United States Cancer Statistics
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| Summary: |
Cancer mortality data are available for the United States, state and metropolitan areas (MSA)
by age group, race, ethnicity, sex and cancer site
for the years 1999 - 2021.
Data are available for Puerto Rico
by age group, sex and cancer site
for the years 2005 - 2021.
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| Source: |
The United States Cancer Statistics (USCS) are the official federal statistics on cancer incidence and mortality from registries having high-quality data and cancer mortality statistics for 50 states and the District of Columbia. USCS are produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI), in collaboration with the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR). Mortality data are provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), National Vital Statistics System (NVSS). About mortality rate comparisons:
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| In WONDER: |
You can produce tables, maps, charts, and data extracts.
Obtain death counts, crude rates, age-adjusted rates, 95% confidence intervals for rates, and
standard errors for rates.
select specific disease and demographic criteria to produce cross-tabulated mortality measures.
Data are organized into three levels of geographic detail: national, state and Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs).
The population estimates used as the denominator for rate calculations are also shown.
You can limit and index your data by any and all of these variables:
The following statistical measures are available as query results:
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| Contents: |
United States Cancer Statistics Data Request |
United States Cancer Statistics Data Request
| Output: | You can produce tables, maps, charts, and data extracts. Obtain death counts, age-adjusted and crude death rates, 95% confidence intervals and standard errors for rates, calculated from the United States Cancer Statistics public information data. The population estimates used as the denominator for rate calculations are also shown. |
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| Variables: | You can limit and index your data by any and all of the variables. |
| How? | The Request screen has sections to guide you through the
making a data request as step-by-step process.
However, to get your first taste of how the system works,
you might want to simply press any Send button,
and execute the default data request.
The data results for your query appear on the Table screen.
After you get your data results, try the Chart and Map screens.
Or export your data to a file (tab-delimited line listing) for download to your computer.
For more information, see the following: Quick Start Guide; Step 1, Organize and label results; Step 2, Select location; Step 3, Select year and demographics; Step 4, Select cancers of interest; Step 5, Other Options. |
| 'By-Variables' | Select variables that serve as keys (indexes) for organizing your data.
See How do I organize my data? for more information.
Notes:
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| Help: | Click on any button labeled "Help", located to the right hand side of the screen at the top of each section. Each control's label, such as the "Location" label next to the Location entry box, is linked to the on-line help for that item. |
| Send: | Sends your data request to be processed on the CDC WONDER databases. The Send buttons are located on the bottom of the Request page, and also in the upper right corner of each section, for easy access. |
Step 1. Organize table layout:
| Group Results By: | Select up to five variables that serve as keys for grouping your data. See Group Results By below for hints. | |
| Select Optional Measures: | Select the checkbox to include optional measures in your report. Frequency death counts are reported by default. | |
| Title: | Enter any desired description to display as a title with your results. |
Note: See About Requesting Data for Puerto Rico below, in the Group Results By section.
The following statistical measures are available as query results:
- Death Counts
- Age-Adjusted Rates (optional)
- 95% Confidence Intervals for rates (optional)
- Standard Errors for rates (optional)
- Crude Rates (optional)
Group Results By...
Select up to five variables that serve as keys for grouping your data. For example, you could select to group (summarize, stratify, index) your data by Location (State or MSA) and Race.
Hints:
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About genital system cancers:
When generating a report by primary site, it is appropriate to either select cases by sex or generate a report by sex. By default this program includes population data for both sexes in the rate calculations. However, sex-specific population denominators are used to calculate rates for sex-specific cancers such as prostate, ovary or cervix. For a complete list of sex-specific cancers, see breast and genital system cancers. - When age-adjusted rates are calculated, you cannot group the data by Age Group.
- You cannot group the data by both State and by MSA. You can group by State only when you have chosen State locations. You can group by MSA only when you have chosen MSA locations.
