Table 3

Standardised mortality and incidence ratios among men compared with the US population for causes of a priori interest

Underlying cause (ICD-10 codes)Mortality (1950–2009)Cancer incidence (1985–2009)*
CaucasianOtherCaucasianOther
ObsSMR (95% CI)ObsSMR (95% CI)ObsSIR (95% CI)ObsSIR (95% CI)
All causes11 5491.01 (0.99 to 1.03)4530.68 (0.62 to 0.74)NANANANA
All cancers (C00-C97)31751.16 (1.12 to 1.20)1040.80 (0.65 to 0.97)41811.10 (1.07 to 1.13)2400.92 (0.81 to 1.05)
MN oesophagus (C15)1101.46 (1.20 to 1.75)<50.51 (0.11 to 1.49)871.70 (1.36 to 2.09)<50.73 (0.15 to 2.15)
MN stomach (C16)1051.12 (0.92 to 1.36)50.81 (0.26 to 1.89)871.19 (0.96 to 1.47)60.76 (0.28 to 1.66)
MN intestine (C17-C18)3191.32 (1.18 to 1.48)70.68 (0.27 to 1.40)3791.23 (1.11 to 1.36)180.90 (0.53 to 1.42)
MN rectum (C19-C21)861.46 (1.17 to 1.81)<51.21 (0.25 to 3.53)1591.16 (0.99 to 1.36)70.62 (0.25 to 1.28)
MN lung (C33-C34)10191.12 (1.05 to 1.19)270.67 (0.44 to 0.97)6891.15 (1.07 to 1.24)240.67 (0.43 to 1.00)
MN breast (C50)51.43 (0.46 to 3.34)0NC60.79 (0.29 to 1.72)<53.32 (0.40 to 12.00)
MN prostate (C61)2651.06 (0.94 to 1.20)171.64 (0.95 to 2.63)11671.02 (0.96 to 1.08)941.26 (1.02 to 1.54)
MN other male genital (C60, C62-C63)<50.49 (0.13 to 1.26)0NC160.64 (0.37 to 1.04)<50.38 (0.01 to 2.13)
MN kidney (C64-C66)911.31 (1.05 to 1.60)<51.05 (0.22 to 3.07)1511.26 (1.06 to 1.47)141.46 (0.80 to 2.45)
MN bladder (C67-C68)†800.96 (0.76 to 1.19)<51.19 (0.14 to 4.30)3051.11 (0.99 to 1.24)70.92 (0.37 to 1.91)
MN brain (C47, C70-C72)721.03 (0.81 to 1.30)<50.44 (0.01 to 2.47)491.05 (0.78 to 1.39)<50.67 (0.08 to 2.42)
NHL (C46.3, C82-C85, C88.0, C88.3, C91.4, C96)‡1191.18 (0.98 to 1.41)<51.01 (0.28 to 2.60)1611.02 (0.87 to 1.19)70.56 (0.23 to 1.16)
Leukaemia (C91.0-C91.3, C91.5-C91.9, C92-C95)1171.10 (0.91 to 1.32)51.28 (0.41 to 2.98)880.88 (0.71 to 1.09)111.90 (0.95 to 3.40)
Multiple myeloma (C88.7, C88.9, C90)410.92 (0.66 to 1.25)<50.35 (0.01 to 1.97)350.76 (0.53 to 1.06)<50.24 (0.01 to 1.32)
COPD (J40-J44)3620.73 (0.65 to 0.81)50.50 (0.16 to 1.16)NANANANA
  • *Incidence results based on analysis of all invasive primary cancers (ie, multiple-cancer approach).

  • †Urinary bladder incidence included in situ (D09.0) and invasive cases as per SEER protocol.

  • ‡NHL incidence data exclude Kaposi sarcoma (C46.3).

  • COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; ICD-10, International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision; MN, malignancy; NA, not applicable; NC, not calculated; NHL, non-Hodgkin lymphoma; Obs, observed; SIR, standardised incidence ratio; SEER, Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results; SMR, standardised mortality ratio.