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Table 2 Average annual percentage change APC (and 95%-CI) in mortality by type of cancer among NHW and NHB, by gender and education level. United States, 1989–2018

From: The role of education on Cancer amenable mortality among non-Hispanic blacks & non-Hispanic whites in the United States (1989–2018)

    

Level of education

   

<  12 Years

 

12 + Years

 

Race

APC

95%-CI

  

APC

95%-CI

  

Lower

Upper

t

p

Lower

Upper

t

p

  

Males

All cancers

NHW

2.0

1.0

3.1

5.6

0.0

−1.1

− 1.7

− 0.5

−5.2

0.0

NHB

0.5

−0.9

1.9

0.9

0.4

−2.1

− 3.0

− 1.2

− 6.5

0.0

Colon & rectum

NHW

1.8

1.0

2.7

6.1

0.0

−1.6

−2.2

−0.9

− 6.7

0.0

NHB

1.5

−0.2

3.3

2.5

0.1

−1.6

−2.6

−0.6

−4.4

0.0

Skin

NHW

2.6

1.2

4.0

5.3

0.0

−0.4

−1.2

0.4

− 1.4

0.2

 

NHB

−0.6

−1.5

0.4

−1.7

0.2

−2.4

−2.9

−1.9

−13.1

0.0

Trachea, bronchus & lung

NHW

1.5

0.3

2.8

3.6

0.0

−2.1

−3.1

−1.1

−5.7

0.0

NHB

−0.2

−1.8

1.5

− 0.3

0.8

− 3.2

−4.4

−2.0

−7.2

0.0

Hodgkin’s disease

NHW

1.1

−1.0

3.2

1.4

0.2

−2.8

−3.3

−2.3

−16.9

0.0

NHB

0.3

−1.7

2.3

0.4

0.7

−3.0

−4.1

−1.8

−7.1

0.0

Leukemia

NHW

1.8*

0.4

3.1

3.7

0.0

−1.0

−2.0

−0.1

−3.1

0.0

NHB

0.7

−0.9

2.3

1.2

0.3

−1.6

−2.5

−0.7

−5.1

0.0

Testis

NHW

4.3

1.3

7.4

4.0

0.0

0.3

−0.5

1.0

1.0

0.4

 

NHB

1.4

−3.4

6.4

0.8

0.5

0.1

−2.6

2.8

0.1

1.0

Prostate

NHW

−0.3

−0.4

−0.2

−7.3

0.0

−2.5

−3.3

−1.6

− 8.1

0.0

 

NHB

−0.3

−2.2

1.6

−0.5

0.6

−2.7

−3.8

−1.6

−6.7

0.0

Other types

NHW

2.8

1.8

3.8

7.8

0.0

−0.2

−0.7

0.3

−1.2

0.3

 

NHB

0.9

−0.2

2.0

2.4

0.1

−1.3

−2.0

−0.6

−5.1

0.0

  

Females

All cancers

NHW

2.6

1.3

3.9

5.4

0.0

−0.9

−1.6

−0.3

−3.9

0.0

NHB

0.7

−0.2

1.7

2.1

0.1

−1.4

−2.1

−0.6

−5.2

0.0

Colon & rectum

NHW

1.9

0.9

2.9

5.4

0.0

−1.5

−2.2

−0.9

−6.4

0.0

NHB

0.5

−0.6

1.6

1.2

0.3

−2.0

−2.9

−1.1

−6.0

0.0

Skin

NHW

2.6

1.0

4.3

4.5

0.0

−0.4

−1.3

0.4

− 1.4

0.2

 

NHB

1.1

−0.3

2.5

2.1

0.1

−2.1

−3.0

−1.3

−6.9

0.0

Trachea, bronchus & lung

NHW

3.4

1.6

5.3

5.2

0.0

−0.9

−2.2

0.3

−2.1

0.1

NHB

1.1

−0.6

2.8

1.8

0.2

−1.9

−3.1

−0.7

−4.3

0.0

Hodgkin’s Disease

NHW

2.2

0.9

3.6

4.6

0.0

−2.7

−4.4

−1.0

−4.5

0.0

NHB

0.8

−1.0

2.7

1.2

0.3

−2.5

−3.8

−1.3

−5.5

0.0

Leukemia

NHW

1.8

0.5

3.1

3.8

0.0

−1.1

−1.9

−0.2

−3.4

0.0

NHB

0.3

−0.6

1.3

1.0

0.4

−1.4

−2.0

−0.7

−5.9

0.0

Breast

NHW

1.0

−0.3

2.2

2.2

0.1

−1.8

−2.2

−1.3

− 11.3

0.0

 

NHB

0.5

−0.5

1.4

1.4

0.2

−1.4

−2.1

−0.7

−5.3

0.0

Cervix uteri

NHW

3.1

2.0

4.2

7.9

0.0

−0.4

−0.9

0.2

−1.9

0.1

 

NHB

−0.4

−1.3

0.4

−1.4

0.2

−2.2

−3.0

−1.4

−7.4

0.0

Body of uterus

NHW

3.1

2.3

4.0

10.3

0.0

1.3

1.0

1.5

15.9

0.0

NHB

2.3

1.8

2.7

14.7

0.0

1.5

1.1

1.9

10.1

0.0

Other types

NHW

2.4

1.2

3.7

5.7

0.0

−0.5

−1.2

0.1

−2.3

0.1

 

NHB

0.7

−0.1

1.6

2.4

0.1

−1.1

−1.8

−0.4

−4.5

0.0

  1. < 12 less than 12 years of education; 12+ 12 years of education or more
  2. NHW Non-Hispanic Whites; NHB Non-Hispanic Blacks
  3. APC Average annual percentage change
  4. 95%-CI 95% Confidence intervals