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About charts:
You cannot make charts when your data has more than two By-Variables. -
About maps:
To make a map, you must request data with a geographic location variable, such as Region or State, as a "By-Variable." After you get the results to your query, then click the "Map" tab. -
About requesting data for Puerto Rico:
- You cannot select "Race" or "Ethnicity", in the "Group Results By" list in section 1 on the "Request Form" tab when requesting data for Puerto Rico.
- Data for Puerto Rico are requested in section 2 on the Request Form, by clicking the round button for "States and Puerto Rico."
- When the "States and Puerto Rico" list is selected in section 2 on the Request Form, then Race and Ethnicity categories are not shown in section 3 on the Request Form.
Deaths
Cancer deaths are based on information from all death certificates in the 50 states and the District of Columbia and processed by the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) at the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). The "Deaths" column shows the number of deaths that meet the categorical criteria for the row.
Cancer mortality data for years 1999-2021 are available and can be accessed at CDC's National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) National Vital Statistics System (NVSS).
Age-Adjusted Rates
Age-adjusted rates are calculated with age distribution ratios from the Year 2000 "standard million" population, and the rates are shown per 100,000 population.
An age-adjusted rate is a weighted average of the age-specific (crude) rates, where the weights are the proportions of persons in the corresponding age groups of a standard million population. The potential confounding effect of age is reduced when comparing age-adjusted rates computed using the same standard million population.
For more information on how age-adjusted rates are calculated, see:
Notes:- Deaths of persons of unknown age are not included in this data set. Death counts, crude death rates and age-adjusted death rates may differ slightly from other reports where deaths of persons of unknown age are included.
- About populations:
- The population used to age-adjust the rates in this data set is the 2000 U.S. standard population, which is in accordance with a 1998 recommendation of the US. Department of Health and Human Services. The 2000 U.S. standard population is based on the proportion of the 2000 population in specific age groups (younger than 1 year, 1-4 years, 5-9 years, 10-14 years, 15-19 years, . . . 85 years or older); the proportions of the 2000 population in these age groups serve as weights for calculating age-adjusted incidence and death rates.
- Cancer death rates on this website may differ slightly from those published by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) because NCHS uses age groups as recommended by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in its adjustment of death rates.
- The data published here should not be compared with cancer death rates adjusted to different standard populations.
- Death rates are also influenced by the choice of population denominators used in calculating the rates. Because some state health departments use customized state population projections when calculating incidence and death rates, the rates published here may differ slightly from those published by individual states.
- Note that the weights used to calculate age-adjusted rates are derived from the specific populations selected as data request criteria. For example, if you limit your request to specific age groups, then the weights are calculated to represent the selected population.
- About cancer sites: For consistency with the data on cancer incidence, the cancer sites in mortality data were grouped according to the revised SEER recodes for ICD-10 cause of death classifications, dated March 1, 2018 (see SEER Cause of Death Recode). Because the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) uses different groupings of cause of death codes for some cancer site classifications, the death rates in this report may differ slightly from those published by NCHS.
How are age-adjusted rates calculated?
The age-adjusted rate is calculated by multiplying the age-specific rate for each age group by the corresponding weight from the specified standard population, then summing across all age groups, and then multiplying this result by 100,000.
Age-Adjusted Rate = (Sum of (Each Age Specific Rate * Each Standard Population Weight) )* 100,000
The age-specific rate is the number of incidents for a given age group, divided by the population of that age group.
| Number of incidents in age group | |
| Age Specific Rate = | |
| Population of age group |
The "standard population weight" for an age group is calculated by dividing the population for the age group by the sum of the populations for all of the age groups in the query.
| Population for age group | |
| Standard Population Weight = | |
| Sum of populations for all age groups |
What standard population weights are used for age-adjusted rate calculations?
Note that the weights used to calculate age-adjusted rates are derived from the specific populations selected as data request criteria. For example, if you limit your request to specific age groups, then the weights are calculated to represent the selected population.
What are the age-specific populations for the standard populations?
Refer to the following tables to see the age-specific populations for the various "standard million" populations.
- 2000 US Standard Population
- 1970 US Standard Population
- 1940 US Standard Population
- 2000 World Standard Population
| 2000 US Standard Million Population |
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Standard Age Group Population Weight 00-00 years 13,818 0.013818 01-04 years 55,317 0.055317 05-09 years 72,533 0.072533 10-14 years 73,032 0.073032 15-19 years 72,169 0.072169 20-24 years 66,478 0.066478 25-29 years 64,529 0.064529 30-34 years 71,044 0.071044 35-39 years 80,762 0.080762 40-44 years 81,851 0.081851 45-49 years 72,118 0.072118 50-54 years 62,716 0.062716 55-59 years 48,454 0.048454 60-64 years 38,793 0.038793 65-69 years 34,264 0.034264 70-74 years 31,773 0.031773 75-79 years 26,999 0.026999 80-84 years 17,842 0.017842 85+ years 15,508 0.015508 |
| 1970 US Standard Million Population |
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Standard Age Group Population Weight 00-00 years 17,151 0.017151 01-04 years 67,265 0.067265 05-09 years 98,204 0.098204 10-14 years 102,304 0.102304 20-24 years 80,561 0.080561 25-39 years 66,320 0.066320 30-34 years 56,249 0.056249 35-39 years 54,656 0.054656 40-44 years 58,958 0.058958 45-49 years 59,622 0.059622 50-54 years 54,643 0.054643 55-59 years 49,077 0.049077 60-64 years 42,403 0.042403 65-69 years 34,406 0.034406 70-74 years 26,789 0.026789 75-79 years 18,871 0.018871 80-84 years 11,241 0.011241 85+ years 7,435 0.007435 |
| 1940 US Standard Million Population |
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Standard Age Group Population Weight 00-00 years 15,343 0.015343 01-04 years 64,718 0.064718 05-09 years 81,147 0.081147 10-14 years 89,208 0.089208 15-19 years 93,670 0.093670 20-24 years 88,007 0.088007 25-29 years 84,277 0.084277 30-34 years 77,789 0.077789 35-39 years 72,495 0.072495 40-44 years 66,742 0.066742 45-49 years 62,697 0.062697 50-54 years 55,114 0.055114 55-59 years 44,383 0.044383 60-64 years 35,911 0.035911 65-69 years 28,911 0.028911 70-74 years 19,515 0.019515 75-79 years 11,422 0.011422 80-84 years 5,881 0.005881 85+ years 2,770 0.002770 |
| 2000 World Standard Million Population |
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Standard Age Group Population Weight 00-00 years 24,000 0.024000 01-04 years 96,000 0.096000 05-09 years 100,000 0.100000 10-14 years 90,000 0.090000 15-19 years 90,000 0.090000 20-24 years 80,000 0.080000 25-29 years 80,000 0.080000 30-34 years 60,000 0.060000 35-39 years 60,000 0.060000 40-44 years 60,000 0.060000 45-49 years 60,000 0.060000 50-54 years 50,000 0.050000 55-59 years 40,000 0.040000 60-64 years 40,000 0.040000 65-69 years 30,000 0.030000 70-74 years 20,000 0.020000 75-79 years 10,000 0.010000 80-84 years 5,000 0.005000 85+ years 5,000 0.005000 |
95% Confidence Intervals for Age-Adjusted Rates
The 95% confidence intervals calculated for age-adjusted rates use the Chi Square or Gamma distribution method. The 1999-2021 USCS online database uses the Tiwari method, see "Efficient interval estimation for age-adjusted cancer rates" by Ram C. Tiwari, Limin X. Clegg and Zhaohui Zou, published Statistical Methods in Medical Research 2006; 15: 547-569.
Standard Errors
The calculation of standard errors for rates is optional. Select the checkbox on the Request page to include these statistics in your report.
Standard errors for rates are calculated with the assumption that the cancer counts have Poisson distributions.
The method for calculating standard errors for age-adjusted rates is shown below, where the age-adjusted rate is comprised of age groups x through y.
The method for calculating standard errors for crude rates:
Crude Rates
Crude Rates are optional. Select the checkbox on the Request page to include Crude Rates in your report.
Crude Rates are expressed as the number of cases reported each calendar year per 100,000 population.
Crude Rate = Count / Population * 100,000
The population estimates for the denominators of rates are race-specific and sex-specific county population estimates aggregated to the state or metropolitan area level. See Population Denominator Data Sources below for more information.
Notes:- Rates are calculated per 100,000 population by default.
- Crude rates are helpful in determining the need for services for a given population, relative to another population, regardless of size. Crude rates are influenced by the underlying age distribution of the state's population. Even if two states have the same age-adjusted rates, the state with the relatively older population (as demonstrated by having a higher median age) will have higher crude rates because incidence or death rates for most cancers increase with increasing age.
- The year 2000 Census population counts varied from previous population estimates for the years 1990-1999. Rates for geographic areas with small populations and for specific racial or ethnic populations appear to be affected to a greater degree and should be interpreted with caution. Furthermore, since corrections to the population denominators extrapolated from the 1990 census were larger in the late 1990s than earlier in the decade, rates calculated for the late 1990s may be subject to more change than rates calculated for the early 1990s.
- Select the precision for rate calculations in the Other Options section. When the rate calculated for a small numerator (death count) is zero, you may increase the precision to reveal the rate by showing more numbers to the right of the decimal point.
Step 2. Select location:
- States in the US
- Regions include Divisions and States in the US
- Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) in the US
- States and Puerto Rico
Regions and Divisions
Regions and Divisions are multi-state groups. For regional data, you can group by Region, or you can select any combination of individual regions. You can also select multi-state divisions or any combination of individual states.- Click a round button to switch between the lists of locations.
- See How do I use a Finder? for more information.
- See Finder Tool help for more hints.
- The default is all values (the United States).
- The Advanced mode let you easily pick several items from different parts of the list. Items are not selected until you click the "Move" button in Advanced mode. You may also enter values by hand, one code per line, in the Advanced mode. Use the Finder to see the correct code format. For example, 02 is the Alaska state code.
- The "plus" symbol, "+" indicates that you can open the item, to see more items below it.
- The results to a search are shown in blue, and indicated by ">".
- Region is based on the person's legal state of residence at the time the case was submitted to the registry.
- The Regions are identified by both name and codes in data extracts.
- The United States is split into 4 regions: Northeast, Midwest, South and West. To see the Divisions and States that comprise the regions, send a request for data grouped by Region, Division and State. Choose to "Show Zero Values" in order to also see the names of the states which have been omitted from this data set.
States / States and Puerto Rico
Pick the United States or any combination of individual areas desired. Be sure the button above the list of locations is set to your desired list.- State and MSA data are based on the patient's residence at the time the case was submitted to the registry. All deaths records in this data set include values for state and for MSA.
- Note that comparisons of the national death counts and rates with other published reports may differ.
- The codes and labels for each state shown in separate columns in the data export files. To see the entire list of included states with labels and Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code values, group by State and by Year. All 50 states and the District of Columbia are represented for all years. Data for Puerto Rico are available for years 2006 and later.
- The Race and Ethnicity categories are not shown on the "Request Form" tab, when the round button is selected to show the "States and Puerto Rico" list in the "Select Locations" section on the "Request Form" tab.
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About the impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005:
The population of many counties along the Gulf Coast of Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, and Texas were displaced in the fall of 2005 by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The Census Bureau estimates that 203,937 persons were displaced from Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas due to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. CDC WONDER does not include the displaced persons in the 2005 population counts for these states, nor are these counts included in the summary populations for the affected division, regions or national population.
