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Table 1.2
68-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 | 1983 | 2017 | 1950-1983 | 1983-2017 | 1950-2017 | |
| Ages 0-4 | 11.1 | 4.5 | 1.9 | -3.2* | -2.2* | -82.7 |
| Ages 5-14 | 6.7 | 3.9 | 2.1 | -1.7* | -1.7* | -68.7 |
| Ages 15-24 | 8.6 | 5.5 | 3.2 | -1.3* | -1.5* | -63.3 |
| Ages 25-34 | 20.4 | 13.2 | 8.2 | -1.5* | -1.6* | -60.0 |
| Ages 35-44 | 63.6 | 47.5 | 27.1 | -0.8* | -1.9* | -57.4 |
| Ages 45-54 | 174.2 | 169.0 | 90.5 | 0.0 | -1.8* | -48.0 |
| Ages 55-64 | 391.3 | 439.2 | 270.2 | 0.4* | -1.7* | -30.9 |
| Ages 65-74 | 710.0 | 842.5 | 577.7 | 0.5* | -1.2* | -18.6 |
| Ages 75-84 | 1,167.2 | 1,254.8 | 1,059.0 | 0.2* | -0.6* | -9.3 |
| Ages 85+ | 1,450.7 | 1,613.7 | 1,599.9 | 0.4* | -0.1 | 10.3 |
| All Ages | 195.4 | 209.2 | 152.6 | 0.2* | -1.0* | -21.9 |
Lung and Bronchus Cancerb
| Age Group | Rate per 100,000 | Annual Percent Change | Total Percent Change | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1983 | 2017 | 1950-1983 | 1983-2017 | 1950-2017 | |
| Ages 0-4 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ages 5-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ages 15-24 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -2.8* | -0.3 | -74.7 |
| Ages 25-34 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -0.7* | -2.7* | -68.2 |
| Ages 35-44 | 4.6 | 9.0 | 2.1 | 2.1* | -3.4* | -53.8 |
| Ages 45-54 | 20.2 | 51.1 | 15.9 | 3.0* | -3.0* | -21.4 |
| Ages 55-64 | 48.9 | 144.8 | 69.5 | 3.1* | -2.5* | 42.2 |
| Ages 65-74 | 59.4 | 252.7 | 164.3 | 4.0* | -1.3* | 176.5 |
| Ages 75-84 | 55.4 | 267.2 | 284.4 | 4.7* | 0.1 | 413.5 |
| Ages 85+ | 42.3 | 187.0 | 296.1 | 5.0* | 1.2* | 600.1 |
| All Ages | 14.9 | 52.7 | 36.8 | 3.7* | -1.1* | 146.2 |
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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