Declines in Cancer Death Rates Among Youth: United States, 2001–2021
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Declines in Cancer Death Rates Among Youth: United States, 2001–2021

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    Since the mid-1970s, cancer death rates for youth in the United States have declined significantly despite a slow increase in incidence for some of the major types (1–3). A previous report with trends from 1999 through 2014 showed declines for all 5-year age groups of youth (0–4, 5–9, 10–14, 15–19) (4). This Data Brief updates that report by presenting trends in cancer death rates through 2021. Rates from 2001 to 2021 are presented in total and for females and males. Rates for 2001, 2011, and 2021 are presented by 5-year age groups and for White, Black, and Hispanic youth. Trends are shown for the three most common types of cancer in youth.

    Key findings: Data from the National Vital Statistics System

    ● From 2001 to 2021, the cancer death rate for youth ages 0–19 years in the United States declined 24%, from 2.75 to 2.10 per 100,000.

    ● Declines between 2001 and 2011 in cancer death rates occurred for all age groups (0–4, 5–9, 10–14, and 15–19 years), but only rates among those ages 0–4 and 5–9 declined through 2021.

    ● Declines between 2001 and 2011 in cancer death rates occurred for Black non-Hispanic, White non-Hispanic (subsequently, White), and Hispanic youth, but only rates for White youth continued to decline through 2021.

    ● Brain cancer was the most common cancer causing death in youth in 2021, with a rate (0.59) that was 23% higher than the rate for leukemia (0.48) and more than twice that of bone and articular cartilage cancer (0.25).

    Suggested citation: Curtin SC, Anderson RN. Declines in cancer death rates among youth: United States, 2001–2021. NCHS Data Brief, no 484. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2023. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.15620/cdc:134499.

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