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Table 20.21

Cancer of the Oral Cavity and Pharynx by Subsite

U.S. Mortalitya

Age-Adjusted Rates and Trendsb by Race and Sex

Age-Adjusted Rates, 2010-2014
Rate per 100,000 personsb

Race Sex Oral Cavity and Pharynx Lip Tongue Floor of Mouth Gum and Other Mouth Oropharynx and Tonsil Hypopharynx Salivary Gland Nasopharynx Other Oral Cavity and Pharynx
All Races Male and Female 2.5 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.4
Male 3.8 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.5 0.8 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.8
Female 1.3 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2
White Male and Female 2.4 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.4
Male 3.8 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.5 0.8 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.7
Female 1.3 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2
Black Male and Female 2.9 - 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.7
Male 5.0 - 0.9 0.1 0.5 1.1 0.3 0.3 0.4 1.4
Female 1.3 - 0.3 - 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3

Age-adjusted Trends, 2005-2014c
APC(%)

Race Sex Oral Cavity and Pharynx Lip Tongue Floor of Mouth Gum and Other Mouth Oropharynx and Tonsil Hypopharynx Salivary Gland Nasopharynx Other Oral Cavity and Pharynx
All Races Male and Female -0.1 0.6 -0.1 -7.4* 0.0 2.2* -0.4 1.4* -1.5* -2.2*
Male 0.2 -0.1 0.3 -6.8* 0.5 2.6* 0.0 1.6* -0.9* -1.9*
Female -1.2* 0.4 -0.9* -8.7* -0.8 1.0 -1.9 0.6 -3.2* -3.7*
White Male and Female 0.2 0.5 0.3 -7.2* 0.3 3.0* -0.5 1.4* -1.8* -1.9*
Male 0.7* -0.3 0.9* -6.8* 0.9 3.4* 0.0 1.6* -1.1* -1.6*
Female -1.0* 0.5 -0.9* -7.8* -0.5 1.3* -2.0 0.7 -3.6* -3.5*
Black Male and Female -2.1* - -2.6* - -2.9* -1.2 -0.2 3.4 -3.0* -3.5*
Male -2.4* - -3.9* - -2.0 -1.7* 0.0 4.1* -3.7* -3.5*
Female -1.4 - 0.0 - -4.4* 0.1 - 3.0 -2.0 -4.0

Footnotes:

The APC is the Annual Percent Change over the time interval.

a US Mortality Files, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

b Rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 US Std Population (19 age groups - Census P25-1130). Trends are based on rates age-adjusted to the 2000 US Std Population (19 age groups - Census P25-1130).

- Statistic not shown. Rate based on less than 16 cases for the time interval. Trend based on less than 10 cases for at least one year within the time interval.

* The APC is significantly different from zero (p<.05).

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