Cancer Incidence and Mortality for Kings County (Brooklyn), 2005-2009

Source: New York State Cancer Registry

Site of Cancer Incidence Mortality
Males Females Males Females
Average Annual Cases Rate per 100,000 Males 95% CI (+/-) Average Annual Cases Rate per 100,000 Females 95% CI (+/-) Average Annual Deaths Rate per 100,000 Males 95% CI (+/-) Average Annual Deaths Rate per 100,000 Females 95% CI (+/-)
All Invasive Malignant Tumors 5410.6 522.3 6.3 5614.8 389.7 4.6 1689.4 171.0 3.7 1847.2 124.8 2.6
Oral cavity and pharynx 146.8 13.4 1.0 79.0 5.5 0.5 40.2 3.7 0.5 17.4 1.2 0.3
Esophagus 67.0 6.4 0.7 30.2 2.0 0.3 54.0 5.2 0.6 21.2 1.4 0.3
Stomach 175.8 17.7 1.2 132.8 9.0 0.7 84.0 8.7 0.8 60.8 4.0 0.5
Colorectal 593.8 58.6 2.1 644.8 43.7 1.5 204.6 21.1 1.3 218.0 14.5 0.9
Colon excluding rectum 414.0 41.5 1.8 490.6 33.1 1.3 177.4 18.4 1.2 189.0 12.5 0.8
Rectum & rectosigmoid 179.8 17.2 1.1 154.2 10.6 0.8 27.2 2.7 0.5 29.0 1.9 0.3
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 157.4 14.4 1.0 64.0 4.4 0.5 101.6 9.5 0.8 53.4 3.6 0.4
Pancreas 145.2 14.6 1.1 167.6 11.1 0.8 109.6 11.1 0.9 128.8 8.5 0.7
Larynx 66.0 6.2 0.7 21.2 1.5 0.3 23.8 2.4 0.4 7.6 0.5 0.2
Lung and bronchus 633.0 63.0 2.2 550.6 37.7 1.4 429.2 43.2 1.9 338.8 23.0 1.1
Melanoma of the skin 121.2 11.7 0.9 101.2 7.1 0.6 17.0 1.7 0.4 15.2 1.0 0.2
Female breast       1466.4 103.7 2.4       333.6 22.9 1.1
Cervix uteri       153.4 11.1 0.8       47.6 3.4 0.4
Corpus uterus and NOS       422.4 29.0 1.2       87.4 5.9 0.6
Ovary       166.0 11.6 0.8       99.0 6.7 0.6
Prostate 1642.8 156.8 3.4       199.4 21.9 1.4      
Testis 53.0 4.3 0.5       2.2 0.2 0.1      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 289.8 29.7 1.5 120.4 8.1 0.7 42.2 4.7 0.6 27.2 1.7 0.3
Kidney and renal pelvis 200.4 19.0 1.2 126.6 8.8 0.7 38.2 3.8 0.6 22.8 1.5 0.3
Brain and other nervous system 71.4 6.3 0.7 68.4 4.9 0.5 34.6 3.2 0.5 31.2 2.2 0.3
Thyroid 78.8 7.0 0.7 305.2 22.1 1.1 5.2 0.6 0.2 9.6 0.6 0.2
Hodgkin lymphoma 41.8 3.6 0.5 39.2 2.8 0.4 6.6 0.6 0.2 3.2 0.2 0.1
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 234.6 22.3 1.3 225.4 15.6 0.9 62.0 6.2 0.7 65.6 4.4 0.5
Multiple myeloma 89.4 8.7 0.8 87.6 6.0 0.6 31.8 3.1 0.5 29.0 1.9 0.3
Leukemias 144.6 13.9 1.0 125.8 8.7 0.7 63.2 6.2 0.7 58.2 3.9 0.5

Notes

  • Incidence data are provisional, November 2011.
  • Rates are per 100,000 persons, age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population, with 95% confidence intervals.
  • Rates based on fewer than 4 cases or deaths per year are unstable and should be used with caution. NOS = Not otherwise specified.