Table 3.0 - Oral and Pharyngeal Cancers - Data Tables for Oral Health Indicators - NIDCR/CDC Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Data Resource Center (DRC)

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Oral and pharyngeal cancer deaths (per 100,000)

Characteristics	*Age-adjusted death rate (95% C I)**
Characteristics	Year 1998	Year 2001
Total	3.0 (2.9, 3.0)	2.7 (2.7, 2.8)
Race/Ethnicity
Hispanic	1.9 (1.7, 2.2)	1.8 (1.6, 2.0)
Non-Hispanic
White	2.8 (2.8, 2.9)	2.6 (2.6, 2.7)
Non-white	4.0 (3.7, 4.2)	3.5 (3.3, 3.7)
Gender
Male	4.5 (4.4, 4.7)	4.1 (4.0, 4.2)
Female	1.7 (1.7, 1.8)	1.6 (1.5, 1.6)

* The rates are displayed as cases per 100,000 and are age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.

Data source: Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Mortality – All COD, Public-Use with State, Total U.S. for Hispanics (1990–2001), National Cancer Institute.

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