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. 2007 Nov 30;13(3):169–175. doi: 10.2188/jea.13.169

Table 2. Contributions of changes in mortality from malignant neoplasms to life expectancy at birth between 1965 and 1995.

Age (year) Male Female


1965-1975 1975-1985 1985-1995 1965-1975 1975-1985 1985-1995
All causes
 0-14 0.944 0.587 0.146 0.786 0.457 0.120
 15-44 0.582 0.491 0.239 0.546 0.353 0.133
 45-64 1.085 0.573 0.423 0.950 0.708 0.304
 65-74 0.809 0.810 0.253 0.834 0.860 0.483
 75- 0.511 0.596 0.526 0.797 1.236 1.306
 Total 3.931 3.057 1.587 3.913 3.614 2.346

All cancers
 0-14 0.006 0.017 0.011 0.004 0.012 0.011
 15-44 0.013 0.040 0.041 0.047 0.058 0.049
 45-64 0.088 -0.040 0.060 0.142 0.138 0.053
 65-74 0.001 0.009 -0.082 0.033 0.065 0.058
 75- -0.038 -0.109 -0.068 -0.023 -0.062 -0.017
 Total (% # 1) 0.070 (1.8) -0.083 (-2.7) -0.037 (-2.3) 0.202 (5.2) 0.211 (5.8) 0.155 (6.6)

Stomach
 0-14 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
 15-44 0.019 0.032 0.023 0.017 0.034 0.035
 45-64 0.140 0.128 0.099 0.086 0.098 0.068
 65-74 0.062 0.103 0.058 0.049 0.077 0.054
 75- 0.001 0.023 0.035 0.005 0.026 0.047
 Total (%) 0.221 (5.6) 0.287 (9.4) 0.215 (13.6) 0.157 (4.0) 0.236 (6.5) 0.204 (8.7)

Intestine # 2
 0-14 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
 15-44 -0.003 0.001 0.001 -0.005 0.000 0.002
 45-64 -0.010 -0.019 -0.013 -0.008 -0.015 -0.009
 65-74 -0.006 -0.012 -0.021 -0.006 -0.009 -0.007
 75- -0.005 -0.012 -0.016 -0.005 -0.014 -0.018
 Total (%) -0.023 (-0.6) -0.042 (-1.4) -0.049 (-3.1) -0.023 (-0.6) -0.038 (-1.0) -0.031 (-1.3)

Rectum # 3
 0-14 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
 15-44 -0.004 0.004 0.004 -0.002 0.005 0.002
 45-64 -0.003 -0.010 -0.010 -0.002 0.004 0.002
 65-74 -0.003 0.001 -0.007 0.000 0.006 0.003
 75- -0.002 -0.002 0.002 -0.003 0.003 0.003
 Total (%) -0.012 (-0.3) -0.008 (-0.2) -0.011 (-0.7) -0.007 (-0.2) 0.017 (0.5) 0.010 (0.4)

Liver # 4
 0-14 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001
 15-44 -0.001 -0.001 0.005 0.003 0.003 0.003
 45-64 -0.007 -0.093 -0.007 0.017 0.003 -0.002
 65-74 -0.001 -0.018 -0.055 0.010 0.003 -0.021
 75- 0.002 -0.009 -0.013 0.003 -0.002 -0.009
 Total (%) -0.008 (-0.2) -0.121 (-4.0) -0.069 (-4.4) 0.033 (-0.8) 0.007 (0.2) -0.030 (-1.3)

Gallbladder # 5
 0-14 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
 15-44 0.000 -0.001 0.001 -0.001 -0.001 0.002
 45-64 -0.004 -0.004 0.000 -0.010 -0.006 0.012
 65-74 -0.005 -0.010 -0.001 -0.013 -0.012 0.010
 75- -0.003 -0.012 -0.007 -0.007 -0.022 -0.005
 Total (%) -0.013(-0.3) -0.027(-0.9) -0.007(-0.5) -0.031(-0.8) -0.040(-1.1) 0.019(0.8)

Lung # 6
 0-14 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
 15-44 -0.001 -0.004 0.000 0.001 -0.001 -0.001
 45-64 -0.023 -0.027 -0.001 -0.006 -0.005 -0.008
 65-74 -0.038 -0.041 -0.029 -0.010 -0.012 0.003
 75- -0.018 -0.054 -0.034 -0.007 -0.025 -0.017
 Total (%) -0.080(-2.0) -0.126(-4.1) -0.064(-4.0) -0.022 (-0.6) -0.043 (-1.2) -0.024 (-1.0)

Breast
 0-14 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
 15-44 0.000 0.000 0.000 -0.005 -0.006 -0.007
 45-64 0.000 0.000 0.000 -0.016 -0.011 -0.033
 65-74 0.000 0.000 0.000 -0.002 -0.005 -0.006
 75- 0.000 0.000 0.000 -0.001 -0.001 -0.005
 Total (%) 0.000 (0.0) 0.000 (0.0) 0.000 (0.0) -0.025 (-0.6) -0.023 (-0.6) -0.050 (-2.1)

Uterus
 0-14 - - - 0.000 0.000 0.000
 15-44 - - - 0.028 0.009 -0.001
 45-64 - - - 0.062 0.059 0.016
 65-74 - - - 0.012 0.026 0.014
 75- - - - 0.002 0.005 0.007
 Total (%) - - - 0.105 (2.7) 0.099 (2.8) 0.036 (1.5)

Prostate
 0-14 0.000 0.000 0.000 - - -
 15-44 0.000 0.000 0.000 - - -
 45-64 -0.001 0.000 -0.003 - - -
 65-74 -0.002 -0.003 -0.008 - - -
 75- -0.003 -0.010 -0.012 - - -
 Total (%) -0.005(-0.1) -0.012(-0.4) -0.023(-1.4) - - -

Other sites
 0-14 0.005 0.017 0.011 0.003 0.012 0.011
 15-44 -0.003 -0.015 -0.022 -0.033 -0.032 -0.023
 45-64 -0.086 0.043 -0.053 -0.120 -0.116 -0.034
 65-74 -0.002 -0.003 0.073 -0.037 -0.063 -0.038
 75- 0.035 0.093 0.056 0.016 0.042 0.007
 Total (%) -0.075(-1.9) 0.066(2.2) 0.020(1.2) -0.184 (-4.7) -0.204 (-5.6) -0.122 (-5.2)

Values and percentages in this column may not add up exactly to the total number and 100% because of rounding, respectively.

In this study, we excluded the sites of cancer for which the contribution from changes in malignant neoplasm mortality against changes in life expectancy from all causes of death was small (under about 1%) during each of the 10 years.

# 1 The proportion of the contribution from changes in malignant neoplasm mortality against changes in life expectancy from all causes of death.

# 2 Intestine: Small intestine, including duodenum and colon

# 3 Rectum: Rectum, rectosigmoid junction and anus

# 4 Liver: Liver and intrahepatic bile ducts

# 5 Gallbladder: Gallbladder and extrahepatic bile ducts

# 6 Lung: Trachea, bronchus and lung