Disparities in cancer mortality patterns: A comprehensive examination of U.S. rural and urban adults, 1999-2020.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cancer mortality rates overall in the U.S. have decreased significantly; however, the rate of decline has not been uniform across sociodemographic groups. We aimed to compare trends in cancer mortality rates from 1999 to 2020 between rural and urban individuals and to examine whether any rural-urban differences are uniform across racial and ethnic groups.

Methods

We used U.S.-wide data from the National Center for Health Statistics, for all cancer deaths among individuals aged 25 years or older. We estimated average annual percentage change (AAPC) in age-standardized cancer mortality rates in the U.S. by cancer type, rural-urban status, sex, and race and ethnicity.

Results

There was a larger reduction in cancer mortality rates among individuals from urban (

SUBMITTER: Sokale IO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10557857 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature