Breast Cancer Rates by Race and Ethnicity
CDC. Sep 28, 2010. The rate of women getting breast cancer or dying from breast cancer varies by race and ethnicity.
Incidence Rates by Race/Ethnicity
"Incidence rate" means how many women out of a given number get the
disease each year. The graph below shows how many women out of 100,000
got breast cancer each year during the years 1999–2007. The year 2007 is
the most recent year for which numbers have been reported. The breast
cancer incidence rate is grouped by race and ethnicity.
For example, you can see that white women had the highest incidence
rate for breast cancer. Black women had the second highest rate of
getting breast cancer, followed by Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, and
American Indian/Alaska Native women.
Female Breast Cancer
Incidence Rates* by Race and Ethnicity, U.S., 1999–2007
Incidence source: Combined data
from the National Program of Cancer Registries as submitted to CDC and
from the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results program as submitted
to the National Cancer Institute in November 2009.
*Rates are per 100,000 persons and are age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S.
standard population (19 age groups – Census P25-1130). Incidence rates
cover approximately 89% of the U.S. population.
†
Hispanic origin is not mutually exclusive from race
categories (white, black, Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaska
Native).
Death Rates by Race/Ethnicity
From 1999–2007, the rate of women dying from breast cancer has
varied, depending on their race and ethnicity. The graph below shows
that in 2007, black women were more likely to die of breast cancer than
any other group. White women had the second highest rate of deaths from
breast cancer, followed by women who are Hispanic, American
Indian/Alaska Native, and Asian/Pacific Islander.
Female Breast Cancer
Death Rates* by Race and Ethnicity, U.S., 1999–2007
Mortality source: U.S. Mortality Files, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC.
*Rates are per 100,000 persons and are age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S.
standard population (19 age groups – Census P25-1130). Death rates cover
100% of the U.S. population.
†
Hispanic origin is not mutually exclusive from race
categories (white, black, Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaska
Native).
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