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Cancer death rates in the US over the long-term - American Cancer Society

  • Cancer death rates in the US over the long-term - American Cancer Society

  • Entity Year Stomach (male) Colon and Rectum (male) Liver (male) Pancreas (male) Lung and Bronchus (male) Prostate (male) Leukemia (male) Stomach (female) Colon and Rectum (female) Pancreas (female) Lung and Bronchus (female) Breast (female) Uterus (female) Liver (female)
    United States 2011 4.4 19.5 10.0 13.5 58.1 21.8 9.3 2.3 13.1 10.5 37.1 22.5 7.8 5.7
    United States 2010 5.6 19.2 10.7 13.7 60.3 22.8 9.3 3.5 13.3 10.6 38.0 22.9 7.7 5.7
    United States 2009 5.7 20.5 10.6 12.4 62.7 22.1 10.5 2.4 14.6 10.5 39.7 22.2 7.5 5.5
    United States 2008 5.9 20.1 9.3 13.5 64.9 23.0 10.5 3.5 14.3 10.7 39.2 23.6 7.6 4.4
    United States 2007 5.0 21.7 9.9 13.6 65.4 24.2 10.5 3.6 15.6 10.5 40.2 23.0 7.6 4.4
    United States 2006 5.1 21.1 9.7 12.4 68.6 24.2 10.7 3.7 15.0 10.6 40.3 24.6 7.7 5.5
    United States 2005 5.3 22.7 9.8 12.4 70.7 25.4 10.8 3.7 15.1 10.5 41.8 24.1 7.5 5.5
    United States 2004 6.6 22.3 9.5 12.4 71.7 26.2 10.8 3.9 16.6 9.3 41.0 25.5 7.6 5.5
    United States 2003 6.7 24.6 9.5 12.1 72.3 27.2 10.0 3.0 17.5 9.3 41.4 25.3 7.6 4.3
    United States 2002 6.0 24.4 8.3 12.2 74.0 29.7 10.2 3.0 17.9 9.2 42.7 26.6 7.7 4.3
    United States 2001 6.1 25.8 8.1 12.2 76.7 30.5 10.2 3.1 17.4 9.3 41.1 26.0 7.9 4.4
    United States 2000 6.4 26.5 8.0 12.1 77.8 30.4 10.3 3.2 18.8 9.3 41.2 27.6 7.9 4.3
    United States 1999 7.6 26.0 8.7 12.3 77.3 32.6 10.2 3.3 18.0 9.3 40.3 27.6 7.9 4.4
    United States 1998 7.8 26.1 8.0 12.3 80.3 33.6 10.1 3.4 18.3 9.2 41.1 28.5 7.1 4.3
    United States 1997 7.2 27.8 8.8 12.2 82.8 34.2 10.4 3.4 19.5 9.1 41.9 28.2 7.1 4.4
    United States 1996 7.4 27.2 8.8 12.1 83.3 36.0 11.5 4.5 19.8 9.2 41.6 30.5 7.3 4.4
    United States 1995 8.7 28.2 8.7 12.1 85.8 37.3 11.8 4.7 20.5 9.2 40.4 31.6 7.4 5.5
    United States 1994 8.9 29.8 7.4 12.4 86.1 39.5 11.6 4.7 20.6 9.3 40.8 31.9 8.5 4.4
    United States 1993 8.2 29.1 7.2 12.4 88.1 39.3 11.7 4.8 20.1 9.4 39.4 31.4 8.6 4.4
    United States 1992 8.1 30.8 7.2 13.6 89.6 39.2 11.7 4.9 20.2 9.3 39.9 32.6 8.7 4.3
    United States 1991 9.9 30.2 7.9 13.6 90.4 39.3 11.5 4.0 21.6 9.3 38.8 33.7 8.7 4.3
    United States 1990 9.9 31.3 7.8 13.6 91.1 39.6 11.7 4.2 21.0 9.3 37.0 33.1 8.0 4.2
    United States 1989 9.2 31.3 7.7 13.6 90.4 37.1 11.6 4.2 22.5 9.2 36.9 33.2 8.9 4.2
    United States 1988 9.8 32.6 7.5 13.5 90.4 36.9 11.6 4.2 22.8 9.0 34.3 33.2 8.0 4.1
    United States 1987 9.1 32.4 6.3 13.5 91.6 35.1 10.3 4.2 22.3 9.2 33.9 33.7 8.1 4.1
    United States 1986 9.4 33.6 6.3 13.5 90.5 35.9 11.7 4.2 23.6 9.2 32.6 33.9 8.3 4.2
