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Table 1.2
69-Year Trends in U.S. Cancer Death Ratesa
All Races, Males and Females
All Primary Cancer Sites Combined
| Age Group | Rate per 100,000 | Annual Percent Change | Total Percent Change | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1984 | 2018 | 1950-1984 | 1984-2018 | 1950-2018 | |
| Ages 0-4 | 11.1 | 3.8 | 1.9 | -3.2* | -2.0* | -82.9 |
| Ages 5-14 | 6.7 | 3.6 | 2.1 | -1.8* | -1.6* | -69.2 |
| Ages 15-24 | 8.6 | 5.4 | 3.2 | -1.4* | -1.5* | -63.0 |
| Ages 25-34 | 20.4 | 13.4 | 8.3 | -1.5* | -1.6* | -59.5 |
| Ages 35-44 | 63.6 | 48.5 | 26.1 | -0.8* | -1.9* | -58.9 |
| Ages 45-54 | 174.2 | 168.9 | 87.6 | 0.0 | -1.9* | -49.7 |
| Ages 55-64 | 391.3 | 444.3 | 265.2 | 0.4* | -1.7* | -32.2 |
| Ages 65-74 | 710.0 | 848.4 | 562.2 | 0.5* | -1.3* | -20.8 |
| Ages 75-84 | 1,167.2 | 1,269.8 | 1,031.5 | 0.3* | -0.7* | -11.6 |
| Ages 85+ | 1,450.7 | 1,622.0 | 1,577.7 | 0.4* | -0.2* | 8.8 |
| All Ages | 195.4 | 210.9 | 149.0 | 0.2* | -1.1* | -23.7 |
Lung and Bronchus Cancerb
| Age Group | Rate per 100,000 | Annual Percent Change | Total Percent Change | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1984 | 2018 | 1950-1984 | 1984-2018 | 1950-2018 | |
| Ages 0-4 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ages 5-14 | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - |
| Ages 15-24 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -2.8* | -0.4 | -73.5 |
| Ages 25-34 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -0.8* | -2.8* | -66.1 |
| Ages 35-44 | 4.6 | 8.3 | 2.0 | 1.9* | -3.5* | -57.3 |
| Ages 45-54 | 20.2 | 51.1 | 14.5 | 2.9* | -3.1* | -28.1 |
| Ages 55-64 | 48.9 | 148.7 | 67.3 | 3.1* | -2.6* | 37.7 |
| Ages 65-74 | 59.4 | 257.5 | 153.7 | 3.9* | -1.5* | 158.7 |
| Ages 75-84 | 55.4 | 274.6 | 268.8 | 4.7* | -0.1 | 385.3 |
| Ages 85+ | 42.3 | 193.6 | 287.4 | 4.9* | 1.0* | 579.5 |
| All Ages | 14.9 | 53.6 | 34.9 | 3.6* | -1.2* | 133.3 |
Footnotes:
Source: US Mortality Files, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
a Rates are per 100,000 and age-adjusted to the 2000 US Std Population (18 age groups - Census P25-1130).
b Due to coding changes throughout the years, Lung and Bronchus includes trachea and pleura.
* The APC is significantly different from zero (p<.05).
- 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.
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