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Table 28.14

Age-Specific Ratesa and Deaths for the Top 5 Cancer Sitesb by Single Year of Age at Death
U.S. Mortalityc 2012-2016

Age at Death Primary Site Rate Number of Deaths
Age <1 All Sites 1.5 299
Leukemia 0.5 102
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia 0.1 20
Brain and ONSd 0.4 71
Other Endocrine 0.1 28
Soft Tissue 0.1 26
Liver & IBDd - -
Age 1 All Sites 2.0 401
Leukemia 0.8 158
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia 0.3 60
Brain and ONSd 0.4 80
Other Endocrine 0.2 47
Liver & IBDd 0.1 29
Soft Tissue 0.1 26
Age 2 All Sites 2.1 419
Leukemia 0.8 169
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia 0.3 52
Brain and ONSd 0.4 87
Other Endocrine 0.3 63
Soft Tissue 0.1 27
Liver & IBDd 0.1 22
Age 3 All Sites 2.4 487
Leukemia 0.7 138
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia 0.2 45
Brain and ONSd 0.7 133
Other Endocrine 0.5 90
Soft Tissue 0.2 32
Liver & IBDd 0.1 21
Age 4 All Sites 2.3 465
Brain and ONSd 0.9 185
Leukemia 0.5 91
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia 0.2 31
Other Endocrine 0.4 75
Soft Tissue 0.2 34
Kidney and Renal Pelvis 0.1 24
Age 5 All Sites 2.4 490
Brain and ONSd 1.1 219
Leukemia 0.5 97
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia 0.2 38
Other Endocrine 0.3 71
Soft Tissue 0.2 34
Liver & IBDd 0.1 17
Age 6 All Sites 2.1 428
Brain and ONSd 1.0 203
Leukemia 0.4 78
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia 0.2 37
Other Endocrine 0.3 53
Soft Tissue 0.1 30
Kidney and Renal Pelvis - -
Age 7 All Sites 2.0 411
Brain and ONSd 0.9 182
Leukemia 0.4 88
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia 0.3 52
Other Endocrine 0.2 51
Soft Tissue 0.1 24
Bones and Joints 0.1 16
Age 8 All Sites 2.1 433
Brain and ONSd 0.8 167
Leukemia 0.5 107
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia 0.2 51
Other Endocrine 0.2 43
Soft Tissue 0.2 31
Bones and Joints 0.1 18
Age 9 All Sites 2.2 447
Brain and ONSd 0.8 173
Leukemia 0.5 105
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia 0.3 56
Other Endocrine 0.2 44
Soft Tissue 0.2 39
Bones and Joints 0.2 38
Age 10 All Sites 1.9 392
Brain and ONSd 0.7 153
Leukemia 0.5 97
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia 0.2 49
Bones and Joints 0.2 34
Other Endocrine 0.2 33
Soft Tissue 0.1 29
Age 11 All Sites 1.9 386
Brain and ONSd 0.7 140
Leukemia 0.5 94
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia 0.2 49
Bones and Joints 0.2 44
Soft Tissue 0.2 35
Other Endocrine 0.1 23
Age 12 All Sites 2.1 435
Brain and ONSd 0.7 136
Leukemia 0.6 122
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia 0.3 67
Bones and Joints 0.2 51
Soft Tissue 0.1 27
Other Endocrine 0.1 22
Age 13 All Sites 2.1 434
Brain and ONSd 0.6 122
Leukemia 0.6 115
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia 0.3 54
Bones and Joints 0.3 64
Soft Tissue 0.2 35
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma 0.1 23
Age 14 All Sites 2.6 548
Leukemia 0.8 157
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia 0.3 65
Brain and ONSd 0.7 138
Bones and Joints 0.4 90
Soft Tissue 0.3 61
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma 0.1 23
Age 15 All Sites 2.5 533
Leukemia 0.7 146
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia 0.3 69
Brain and ONSd 0.6 115
Bones and Joints 0.5 99
Soft Tissue 0.2 52
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma 0.1 25
Age 16 All Sites 2.6 554
Leukemia 0.6 135
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia 0.3 57
Brain and ONSd 0.6 123
Bones and Joints 0.5 111
Soft Tissue 0.3 56
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma 0.1 26
Age 17 All Sites 2.9 616
Leukemia 0.8 159
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia 0.3 68
Brain and ONSd 0.6 120
Bones and Joints 0.6 117
Soft Tissue 0.3 68
Other Endocrine 0.1 17
Age 18 All Sites 3.1 660
Leukemia 0.8 166
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia 0.3 63
Brain and ONSd 0.6 121
Bones and Joints 0.5 116
Soft Tissue 0.4 84
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma 0.2 42
Age 19 All Sites 3.2 683
Leukemia 0.8 164
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia 0.3 64
Brain and ONSd 0.5 105
Bones and Joints 0.5 102
Soft Tissue 0.4 78
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma 0.2 42

Footnotes:

a Rates are per 100,000 per year. Deaths are for the entire United States over the time period 2012-2016.

b Top 5 cancer sites were determined based on the 2012-2016 age-specific rate.

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

d ONS = Other Nervous System. IBD = Intrahepatic Bile Duct.

e The rates for sex-specific cancer sites are calculated using the population for both sexes combined.

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

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