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Prostate Cancer in America at a Glance
| 191,930 | Estimated new cases in 2020 |
| 104.2* | Incidence Rates 2012-2016 |
| 33,330 | Estimated deaths in 2020 |
| 19.1* | Death Rates 2013-2017 |
| 2.9% | Probability of dying from cancer at 70+ years of age (2012-2016)³ |
*Average annual rate per 100,000,
Incidence Rates By Race & Ethnicity (2012-2016)¹
| 172.9 | Non-Hispanic Black |
| 97.2 | Non-Hispanic White |
| 86.8 | Hispanic |
| 68.0 | American Indian & Alaska Native |
| 52.9 | Asian & Pacific Islander |
Average annual rate per 100,000, age adjusted to the 2000 US Standard population.
Incidence Rates by State (2012-2016)¹
| 77.2-89.3 | AK, AZ, HI, ME, NM, NV, VT |
| 89.4-101.4 | CA, CO, IN, MA, MO, OK, OR, RI, TX, VA, WA, WV, WY |
| 101.5-113.6 | AR, CT, IA, ID, IL, KS, KY, MI, MN, MT, NE, NH, PA, OH, SD, TN, UT, WI |
| 113.7-125.7 | AL, DE, GA, MD, NC, ND, NY, SC |
| 125.8-137.8 | LA, MS, NJ |
Average annual rate per 100,000, age adjusted to the 2000 US Standard population.
Death Rates By Race & Ethnicity (2013-2017)¹
| 38.7 | Non-Hispanic Black |
| 18.7 | American Indian & Alaska Native |
| 18 | Non-Hispanic White |
| 15.7 | Hispanic |
| 8.6 | Asian & Pacific Islander |
Average annual rate per 100,000, age adjusted to the 2000 US Standard population.
Death Rates by State (2013-2017)²
| 14.1-16.9 | FL, HI, WY |
| 17-19.7 | AK, AR, AZ, CT, KY, IA, IN, MA, MI, MO, ND, NE, NJ, NH, NM, NY, OH, PA, RI, SD, TX, VT, WV |
| 19.8-22.4 | AL, CA, CO, DE, GA, IL, ME, MD, MN, NC, NV, OK, OR, SC, TN, UT, VA, WA, WI |
| 22.5-25.2 | ID, MO, MS |
Average annual rate per 100,000, age adjusted to the 2000 US Standard population. Rates for PR are for 2011-2015.
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References:
- Data sources: North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR), 2019
- Data sources: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2019
- Data sources: DevCan version 6.77, National Cancer Institute, 2019