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Table 5 Annual Age-Adjusteda Mortality Rates for Latino Ethnic Groups per 100,000, California, 2008–2012

From: High cancer mortality for US-born Latinos: evidence from California and Texas

 

All Latinoa

Mexican

Central American

South American

Caribbean

 

N

Rate

95% CI

N

Rate

95% CI

N

Rate

95% CI

N

Rate

95% CI

N

Rate

95% CI

MALE

Oral Cavity and Pharynx

400

2.5

(2.2–2.7)

332

2.5

(2.2–2.8)

23

2.0

(1.1–3.1)

<10

1.5

(0.6–3.0)

22

3.7

(2.3–5.6)

Esophagus

667

4.4

(4.0–4.7)

558

4.4

(4.0–4.8)

40

4.0

(2.7–5.6)

14

2.6

(1.3–4.4)

31

5.4

(3.6–7.7)

Stomach

1316

8.2

(7.7–8.7)

1051

8.1

(7.6–8.6)

166

11.6

(9.5–14.0)

53

9.1

(6.7–12.0)

30

5.2

(3.5–7.5)

Colorectum

2380

15.5

(14.9–16.2)

1996

15.6

(14.9–16.4)

125

9.1

(7.3–11.3)

82

15.4

(12.1–19.4)

107

19.8

(16.1–23.9)

Liver

2360

14.0

(13.4–4.6)

2034

14.6

(13.9–15.3)

154

11.9

(9.8–14.4)

53

9.4

(6.9–12.5)

72

12.1

(9.4–15.3)

Gallbladder

102

0.7

(0.6–0.9)

86

0.7

(0.6–0.9)

<10

0.5

(0.2–1.2)

<10

1.1

(0.3–2.6)

<10

0.2

(0.0–1.0)

Pancreas

1598

10.7

(10.1–11.2)

1315

10.6

(10.0–11.2)

116

10.0

(8.0–12.4)

70

13.5

(10.3–17.2)

56

10.1

(7.5–13.1)

Lung

3586

26.6

(25.7–27.5)

2925

26.5

(25.4–27.5)

171

17.1

(14.3–20.2)

162

29.3

(24.7–34.4)

206

37.9

(32.8–43.5)

Melanoma

186

1.1

(1.0–1.3)

141

1.0

(0.9–1.2)

12

0.9

(0.4–1.7)

13

2.1

(1.1–3.7)

<10

1.4

(0.6–2.7)

Prostate

2212

19.2

(18.4–20.1)

1795

18.9

(18.1–19.9)

132

16.8

(13.8–20.2)

107

22.9

(18.6–27.9)

109

22.3

(18.3–26.9)

Kidney

890

5.6

(5.2–6.0)

754

5.7

(5.3–6.2)

44

2.7

(1.8–3.8)

30

5.1

(3.3–7.6)

38

4.5

(2.8–6.7)

Bladder

472

3.8

(3.5–4.2)

377

3.6

(3.2–4.0)

23

3.3

(2.0–4.9)

26

5.7

(3.7–8.2)

22

7.0

(4.9–9.6)

Brain

777

3.7

(3.4–4.0)

619

3.6

(3.3–3.9)

84

4.2

(3.2–5.6)

32

4.9

(3.3–7.1)

23

3.8

(2.4–5.8)

CUP

1019

6.7

(6.3–7.2)

838

6.6

(6.2–7.1)

69

5.5

(4.0–7.2)

44

8.3

(5.9–11.2)

39

6.8

(4.8–9.4)

NHL

1109

7.2

(6.7–7.7)

916

7.2

(6.7–7.7)

93

7.6

(5.9–9.7)

39

6.9

(4.8–9.6)

41

7.2

(5.1–9.8)

Leukemia

1179

6.2

(5.8–6.6)

970

6.0

(5.5–6.4)

105

6.6

(5.1–8.3)

42

7.3

(5.1–10.0)

32

5.8

(3.9–8.2)

All-sites-combined

22,838

152.0

(149.8–154.1)

18,863

151.6

(149.2–153.9)

1550

127.2

(119.6–135.1)

871

161.2

(150.1–173.0)

927

169.5

(158.6–181.0)

FEMALE

Oral Cavity and Pharynx

179

0.9

(0.8–1.1)

136

0.9

(0.7–1.1)

23

1.2

(0.7–1.8)

<10

1.1

(0.5–2.1)

<10

0.9

(0.4–2.0)

Esophagus

138

0.7

(0.6–0.9)

104

0.7

(0.6–0.8)

17

0.9

(0.5–1.4)

<10

0.8

(0.3–1.7)

<10

0.7

(0.2–1.7)

Stomach

1077

5.2

(4.8–5.5)

805

4.9

(4.5–5.2)

193

8.2

(7.1–9.6)

47

5.7

(4.2–7.6)

10

1.4

(0.6–2.5)

Colorectum

1803

9.2

(8.8–9.7)

1376

8.9

(8.4–9.4)

188

8.8

(7.6–10.2)

89

10.9

(8.7–13.5)

89

12.2

(9.8–15.0)

Liver

1220

6.5

(6.1–6.9)

987

6.7

(6.3–7.2)

150

7.4

(6.2–8.7)

36

4.4

(3.1–6.2)

34

4.7

(3.3–6.6)

Gallbladder

294

1.6

(1.4–1.7)

227

1.5

(1.3–1.7)

44

2.3

(1.7–3.1)

12

1.5

(0.8–2.7)

<10

1.0

(0.4–2.1)

Pancreas

1606

8.6

(8.2–9.1)

1267

8.7

(8.2–9.2)

151

7.5

(6.3–8.8)

75

9.2

(7.2–11.6)

58

8.1

(6.1–10.5)

Lung

2512

13.6

(13.1–14.2)

1993

13.8

(13.2–14.4)

207

10.4

(8.9–11.9)

112

13.6

(11.2–16.4)

115

16.3

(13.4–19.5)

Melanoma

137

0.7

(0.6–0.8)

110

0.7

(0.5–0.8)

<10

0.3

(0.1–0.6)

<10

0.7

(0.2–1.5)

<10

0.7

(0.2–1.6)

Breast

3335

15.1

(14.6–15.7)

2672

15.1

(14.5–15.7)

317

12.7

(11.3–14.3)

133

15.2

(12.7–18.1)

129

18.1

(15.1–21.5)

Cervix

718

2.9

(2.7–3.1)

584

2.9

(2.7–3.2)

101

4.0

(3.2–5.0)

16

1.8

(1.0–2.9)

11

1.6

(0.7–2.8)

Endometrium

773

3.7

(3.4–4.0)

632

3.8

(3.5–4.1)

81

3.5

(2.8–4.4)

24

2.7

(1.7–4.1)

18

2.5

(1.5–3.9)

Ovary

1317

6.3

(6.0–6.7)

1033

6.3

(5.9–6.7)

172

7.3

(6.2–8.5)

47

5.3

(3.9–7.1)

36

5.0

(3.5–6.9)

Kidney

528

2.7

(2.4–2.9)

452

2.9

(2.6–3.2)

40

1.8

(1.2–2.4)

17

1.1

(0.5–2.1)

<10

1.2

(0.5–2.3)

Bladder

233

1.3

(1.1–1.5)

179

1.3

(1.1–1.5)

22

1.3

(0.8–1.9)

<10

2.1

(1.2–3.3)

<10

1.2

(0.5–2.3)

Brain

649

2.8

(2.6–3.0)

497

2.6

(2.4–2.9)

84

3.7

(2.9–4.6)

32

3.8

(2.6–5.4)

18

2.5

(1.5–4.0)

CUP

932

4.8

(4.5–5.1)

757

5.0

(4.6–5.4)

77

3.5

(2.7–4.4)

44

5.4

(3.9–7.2)

34

4.7

(3.2–6.5)

NHL

916

4.8

(4.5–5.2)

713

4.8

(4.4–5.1)

101

4.9

(4.0–6.1)

39

4.7

(3.3–6.4)

29

4.0

(2.7–5.8)

Leukemia

956

4.1

(3.9–4.4)

768

4.0

(3.7–4.3)

105

4.5

(3.6–5.5)

29

3.6

(2.4–5.3)

36

4.9

(3.4–6.8)

All-sites-combined

21,445

106.4

(104.9–107.9)

16,969

106.0

(104.4–107.7)

2295

104.0

(99.5–108.5)

886

106.8

(99.8–114.1)

725

101.6

(94.3–109.3)

  1. Central American (major group, Salvadorans, 48%); South American (major group, Peruvians, 28%); Caribbean includes Puerto Ricans, Cubans, Dominicans
  2. Abbreviations: CUP cancers of unknown primary, NHL non-Hodgkin lymphoma; All-sites-combined includes all cancers, not only those listed here
  3. a 2000 US Standard Population
  4. b Includes those of Spaniard (European Spanish) origin or birthplace Spain
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