Table 1_3

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Table 1_3_6.2a
Colorectal cancer deaths per 100,000 population per year,^a by race, United States, 2005
Population group		Total		White		Black		API		AI/AN
Population group		Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE	Rate	SE
Total		17.5	0.1	16.9	0.1	24.8	0.3	11.2	0.3	12.0	0.8
Age, not age adjusted	0–17	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	18–44	1.5	0.0	1.4	0.0	2.0	0.1	0.9	0.1	*	*
	45–64	17.2	0.2	16.1	0.2	28.0	0.6	10.7	0.6	14.2	1.5
	65 and over	106.3	0.5	105.3	0.6	136.1	2.1	62.6	2.3	61.3	5.4
Gender	Male	20.9	0.1	20.3	0.1	30.2	0.5	13.2	0.6	15.1	1.4
Gender	Female	14.8	0.1	14.3	0.1	21.2	0.4	9.6	0.4	9.6	1.0
Residence location^b	Metropolitan	17.2	0.1	16.6	0.1	24.7	0.3	11.1	0.3	8.6	0.9
	Large central metro	17.2	0.1	16.3	0.2	24.3	0.4	11.9	0.5	4.4	1.0
	Large fringe metro	17.4	0.2	17.0	0.2	25.3	0.7	9.0	0.7	9.6	2.1
	Medium metro	16.9	0.2	16.4	0.2	24.9	0.8	11.3	0.8	9.6	1.7
	Small metro	17.3	0.2	16.8	0.2	25.6	1.2	9.1	2.1	15.5	3.0
	Micropolitan (nonmetro)	18.5	0.2	18.0	0.2	25.7	1.1	14.4	1.9	14.3	2.2
	Noncore (nonmetro)	19.0	0.3	18.6	0.3	25.9	1.3	*	*	21.6	2.5

^a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population, except where indicated. Respondents for which age is not reported are not included in the age adjustment calculations and are excluded from displayed numerators.

^b For more information, see the National Vital Statistics System entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.

* - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; API: Asian or Pacific Islander; SE: standard error.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System - Mortality.