CDC Data & Statistics | Feature: Breast Cancer: Rates of New Cases and Deaths

Breast Cancer: Rates of New Cases and Deaths
Mammograms are the best method to detect breast cancer early.

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chart: Female Breast Cancer Incidence and Death Rates, U.S. Rate per 100,000 for all women: Incidence rate 119.3; Death rate 23.4.Not counting some kinds of skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in the United States. Breast cancer is the most common cause of death from cancer among Hispanic women, and the second most common cause of death from cancer among white, black, Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian/Alaska Native women.

In the United States in 2006 (the most recent year for which statistics are available), 191,410 women were told they had breast cancer, and 40,820 women died from it.

The graph shows how many women out of 100,000 got breast cancer in 2006; this is called the incidence rate.* The graph also shows how many women out of 100,000 died from breast cancer in 2006; this is called the death rate.* The breast cancer incidence and death rates are grouped by race and ethnicity.

For example, white women had the highest incidence rate for breast cancer. Black women had the second highest incidence rate, followed by Hispanic,† Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian/Alaska Native women. On the other hand, black women had the highest death rate for breast cancer, followed by white, Hispanic,† American Indian/Alaska Native, and Asian/Pacific Islander women.


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CDC Data & Statistics | Feature: Breast Cancer: Rates of New Cases and Deaths