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Show Lung Cancer Mortality by Gender Mortality rates for lung cancer remain significantly higher for males than females, both in Utah and in the U.S. Males have an incidence more than twice that of females. This may be due to a higher percentage of males who smoke. An increased risk of occupational exposure from inhaled carcinogens may also contribute. When compared with the national rates, Utah's mortality rate for both males and females is about half 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. Table 31. Lung Cancer Mortality by Gender* Utah Utah U.S. U.S. Year Male Female Male Female 1980 28.7 6.5 59.8 18.2 1981 26.9 8.7 59.5 18.9 1982 26.3 6.5 60.3 20.0 1983 24.7 9.5 59.9 21.0 1984 28.0 9.3 60.5 21.3 1985 23.5 8.7 60.7 22.4 1986 26.3 8.6 60.5 22.9 1987 26.7 10.3 61.1 23.6 1988 24.2 8.9 60.5 24.7 1989 27.7 12.3 60.4 25.7 1990 27.1 9.2 61.1 26.3 1991 26.3 12.3 59.9 26.5 1992 25.3 11.0 58.5 27.0 1993 29.0 12.5 58.1 27.1 1994 22.6 10.5 56.4 27.4 1995 24.4 10.9 55.2 27.3 1996 23.0 12.7 54.1 27.3 1997 22.1 9.7 -- -- *Age-adjusted rates per standard 1940 population. 100,000 population. Age-adjusted to the Table 31. Source: Utah: Utah Department of Health, Utah Birth and Death Certificate Internet-Query System Registration [On-line]. Available: Http://www.health.state.ut.us US: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC Wonder [On-line]. Available: Http://www.cdc.gov Fiqure 16 Lung Cancer Mortality by Gender 70-r 60 Age-adjusted 50 4-Mortality Rates 40 - - per 100,000 Population 30 + 20 10 4 0 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 Utah Male......Utah Female U.S.Male U.S. Female 74 |
