Mortality Table D1: Age-Adjusted Rates for Leading Causes of Cancer

Mortality Table D1. Age-Adjusted Rates¹ for Leading Causes of Cancer for Residents, 1998-2007

Year	All Sites	Lung²	Colo-Rectal²	Female Breast	Prostate	Pancreas
1998	196.0	58.1	18.6	25.8	29.1	11.1
1999	198.9	57.4	18.6	24.0	29.8	10.5
2000	195.6	57.4	18.3	24.4	27.5	10.9
2001	194.0	55.4	18.5	24.2	27.9	11.6
2002	190.6	54.8	16.9	23.8	28.7	10.7
2003	190.1	55.4	17.7	24.0	27.4	11.0
2004	184.9	52.3	16.5	23.4	25.8	11.4
2005	180.5	51.7	15.4	23.1	26.2	10.5
2006	175.6	49.8	15.0	22.9	25.1	10.3
2007	179.0	50.0	15.0	21.9	25.1	10.9
¹Rate per 100,000 age-adjusted to U.S. 2000 population.
²The ICD-10 codes selected for these groups differ slightly from Cancer Registry groups. See
http://www3.doh.wa.gov/WSCR/ to obtain reports of the Washington State Cancer Registry
or to obtain information about other cancer sites.
Note:
Causes of death were coded with ICD-9 in 1990-1998 and with ICD-10 started in 1998. Rates during 1998
have been multiplied by a comparability ratio (CR). ICD codes and comparability ratios are:
All Sites: ICD-9: 140-208; ICD-10: C00-C97; CR=1.0093
Lung: ICD-9: 162; ICD-10: C33-C34; CR=0.9844
Colorectal: ICD-9: 153-154; ICD-10: C18-C21; CR=0.9988
Female Breast: ICD-9: 174; ICD-10: C50; CR=1.0073
Prostate: ICD-9: 185; ICD-10: C61; CR=1.0144
Pancreas: ICD-9: 157; ICD-10: C25; CR=0.9971

Source: Center for Health Statistics, Washington State Department of Health, 12/2008.

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