Geographic Variations

Note: The rates mentioned are per 100,000 people in the United States.

Female Breast Cancer

• The incidence rate for the United States is 121.9.
  Incidence rates are highest in the Northeast U.S. Census region (129.6), followed by the West (123.0), Midwest (120.2), and South (118.1).
• The death rate for the United States is 22.5.
  Death rates are highest in the Midwest U.S. Census region (23.5), followed by the Northeast (22.7), South (22.6), and West (21.0).

Prostate Cancer

• The incidence rate for the United States is 144.8.
  Incidence rates are highest in the Northeast U.S. Census region (155.6), followed by the South (144.9), Midwest (144.6), and West (135.7).
• The death rate for the United States is 22.8.
  Death rates are highest in the Midwest U.S. Census region (23.7), followed by the West (22.6), and the South (22.5) and Northeast (22.5).

Lung Cancer

Men

• The incidence rate for the United States is 79.5.
  Incidence rates are highest in the South U.S. Census region (89.3), followed by the Midwest (83.2), Northeast (78.2), and West (60.4).
• The death rate for the United States is 64.0.
  Death rates are highest in the South U.S. Census region (72.1), followed by the Midwest (69.1), Northeast (59.4), and West (49.2).

Women

• The incidence rate for the United States is 54.5.
  Incidence rates are highest in the Northeast U.S. Census region (57.8), followed by the Midwest (57.3), South (56.3), and West (45.5).
• The death rate for the United States is 39.0.
  Death rates are highest in the Midwest U.S. Census region (42.4), followed by the South (40.4), Northeast (38.2), and West (33.8).

Colorectal (Colon) Cancer

Men

• The incidence rate for the United States is 51.6.
  Incidence rates are highest in the Midwest U.S. Census region (53.8), followed by the Northeast (53.5), South (51.9), and West (46.9).
• The death rate for the United States is 19.7.
  Death rates are highest in the Midwest U.S. Census region (21.0), followed by the South (20.3), Northeast (19.8), and West (17.1).

Women

• The incidence rate for the United States is 38.7.
  Incidence rates are highest in the Midwest U.S. Census region (40.6), followed by the Northeast (40.3), South (37.8), and West (36.6).
• The death rate for the United States is 13.8.
  Death rates are highest in the Midwest U.S. Census region (14.4), followed by the Northeast (14.0) and South (14.0), and West (12.7).

Note: Geographic variations are presented for the four most common cancers.

Source: U.S. Cancer Statistics Working Group. United States Cancer Statistics: 1999–2008 Incidence and Mortality Web-based Report. Atlanta (GA): Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Cancer Institute; 2012. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/uscs. (full site)