Disparities in the United States
(Data from Tables 1-6 are from the informative NIH note on on cancer health disparities.)
By race or ethic group
Table 1. Overall Cancer Incidence and Death Rates
| |
All Sites |
| Racial/Ethnic Group |
Incidence |
Death |
Death/Incidence |
| All |
470.1 |
192.7 |
.41 |
| African American/Black |
504.1 |
238.8 |
.47 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander |
314.9 |
115.5 |
.37 |
| Hispanic/Latino |
356.0 |
129.1 |
.36 |
| American Indian/Alaska Native |
297.6 |
160.4 |
.54 |
| White |
477.5 |
190.7 |
.40 |
Table 2. Female Breast Cancer Incidence and Death Rates
| |
Breast |
| Racial/Ethnic Group |
Incidence |
Death |
Death/Incidence |
| All |
127.8 |
25.5 |
.20 |
| African American/Black |
118.3 |
33.8 |
.29 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander |
89.0 |
12.6 |
.14 |
| Hispanic/Latino |
89.3 |
16.1 |
.18 |
| American Indian/Alaska Native |
69.8 |
16.1 |
.23 |
| White |
132.5 |
25.0 |
.19 |
Table 3. Cervical Cancer Incidence and Death Rates
| |
Cervix |
| Racial/Ethnic Group |
Incidence |
Death |
Death/Incidence |
| All |
8.7 |
2.6 |
.30 |
| African American/Black |
11.4 |
4.9 |
.43 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander |
8.0 |
2.4 |
.30 |
| Hispanic/Latino |
13.8 |
3.3 |
.24 |
| American Indian/Alaska Native |
6.6 |
4.0 |
.61 |
| White |
8.5 |
2.3 |
.27 |
Table 4. Prostate Cancer Incidence and Death Rates
| |
Prostate |
| Racial/Ethnic Group |
Incidence |
Death |
Death/Incidence |
| All |
168.0 |
27.9 |
.17 |
| African American/Black |
255.5 |
62.3 |
.24 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander |
96.5 |
11.3 |
.12 |
| Hispanic/Latino |
140.8 |
21.2 |
.15 |
| American Indian/Alaska Native |
68.2 |
21.5 |
.32 |
| White |
161.4 |
25.6 |
.16 |
Table 5. Colorectal Cancer Incidence and Death Rates
| |
Colorectal |
| Racial/Ethnic Group |
Incidence |
Death |
Death/Incidence |
| All |
51.6 |
19.4 |
.38 |
| African American/Black |
62.1 |
26.7 |
.43 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander |
41.6 |
12.3 |
.30 |
| Hispanic/Latino |
39.3 |
13.6 |
.35 |
| American Indian/Alaska Native |
40.8 |
17.0 |
,42 |
| White |
51.2 |
18.9 |
.37 |
Table 6. Lung Cancer Incidence and Death Rates
| |
Lung and Bronchus |
| Racial/Ethnic Group |
Incidence |
Death |
Death/Incidence |
| All |
64.5 |
54.7 |
.85 |
| African American/Black |
76.6 |
62.0 |
.81 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander |
39.4 |
26.9 |
.68 |
| Hispanic/Latino |
33.3 |
23.6 |
.71 |
| American Indian/Alaska Native |
44.0 |
39.9 |
.91 |
| White |
65.7 |
55.0 |
.84 |
Statistics are for 2000-2004, age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard million population, and represent the number of new cases of invasive cancer and deaths per year per 100,000 men and women.