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Table 1.21
U.S. and SEER Death Rates by Primary Cancer Site and Race/Ethnicity, 2011-2015
| Cancer Site | Sex | Total United Statesa | SEER 18 Areasa b | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | White | Black | AI/AKc | APId | Hispanice | W-NHispe | Total | White | Black | AI/AKc | APId | Hispanice | W-NHispe | ||
| All Sites | Both Sexes | 163.5 | 163.8 | 189.8 | 150.4 | 101.3 | 114.6 | 167.8 | 157.7 | 160.4 | 189.6 | 132.8 | 106.8 | 115.1 | 166.3 |
| Male | 196.7 | 196.4 | 239.9 | 181.4 | 120.4 | 140.0 | 200.7 | 188.7 | 191.0 | 237.7 | 162.0 | 128.1 | 138.8 | 197.5 | |
| Female | 139.5 | 140.0 | 159.0 | 127.6 | 87.7 | 96.7 | 143.7 | 135.6 | 138.3 | 159.8 | 111.5 | 91.7 | 98.5 | 143.7 | |
| Oral Cavity & Pharynx | Both Sexes | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 2.6 |
| Male | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 4.0 | |
| Female | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | - | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.4 | |
| Esophagus | Both Sexes | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 4.2 |
| Male | 7.2 | 7.6 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 8.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 7.5 | |
| Female | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.5 | |
| Stomach | Both Sexes | 3.2 | 2.8 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 2.6 |
| Male | 4.3 | 3.7 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 8.3 | 9.5 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 3.6 | |
| Female | 2.3 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 1.8 | |
| Colon & Rectum | Both Sexes | 14.5 | 14.1 | 19.4 | 16.5 | 10.1 | 11.4 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 19.7 | 15.9 | 10.8 | 11.2 | 14.2 |
| Male | 17.3 | 16.8 | 24.4 | 20.2 | 12.0 | 14.6 | 16.9 | 16.8 | 16.4 | 24.9 | 20.0 | 13.1 | 14.5 | 16.6 | |
| Female | 12.2 | 11.9 | 16.0 | 13.6 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 11.8 | 16.2 | 12.8 | 9.0 | 8.7 | 12.2 | |
| Liver & Intrahepatic Bile Duct | Both Sexes | 6.4 | 6.0 | 8.3 | 10.6 | 9.5 | 9.1 | 5.6 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 5.7 |
| Male | 9.4 | 8.7 | 13.2 | 14.8 | 14.0 | 13.0 | 8.2 | 10.1 | 9.3 | 13.1 | 11.2 | 14.5 | 13.7 | 8.4 | |
| Female | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 3.4 | |
| Pancreas | Both Sexes | 10.9 | 10.8 | 13.3 | 8.8 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 11.0 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 13.1 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 11.1 |
| Male | 12.6 | 12.6 | 14.8 | 9.6 | 8.3 | 9.5 | 12.8 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 9.5 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 12.9 | |
| Female | 9.5 | 9.4 | 12.2 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 11.9 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 9.6 | |
| Larynx | Both Sexes | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| Male | 1.8 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 3.0 | - | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.6 | |
| Female | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | - | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | - | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | |
| Lung & Bronchus | Both Sexes | 43.4 | 44.1 | 46.2 | 36.7 | 23.3 | 18.8 | 46.6 | 39.0 | 40.2 | 45.1 | 26.2 | 24.3 | 17.6 | 43.7 |
| Male | 53.8 | 53.9 | 65.1 | 45.0 | 31.0 | 26.4 | 56.3 | 48.0 | 48.2 | 63.2 | 35.4 | 33.0 | 23.7 | 51.8 | |
| Female | 35.4 | 36.6 | 33.5 | 30.6 | 17.7 | 13.3 | 39.0 | 32.3 | 34.1 | 33.0 | 19.3 | 18.0 | 13.1 | 37.5 | |
| Melanoma of the Skin | Both Sexes | 2.6 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 3.4 |
| Male | 3.9 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 0.4 | - | 0.4 | 0.9 | 5.1 | |
| Female | 1.6 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 0.3 | - | 0.3 | 0.5 | 2.1 | |
| Breast | Female | 20.9 | 20.3 | 28.6 | 14.3 | 11.3 | 14.2 | 20.8 | 20.8 | 20.8 | 29.6 | 13.2 | 12.4 | 14.2 | 21.7 |
| Cervix | Female | 2.3 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
| Corpus & Uterus, NOS | Female | 4.6 | 4.3 | 8.3 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 8.2 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
| Ovary | Female | 7.2 | 7.5 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 7.9 |
| Prostate | Male | 19.5 | 18.2 | 39.9 | 19.7 | 8.7 | 16.1 | 18.2 | 19.8 | 19.1 | 40.4 | 17.3 | 9.6 | 16.6 | 19.2 |
| Testis | Male | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | - | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Urinary Bladder | Both Sexes | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 4.9 |
| Male | 7.6 | 8.0 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 5.7 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 8.6 | |
| Female | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.3 | |
| Kidney & Renal Pelvis | Both Sexes | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
| Male | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 8.4 | 2.6 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 7.7 | 3.1 | 5.1 | 5.7 | |
| Female | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | |
| Brain & Nervous System | Both Sexes | 4.4 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 5.1 |
| Male | 5.3 | 5.8 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 6.3 | |
| Female | 3.5 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 4.1 | |
| Thyroid | Both Sexes | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| Male | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | - | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | - | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | |
| Female | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | |
| Hodgkin Lymphoma | Both Sexes | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | - | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | - | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Male | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | - | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | - | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | |
| Female | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | - | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | - | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |
| Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma | Both Sexes | 5.7 | 6.0 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 6.1 |
| Male | 7.4 | 7.7 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 6.3 | 7.9 | |
| Female | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.7 | |
| Myeloma | Both Sexes | 3.3 | 3.1 | 6.2 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 6.4 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
| Male | 4.2 | 4.0 | 7.5 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 7.5 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 4.2 | |
| Female | 2.7 | 2.4 | 5.5 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 2.4 | |
| Leukemia | Both Sexes | 6.7 | 6.9 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 5.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 6.9 |
| Male | 9.0 | 9.3 | 7.4 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 9.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 7.2 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 9.3 | |
| Female | 5.0 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 5.2 | |
Footnotes:
a US Mortality Files, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Rates are per 100,000 and are age-adjusted to the 2000 US Std Population (19 age groups - Census P25-1130).
b The SEER 18 areas are 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, New Jersey and Georgia excluding ATL/RG.
c Rates for American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) are based on the CHSDA(Contract Health Service Delivery Area) counties.
d Asian/Pacific Islander.
e Hispanic (Hisp) and White Non-Hispanic (W-NHisp) are not mutually exclusive from whites, blacks, Asian/Pacific Islanders, and American Indians/Alaska Natives.
- Statistic could not be calculated due to less than 16 cases in the time interval.
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