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Data Tables for Oral Health Indicators

Incidence rates of oral and pharyngeal cancers for all stages by race/ethnicity

Year

White

Black

All races/ethnicities

Rate per 100,000* (95% C I)

1973

11.4 (10.8, 11.9) *

11.2 (9.3, 13.5)

11.4 (10.9, 12.0)

1974

11.5 (11.0, 12.0)

11.0 (9.2, 13.2)

11.4 (10.9, 11.9)

1975

11.9 (11.3, 12.4)

11.9 (10.2, 13.9)

11.7 (11.3, 12.2)

1976

11.8 (11.3, 12.3)

13.3 (11.5, 15.4)

11.8 (11.4, 12.3)

1977

11.3 (10.8, 11.8)

13.4 (11.6, 15.4)

11.4 (11.0, 11.9)

1978

11.9 (11.4, 12.4)

13.9 (12.1, 16.0)

12.0 (11.5, 12.5)

1979

12.2 (11.7, 12.7)

17.0 (15.1, 19.2)

12.5 (12.0, 13.0)

1980

11.6 (11.1, 12.1)

15.3 (13.5, 17.4)

11.9 (11.4, 12.3)

1981

12.0 (11.6, 12.6)

15.5 (13.7, 17.6)

12.2 (11.8, 12.7)

1982

11.7 (11.2, 12.1)

15.6 (13.7, 17.6)

11.9 (11.4, 12.3)

1983

11.9 (11.4, 12.4)

14.4 (12.6, 16.3)

11.9 (11.4, 12.3)

1984

11.8 (11.3, 12.3)

17.4 (15.5, 19.5)

12.2 (11.7, 12.6)

1985

11.9 (11.4, 12.4)

14.6 (12.9, 16.5)

11.9 (11.5, 12.4)

1986

11.2 (10.8, 11.7)

14.5 (12.8, 16.4)

11.3 (10.9, 11.8)

1987

11.8 (11.4, 12.3)

15.2 (13.5, 17.1)

11.9 (11.4, 12.3)

1988

10.8 (10.4, 11.3)

15.1 (13.4, 17.0)

11.1 (10.7, 11.6)

1989

10.8 (10.4, 11.3)

14.6 (12.9, 16.4)

11.0 (10.6, 11.5)

1990

11.3 (10.9, 11.8)

14.7 (13.1, 16.6)

11.5 (11.1, 12.0)

1991

11.2 (10.7, 11.7)

13.3 (11.7, 15.0)

11.2 (10.8, 11.6)

1992

10.7 (10.3, 11.2)

13.6 (12.1, 15.3)

10.9 (10.5, 11.3)

1993

11.0 (10.6, 11.5)

14.7 (13.1, 16.5)

11.3 (10.8, 11.7)

1994

10.4 (9.9, 10.8)

14.7 (13.1, 16.4)

10.7 (10.3, 11.1)

1995

10.5 (10.1, 11.0)

12.3 (10.9, 13.9)

10.5 (10.1, 10.9)

1996

10.2 (9.8, 10.7)

14.2 (12.7, 15.9)

10.6 (10.2, 11.0)

1997

10.3 (9.9, 10.7)

10.6 (9.3, 12.0)

10.3 (9.9, 10.7)

1998

10.0 (9.5, 10.4)

11.8 (10.5, 13.3)

9.9 (9.6, 10.3)

1999

9.2 (8.8, 9.6)

10.7 (9.4, 12.1)

9.3 (8.9, 9.6)

2000

9.4 (9.0, 9.8)

10.6 (9.4, 12.0)

9.5 (9.1, 9.9)

* The rates are per 100,000 and are age-adjusted to the 1970 U.S. standard population.

Data source: Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) 9 Registries Public-Use, November 2002 Submission (1973–2000), National Cancer Institute.

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