. "Appendix F: Information Provided by the National Center for Health Statistics on the Potential Reductions in Mortality from Cancer, by Ethnic Group." The Unequal Burden of Cancer: An Assessment of NIH Research and Programs for Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 1999.
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Summary table of annual reductions "possible" for cancer (Method B)
Kidney/renal/pel
Kidney/renal/pel
Best group rates (As Pac Islander)
Best group rates (As Pacific Islander)
Expected deaths
Observed deaths
Expected deaths
Observed deaths
TOTAL
2,433
6,350
TOTAL
1,685
4,099
White
2,163
5,715
White
1,501
3,678
Black
204
550
Black
146
369
American Indian
12
31
American Indian
7
23
Asian Pacific Islander
54
54
Asian Pacific Islander
30
30
Hispanic
127
257
Hispanic
75
150
Non-Hispanic
2,306
6,093
Non-Hispanic
1,610
3,949
Estimated excess deaths
Percent difference in observed and expected deaths
Estimated excess deaths
Percent difference in observed and expected deaths
TOTAL
3,917
-62
TOTAL
2,414
-59
White
3,552
-62
White
2,177
-59
Black
346
-63
Black
222
-60
American Indian
19
-61
American Indian
15
-68
Asian Pacific Islander
0
-0
Asian Pacific Islander
0
-0
Hispanic
130
-51
Hispanic
75
-50
Non-Hispanic
3,786
-62
Non-Hispanic
2,339
-59
Other
Other
Best group (Asian or Pacific Islander)
Best group rates (As Pacific Islander)
Expected deaths
Observed deaths
Expected deaths
Observed deaths
TOTAL
43,975
88,231
TOTAL
42,373
75,355
White
39,044
77,673
White
37,556
66,372
Black
3,738
9,352
Black
3,814
7,950
American Indian
225
238
American Indian
196
225
Asian Pacific Islander
968
968
Asian Pacific Islander
808
808
Hispanic
2,363
3,026
Hispanic
2,036
2,462
Non-Hispanic
41,612
85,205
Non-Hispanic
40,337
72,893
Estimated excess deaths
Percent difference in observed and expected deaths
Estimated excess deaths
Percent difference in observed and expected deaths
