Stomach Cancer Statistics: 2006 Estimates
The American Cancer Society estimated that 22,280 Americans (13,400 men and 8,880 women) would be diagnosed with
stomach cancer in 2006 and that 11,430 Americans would die as a result of disease during the year.
Stomach Cancer Statistics: Age-at-Diagnosis Figures
During 1998-2002, the median age for a
stomach cancer diagnosis was 72 years of age. The percentages of people diagnosed with stomach cancer based on age were as follows:
- 0.1 percent were diagnosed under age 20
- 1.6 percent were diagnosed between 20 and 34
- 4.6 percent were diagnosed between 35 and 44
- 10.3 percent were diagnosed between 45 and 54
- 16.3 percent were diagnosed between 55 and 64
- 26.3 percent were diagnosed between 65 and 74
- 28.2 percent were diagnosed between 75 and 84
- 12.7 percent were diagnosed at 85 years of age or older.
Stomach Cancer Statistics: Death Rates
During 1998-2002, the median age at death for stomach cancer was 74 years of age. The percentages of people who died from stomach cancer based on age were as follows:
- 0.0 percent died under age 20
- 1.2 percent died between 20 and 34
- 3.8 percent died between 35 and 44
- 8.8 percent died between 45 and 54
- 14.4 percent died between 55 and 64
- 24.5 percent died between 65 and 74
- 30.4 percent died between 75 and 84
- 16.9 percent died at 85 years of age or older.
The age-adjusted stomach cancer death rate was 4.5 per 100,000 men and women per year. These rates are based on patients who died in 1998-2002 in the United States. Stomach cancer death rates by race and sex were:
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Race/Ethnicity
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Men
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Women
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All Races
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6.3 per 100,000 men
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3.2 per 100,000 women
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White
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5.6 per 100,000 men
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2.8 per 100,000 women
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Black
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12.8 per 100,000 men
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6.3 per 100,000 women
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Asian/Pacific Islander
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11.2 per 100,000 men
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6.8 per 100,000 women
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American Indian/Alaska Native
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7.3 per 100,000 men
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4.1 per 100,000 women
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Hispanic
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9.5 per 100,000 men
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5.3 per 100,000 women
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