Prostate cancer is the second most commonly occurring form of cancer for men, after skin cancer, and is the second leading
cause of cancer death for men in Utah and the U.S.
Prostate Cancer Deaths per 100,000 Men by Ethnicity, Utah, 2009-2011
Data Notes
ICD-10 codes used to define prostate cancer: C61.
Age-adjusted to U.S. 2000 standard population.
Data Sources
Utah Death Certificate Database, Office of Vital Records and Statistics, Utah Department of Health.
Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin for Counties in Utah (2010 Census), U.S. Bureau of the Census.
The rate of death from cancer of the prostate (ICD-9: 185 and ICD-10: C61) per 100,000 persons.
How We Calculated the Rates
Numerator:
The number of deaths due to prostate cancer for a given year (ICD-9: 185 and ICD-10: C61).
Denominator:
The male population in Utah or the U.S. for a given year.
Page Content Updated On 03/12/2013,
Published on 04/08/2013
Cancer Control Program, Bureau of Health Promotion, Division of Disease Control and Prevention, Utah Department of Health, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-2107,
Telephone: 801-538-6712, Fax: 801-538-9495, Website: www.cancerutah.org, www.ucan.cc, Contact: Kathryn Rowley
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