Cancer Death Rates by Age, Race, and Sex, 1991-2022: Text Alternative for Bar Graph
The y-axis of this graph has 10-year age ranges, after ages 00 to 19, and up to age 80 and older. The percent change in cancer death rates, from 0 to -70 is on the x-axis. The numbers are negative because they’re showing a decrease in the death rate, meaning fewer people are dying from cancer in that age group.
The bar graphs show the percent change for the cancer death rate, by age group, for 4 groups of people: Black males, Black females, White males, and White females.
For ages 0 to 19, listed from highest to lowest decreases in the cancer death rate
White males: -43%, meaning White males had a 43% decrease in the cancer death rate.
Black males: -40%
White females: -26 % change
Black females: -23% change
For ages 20 to 29, listed from highest to lowest decreases in the cancer death rate:
Black females: -42%
White males: -40%
White females: -37% change
Black males: -34% change
For ages 30 to 39, listed from highest to lowest decreases in the cancer death rate:
Black males: -51%
Black females:-43%
White males: -34%
White females: -33%
For ages 40 to 49, listed from highest to lowest decreases in the cancer death rate:
Black males: -65% change
Black females: -47%
White males: -43%
White females: -41%
For ages 50 to 59, listed from highest to lowest decreases in the cancer death rate:
Black males: -67%
Black females: -46%
White males: -46%
White females: -41%
For ages 60 to 69, listed from highest to lowest decreases in the cancer death rate:
Black males: -51%
White males: -43%
White females: -34%
Black females:-33%
For ages 70 to 79, listed from highest to lowest decreases in the cancer death rate:
Black males: -47%
White males: -39%
Black females: -28%
White females: -25%
For ages 80 and older, listed from highest to lowest decreases in the cancer death rate:
Black males: -37%
White males: -23%
Black females: -20%
White females: -7%
For all ages combined, listed from highest to lowest decreases in the cancer death rate:
Black males: -49%
White males: -36%
Black females: -33%
White females: -26%
