Trends in pancreatic cancer mortality among US adults, 1999-2023.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pancreatic cancer (PC) is characterized by an extremely poor prognosis and a high mortality rate, posing a significant burden on society.

Methods

We analyzed PC mortality data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research (CDC WONDER) database from 1999 to 2023. Annual death counts and age-adjusted mortality rates (AAMRs) were calculated and stratified by sex, age, race/ethnicity, state, census region, and 2013 urbanization level. Temporal trends were evaluated using Joinpoint regression to estimate annual percent changes (APCs) and average annual percent changes (AAPCs) with 95% confidence intervals. Analyses by urbanization level were limited to 1999-2020 due to data availability.

Results

In 2023,

SUBMITTER: Wu T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12570674 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature