Table. Age-Standardized Death Rates for the Most Common Causes of Death From Cancer by Sex and Racial and Ethnic Group in the US in 2019.
| Cancer site or type | Age-standardized death rate, per 100 000 population (95% CI)a | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Hispanic individuals | Hispanic/Latino individuals | ||||
| American Indian/Alaska Nativeb | Asian or Pacific Islander | Black | White | ||
| All sites | |||||
| Men | 255.2 (240.4-270.6) | 149.5 (146.5-152.6) | 294.1 (290.9-297.4) | 249 (248.0-250.0) | 176.7 (174.2-179.2) |
| Women | 188.5 (177.5-199.9) | 113.2 (110.9-115.5) | 205.1 (202.9-207.3) | 181.8 (181.0-182.6) | 127.9 (126.1-129.7) |
| Men | |||||
| Lung and bronchus | 52.0 (45.4-59.1) | 33.6 (32.2-35.1) | 68.6 (67.0-70.2) | 59.5 (59.0-60.0) | 28.7 (27.7-29.8) |
| Prostate | 29.7 (24.3-35.9) | 11.0 (10.2-11.9) | 51.3 (49.8-52.8) | 24.5 (24.2-24.8) | 20.9 (20.0-21.8) |
| Colon and rectum | 25.9 (21.4-31.0) | 15.2 (14.3-16.2) | 30.1 (29.1-31.1) | 21.2 (20.9-21.5) | 18.1 (17.4-18.9) |
| Pancreas | 14.1 (10.9-17.9) | 11.6 (10.8-12.5) | 21.4 (20.6-22.3) | 18.2 (17.9-18.4) | 13.8 (13.2-14.5) |
| Liver and intrahepatic bile duct | 23.4 (19.3-28.2) | 17.3 (16.27-18.3) | 17.9 (17.2-18.7) | 11.8 (11.6-12.0) | 17.9 (17.2-18.7) |
| Myeloma | 4.7 (2.9-7.2) | 2.5 (2.1-3.0) | 10.3 (9.7-11.0) | 5.2 (5.1-5.3) | 4.3 (3.9-4.7) |
| Stomach | 11.3 (8.5-14.8) | 7.7 (7.0-8.5) | 9.6 (9.01-10.2) | 4.0 (3.9-4.1) | 8.0 (7.5-8.6) |
| Leukemia | 6.9 (4.7-9.7) | 6.2 (5.5-6.8) | 8.7 (8.1-9.3) | 11.6 (11.3-11.8) | 6.7 (6.3-7.2) |
| Urinary bladder | 5.3 (3.3-8.1) | 4.0 (3.5-4.5) | 7.2 (6.7-7.8) | 10.9 (10.7-11.1) | 5.5 (5.1-6.0) |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 7.9 (5.6-10.8) | 6.8 (6.2-7.5) | 6.9 (6.4-7.4) | 9.6 (9.4-9.8) | 7.7 (7.2-8.2) |
| Kidney and renal pelvis | 11.0 (8.1-14.6) | 3.2 (2.7-3.6) | 6.8 (6.4-7.3) | 7.3 (7.2-7.5) | 6.5 (6.0-6.9) |
| Women | |||||
| Breast | 27.3 (23.2-31.9) | 16.1 (15.3-17.0) | 39.0 (38.0-39.9) | 27.1 (26.8-27.4) | 19.5 (18.8-20.2) |
| Lung and bronchus | 42.6 (37.5-48.1) | 21.5 (20.5-22.5) | 37.5 (36.6-38.5) | 44.1 (43.8-44.5) | 15.3 (14.6-15.9) |
| Colon and rectum | 19.3 (15.9-23.2) | 10.7 (10.0-11.4) | 19.1 (18.4-19.8) | 15.2 (15.0-15.5) | 11.6 (11.1-12.2) |
| Pancreas | 11.9 (9.3-15.1) | 9.5 (8.8-10.2) | 17.4 (16.7-18.0) | 13.5 (13.3-13.8) | 11.1 (10.6-11.6) |
| Corpus and uterus, NOS | 7.6 (5.6-10.2) | 5.1 (4.6-5.6) | 12.9 (12.4-13.5) | 6.5 (6.3-6.6) | 6.0 (5.6-6.4) |
| Ovary | 6.8 (4.9-9.3) | 5.9 (5.4-6.5) | 8.0 (7.5-8.4) | 8.9 (8.7-9.0) | 6.7 (6.3-7.2) |
| Myeloma | 1.8 (0.9-3.3) | 1.6 (1.4-1.9) | 7.0 (6.6-7.4) | 3.0 (2.9-3.1) | 2.9 (2.7-3.2) |
| Liver and intrahepatic bile duct | 12.0 (9.4-15.1) | 7.1 (6.5-7.7) | 6.3 (5.9-6.7) | 5.1 (5.0-5.2) | 8.1 (7.7-8.6) |
| Leukemia | 4.8 (3.2-7.0) | 3.4 (3.0-3.8) | 5.7 (5.4-6.1) | 6.2 (6.1-6.4) | 4.5 (4.2-4.8) |
| Cervix uteri | 4.4 (2.9-6.4) | 2.1 (1.8-2.4) | 4.7 (4.4-5.1) | 2.8 (2.7-2.9) | 3.3 (3.0-3.6) |
| Stomach | 5.7 (4.0-8.1) | 4.8 (4.4-5.3) | 4.7 (4.3-5.0) | 2.0 (2.0-2.1) | 5.4 (5.0-5.7) |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 4.9 (3.2-7.1) | 3.6 (3.2-4.1) | 4.2 (3.9-4.6) | 5.7 (5.6-5.8) | 4.6 (4.3-5.0) |
| Urinary bladder | 1.6 (0.7-2.9) | 1.4 (1.1-1.6) | 3.0 (2.7-3.3) | 3.1 (3.0-3.2) | 1.7 (1.5-2.0) |
| Kidney and renal pelvis | 5.3 (3.6-7.6) | 1.3 (1.1-1.6) | 2.7 (2.5-3.0) | 3.0 (2.9-3.1) | 2.9 (2.7-3.2) |
Abbreviation: NOS, not otherwise specified.
a
All were age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population.
b
Data for the non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native population are restricted to Indian Health Service Purchased/Referred Care Delivery Area counties.