| SITES | SEX | RATES IN 1960-62 | RATES IN 1990-92 | PERCENT CHANGES | NO. DEATHS 1962 | NO. DEATHS 1992 |
| All Sites | Male Female |
185.3 135.4 |
220.0 141.9 |
19% 5% |
150,009 128,553 |
274,838 245,740 |
| Oral | Male Female |
6.0 1.6 |
4.5 1.6 |
-25% 0% |
4,920 1,561 |
5,366 2,741 |
| Esophagus | Male Female |
4.8 1.2 |
6.1 1.5 |
27% 25% |
3,973 1,115 |
7,653 2,586 |
| Stomach | Male Female |
16.2 8.2 |
6.7 3.0 |
-59% -63% |
11,947 7,431 |
8,004 5,626 |
| Colon & Rectum | Male Female |
25.2 22.4 |
23.0 15.5 |
-9% -31% |
19,692 20,998 |
28,434 28,942 |
| Colon | Male Female |
17.3 17.3 |
19.1 13.2 |
10% -24% |
13,561 16,276 |
23,651 24,676 |
| Rectum | Male Female |
7.9 5.1 |
3.8 2.3 |
-52% -55% |
6,131 4,722 |
4,783 4.266 |
| Liver | Male Female |
6.3 6.0 |
5.5 3.3 |
-13% -45% |
4,928 5,546 |
7,280 6,219 |
| Pancreas | Male Female |
10.6 6.4 |
10.1 7.2 |
-5% 12% |
8,725 6,294 |
12,672 13,399 |
| Larynx | Male Female |
2.7 0.3 |
2.5 0.5 |
-7% 67% |
2,172 245 |
3,114 852 |
| Lung | Male Female |
40.2 6.0 |
74.4 32.3 |
85% 438% |
35,312 6,064 |
91,405 54,538 |
| Melanoma of skin | Male Female |
1.5 1.1 |
3.1 1.5 |
107% 36% |
1,285 1,054 |
4,045 2,523 |
| Other skin | Male Female |
1.6 0.7 |
1.3 0.3 |
-19% -57% |
1,202 617 |
1,582 667 |
| Breast | Male Female |
0.3 25.9 |
0.2 26.9 |
-33% 4% |
225 24,733 |
297 43,068 |
| Cervix uteri | Female | 8.9 | 2.9 | -67% | 8,349 | 4,641 |
| Other uterus | Female | 6.3 | 3.4 | -46% | 5,941 | 6,076 |
| Ovary | Female | 8.7 | 8.0 | -8% | 8,340 | 13,393 |
| Prostate | Male | 20.7 | 26.7 | 29% | 15,173 | 34,240 |
| Bladder | Male Female |
7.2 2.7 |
5.7 1.7 |
-21% 1.7 |
5,575 2506 |
7,123 3,584 |
| Kidney | Male Female |
3.9 2.0 |
5.3 2.5 |
36% 25% |
3,243 1,975 |
6,618 4,318 |
| Brain | Male Female |
4.3 2.8 |
5.2 3.5 |
21% 25% |
3,832 2,680 |
6,432 5,509 |
| Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma | Male Female |
5.0 3.3 |
8.1 5.2 |
62% 58% |
4,210 3,213 |
10,542 9,637 |
| Hodgkin's Disease | Male Female |
2.3 1.3 |
0.7 0.4 |
-70% -69% |
1,984 1,216 |
949 690 |
| Multiple Myeloma | Male Female |
2.1 1.5 |
3.8 2.5 |
81% 67% |
1,702 1,430 |
4,679 4,615 |
| Leukemia | Male Female |
9.1 5.7 |
8.3 4.9 |
-9% -14% |
7,493 5,504 |
10,609 8,663 |
* Adjusted to the age distribution of thc 1970 US census population.
Note: Even though death rates declined or remained stable, the number of deaths increased because the population over 65 has become larger and older. The US population increased 39~6 from 1962 to 1992.
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