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
Pick "The United States" or any combination of individual MSAs desired. Be sure the button for State above the list is set to your choice.Notes:
- State and MSA data are based on the patient's residence at the time of death. All deaths records in this data set include values for state and for MSA.
- Note that comparisons of the national death counts and rates with other published reports may differ.
- Data are not specified for the area of Honolulu, Hawaii in the year 1999, nor for the area of Denver, Colorado in years 1999-2001. Cells representing these specific locations and years display a "Missing" label, these data are included in the "Other" MSA category.
- The metropolitan statistical area locations are documented here: 1999-2021 MSAs
- The codes and labels for each MSA are shown in separate columns in data export files. To see the entire list of metropolitan areas with labels and code values, group by MSA and by Year.
Step 3. Select year and demographics :
- Year - 1999-2021 (2005-2021 for Puerto Rico)
- Age Group
- Race - All, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian or Pacific Islander, Black or African American, White (not available for Puerto Rico)
- Ethnicity - Hispanic, Non-Hispanic, Unknown or Missing (not available for Puerto Rico)
- Sex - Female, Male
Note: The Race and Ethnicity categories are not shown on the "Request Form" tab, when the round button is selected to show the "States and Puerto Rico" list in the "Select Locations" section on the "Request Form" tab.
Year
Pick any combination of years desired. Data are available for 1999-2021 for the United States, and for 2005-2021 for Puerto Rico.Age Group
Select All ages or any combination of the individual age groups.
Notes:
- Deaths of persons of unknown age are not included in this data set. Death counts, crude death rates and age-adjusted death rates may differ slightly from other reports where deaths of persons of unknown age are included.
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The following table shows the age group code values and descriptions,
as specified for data export.
Code Description 1 < 1 year 1-4 1-4 years 5-9 5-9 years 10-14 10-14 years 15-19 15-19 years 20-24 20-24 years 25-29 25-29 years 30-34 30-34 years 35-39 35-39 years 40-44 40-44 years 45-49 45-49 years 50-54 50-54 years 55-59 55-59 years 60-64 60-64 years 65-69 65-69 years 70-74 70-74 years 75-79 75-79 years 80-84 80-84 years 85+ 85+ years
Sex
Select All or any combination of values.
Note:
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About genital system cancers:
Note that genital system cancers and breast cancers are sex-specific. The rates and population denominators for calculating rates represent the associated sex for the cancer site. Cells representing data for the other sex are labeled "Not Applicable." See About Genital System Cancers for more information.
The following table shows the age group code values and descriptions, as specified for data export.
| Code | Description |
| F | Female |
| M | Male |
Race
Select All or any combination of values.
- The "All" races option sums all racial categories included in the data: "American Indian or Alaska Native," "Asian or Pacific Islander," "Black or African American," and "White."
- Race data are not available for Puerto Rico.
- The data are coded to Public Health Information Network (PHIN) standard code values. The following table shows the race code values and descriptions, as specified for data export.
| Code | Description | |
| 1002-5 | American Indian or Alaska Native | |
| A-PI | Asian or Pacific Islander | |
| 2054-5 | Black or African American | |
| 2106-3 | White |
Ethnicity
Select All or any combination of values.
- Rates are not calculated for the "Unknown" category because population data are not available. The phrase "Not Applicable" is shown for in the rate and population cells.
- Ethnicity data are not available for Puerto Rico.
- Ethnicity data are available for the 1999-2006 and later releases of USCS Cancer Mortality, and not available for the preceding releases.
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The data are coded to Public Health Information Network (PHIN) standard code values.
The following table shows the race code values and descriptions,
as specified for data export.
