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5-Year Rate Changes
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5-Year Rate Changes - Mortality
United States, 2002-2006
All Ages, Both Sexes, All Races (incl Hisp)

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Since the overall trend is negative (-1.60 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.80 to -1.30 ), the overall cancer rate is falling.

Stable when 95% confidence interval of annual percent change includes 0.
The rate for the following cancers was statistically stable in the time period:
  • Cervix with a trend of -1.5 and a 95% confidence interval from -3.2 to 0.3.
  • Esophagus with a trend of 0.0 and a 95% confidence interval from -0.4 to 0.3.
  • Uterus with a trend of 0.0 and a 95% confidence interval from -0.2 to 0.2.
  • Melanoma of the Skin with a trend of 0.8 and a 95% confidence interval from -0.7 to 2.2.

    Falling when 95% confidence interval of annual percent change is below 0.
    The rate for the following cancers fell in the time period:
  • Prostate with a trend of -4.1# and a 95% confidence interval from -4.2 to -4.0.
  • Colon & Rectum with a trend of -3.4# and a 95% confidence interval from -3.9 to -2.9.
  • Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma with a trend of -3.2# and a 95% confidence interval from -3.5 to -3.0.
  • Stomach with a trend of -3.1# and a 95% confidence interval from -3.2 to -3.0.
  • Breast (Female) with a trend of -1.9# and a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -1.6.
  • Oral Cavity & Pharynx with a trend of -1.5# and a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -0.7.
  • Ovary with a trend of -1.4# and a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -0.5.
  • Leukemia with a trend of -1.3# and a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -0.8.
  • Acute lymphocytic leuk with a trend of -1.0# and a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.7.
  • Brain & ONS with a trend of -1.0# and a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to -0.8.
  • Lung & Bronchus with a trend of -1.0# and a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to -0.9.
  • Lymphomas with a trend of -0.3# and a 95% confidence interval from -0.5 to -0.1.
  • Bladder with a trend of -0.2# and a 95% confidence interval from -0.2 to -0.1.

    Rising when 95% confidence interval of annual percent change is above 0.
    The rate for the following cancers rose in the time period:
  • Thyroid with a trend of 0.5# and a 95% confidence interval from 0.3 to 0.8.
  • Pancreas with a trend of 0.8# and a 95% confidence interval from 0.1 to 1.4.
  • Liver & Bile Duct with a trend of 2.3# and a 95% confidence interval from 2.0 to 2.6.

    Notes:
    Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 11/23/2009 1:10 pm.
    Annual Percent Change (APC) over the 5-year period calculated by SEER*Stat.
        Death data provided by the National Vital Statistics System public use data file. Death rates calculated by the National Cancer Institute using SEER*Stat. Death rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (19 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85+). Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI.