Table 1.9a
Cancer deaths per 100,000 male population per year for prostate cancer, United States, 1999 and 2002
    2002 1999
Population groupa Number Rateb Standard error Number Rateb Standard error
               
Total   30,446 27.9 0.2 31,728 31.3 0.2
               
Age (not age adjusted) 0-17 0 DSU DSU 1 DNA DNA
18-44 34 0.1 0.0 36 DNA DNA
45-64 2,402 7.4 0.2 2,320 7.9 0.2
65 and over 28,010 189.6 1.1 29,371 205.4 1.2
               
Race American Indian or Alaska Native 85 15.2 1.8 63 16.7 2.2
Asian or Pacific Islander 298 10.2 0.6 304 13.9 0.8
Black 5,145 62.0 0.9 5,357 69.0 1.0
White 24,918 25.7 0.2 26,004 28.7 0.2
               
Ethnicity Hispanic, all races 1,209 21.6 0.7 1,050 23.0 0.8
Non-Hispanic, all races 29,151 28.2 0.2 30,613 31.7 0.2
Non-Hispanic, Black 5,085 62.8 0.9 5,315 69.7 1.0
Non-Hispanic, White 23,690 25.8 0.2 24,935 28.9 0.2
               
Education (age 25-64) Less than high school 428 3.8 0.2 442 4.2 0.2
High school graduate 891 4.0 0.1 852 4.2 0.1
At least some college 926 2.3 0.1 846 2.6 0.1
               

a Population includes males only.

b Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population, except where indicated.

DNA - Data have not been analyzed.

DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System - Mortality.

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