§
53,655
100.0§
Regional
White
254,394
98.6 (98.5–98.8)
68,723
97.5 (97.2–97.7)
83,382
99.0 (98.7–99.2)
102,290
99.4 (99.0–99.7)
Black
42,843
98.8 (98.3–99.1)
11,027
97.9 (96.9–98.5)
13,494
99.3 (98.3–99.7)
18,322
98.9 (97.7–99.5)
AI/AN
1,366
98.2 (93.2–99.5)
354
97.3 (87.8–99.4)
431
98.5 (82.2–99.9)
581
97.5 (79.3–99.7)
API
6,671
97.4 (96.5–98.1)
1,491
97.1 (95.0–98.4)
2,091
97.9 (96.3–98.9)
3,089
96.9 (94.7–98.2)
Hispanic
20,794
97.5 (97.0–98.0)
5,145
96.8 (95.7–97.7)
6,424
97.9 (96.9–98.5)
9,225
98.0 (96.7–98.8)
Distant 
White
101,621
29.1 (28.7–29.5)
25,864
27.2 (26.6–27.9)
28,392
28.5 (27.9–29.1)
47,367
30.8 (29.9–31.6)
Black
28,330
31.6 (30.9–32.3)
7,718
29.9 (28.6–31.1)
8,047
31.0 (29.9–32.2)
12,565
33.3 (31.8–34.9)
AI/AN
796
32.2 (27.8–36.8)
180
29.0 (21.6–36.8)
219
27.9 (21.3–34.8)
397
39.0 (30.4–47.4)
API
3,153
42.0 (39.6–44.3)
650
38.1 (33.9–42.3)
853
43.3 (39.5–47.0)
1,650
41.5 (36.8–46.1)
Hispanic
11,418
37.2 (36.1–38.4)
2,655
35.3 (33.3–37.4)
3,213
37.4 (35.5–39.3)
5,550
37.5 (35.2–39.9)
Unknown
White
160,180
82.8 (82.5–83.2)
65,593
83.3 (82.8–83.8)
46,266
82.0 (81.4–82.5)
48,322
83.0 (82.2–83.8)
Black
33,879
79.1 (78.3–79.8)
12,113
78.3 (77.1–79.5)
9,619
78.8 (77.5–80.0)
12,148
80.9 (79.3–82.4)
AI/AN
1,196
82.2 (78.1–85.7)
350
76.9 (69.4–82.8)
381
84.6 (77.6–89.6)
465
84.1 (74.8–90.3)
API
4,298
82.7 (80.9–84.4)
1,102
82.0 (78.5–84.9)
1,323
81.1 (78.0–83.7)
1,873
85.4 (81.5–88.5)
Hispanic 19,572 84.4 (83.5–85.2) 5,598 80.6 (79.0–82.1) 6,249 86.5 (85.1–87.7) 7,727 85.8 (83.9–87.6)

Source: CDC’s National Program of Cancer Registries. https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/npcr.

Abbreviations: AI/AN = American Indian/Alaska Native; API = Asian/Pacific Islander; CI = confidence interval.

* Data were compiled from 45 population-based registries that cover approximately 94% of the U.S. population. Counts for age and stage do not sum to the total because of multiple primaries methodology. When the relative survival is calculated stratified by a tumor or demographic characteristic, each cancer was included for patients diagnosed with multiple primary prostate cancers at the different category levels. 

White, Black, AI/AN, and API men are non-Hispanic. Hispanic men might be of any race. Counts exclude unspecified or unknown race/ethnicity. Excludes 59,824 cases of non-Hispanic unknown race.

§ CI could not be calculated.

Indicates nonoverlapping 95% CIs when comparing 2001–2005 with 2011–2016.