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Show Lung Cancer (ICD-9 Codes: 160-165) (1994 Total Lung Cancer Deaths in Utah = 337) Lung cancer rates have generally increased in both the United States and Utah since 1966. However, Utah has consistently had a lower incidence of disease and a lower mortality rate than the United States. Utah's lower lung cancer death and disease rates may be largely explained by the lower overall use of tobacco products in Utah. Utah continues to have the lowest percentage of current regular smokers in the United States. Total number of lung cancer deaths reported in Utah dropped dramatically from 1993 to 1994, from 408 deaths to 337 deaths. Incidence decreased slightly during this same period as well. Table 30. Lung Cancer* Incidence Mortality Year Utah U.S. Utah U.S. 1966-701 19.8 ~ 15.0 ~ 1971-731 - 43.3 - 35.4 1971-751 22.6 -- 17.9 ~ 1976-80 24.4 49.3 18.8 39.7 1981 26.9 53.9 21.2 43.0 1982 25.1 54.9 19.6 44.2 1983 29.7 55.0 21.0 44.9 1984 28.4 56.8 22.4 45.8 1985 27.3 56.2 19.8 46.6 1986 27.7 56.9 21.5 47.1 1987 28.1 58.5 22.8 48.1 1988 25.1 58.7 20.0 48.6 1989 23.2 58.0 24.4 49.3 1990 27.5 58.6 22.5 50.2 1991 27.7 59.5 24.1 50.0 1992 29.1 59.5 22.6 50.0 1993 29.3 57.0 26.1 50.1 1994 27.2 - 19.6 -- * Age-adjusted rates per 100,000 population. Age-adjustjed to the standard 1970 population. 1 Utah's figures are reported on a five-year average. The U.S. figures are reported on a three-year average. Figure 19 Lung Cancer „ __?-----?--"' _._?---¦D-*-D----rj----n----n---.n «__s\__0----O----O-----O-----O 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 ¦•-------Utah Mortality Utah ----O--- US. ----a--- us Incidence Mortality Incidence Rates are age-adjusted to the standard 1970 population. 54 Health Status |