Code Description 2135-2 Hispanic 2186-5 Non-Hispanic UNK Unknown or Missing
Step 4. Select cancers of interest:
Cancer Sites
Select either "All Cancer Sites Combined" or "All Cancer Sites," or select any combination of the other values.- The primary cancer site is the organ of origin within the body where a given cancer occurs in an individual.
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About All Sites Combined:
"All Cancer Sites Combined" are the summary or combined aggregate total for all Cancer sites. The "Show Totals" control on the Table screen is disabled when aggregate values are displayed. Note that pies charts and data distributions in maps are affected by the inclusion of the "All Cancer Sites Combined" aggregate data. -
About breast and genital system cancers:
When generating a report by primary site, it is appropriate to either select cases by sex or generate a report by sex. By default this program includes population data for both sexes in the calculations. However, the sex-specific cancers such as prostate, ovary or cervix calculate sex-specific rates, using sex-specific population denominators. Cells representing sex-specific cancer data for the opposite sex are labeled "Not Applicable." Sex-specific cancers include breast cancers and those sites under genital system in the cancer site listThe Cancer Site sex-specific cancers are:
Female Genital System Cervix Uteri Corpus Uteri Uterus, not otherwise specified Ovary Vagina Vulva Other Female Genital Organs Male Genital System Prostate Testis Penis Other Male Genital Organs Breast cancers: Female Breast Male Breast -
About Kaposi sarcoma cancer deaths:
Because the vast majority of Kaposi sarcoma (KS) cases have developed in association with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), HIV/AIDS is listed as the underlying cause of death. Therefore, Kaposi Sarcoma deaths have been moved to the Miscellaneous category in the United States Cancer Statistics 1999-2021 - cancer mortality data. However, deaths with underlying cause of death classified as Kaposi Sarcoma are available in the National Center for Health Statistics mortality data. - For consistency with the data on cancer incidence, the cancer sites in mortality data were grouped according to the revised SEER recodes dated March 1, 2018 (see SEER Cause of Death Recodes). Because the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) uses different groupings for some sites, the death rates in this report may differ slightly from those published by NCHS.
The following table shows the Cancer Site code values and descriptions, as specified for data export. Whenever applicable, the revised SEER Cause of Death Recodes dated March 1, 2018 are used.
| Code | Description | |
| 0 | All Cancer Sites Combined | |
| 20010-20100 | Oral Cavity and Pharynx | |
| 20010 | Lip | |
| 20020 | Tongue | |
| 20030 | Salivary Gland | |
| 20040 | Floor of Mouth | |
| 20050 | Gum and Other Mouth | |
| 20060 | Nasopharynx | |
| 20070 | Tonsil | |
| 20080 | Oropharynx | |
| 20090 | Hypopharynx | |
| 20100 | Other Oral Cavity and Pharynx | |
| 21010-21130 | Digestive System | |
| 21010 | Esophagus | |
| 21020 | Stomach | |
| 21030 | Small Intestine | |
| 21041-21052 | Colon and Rectum | |
| 21041-21049 | Colon excluding Rectum | |
| 21051-21052 | Rectum and Rectosigmoid Junction | |
| 21060 | Anus, Anal Canal and Anorectum | |
| 21071-21072 | Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct | |
| 21071 | Liver | |
| 21072 | Intrahepatic Bile Duct | |
| 21080 | Gallbladder | |
