Thursday, January 24, 2013

Breast Cancer Death Statistics

Facts and figures are stated in tables and lists for major countries in particular and global breast cancer deaths in general. Sources are also mentioned as a proof of authentication and further information.

United States

Apart from non-melanoma skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common of all among women in America and also the leading death cause in the country in women of all ethnicities.

  • In 2008, 40,598 breast cancer deaths occurred in America.
  • New cases diagnosed with this tumor in the same year were 202,964.
  • In 1992, a total of 43,063 U.S. women died from breast cancer. The death rate was 26.2 per 100,000 women."
The link: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00043942.htm
  • In 1994 there were 43,644 deaths. The rate is 20.7 per 100,000
Source:  http://caonline.amcancersoc.org/cgi/reprint/49/3/138.pdf

United Kingdom
  • 12,116 people died out of which 12,047 were women and 69 men. The percentage is 99% females and 1 % males.
  • Mortality rates from breast cancer have fallen drastically since 1989. At that time 15,625 women died and in 2008 the number was 12,047.
  • During the same period, age-related rates have also declined by about 37% from 42 per 100,000 to 26 per hundred thousand women.
  • Before late 1980s the age standardized death rate increase in all countries that UK is comprised of. Afterwards, there was seen a rapid fall in it. It decreased in all age groups form that time onward.
  • From 1989 to 2008, mortality rate declined by 44% in women with age 40 to 64; 37% in those at the age 65 to 69; by 39% in 15 to 39 age group; and 19% in women above 70 years.
  • The reason for the reduced incidences and consequent life expiry is said to be screening that detects for any problems in advance, thus helps prevent the tumor from forming or developing; specialized care and effective treatment procedures.
Table with death stats in the entire UK for 2008

Number of deaths and mortality rates of breast cancer, UK, 2008
EnglandWalesScotlandN.IrelandUK
Deaths
Males5757069
Females10,0656271,04331212,047
Persons10,1226321,05031212,116
Crude rate per 100,000 population
Males0.20.30.30.00.2
Females38.540.939.134.538.6
Persons19.721.120.317.619.7
Age-standardized rate (European) per 100,000 population
Males0.20.30.20.00.2
95% CI0.10.20.00.50.10.40.00.00.10.2
Females26.225.525.827.326.2
95% CI25.726.723.527.524.327.424.330.425.726.7
Persons14.313.914.414.914.3
95% CI14.014.512.815.013.615.313.216.514.014.5

Worldwide deaths due to breast cancer

In 1992

  • US: 43,063 (33.0 per 100,000)
  • China, Hong Kong: 331 (11.6 per 100,000)
  • World: 355,280
Global figure-2000
  • About 375,000 deaths in the year 2000.
In 2002
  • US: 41,514 (28.3 per 100,000)
  • China, Hong Kong: 425 women. The rate is (12.2 per 100,000)
  • All over the world: 474,000
World Health Organization
The World Health Report 2004
Annex Table 2 Deaths by cause, sex and mortality stratum in WHO (World health organization
  • Breast Cancer deaths in women were 474,000
Figures showing death number and rate
Death Rates by Race

Race/Ethnicity                                               Female deaths
  • All races 25.5 per 100,000 women
  • White                                                        25.0 per 100,000 women
  • Black                                                         33.8 per 100,000 women
  • Asian/Pacific Islander                              12.6 per 100,000 women
  • American Indian/Alaska Native             16.1 per 100,000 women
  • Hispanic                                                      16.1 per 100,000 women
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