Table 2.
Average annual percentage change APC (and 95%-CI) in mortality by type of cancer among NHW and NHB, by gender and education level. United States, 1989–2018
| Level of education | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 12 Years | 12 + Years | ||||||||||
| Race | APC | 95%-CI | APC | 95%-CI | |||||||
| Lower | Upper | t | p | Lower | Upper | t | p | ||||
| Males | |||||||||||
| All cancers | NHW | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 5.6 | 0.0 | −1.1 | − 1.7 | − 0.5 | −5.2 | 0.0 |
| NHB | 0.5 | −0.9 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | −2.1 | − 3.0 | − 1.2 | − 6.5 | 0.0 | |
| Colon & rectum | NHW | 1.8 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 6.1 | 0.0 | −1.6 | −2.2 | −0.9 | − 6.7 | 0.0 |
| NHB | 1.5 | −0.2 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 0.1 | −1.6 | −2.6 | −0.6 | −4.4 | 0.0 | |
| Skin | NHW | 2.6 | 1.2 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 0.0 | −0.4 | −1.2 | 0.4 | − 1.4 | 0.2 |
| NHB | −0.6 | −1.5 | 0.4 | −1.7 | 0.2 | −2.4 | −2.9 | −1.9 | −13.1 | 0.0 | |
| Trachea, bronchus & lung | NHW | 1.5 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 0.0 | −2.1 | −3.1 | −1.1 | −5.7 | 0.0 |
| NHB | −0.2 | −1.8 | 1.5 | − 0.3 | 0.8 | − 3.2 | −4.4 | −2.0 | −7.2 | 0.0 | |
| Hodgkin’s disease | NHW | 1.1 | −1.0 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | −2.8 | −3.3 | −2.3 | −16.9 | 0.0 |
| NHB | 0.3 | −1.7 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | −3.0 | −4.1 | −1.8 | −7.1 | 0.0 | |
| Leukemia | NHW | 1.8* | 0.4 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 0.0 | −1.0 | −2.0 | −0.1 | −3.1 | 0.0 |
| NHB | 0.7 | −0.9 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | −1.6 | −2.5 | −0.7 | −5.1 | 0.0 | |
| Testis | NHW | 4.3 | 1.3 | 7.4 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | −0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| NHB | 1.4 | −3.4 | 6.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | −2.6 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 1.0 | |
| Prostate | NHW | −0.3 | −0.4 | −0.2 | −7.3 | 0.0 | −2.5 | −3.3 | −1.6 | − 8.1 | 0.0 |
| NHB | −0.3 | −2.2 | 1.6 | −0.5 | 0.6 | −2.7 | −3.8 | −1.6 | −6.7 | 0.0 | |
| Other types | NHW | 2.8 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 7.8 | 0.0 | −0.2 | −0.7 | 0.3 | −1.2 | 0.3 |
| NHB | 0.9 | −0.2 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 0.1 | −1.3 | −2.0 | −0.6 | −5.1 | 0.0 | |
| Females | |||||||||||
| All cancers | NHW | 2.6 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 0.0 | −0.9 | −1.6 | −0.3 | −3.9 | 0.0 |
| NHB | 0.7 | −0.2 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 0.1 | −1.4 | −2.1 | −0.6 | −5.2 | 0.0 | |
| Colon & rectum | NHW | 1.9 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 5.4 | 0.0 | −1.5 | −2.2 | −0.9 | −6.4 | 0.0 |
| NHB | 0.5 | −0.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 | −2.0 | −2.9 | −1.1 | −6.0 | 0.0 | |
| Skin | NHW | 2.6 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 0.0 | −0.4 | −1.3 | 0.4 | − 1.4 | 0.2 |
| NHB | 1.1 | −0.3 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 0.1 | −2.1 | −3.0 | −1.3 | −6.9 | 0.0 | |
| Trachea, bronchus & lung | NHW | 3.4 | 1.6 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 0.0 | −0.9 | −2.2 | 0.3 | −2.1 | 0.1 |
| NHB | 1.1 | −0.6 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 0.2 | −1.9 | −3.1 | −0.7 | −4.3 | 0.0 | |
| Hodgkin’s Disease | NHW | 2.2 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 0.0 | −2.7 | −4.4 | −1.0 | −4.5 | 0.0 |
| NHB | 0.8 | −1.0 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.3 | −2.5 | −3.8 | −1.3 | −5.5 | 0.0 | |
| Leukemia | NHW | 1.8 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 0.0 | −1.1 | −1.9 | −0.2 | −3.4 | 0.0 |
| NHB | 0.3 | −0.6 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.4 | −1.4 | −2.0 | −0.7 | −5.9 | 0.0 | |
| Breast | NHW | 1.0 | −0.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0.1 | −1.8 | −2.2 | −1.3 | − 11.3 | 0.0 |
| NHB | 0.5 | −0.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 | −1.4 | −2.1 | −0.7 | −5.3 | 0.0 | |
| Cervix uteri | NHW | 3.1 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 7.9 | 0.0 | −0.4 | −0.9 | 0.2 | −1.9 | 0.1 |
| NHB | −0.4 | −1.3 | 0.4 | −1.4 | 0.2 | −2.2 | −3.0 | −1.4 | −7.4 | 0.0 | |
| Body of uterus | NHW | 3.1 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 10.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 15.9 | 0.0 |
| NHB | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 14.7 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 10.1 | 0.0 | |
| Other types | NHW | 2.4 | 1.2 | 3.7 | 5.7 | 0.0 | −0.5 | −1.2 | 0.1 | −2.3 | 0.1 |
| NHB | 0.7 | −0.1 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 0.1 | −1.1 | −1.8 | −0.4 | −4.5 | 0.0 | |
< 12 less than 12 years of education; 12+ 12 years of education or more
NHW Non-Hispanic Whites; NHB Non-Hispanic Blacks
APC Average annual percentage change
95%-CI 95% Confidence intervals