Prostate Cancer Incidence and Mortality in Barbados, West Indies
Table 5
Annual age-standardized definite and probable death rates from prostate cancer in Barbados compared to US SEER data (African Americans) between Jan 01, 1995 and Dec 31, 2009, per 100,000 person-years of observation.
Prostate cancer death rates
Year
Barbados1
SEER (African Americans)
All
<65 years
65+ years
All
<65 years
65+ years
1995
67.7/82.9
6.7/7.9
489.5/602.0
78.2
6.7
572.5
1996
52.3/63.2
7.6/8.6
361.2/440.4
78.8
6.5
579.2
1997
66.8/72.7
10.8/10.8
453.6/500.4
74.3
6.3
544.2
1998
61.4/74.8
4.2/4.2
457.1/562.9
72.8
6.3
532.4
1999
72.5/84.7
8.5/8.5
514.3/611.1
70.1
5.8
514.8
2000
70.5/86.2
9.5/10.6
491.9/609.4
68.7
5.4
505.8
2001
60.5/81.4
10.1/13.3
408.3/552.4
66.5
5.4
488.9
2002
78.7/88.8
10.8/10.8
548.4/628.2
63.0
5.4
461.2
2003
63.7/84.5
3.2/5.2
481.8/632.3
58.0
5.4
421.4
2004
63.4/85.4
6.2/7.4
458.7/625.4
56.2
5.0
410.4
2005
64.7/92.7
8.4/8.4
454.0/675.0
54.2
5.0
393.8
2006
53.2/75.4
11.5/13.7
341.4/501.8
51.1
4.8
371.0
2007
50.8/74.0
12.6/13.6
315.4/491.3
n/a 2
2008
61.9/101.6
8.8/10.9
428.9/728.2
n/a 2
2009
52.8/91.4
7.2/7.2
368.3/673.3
n/a 2
1All death certificates have been independently reviewed by two clinicians. We report two rates, where prostate cancer has been classified as a definite cause of death/and combined definite or probable cause of death. 2Mortality data for 2007 to 2009 not available ().
