Show Lung Cancer Mortality by Gender Compiled by Sheri Stringham In both Utah and theS mortality rates for lung cancer remain significantly higher for males than for females Male incidence of lung cancer is more than twice that of females This may be due tohigher percentage of males who smoke An increased risk of occupational exposure Table 32 Lung Cancer Mortality by Gender Utah andS 1980-1998 TS Ttah Year Male Female Male Female5 287 1980 from inhaled carcinogens may also contribute to lung canceg 1981 1982 269 263 87 65 When compared with the national rates Utahmortality rate for both males and females is about half that of the corresponding national mortality However the Utah female mortality rate has been higher in the nineties than the eighties this has been linked to an increase in smoking 4963 BT 052 1985 1986 1087 1989 It is estimated that 157 400 deaths will occur in 1996 1997 1998 Figure 14 Lung Cancer Mortality by Gender 1980-1998 700 600 500 5889210 235 263 267 WAL alnr 607 87 605 86 614 103 itoge 213 277 123 604 257 280 221 108 55 27 246 126 92 123 110 125 105 24 1995 189 200 605 274 263 253 200 226 1990 1991 192 1993 1994 theS in 2001 Of those it is estimated that 90 100 will be male and 67 300 will be female G to Age-adjusted rates per 10 population Age-adjusted the standard 1940 population Vi PR Utah Birth an rce Utah Utah Department online Registration System Death Certificate Intemet-Query wwwhealth state utU Centers for Disease Control and oniine cdc aov Wonder CDG Prevention 595 603 183 280 1984 59 127 97 611 599 885 581 564 541 224 229 236 gy 263 265 270 271 27273 Utah Female US Female Age-adjusted Mortalitf0 Rates 300 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 85 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |