Table 5 Cancer mortality in Aboriginal females, NSW, 1999-2007, and risk comparison with non-Aboriginal females
From: Estimates of cancer incidence, mortality and survival in aboriginal people from NSW, Australia
| Â | Â | Mortality rate1 per 100,000 (95% CI) | Â | Risk3 to age 75, 1 in: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cancer site | Deaths | Â | SMR2 (95% CI) | Aboriginal | Non-Aboriginal |
Head and neck | 18 | 6.8 (3.8-11.1) | 3.21 (1.90-5.07) | 135 | 608 |
Oesophagus | 11 | 4.5 (2.0-8.5) | 2.40 (1.20-4.29) | 316 | 787 |
Stomach | 17 | 7.9 (4.2-13.2) | 1.98 (1.15-3.16) | 235 | 433 |
Large bowel | 49 | 23.6 (16.7-32.2) | 1.24 (0.92-1.64) | 81 | 87 |
Liver | 10 | 4.6 (2.0-8.9) | 2.19 (1.05-4.03) | 260 | 768 |
Pancreas | 29 | 15.0 (9.6-22.2) | 1.82 (1.22-2.61) | 118 | 201 |
Lung | 134 | 57.8 (47.4-69.6) | 2.73 (2.29-3.23) | 25 | 62 |
Melanoma of skin | 9 | 4.1 (1.6-8.2) | 1.00 (0.46-1.89) | 325 | 442 |
Breast | 99 | 35.6 (28.0-44.4) | 1.54 (1.25-1.88) | 37 | 59 |
Cervix | 31 | 10.9 (6.8-16.2) | 4.74 (3.22-6.73) | 123 | 663 |
Uterus | 13 | 6.4 (3.1-11.5) | 2.05 (1.09-3.51) | 259 | 490 |
Ovary | 22 | 8.3 (4.8-13.1) | 1.35 (0.84-2.04) | 157 | 203 |
Kidney | 16 | 6.9 (3.6-11.7) | 2.36 (1.35-3.82) | 188 | 469 |
Brain | 15 | 5.5 (2.7-9.7) | 1.20 (0.67-1.98) | 208 | 315 |
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma | 13 | 5.3 (2.5-9.6) | 1.00 (0.53-1.72) | 213 | 277 |
All leukaemias | 15 | 5.4 (2.5-9.6) | 1.17 (0.66-1.94) | 389 | 345 |
Unknown primary | 35 | 14.4 (9.4-20.8) | 1.35 (0.94-1.88) | 103 | 138 |
All cancers | 572 | 240.3 (218.5-263.5) | 1.73 (1.59-1.88) | 6.5 | 11.1 |