Cancer Mortality among Asians and Pacific Islanders in New York City, 2001–2010

Table 4

Age-adjusted cancer mortality rates (CMR) per 100,000 by racial/ethnic subgroups in New York City, 2001–2010.

	Chinese		Korean		Asian Indian		Filipino
Cancer Type	CMR	(95%CI)	CMR	(95%CI)	CMR	(95%CI)	CMR	(95%CI)
Males
Nasopharynx^a	4.52	(3.65, 5.40)	0.40	(0.01, 2.22)	b		0.50	(0.06, 1.89)
Liver	19.5	(17.7, 21.4)	25.3	(19.8, 31.9)	5.6	(3.5, 8.5)	6.5	(4.1, 9.8)
Stomach	12.9	(11.4, 14.5)	27.7	(21.9, 34.7)	5.0	(3.1, 7.8)	1.7	(0.5, 3.9)
Colon	16.1	(14.3, 18.0)	17.6	(12.9, 23.5)	9.0	(5.5, 13.8)	6.3	(3.9, 9.5)
Lung	47.1	(44.0, 50.2)	38.9	(31.4, 46.5)	11.3	(8.2, 15.2)	15.0	(11.2, 19.7)
Prostate	6.8	(5.6, 8.0)	5.6	(3.1, 9.4)	8.8	(5.1, 14.3)	9.5	(6.3, 13.8)
Esophagus	4.2	(3.3, 5.2)	3.1	(1.4, 5.8)	1.7	(0.4, 4.8)	0.7	(0.1, 2.6)
Females
Nasopharynx^a	1.22	(0.83, 1.73)	b		b		0.45	(0.05, 1.65)
Esophagus	0.7	(0.4, 1.1)	0.4	(0.1, 1.6)	1.1	(0.3, 2.8)	0.5	(0.1, 1.7)
Liver	6.0	(5.0, 7.0)	7.5	(5.3, 10.4)	2.9	(1.6, 5.0)	2.6	(1.3, 4.5)
Stomach	5.3	(4.4, 6.2)	11.0	(8.2, 14.4)	2.2	(1.1, 4.1)	2.6	(1.3, 4.5)
Colon	10.6	(9.3, 11.9)	9.0	(6.5, 12.1)	4.2	(2.5, 6.7)	5.2	(3.3, 7.8)
Lung	20.0	(18.2, 21.8)	12.9	(9.8, 16.6)	6.1	(4.0, 8.8)	8.4	(5.9, 11.6)
Breast	9.5	(8.3, 10.7)	7.2	(5.1, 10.0)	11.0	(8.5, 14.0)	13.4	(10.2, 17.2)
Ovary	4.2	(3.4, 5.0)	4.0	(2.4, 6.2)	4.8	(3.3, 6.7)	6.4	(4.3, 9.2)
Cervix	2.0	(1.5, 2.7)	2.0	(0.9, 3.6)	2.0	(1.1, 3.3)	2.0	(1.0, 3.8)

 ^aAll nasopharyngeal cancer mortality rates reported to hundredth decimal place for accuracy.
^bRate not displayed due to no deaths.