    United States 1985 10.5 33.2 6.2 13.9 89.1 34.9 11.7 4.4 23.4 9.0 31.6 33.0 9.5 4.3
    United States 1984 10.9 34.5 6.2 13.0 89.8 34.1 11.7 5.7 24.9 9.2 29.1 33.9 9.6 4.2
    United States 1983 10.9 34.6 6.2 13.8 88.7 34.9 11.9 5.8 24.6 9.1 28.3 32.1 9.9 4.2
    United States 1982 10.3 34.5 6.1 13.1 87.4 33.4 11.0 5.9 24.9 9.8 27.7 32.2 9.0 4.4
    United States 1981 11.6 33.4 6.1 13.2 86.7 33.2 11.9 5.0 24.3 9.9 25.1 32.9 9.2 4.3
    United States 1980 11.6 34.2 6.8 13.2 85.3 33.3 11.2 5.1 25.7 9.8 24.3 32.7 10.6 5.5
    United States 1979 11.0 34.0 6.9 13.4 84.5 33.7 11.0 5.2 25.0 9.8 23.5 31.2 10.6 5.5
    United States 1978 11.0 34.2 6.0 14.6 83.8 33.6 11.8 6.5 26.5 9.8 22.7 32.7 10.0 5.5
    United States 1977 12.5 34.7 6.0 14.8 81.2 32.7 11.8 5.4 25.2 9.8 20.3 33.5 10.2 5.5
    United States 1976 12.0 34.8 6.9 14.6 79.3 32.6 11.8 6.7 26.8 9.6 19.2 32.8 11.8 5.5
    United States 1975 12.2 33.2 6.9 14.8 77.2 31.8 11.9 6.9 25.2 8.4 18.8 31.4 11.9 5.7
    United States 1974 13.7 34.8 6.1 13.4 76.8 31.9 11.8 6.1 26.8 9.6 17.9 32.1 12.6 5.9
    United States 1973 13.0 33.8 6.1 14.0 74.7 31.0 11.9 6.3 26.8 8.4 16.8 32.4 12.0 5.9
    United States 1972 13.4 34.5 6.4 13.4 73.7 30.4 11.9 7.6 26.4 8.3 15.2 32.3 13.6 5.2
    United States 1971 14.8 33.2 7.5 14.7 70.4 30.1 11.0 7.8 26.4 8.4 14.4 32.7 13.9 5.3
    United States 1970 15.5 33.3 6.4 14.0 68.1 30.0 11.0 7.1 27.9 9.6 13.3 32.2 13.1 6.5
    United States 1969 15.0 34.7 7.6 14.1 66.6 30.7 11.3 8.5 27.1 9.7 13.5 32.7 14.7 6.7
    United States 1968 16.7 33.1 7.8 14.2 64.5 30.1 11.2 8.9 27.3 9.5 12.8 32.4 14.3 6.9
    United States 1967 16.1 33.7 7.8 14.0 59.3 30.8 11.3 8.2 27.4 8.4 10.1 32.1 15.0 6.2
    United States 1966 17.7 33.2 7.8 14.8 57.7 30.5 11.2 9.7 28.1 8.4 10.6 32.9 16.6 6.1
    United States 1965 18.5 34.5 7.9 14.7 54.1 30.8 11.9 9.0 28.8 8.3 9.9 32.0 16.4 6.4
    United States 1964 18.4 33.7 7.8 13.2 52.7 29.4 11.8 9.2 28.3 8.2 8.3 32.6 17.9 6.4
    United States 1963 19.4 33.5 7.8 14.5 50.9 30.9 11.0 10.2 29.8 8.3 8.1 31.2 17.4 7.5
    United States 1962 20.5 33.9 7.6 13.2 48.9 30.7 11.6 10.4 29.0 8.3 8.6 31.4 18.8 7.7
    United States 1961 21.9 33.9 7.9 13.1 46.5 30.8 11.9 11.7 30.5 8.1 7.4 32.7 18.3 7.9
    United States 1960 22.8 33.9 7.2 13.6 44.5 29.3 11.5 12.5 30.8 8.0 7.9 32.8 19.9 7.3
    United States 1959 23.6 33.6 7.8 13.6 41.3 29.9 10.2 12.8 30.5 8.8 7.7 31.1 19.2 8.5
    United States 1958 23.6 33.6 7.1 12.1 39.2 30.6 10.4 12.3 30.9 8.8 7.7 31.3 20.3 8.7
    United States 1957 24.9 33.0 7.4 12.0 38.9 31.6 10.9 13.7 30.4 8.6 6.4 32.1 21.6 8.0
    United States 1956 25.2 33.3 7.4 12.2 36.4 31.0 10.8 14.5 30.4 8.9 6.3 32.3 21.0 8.1
    United States 1955 26.8 33.1 8.5 12.5 34.9 30.2 10.6 14.7 31.1 7.3 6.2 33.5 22.0 8.4
    United States 1954 27.3 33.6 8.7 11.2 32.7 31.5 9.4 15.8 31.2 7.3 6.0 32.8 23.5 9.7
    United States 1953 28.1 33.0 8.0 11.7 30.4 30.8 9.1 16.6 31.4 7.1 6.0 32.2 24.6 9.2
    United States 1952 29.7 33.8 8.1 10.4 28.0 30.7 9.8 16.1 32.5 7.1 6.1 32.6 24.8 10.5
    United States 1951 30.7 32.3 8.3 10.3 26.8 29.6 9.7 17.5 32.9 7.7 6.9 32.6 25.5 9.4
    United States 1950 31.1 33.1 9.6 10.9 24.3 29.9 8.2 18.6 32.3 7.8 6.8 32.9 26.2 10.8
    United States 1949 32.3 34.2 9.9 10.8 22.3 29.3 8.6 19.5 33.2 7.9 6.6 32.9 27.0 11.5
    United States 1948 35.6 36.8 10.8 9.4 23.6 32.9 8.5 21.6 35.8 7.7 6.4 35.6 29.4 11.3
    United States 1947 35.0 36.5 10.6 9.0 21.5 31.7 7.2 21.7 35.2 6.2 6.1 34.5 31.6 12.2
    United States 1946 35.1 35.8 10.2 8.0 18.1 30.3 7.5 21.1 35.5 6.0 6.5 33.0 31.9 12.3
    United States 1945 36.5 35.9 11.2 8.8 16.0 29.3 6.1 22.2 35.5 6.9 5.3 33.9 32.6 13.9
    United States 1944 36.2 34.7 11.2 7.3 15.8 28.9 6.9 23.5 34.3 6.5 5.1 32.0 32.9 14.7
    United States 1943 37.9 34.6 11.0 7.1 14.0 27.3 6.7 24.5 34.1 5.2 5.9 33.6 32.4 14.1
    United States 1942 38.1 33.7 11.6 7.3 13.1 27.1 6.6 25.0 33.1 6.6 5.7 33.8 32.1 13.4
    United States 1941 39.5 33.5 11.5 7.2 12.3 29.7 5.3 25.6 33.1 6.7 5.6 33.7 33.7 13.3
    United States 1940 40.1 33.8 11.5 7.8 12.6 27.4 5.4 26.7 34.5 5.4 4.1 34.8 34.0 14.6
    United States 1939 40.3 32.1 11.1 7.0 11.5 27.8 5.8 27.9 33.0 6.6 4.1 33.5 34.3 14.1
    United States 1938 42.9 31.2 11.3 7.7 10.9 26.7 5.5 29.9 32.4 5.4 4.1 32.4 34.4 15.9
    United States 1937 43.5 30.9 12.5 6.2 9.0 24.2 4.1 29.2 32.9 5.0 4.8 32.6 36.6 15.4
    United States 1936 43.4 28.2 12.0 6.0 8.0 24.8 4.9 31.9 32.5 5.1 4.9 32.0 36.0 16.1
    United States 1935 44.7 28.5 12.2 6.6 8.5 23.7 4.8 31.4 30.2 5.7 4.5 31.3 36.7 17.5
    United States 1934 44.0 27.1 13.8 5.4 6.4 23.7 4.6 32.6 30.7 4.4 3.1 32.6 36.6 17.0
    United States 1933 44.2 26.7 13.0 5.1 6.7 21.7 3.4 33.5 29.7 4.3 3.0 31.8 36.6 17.4
    United States 1932 45.1 25.2 13.0 5.9 5.4 20.8 3.2 34.7 29.5 5.5 3.8 31.9 37.7 19.6
    United States 1931 46.7 24.7 13.4 5.7 5.7 18.4 3.2 34.8 28.7 4.1 3.6 31.6 37.5 19.6
    United States 1930 46.3 23.0 14.1 5.5 4.3 18.8 3.0 35.2 27.1 4.8 3.6 30.1 36.3 19.3
  • Figures are based on long-term death rates from various cancer types (since 1930) in the United States for males and females. These death rates are age-standardized to the US population structure for males and females in the year 2000. Death rates are measured per 100,000 individuals.

  • Sources

    Data Published By: American Cancer Society

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    Link: https://www.cancer.org/research/cancer-facts-statistics/all-cancer-facts-figures/cancer-facts-figures-2015.html

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