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Table 20.7

Cancer of the Oral Cavity and Pharynx (Invasive)

Age-adjusted U.S. Deatha Rates by Year, Race and Sex

Year of Death All Races Whites Blacks
Both Sexes Males Females Both Sexes Males Females Both Sexes Males Females
1975-2016 3.07 4.75 1.73 2.93 4.48 1.71 4.33 7.54 1.95
1975 4.30 6.93 2.33 4.12 6.64 2.29 5.79 9.93 2.52
1976 4.22 6.89 2.22 4.03 6.55 2.17 6.08 10.55 2.62
1977 4.32 7.03 2.30 4.11 6.67 2.25 6.22 10.87 2.65
1978 4.19 6.78 2.26 3.99 6.41 2.21 6.15 10.69 2.68
1979 4.24 6.71 2.39 3.99 6.25 2.32 6.65 11.47 2.97
1980 4.16 6.69 2.27 3.87 6.12 2.22 6.97 12.48 2.76
1981 4.05 6.46 2.24 3.78 5.96 2.17 6.52 11.36 2.84
1982 4.02 6.46 2.22 3.74 5.96 2.13 6.62 11.46 2.94
1983 3.94 6.27 2.20 3.64 5.73 2.10 6.65 11.83 2.76
1984 3.88 6.18 2.17 3.61 5.64 2.12 6.37 11.70 2.38
1985 3.75 5.93 2.11 3.49 5.44 2.05 6.23 11.03 2.62
1986 3.72 5.80 2.16 3.42 5.27 2.07 6.51 11.35 2.93
1987 3.53 5.46 2.05 3.29 5.01 2.00 5.70 9.95 2.54
1988 3.59 5.63 2.05 3.33 5.14 1.98 5.99 10.67 2.55
1989 3.50 5.34 2.07 3.23 4.84 2.00 5.92 10.44 2.59
1990 3.58 5.61 2.03 3.29 5.07 1.96 6.12 11.05 2.52
1991 3.47 5.34 2.03 3.21 4.87 1.95 5.84 10.06 2.70
1992 3.34 5.15 1.94 3.09 4.66 1.89 5.56 9.97 2.31
1993 3.34 5.19 1.90 3.07 4.68 1.83 5.68 10.09 2.44
1994 3.15 4.84 1.83 2.92 4.41 1.77 5.33 9.26 2.39
1995 3.16 4.87 1.84 2.91 4.42 1.75 5.37 9.28 2.54
1996 3.03 4.64 1.75 2.82 4.24 1.71 4.86 8.69 2.07
1997 2.98 4.53 1.76 2.79 4.17 1.70 4.68 8.10 2.19
1998 2.96 4.53 1.72 2.80 4.20 1.68 4.53 7.91 2.09
1999 2.73 4.15 1.60 2.55 3.80 1.54 4.37 7.49 2.12
2000 2.69 4.06 1.58 2.52 3.72 1.55 4.12 7.30 1.76
2001 2.72 4.15 1.56 2.58 3.87 1.53 3.86 6.65 1.80
2002 2.68 4.08 1.55 2.57 3.87 1.51 3.65 6.26 1.73
2003 2.64 4.07 1.48 2.51 3.80 1.45 3.83 6.86 1.65
2004 2.61 3.99 1.48 2.49 3.72 1.46 3.81 6.84 1.62
2005 2.53 3.84 1.44 2.42 3.59 1.44 3.49 6.42 1.37
2006 2.48 3.78 1.40 2.39 3.60 1.38 3.22 5.57 1.49
2007 2.52 3.85 1.43 2.45 3.70 1.41 3.27 5.60 1.59
2008 2.45 3.74 1.39 2.40 3.61 1.38 2.98 5.04 1.47
2009 2.37 3.64 1.31 2.33 3.53 1.32 2.80 4.97 1.22
2010 2.47 3.75 1.40 2.45 3.68 1.40 2.79 4.76 1.36
2011 2.47 3.86 1.31 2.42 3.74 1.30 3.06 5.36 1.37
2012 2.49 3.86 1.35 2.46 3.77 1.35 2.88 5.04 1.32
2013 2.41 3.72 1.30 2.39 3.66 1.29 2.81 4.77 1.37
2014 2.51 3.97 1.28 2.50 3.91 1.30 2.79 4.87 1.28
2015 2.53 3.92 1.36 2.53 3.91 1.35 2.57 4.12 1.39
2016 2.59 3.98 1.41 2.60 3.96 1.43 2.63 4.50 1.24

Footnotes:

Individual rates for years of death 1975-1979 available in web browser version of Cancer Statistics Review.

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).

- Statistic not shown. Rate based on less than 16 cases for the time interval.

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