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Table 1.12

Age Distribution (%) of Deaths by Site, 2004-2008
All Races, Both Sexes
Site Ages <20 Ages 20-34 Ages 35-44 Ages 45-54 Ages 55-64 Ages 65-74 Ages 75-84 Ages 85+ All Ages Number of Deaths
All Sites 0.4 0.8 2.5 9.0 18.0 24.8 29.3 15.2 100.0% 2,801,390
Oral Cavity & Pharynx: 0.1 0.8 3.2 14.5 24.2 23.8 21.8 11.5 100.0% 39,405
Lip 0.0 0.6 1.9 9.1 10.7 16.0 31.0 30.7 100.0% 319
Tongue 0.1 1.1 3.9 15.4 24.8 23.8 20.3 10.7 100.0% 9,752
Salivary gland 0.1 0.8 3.3 9.3 16.8 21.8 28.8 19.1 100.0% 3,557
Floor of mouth 0.0 0.5 2.8 16.6 28.7 25.3 18.0 8.0 100.0% 572
Gum & other oral cavity 0.3 0.5 2.1 9.5 18.5 22.1 26.5 20.6 100.0% 5,663
Nasopharynx 0.7 3.2 7.1 19.1 24.5 21.8 16.5 7.0 100.0% 3,207
Tonsil 0.0 0.2 3.6 23.7 30.9 21.8 15.3 4.5 100.0% 3,305
Oropharynx 0.0 0.2 2.7 14.9 27.6 24.3 20.4 10.0 100.0% 3,418
Hypopharynx 0.0 0.3 1.4 13.9 29.4 27.4 21.7 5.9 100.0% 1,568
Other oral cavity & pharynx 0.0 0.1 2.2 13.8 25.9 26.9 22.4 8.8 100.0% 8,044
Digestive System: 0.1 0.5 2.3 9.5 18.4 23.7 28.9 16.6 100.0% 676,276
Esophagus 0.0 0.3 2.0 10.9 23.8 27.4 25.7 9.9 100.0% 67,513
Stomach 0.0 1.2 3.9 10.0 16.4 22.5 28.8 17.2 100.0% 57,458
Small intestine 0.0 0.8 3.6 10.3 18.8 23.3 28.4 14.8 100.0% 5,598
Colon & Rectum: 0.0 0.6 2.4 8.4 16.0 22.0 29.8 20.7 100.0% 265,857
Colon & Rectum (Male) 0.0 0.7 2.6 9.3 18.7 25.0 29.1 14.6 100.0% 134,400
Colon & Rectum (Female) 0.0 0.6 2.3 7.4 13.3 19.0 30.5 26.9 100.0% 131,457
Anus, anal canal & anorectum 0.0 0.6 6.4 19.5 23.3 19.7 19.7 10.9 100.0% 3,157
Liver & intrahep. bile duct: 0.3 0.7 2.2 14.7 23.2 23.1 25.4 10.5 100.0% 83,280
Liver 0.4 0.7 2.1 16.3 24.3 22.6 24.1 9.6 100.0% 64,674
Intrahepatic bile duct 0.0 0.6 2.6 9.3 19.2 24.9 29.9 13.4 100.0% 18,606
Gallbladder 0.0 0.3 1.7 7.0 16.7 25.1 32.1 17.2 100.0% 9,810
Other biliary 0.0 0.2 1.5 5.7 14.2 22.2 33.5 22.7 100.0% 7,165
Pancreas 0.0 0.2 1.6 8.2 18.7 25.5 30.5 15.3 100.0% 167,335
Retroperitoneum 0.6 2.1 3.4 11.0 18.0 24.3 27.2 13.3 100.0% 1,077
Peritoneum, omentum & mesentery 0.1 0.7 2.1 7.7 18.8 29.7 30.4 10.4 100.0% 3,919
Other digestive system 0.1 0.4 1.9 7.3 15.8 21.2 30.1 23.2 100.0% 4,107
Respiratory System: 0.0 0.1 1.3 8.0 19.8 30.4 30.4 10.0 100.0% 816,325
Nose, nasal cavity & middle ear 0.2 1.5 6.1 12.8 19.5 20.9 24.4 14.7 100.0% 2,359
Larynx 0.0 0.1 1.5 11.7 25.3 28.9 23.7 8.7 100.0% 18,679
Lung & bronchus 0.0 0.1 1.3 7.9 19.6 30.5 30.6 10.0 100.0% 793,097
Lung & bronchus (Male) 0.0 0.1 1.2 8.0 20.7 31.3 30.0 8.7 100.0% 445,827
Lung & bronchus (Female) 0.0 0.1 1.4 7.7 18.3 29.4 31.3 11.7 100.0% 347,270
Pleura 0.0 0.3 1.8 3.6 15.4 26.4 38.7 13.9 100.0% 1,145
Trachea & other respiratory organs 0.9 4.2 3.6 12.7 16.4 22.0 27.3 12.9 100.0% 1,045
Bones & joints 13.8 14.5 6.5 10.3 12.3 14.3 17.3 11.1 100.0% 6,751
Soft tissue (including heart) 3.9 6.3 7.1 13.4 18.3 19.1 21.5 10.5 100.0% 19,658
Skin (excl. basal & squamous): 0.1 2.1 4.9 12.4 18.9 20.7 25.2 15.7 100.0% 54,967
Melanoma of the skin 0.1 2.7 5.8 13.9 19.7 21.2 24.3 12.3 100.0% 41,822
Other non-epithelial skin 0.0 0.3 1.8 7.8 16.3 19.1 28.1 26.5 100.0% 13,145
