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Prostate Cancer Rates by Race and Ethnicity

The rate of men getting prostate cancer or dying from prostate cancer varies by race and ethnicity.

Incidence Rates by Race/Ethnicity

“Incidence rate” means how many men out of a given number get the disease each year. The graph below shows how many men out of 100,000 got prostate cancer each year during the years 1999–2014. The year 2014 is the most recent year for which numbers have been reported. The prostate cancer incidence rate is grouped by race and ethnicity.

The graph below shows that in 2014, black men had the highest rate of getting prostate cancer, followed by white, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN), and Asian/Pacific Islander (A/PI) men.

Line chart showing the changes in prostate cancer incidence rates for men of various races and ethnicities.

Graph Data

Prostate Cancer
Incidence Rates* by Race and Ethnicity,† United States, 1999–2014¶§
Year All Races White Black Asian/Pacific Islander (A/PI) American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Hispanic
1999 168.9 161.4 253.4 95.8 105.5 150.6
2000 170.9 163.2 261.1 94.3 91.9 152.2
2001 173.1 165.3 260.3 98.1 93.6 149.1
2002 170.9 163.2 256.7 95.5 104.3 154.6
2003 156.7 148.4 242.5 89.9 94.4 143.3
2004 152.6 144.3 237.5 88.8 95.7 138.0
2005 150.1 142.0 231.3 81.1 86.6 132.5
2006 159.7 151.8 235.2 84.8 87.4 135.5
2007 164.3 155.2 243.4 86.1 90.9 137.7
2008 151.5 142.5 230.8 77.6 83.5 132.6
2009 143.2 133.2 227.4 75.0 81.2 127.2
2010 134.1 124.3 210.4 68.9 76.0 114.9
2011 133.3 123.5 207.2 70.7 70.0 109.4
2012 109.5 100.3 178.9 56.3 58.8 94.5
2013 104.0 95.1 170.4 53.9 56.9 90.5
2014 95.3 86.8 153.9 45.6 48.5 79.9

Sources: CDC’s National Program of Cancer Registries and National Cancer Institute’s Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program.

*Rates are the number of cases per 100,000 persons and are age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population (19 age groups – Census P25–1130). For more information, see the USCS technical notes.

†Race categories are not mutually exclusive from Hispanic origin. Rates are not presented for persons of unknown or other race. Data for specified racial or ethnic populations other than white and black should be interpreted with caution. For more information, see the USCS technical notes.

Data are compiled from cancer registries that meet the data quality criteria for all invasive cancer sites combined for all years, 1999–2014 (covering approximately 97% of the U.S. population). See registry-specific data quality information for all years, 1999–2014. Use caution when comparing incidence and death rates because of potential differences in population coverage.

§Invasive cancer excludes basal and squamous cell carcinomas of the skin except when these occur on the skin of the genital organs, and in situ cancers except urinary bladder.

Behavior recode for analysis used for 1999–2014 individual years.

Death Rates by Race/Ethnicity

From 1999–2014, the rate of men dying from prostate cancer has varied, depending on their race and ethnicity. The graph below shows that in 2014, black men were more likely to die of prostate cancer than any other group, followed by white, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Asian/Pacific Islander men.

Line chart showing the changes in prostate cancer death rates for men of various races and ethnicities.

Graph Data

Prostate Cancer
Death Rates* by Race and Ethnicity,† United States, 1999–2014§
Year All Races White Black Asian/Pacific Islander (A/PI) American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Hispanic
1999 31.6 28.9 70.1 14.1 17.5 23.4
2000 30.4 27.8 68.9 12.6 20.3 21.8
2001 29.5 27.0 67.8 11.9 20.7 24.1
2002 28.7 26.4 65.0 10.7 17.4 23.2
2003 27.2 25.0 60.4 11.6 20.9 21.9
2004 26.2 24.0 59.0 12.2 19.0 21.1
2005 25.4 23.3 57.0 11.2 21.2 20.9
2006 24.2 22.3 53.7 10.4 17.2 20.6
2007 24.2 22.2 54.9 11.2 17.2 20.0
2008 23.0 21.3 49.1 9.9 20.0 19.1
2009 22.1 20.3 49.4 9.8 15.3 18.1
2010 21.8 20.1 48.1 9.5 15.2 18.3
2011 20.8 19.3 44.0 9.5 16.7 17.3
2012 19.6 18.1 41.6 8.4 14.0 16.4
2013 19.3 18.0 39.1 8.6 14.2 15.8
2014 19.1 17.9 38.0 8.4 14.8 15.4

*Rates are the number of deaths per 100,000 persons and are age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population (19 age groups – Census P25–1130). For more information, see the USCS technical notes.

†Race categories are not mutually exclusive from Hispanic origin. Rates are not presented for persons of unknown or other race. Data for specified racial or ethnic populations other than white and black should be interpreted with caution. For more information, see the USCS technical notes.

§Data are from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS). Data for death rates cover 100% of the U.S. population. Use caution when comparing incidence and death rates because of potential differences in population coverage.

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