Indicator Profile of Prostate Cancer Deaths
Why Is This Important?
Prostate cancer is the second most commonly occuring 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.
Data Notes
ICD-9 codes used to define prostate cancer: 185; 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: Utah Governor's Office of Planning and Budget; National Vital Statistics System, National Center for Health Statistics, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;Other Views
Definition
The rate of death from cancer of the prostate among Utah or U.S. male residents per 100,000 persons.How We Calculated the Rates
| Numerator: | The number of deaths due to prostate cancer among Utah or U.S. residents for a given year (ICD-9:185 and ICD-10:C61). |
| Denominator: | The population in Utah or the U.S. for a given year. |
Page Content Updated On 10/23/07,
Published on 11/01/07
