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Lung Cancer Deaths and Rates by Race/Ethnicity, Sex and Year

Lung Cancer Deaths and Rates by Race/Ethnicity, Sex and Year

All Races

Year Total Male Female
  Count Rate Count Rate Count Rate
1999 152,156 55.5 89,453 76.9 62,703 40.2
2000 155,521 56.1 90,469 76.7 65,052 41.3
2001 156,058 55.4 90,426 75.3 65,632 41.1
2002 157,713 55.0 90,171 73.5 67,542 41.6
2003 158,086 54.1 89,964 71.8 68,122 41.3
2004 158,091 53.3 89,630 70.2 68,461 40.9
2005 159,292 52.7 90,187 69.1 69,105 40.6
2006 158,664 51.5 89,279 67.0 69,385 40.1
2007 158,760 50.6 88,372 64.9 70,388 40.1
2008 158,656 49.5 88,586 63.5 70,070 39.1
2009 158,158 48.4 87,741 61.4 70,417 38.6
2010 158,318 47.6 87,740 60.3 70,578 38.1
2011 157,017 46.0 86,774 57.7 70,243 37.1
2012 157,499 44.9 86,740 56.1 70,759 36.4
2013 156,252 43.4 85,710 53.7 70,542 35.5
2014 155,611 42.1 84,910 51.7 70,701 34.7
2015 153,819 40.5 83,700 49.5 70,119 33.5
2016 148,945 38.4 80,815 46.7 68,130 31.9
2017 145,932 36.6 78,743 44.4 67,189 30.6
2018 142,161 34.8 76,284 41.8 65,877 29.3
2019 139,682 33.4 74,909 40.1 64,773 28.2

Non-Hispanic White

Year Total Male Female
  Count Rate Count Rate Count Rate
1999 129,967 57.2 75,338 77.6 54,629 42.7
2000 133,061 58.2 76,218 77.9 56,843 44.1
2001 133,266 57.7 76,066 76.6 57,200 44.1
2002 134,435 57.4 75,754 75.0 58,681 44.6
2003 134,437 56.7 75,468 73.5 58,969 44.3
2004 134,118 55.9 74,960 71.9 59,158 44.1
2005 134,924 55.5 75,500 71.3 59,424 43.8
2006 134,408 54.5 74,685 69.3 59,723 43.5
2007 134,134 53.7 73,717 67.2 60,417 43.5
2008 133,866 52.6 73,732 65.9 60,134 42.7
2009 133,268 51.6 72,911 63.9 60,357 42.3
2010 132,658 50.8 72,584 62.7 60,074 41.7
2011 131,219 49.2 71,631 60.3 59,588 40.7
2012 131,045 48.0 71,288 58.5 59,757 39.9
2013 129,562 46.6 70,230 56.3 59,332 39.0
2014 128,795 45.4 69,483 54.4 59,312 38.4
2015 126,835 43.8 68,088 52.2 58,747 37.3
2016 122,485 41.6 65,658 49.4 56,827 35.4
2017 120,048 39.9 63,989 47.1 56,059 34.3
2018 116,710 38.0 61,899 44.5 54,811 32.9
2019 114,068 36.5 60,418 42.6 53,650 31.6

Non-Hispanic Black

Year Total Male Female
  Count Rate Count Rate Count Rate
1999 15,834 65.7 10,039 104.3 5,795 40.6
2000 15,924 64.9 10,056 102.6 5,868 40.4
2001 15,883 63.4 10,030 100.3 5,853 39.5
2002 16,170 62.9 9,983 96.6 6,187 40.8
2003 16,252 61.8 9,914 94.1 6,338 40.9
2004 16,324 60.7 9,906 91.4 6,418 40.6
2005 16,437 59.4 9,794 87.9 6,643 40.9
2006 16,360 57.5 9,738 84.8 6,622 39.7
2007 16,360 56.3 9,744 83.3 6,616 38.9
2008 16,101 54.1 9,542 79.4 6,559 37.7
2009 16,188 52.6 9,592 76.7 6,596 36.7
2010 16,536 52.6 9,711 75.6 6,825 37.3
2011 16,452 50.5 9,566 71.6 6,886 36.3
2012 16,640 49.6 9,683 70.5 6,957 35.6
2013 16,779 48.2 9,699 67.5 7,080 35.1
2014 16,481 45.7 9,462 63.6 7,019 33.6
2015 16,115 43.1 9,306 60.3 6,809 31.5
2016 15,860 41.2 9,027 56.5 6,833 30.7
2017 15,392 38.8 8,727 53.4 6,665 28.9
2018 15,033 36.9 8,449 50.2 6,584 27.8
2019 14,958 35.7 8,449 48.7 6,509 26.8

Non-Hispanic Asian

Year Total Male Female
  Count Rate Count Rate Count Rate
1999 1,919 28.0 1,169 39.1 750 19.4
2000 2,026 28.0 1,278 40.9 748 18.3
2001 2,194 28.5 1,317 39.8 877 20.1
2002 2,140 25.9 1,300 36.9 840 17.8
2003 2,382 27.5 1,435 38.8 947 19.2
2004 2,474 26.7 1,506 38.0 968 18.4
2005 2,564 26.4 1,534 37.1 1,030 18.6
2006 2,676 26.0 1,614 36.7 1,062 18.1
2007 2,805 26.2 1,625 36.1 1,180 19.1
2008 2,907 25.7 1,740 36.2 1,167 18.1
2009 2,986 25.4 1,754 35.1 1,232 18.4
2010 3,091 25.0 1,795 34.0 1,296 18.4
2011 3,291 24.9 1,870 33.1 1,421 18.8
2012 3,399 24.3 1,958 32.9 1,441 18.0
2013 3,496 23.6 1,960 30.9 1,536 18.2
2014 3,660 23.0 2,062 29.9 1,598 17.8
2015 3,831 22.4 2,195 29.8 1,636 16.9
2016 3,850 21.6 2,188 28.5 1,662 16.5
2017 3,870 20.4 2,202 27.0 1,668 15.5
2018 3,761 19.1 2,090 24.6 1,671 14.9
2019 3,921 19.0 2,141 23.9 1,780 15.3

Non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native

Year Total Male Female
  Count Rate Count Rate Count Rate
1999 486 39.9 276 54.0 210 30.3
2000 472 36.3 264 48.1 208 28.2
2001 539 40.8 293 50.3 246 33.4
2002 547 40.1 298 50.8 249 32.6
2003 545 38.4 294 46.7 251 32.1
2004 665 44.7 368 55.9 297 36.3
2005 653 41.7 340 49.7 313 36.2
2006 619 38.7 333 47.8 286 31.9
2007 673 41.4 365 52.3 308 34.0
2008 712 43.1 401 54.6 311 34.2
2009 670 37.4 357 45.1 313 31.8
2010 757 41.7 429 53.0 328 33.0
2011 728 38.9 404 49.6 324 31.0
2012 777 38.8 418 46.9 359 32.7
2013 735 35.8 395 44.3 340 29.8
2014 772 35.6 430 43.4 342 29.2
2015 796 34.8 425 42.2 371 29.0
2016 788 32.7 431 39.3 357 27.5
2017 790 31.3 422 37.7 368 26.2
2018 798 30.6 422 35.9 376 26.4
2019 787 29.1 404 33.6 383 25.7

Hispanic

Year Total Female
  Count Rate Count Rate Count Rate
1999 3,545 25.0 2,373 39.6 1,172 14.6
2000 3,643 24.8 2,411 39.0 1,232 14.7
2001 3,816 24.0 2,495 37.0 1,321 14.6
2002 4,038 24.2 2,617 37.3 1,421 14.9
2003 4,136 23.7 2,640 35.7 1,496 15.1
2004 4,215 23.2 2,704 35.0 1,511 14.7
2005 4,490 23.3 2,878 35.2 1,612 14.8
2006 4,355 21.6 2,746 32.3 1,609 14.0
2007 4,622 21.9 2,822 31.6 1,800 14.9
2008 4,804 21.6 3,007 32.2 1,797 14.2
2009 4,780 20.4 2,962 29.8 1,818 13.6
2010 4,953 20.4 3,046 29.6 1,907 13.8
2011 5,093 19.8 3,160 28.7 1,933 13.3
2012 5,231 19.2 3,139 26.8 2,092 13.6
2013 5,359 18.7 3,229 26.2 2,130 13.2
2014 5,514 18.3 3,243 25.0 2,271 13.3
2015 5,701 17.8 3,360 24.3 2,341 12.9
2016 5,550 16.7 3,264 22.7 2,286 12.1
2017 5,457 15.6 3,184 21.2 2,273 11.5
2018 5,552 15.1 3,224 20.2 2,328 11.3
2019 5,667 14.9 3,327 20.3 2,340 10.8

Sources:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics. WONDER Online Database, compiled from Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2019.

  • Rates are per 100,000 and age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population
  • International Classification Of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10) Code C33-C34
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