| 21090 | Other Biliary | |
| 21100 | Pancreas | |
| 21110 | Retroperitoneum | |
| 21120 | Peritoneum, Omentum and Mesentery | |
| 21130 | Other Digestive Organs | |
| 22010-22060 | Respiratory System | |
| 22010 | Nose, Nasal Cavity and Middle Ear | |
| 22020 | Larynx | |
| 22030 | Lung and Bronchus | |
| 22050 | Pleura | |
| 22060 | Trachea, Mediastinum and Other Respiratory Organs | |
| 23000 | Bones and Joints | |
| 24000 | Soft Tissue including Heart | |
| 25010-25020 | Skin excluding Basal and Squamous | |
| 25010 | Melanoma of the Skin | |
| 25020 | Other Non-Epithelial Skin | |
| 26000 | Male and Female Breast | |
| 26000-Female | Female Breast | |
| 26000-Male | Male Breast | |
| 27010-27070 | Female Genital System | |
| 27010 | Cervix Uteri | |
| 27020 | Corpus Uteri | |
| 27030 | Uterus, not otherwise specified (NOS) | |
| 27040 | Ovary | |
| 27050 | Vagina | |
| 27060 | Vulva | |
| 27070 | Other Female Genital Organs | |
| 28010-28040 | Male Genital System | |
| 28010 | Prostate | |
| 28020 | Testis | |
| 28030 | Penis | |
| 28040 | Other Male Genital Organs | |
| 29010-29040 | Urinary System | |
| 29010 | Urinary Bladder | |
| 29020 | Kidney and Renal Pelvis | |
| 29030 | Ureter | |
| 29040 | Other Urinary Organs | |
| 30000 | Eye and Orbit | |
| 31010-31040 | Brain and Other Nervous System | |
| 32010-32020 | Endocrine System | |
| 32010 | Thyroid | |
| 32020 | Other Endocrine including Thymus | |
| 33011-33042 | Lymphomas | |
| 33011-33012 | Hodgkin lymphoma | |
| 33041-33042 | Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma | |
| 34000 | Myeloma | |
| 35011-35043 | Leukemias | |
| 35011 | Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia | |
| 35012 | Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia | |
| 35021 | Acute Myeloid Leukemia | |
| 35022 | Chronic Myeloid Leukemia | |
| 35041-35043 | Other Leukemias | |
| 35013 | Other Lymphocytic Leukemia | |
| 35031 | Acute Monocytic Leukemia | |
| 35041 | Other Acute Leukemia | |
| 35043 | Aleukemic, Subleukemic and not otherwise specified (NOS) | |
| 35023 | Other Myeloid/Monocytic Leukemia | |
| 36010 | Mesothelioma | |
| 37000 | Miscellaneous | |
Leading Cancer Sites (by Race and Sex)
Select either "All Leading Sites Combined" or "All Leading Sites," or select any combination of the other values.- This list contains only the top or leading cancer sites, meaning the primary cancers with the highest incidence for each race and sex.
- The primary cancer site is the organ of origin within the body where a given cancer occurs in an individual.
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About All Sites Combined:
"All Leading Sites Combined" are the summary or combined aggregate total for all Cancer sites. The "Show Totals" control on the Table screen is disabled when aggregate values are displayed. Note that pies charts and data distributions in maps are affected by the inclusion of the "All Leading Sites Combined" aggregate data. -
About sex-specific cancers:
Note that genital system cancers are sex-specific, thus rates and population denominators represent the associated sex. Cells representing data for the opposite sex display a "Not Applicable" label. The following genital system cancers are included in the Leading Cancers Sites list:- Cervix Uteri
- Corpus Uteri
- Ovary
- Prostate
- Cervix Uteri
The following table shows the Leading Cancer Sites code values and descriptions, as specified for data export. Whenever applicable, the revised SEER Cause of Death Recodes dated March 1, 2018 are used.
