Red > 29.4 Green <= 24.9 In-between = Yellow Unit: deaths/100,000 males
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Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Prostate Cancer
| Value: |
17.9 deaths/100,000 males |
Measurement
Period: |
2005-2009 |
| Location: |
County : Montgomery |
| Comparison: |
U.S. Counties |
| Categories: |
Health / Cancer
Health / Mortality Data
Health / Men's Health |
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What is this Indicator?
This indicator shows the age-adjusted death rate per 100,000 males due to prostate cancer. |
| Why this is important: According to the American Cancer Society, prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed form of cancer among men in the United States and it is second only to lung cancer as a cause of cancer-related death among men. The two greatest risk factors for prostate cancer are age and race/ethnicity, with men over the age of 65 and men of African descent possessing the highest incidence rates of prostate cancer in the U.S. The Healthy People 2020 national health target is to reduce the prostate cancer death rate to 21.2 deaths per 100,000 males. |
| Technical Note: The distribution is based on data from 1,542 U.S. counties and county equivalents. |
| Source: National Cancer Institute |
| URL of Source: http://www.cancer.gov |
| URL of Data: http://statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov/deathrates/deathrat... |
| Maintained By: Healthy Communities Institute |
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Time Series Data
deaths/100,000 males
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Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Prostate Cancer by Race/Ethnicity
deaths/100,000 males
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Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Prostate Cancer
| Value: |
17.9 deaths/100,000 males |
Measurement
Period: |
2005-2009 |
| Location: |
County : Montgomery |
| Comparison: |
Prior Value |
| Categories: |
Health / Cancer
Health / Mortality Data
Health / Men's Health |
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What is this Indicator?
This indicator shows the age-adjusted death rate per 100,000 males due to prostate cancer. |
| Why this is important: According to the American Cancer Society, prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed form of cancer among men in the United States and it is second only to lung cancer as a cause of cancer-related death among men. The two greatest risk factors for prostate cancer are age and race/ethnicity, with men over the age of 65 and men of African descent possessing the highest incidence rates of prostate cancer in the U.S. The Healthy People 2020 national health target is to reduce the prostate cancer death rate to 21.2 deaths per 100,000 males. |
| Technical Note: The trend is a comparison between the most recent and previous measurement periods. Confidence intervals were taken into account in determining the direction of the trend. |
| Source: National Cancer Institute |
| URL of Source: http://www.cancer.gov |
| URL of Data: http://statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov/deathrates/deathrat... |
| Maintained By: Healthy Communities Institute |
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Time Series Data
deaths/100,000 males
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Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Prostate Cancer by Race/Ethnicity
deaths/100,000 males
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Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Prostate Cancer
| Value: |
17.9 deaths/100,000 males |
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Healthy People 2020 Target:
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21.2 deaths/100,000 males |
Measurement
Period: |
2005-2009 |
| Location: |
County : Montgomery |
| Comparison: |
Healthy People 2020 Target |
| Categories: |
Health / Cancer
Health / Mortality Data
Health / Men's Health |
|
What is this Indicator?
This indicator shows the age-adjusted death rate per 100,000 males due to prostate cancer. |
| Why this is important: According to the American Cancer Society, prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed form of cancer among men in the United States and it is second only to lung cancer as a cause of cancer-related death among men. The two greatest risk factors for prostate cancer are age and race/ethnicity, with men over the age of 65 and men of African descent possessing the highest incidence rates of prostate cancer in the U.S. The Healthy People 2020 national health target is to reduce the prostate cancer death rate to 21.2 deaths per 100,000 males. |
| Source: National Cancer Institute |
| URL of Source: http://www.cancer.gov |
| URL of Data: http://statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov/deathrates/deathrat... |
| Maintained By: Healthy Communities Institute |
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Time Series Data
deaths/100,000 males
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Age-Adjusted Death Rate due to Prostate Cancer by Race/Ethnicity
deaths/100,000 males
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