3-3.
Reduce the breast cancer death rate.
| | |
3-3. | |
Reduce the breast cancer death rate. |
Target: 22.3 deaths per 100,000 females.
Baseline: 27.9 breast cancer deaths per 100,000 females occurred in 1998 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population).
Target setting method: 20 percent improvement.
Data source: National Vital Statistics System (NVSS), CDC, NCHS.
|
Females, 1998 |
Breast Cancer Deaths |
|
Rate per 100,000 |
|
|
TOTAL |
27.9 |
|
Race and ethnicity |
|
|
American Indian or Alaska Native |
14.2 |
|
Asian or Pacific Islander |
13.1 |
|
Asian |
DNC |
|
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander |
DNC |
|
Black or African American |
35.7 |
|
White |
27.3 |
|
|
|
|
Hispanic or Latino |
16.8 |
|
Not Hispanic or Latino |
28.5 |
|
Black or African American |
36.7 |
|
White |
27.9 |
|
Education level (aged 25 to 64 years) |
|
|
Less than high school |
20.0 |
|
High school graduate |
28.4 |
|
At least some college |
22.0 |
DNA = Data have not been analyzed. DNC = Data are not
collected. DSU = Data are statistically unreliable.
Note: Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.