| Code | Description | |
| 31010-31040 | Brain and Other Nervous System | |
| 26000 | Breast | |
| 27010 | Cervix Uteri | |
| 21041-21052 | Colon and Rectum | |
| 27020 | Corpus Uteri | |
| 21010 | Esophagus | |
| 21080 | Gallbladder | |
| 29020 | Kidney and Renal Pelvis | |
| 22020 | Larynx | |
| 35011-35043 | Leukemias | |
| 21071 | Liver | |
| 22030 | Lung and Bronchus | |
| 25010 | Melanoma of the Skin | |
| 34000 | Myeloma | |
| 33041-33042 | Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma | |
| 20010-20100 | Oral Cavity and Pharynx | |
| 27040 | Ovary | |
| 21100 | Pancreas | |
| 28010 | Prostate | |
| 21020 | Stomach | |
| 32010 | Thyroid | |
| 29010 | Urinary Bladder |
Step 5. Other options:
| Export Results: | If checked, then query results are exported to a local file. More information on how to import this file into other applications can be found here. | |
| Show Totals: | If checked totals and sub-totals will appear in the results table. | |
| Show Zero Values: | If checked, then rows containing zero counts (no deaths) will appear in the results table. If unchecked, zero count rows are suppressed. | |
| Precision: | Select the precision for rate calculations. When the rate calculated for a small numerator (death count) is zero, you may increase the precision to reveal the rate by showing more numbers to the right of the decimal point. | |
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| Populations for Age-Adjusted Rates: | Select the standard population used to calculate age-adjusted rates. See Age-Adjusted Rates for more information. |
Data Source Information
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The United States Cancer Statistics (USCS) are the official federal statistics on cancer incidence from registries having high-quality data and cancer mortality statistics for 50 states and the District of Columbia. USCS are produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI), in collaboration with the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR). Mortality data are produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), National Vital Statistics System (NVSS). To learn more about the methods and source of these data please refer to:
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United States: The population estimates for the denominators of mortality rates are race-specific (American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian or Pacific Islander, Black or African American, White) and sex-specific county population estimates aggregated to the state or metropolitan area level. The population estimates are a slight modification of the annual time series of July 1 county population estimates (by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin) produced by the Population Estimates Program of the U.S. Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) with support from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) through an interagency agreement. The 1999 population estimates are consistent with the 1990-1999 are bridged-race intercensal population estimates of the July 1 resident population. The 2000-2009 population estimates are consistent with the 2000-2009 series of bridged-race intercensal population estimates of the July 1 resident population, with the exception of year 2005. The 2010-2021 population estimates are consistent with the 2010-2021 series of bridged-race postcensal population estimates of the July 1 resident population. In general, July 1 population estimates are used to calculate annual death rates because these estimates are considered to reflect the average population of a defined geographic area for a calendar year. However, the populations of many counties along the Gulf Coast of Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, and Texas were displaced in the fall of 2005 by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. For the year 2005, the population estimates were adjusted to account for the displacement of people in these states. The national total population estimates are not affected by these adjustments. The 2005 population estimates that were used for mortality data are different from the 2005 population estimates used for incidence data. See the USCS 2005 technical notes at Data Visualizations Tool Technical Notes for more information. Note that the national and regional populations in WONDER are based on totals of the state populations. The state, regional and national populations for USCS data in WONDER are consistent with the "SEER*Stat" mortality populations for year 2005 produced by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). However, the USCS website has slightly higher national populations for the 2005 national population, due to adjustments for displacement after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. These differences (203,937 persons) affect rates calculated for at the national level for year 2005. For more information on the Census Bureau's population estimates and documentation of the procedures used to develop them, see SEER - US Population Data. Puerto Rico: Population estimates used in the calculation of Puerto Rico incidence and death rates are sex-specific, and are not available by race or ethnicity. Population estimates for Puerto Rico for years 2006-2009 are July 1st intercensal estimates of the resident population by sex and age for Puerto Rico, years 2000-2010, released by the U.S. Census Bureau Population Division in September 2011. Population estimates for Puerto Rico for years 2010-2020 are July 1st postcensal estimates of the resident population by sex and age for United States and Puerto Rico Commonwealth, years 2010-2021, released by the U.S. Census Bureau Population Division in May 2022: "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population by Single Year of Age and Sex for the United States, States, and Puerto Rico Commonwealth: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2021." |
Additional Information
| Suggested Data Source Citations: | United States Cancer Statistics - Mortality Data: 1999-2021, WONDER Online Database. United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2024. | |
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