Breast (Female) 0.0 0.9 5.7 14.9 21.1 19.8 22.3 15.3 100.0% 204,077
Female Genital System: 0.0 1.2 4.5 11.9 20.1 23.4 25.2 13.7 100.0% 137,708
Cervix uteri 0.0 4.8 15.8 23.6 21.3 15.4 12.5 6.6 100.0% 19,779
Corpus uteri 0.0 0.3 2.0 7.2 21.1 27.8 27.2 14.5 100.0% 16,793
Uterus, NOS 0.0 0.4 2.2 8.6 20.3 25.0 26.8 16.5 100.0% 19,808
Ovary 0.1 0.7 2.7 11.0 20.2 24.6 27.3 13.5 100.0% 73,343
Vagina 0.0 0.7 3.6 7.5 14.8 18.3 29.0 26.2 100.0% 1,987
Vulva 0.0 0.6 2.5 7.2 11.6 17.5 31.2 29.5 100.0% 4,263
Other female genital system 0.1 1.8 4.0 11.9 17.6 25.2 24.6 14.9 100.0% 1,735
Male Genital System: 0.0 0.4 0.4 1.8 7.9 19.6 38.9 30.9 100.0% 146,986
Prostate 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.5 7.7 19.8 39.5 31.4 100.0% 143,843
Testis 2.8 33.1 24.2 17.4 10.3 5.1 4.2 3.0 100.0% 1,758
Penis 0.0 0.8 4.5 10.8 19.7 24.2 25.7 14.3 100.0% 1,185
Other male genital system 0.5 3.0 2.5 9.5 14.0 21.0 27.0 22.5 100.0% 200
Urinary System: 0.2 0.3 1.4 6.9 15.6 22.8 32.3 20.6 100.0% 133,982
Urinary bladder 0.0 0.1 0.8 4.1 11.3 20.9 36.3 26.6 100.0% 67,636
Kidney & renal pelvis 0.4 0.5 2.1 10.0 20.3 25.0 27.7 14.1 100.0% 62,807
Ureter 0.0 0.1 0.3 3.3 9.6 22.6 40.4 23.6 100.0% 1,736
Other urinary system 0.0 0.3 1.2 6.4 13.3 21.3 36.6 20.9 100.0% 1,803
Eye & Orbit 3.1 1.8 4.6 11.5 18.6 23.4 24.1 12.9 100.0% 1,190
Brain & Nervous System: 4.1 3.7 6.7 14.8 22.3 22.4 19.5 6.6 100.0% 65,825
Endocrine System: 7.4 2.5 4.2 9.8 16.8 21.5 24.7 13.0 100.0% 12,073
Thyroid 0.1 0.8 2.2 7.8 16.9 24.4 30.4 17.3 100.0% 7,600
Other endocrine & thymus 19.9 5.4 7.4 13.3 16.6 16.5 15.0 5.9 100.0% 4,473
Lymphoma: 0.5 2.2 3.0 7.1 14.1 21.8 33.1 18.2 100.0% 109,617
Hodgkin lymphoma 1.6 13.2 10.2 12.3 14.7 16.6 21.9 9.4 100.0% 6,317
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 0.5 1.5 2.5 6.8 14.0 22.1 33.7 18.8 100.0% 103,300
Myeloma 0.0 0.1 1.2 6.3 16.3 26.2 34.4 15.5 100.0% 53,526
Leukemia: 2.9 3.1 3.1 6.4 12.8 21.6 31.3 18.8 100.0% 109,563
Lymphocytic: 4.5 3.8 2.4 5.0 11.2 19.0 30.0 24.1 100.0% 31,074
Acute lymphocytic 19.5 15.8 8.6 11.2 12.9 13.0 12.9 6.2 100.0% 7,066
Chronic lymphocytic 0.0 0.1 0.5 3.0 10.6 20.9 35.3 29.6 100.0% 22,097
Other lymphocytic 1.4 1.7 1.7 5.8 11.2 18.9 32.1 27.3 100.0% 1,911
Myeloid & Monocytic: 2.2 3.2 3.8 8.1 15.0 23.7 30.5 13.5 100.0% 51,610
Acute myeloid 2.3 3.3 3.8 8.2 15.6 24.6 30.2 12.0 100.0% 42,550
Chronic myeloid 1.1 3.5 5.2 9.0 12.9 18.9 28.3 21.2 100.0% 5,292
Acute monocytic 2.1 2.3 1.9 4.4 10.2 20.5 37.0 21.7 100.0% 479
Other myeloid & monocytic 1.7 1.5 2.0 5.0 11.8 21.4 37.6 18.9 100.0% 3,289
Other leukemia: 2.4 2.3 2.6 4.9 10.5 20.4 34.2 22.7 100.0% 26,879
Other acute leukemia 1.3 2.7 2.8 5.1 10.4 21.3 35.3 21.1 100.0% 10,886
Aleukemic, subleukemic & NOS 3.1 2.1 2.4 4.8 10.5 19.7 33.5 23.8 100.0% 15,993
Ill-defined & unspecified 0.2 0.7 2.2 8.2 17.0 23.3 30.3 18.0 100.0% 211,527

Footnotes:

Source: US Mortality Files, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Percents may not sum to 100 due to rounding.

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