Table 1.11b
Cancer deaths per 100,000 female population per year for breast cancer,a by State, 1999 and 2003
| |
2003 |
1999 |
| State |
Number |
Rate |
Standard error |
Number |
Rate |
Standard error |
| United States |
41,619 |
25.3 |
0.1 |
41,144 |
26.6 |
0.1 |
| Alabama |
679 |
25.3 |
1.0 |
653 |
25.7 |
1.0 |
| Alaska |
55 |
22.9 |
3.3 |
42 |
20.6 |
3.4 |
| Arizona |
675 |
22.5 |
0.9 |
684 |
25.4 |
1.0 |
| Arkansas |
386 |
23.5 |
1.2 |
401 |
25.3 |
1.3 |
| California |
4,184 |
23.6 |
0.4 |
4,060 |
25.1 |
0.4 |
| Colorado |
506 |
23.2 |
1.0 |
489 |
24.8 |
1.1 |
| Connecticut |
525 |
23.8 |
1.1 |
541 |
25.5 |
1.1 |
| Delaware |
119 |
25.3 |
2.3 |
120 |
27.7 |
2.5 |
| District of Columbia |
97 |
29.6 |
3.0 |
118 |
35.6 |
3.3 |
| Florida |
2,594 |
22.7 |
0.5 |
2,579 |
24.4 |
0.5 |
| Georgia |
1,104 |
26.1 |
0.8 |
1,008 |
26.1 |
0.8 |
| Hawaii |
122 |
16.8 |
1.5 |
138 |
21.2 |
1.8 |
| Idaho |
173 |
24.7 |
1.9 |
171 |
26.9 |
2.1 |
| Illinois |
1,872 |
26.4 |
0.6 |
2,007 |
29.5 |
0.7 |
| Indiana |
943 |
26.6 |
0.9 |
898 |
26.4 |
0.9 |
| Iowa |
452 |
23.1 |
1.1 |
479 |
25.9 |
1.2 |
| Kansas |
431 |
27.0 |
1.3 |
386 |
25.3 |
1.3 |
| Kentucky |
599 |
25.2 |
1.0 |
602 |
26.7 |
1.1 |
| Louisiana |
754 |
30.8 |
1.1 |
683 |
29.2 |
1.1 |
| Maine |
231 |
27.4 |
1.8 |
215 |
27.1 |
1.9 |
| Maryland |
820 |
26.8 |
0.9 |
791 |
28.0 |
1.0 |
| Massachusetts |
995 |
24.5 |
0.8 |
1,045 |
27.2 |
0.9 |
| Michigan |
1,439 |
25.0 |
0.7 |
1,531 |
28.1 |
0.7 |
| Minnesota |
640 |
22.8 |
0.9 |
670 |
25.0 |
1.0 |
| Mississippi |
425 |
27.0 |
1.3 |
429 |
28.0 |
1.4 |
| Missouri |
923 |
26.9 |
0.9 |
856 |
25.7 |
0.9 |
| Montana |
117 |
20.7 |
1.9 |
122 |
23.5 |
2.1 |
| Nebraska |
244 |
23.4 |
1.5 |
249 |
24.0 |
1.6 |
| Nevada |
296 |
26.9 |
1.6 |
245 |
26.7 |
1.7 |
| New Hampshire |
180 |
24.7 |
1.9 |
186 |
27.7 |
2.0 |
| New Jersey |
1,506 |
28.6 |
0.7 |
1,436 |
28.9 |
0.8 |
| New Mexico |
228 |
22.5 |
1.5 |
215 |
23.5 |
1.6 |
| New York |
3,015 |
25.9 |
0.5 |
3,127 |
28.4 |
0.5 |
| North Carolina |
1,186 |
25.3 |
0.7 |
1,168 |
26.7 |
0.8 |
| North Dakota |
93 |
23.5 |
2.5 |
111 |
26.0 |
2.6 |
| Ohio |
1,929 |
28.0 |
0.6 |
1,960 |
29.4 |
0.7 |
| Oklahoma |
541 |
26.0 |
1.1 |
522 |
26.4 |
1.2 |
| Oregon |
548 |
26.2 |
1.1 |
511 |
26.7 |
1.2 |
| Pennsylvania |
2,291 |
27.1 |
0.6 |
2,386 |
29.4 |
0.6 |
| Rhode Island |
169 |
24.0 |
1.9 |
179 |
26.7 |
2.0 |
| South Carolina |
588 |
25.0 |
1.0 |
604 |
27.7 |
1.1 |
| South Dakota |
121 |
26.2 |
2.5 |
110 |
23.0 |
2.3 |
| Tennessee |
934 |
27.6 |
0.9 |
833 |
26.1 |
0.9 |
| Texas |
2,554 |
24.5 |
0.5 |
2,408 |
25.2 |
0.5 |
| Utah |
222 |
23.7 |
1.6 |
185 |
21.7 |
1.6 |
| Vermont |
98 |
26.0 |
2.6 |
89 |
25.4 |
2.7 |
| Virginia |
1,087 |
27.0 |
0.8 |
1,008 |
27.2 |
0.9 |
| Washington |
788 |
23.9 |
0.9 |
725 |
24.0 |
0.9 |
| West Virginia |
306 |
25.5 |
1.5 |
286 |
25.0 |
1.5 |
| Wisconsin |
769 |
23.7 |
0.9 |
825 |
26.8 |
0.9 |
| Wyoming |
66 |
23.9 |
3.0 |
58 |
23.0 |
3.0 |
a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System - Mortality.
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