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Figure 1.12
Figure 1.12
SEER Cancer Incidence and US Death Rates, 2004-2008
By Cancer Site and Race/Ethnicity
| Race/Ethnicity | Incidence Rate per 100,000 | Mortality Rate per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| White | 63.3 | 52.093481229 |
| Black | 72.7 | 57.002933953 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 39.0 | 26.191915577 |
| American Indian/Alaska Native a | 44.5 | 40.96684725 |
| Hispanic b | 32.5 | 21.786616758 |
| Race/Ethnicity | Incidence Rate per 100,000 | Mortality Rate per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| White | 46.5 | 16.624696497 |
| Black | 57.8 | 24.289304024 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 39.4 | 11.354755919 |
| American Indian/Alaska Native a | 41.4 | 16.473161963 |
| Hispanic b | 38.3 | 12.552450332 |
| Race/Ethnicity | Incidence Rate per 100,000 | Mortality Rate per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| White | 127.3 | 22.845654195 |
| Black | 119.9 | 31.984723482 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 93.7 | 12.174664725 |
| American Indian/Alaska Native a | 77.9 | 17.16191141 |
| Hispanic b | 92.1 | 15.13725075 |
| Race/Ethnicity | Incidence Rate per 100,000 | Mortality Rate per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| White | 149.5 | 22.44612501 |
| Black | 233.8 | 54.927675993 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 88.3 | 10.474786937 |
| American Indian/Alaska Native a | 75.3 | 20.748601627 |
| Hispanic b | 129.0 | 18.504582813 |
Footnotes:
Source: SEER 17 areas (San Francisco, Connecticut, Detroit, Hawaii, Iowa, New Mexico,Seattle, Utah, Atlanta, San Jose-Monterey, Los Angeles, Alaska Native Registry, Rural Georgia, California excluding SF/SJM/LA, Kentucky, Louisiana, and New Jersey) and US Mortality Files, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Rates are per 100,000 and age-adjusted to the 2000 US Std Population (19 age groups - Census P25-1103).
aRates for American Indian/Alaska Native are based on the CHSDA (Contract Health Service Delivery Area) counties.
bHispanic is not mutually exclusive from whites, blacks, Asian/Pacific Islanders, and American Indians/Alaska Natives.
Incidence data for Hispanics are based on NHIA and exclude cases from the Alaska Native Registry.
Mortality data for Hispanics exclude cases from the District of Columbia and North Dakota.
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