Why Is This Important?
Prostate cancer is the second most commonly occurring form of cancer for men, and is the second leading cause of cancer death for men in both Utah and the U.S.Prostate Cancer Deaths per 100,000 Men by Year, Utah and U.S., 1999-2022 |
Data Sources
- Population Estimates for 1999 and earlier: Utah Governor's Office of Planning and Budget
- For years 2020 and later, the population estimates are provided by the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, Utah state and county annual population estimates are by single year of age and sex, IBIS Version 2022
- Population Estimates for 2000-2019: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) through a collaborative agreement with the U.S. Census Bureau, IBIS Version 2020
- Utah Death Certificate Database, Office of Vital Records and Statistics, Utah Department of Health and Human Services
- SEER*Explorer: An interactive website for SEER cancer statistics. Surveillance Research Program, National Cancer Institute. Available from: [https://seer.cancer.gov/statistics-network/explorer/].
Data Notes
ICD-10 codes used to define prostate cancer: C61. [[br]]
Age-adjusted to U.S. 2000 standard population.Risk Factors
Risk factors for prostate cancer include increasing age, a family history of prostate cancer, and certain hereditary syndromes.How Are We Doing?
The age-adjusted prostate cancer mortality rate in Utah has decreased substantially over time, from 32.7 deaths per 100,000 males in 1999 to 19.8 deaths per 100,000 males in 2022. Although the overall mortality rate has declined over the past two decades, trends in prostate cancer mortality vary by different sociodemographic characteristics, including age, geography, and race/ethnicity.
For combined years 2018-2022, TriCounty Local Health District (LHD) had the highest prostate cancer mortality rate at 26.6 deaths per 100,000 males whereas the Southeast Utah LHD had the lowest at 13.5 deaths per 100,000 males (see additional data views for additional differences between Utah Small Areas). For the same time period, men who racially identify as either Native American (8.64 deaths per 100,000 males) or Asian (7.7 deaths per 100,000 males) had a significantly lower rate of prostate cancer mortality (though caution should be used in interpreting these rates as these estimates have a high coefficient of variation), while men who racially identify as Pacific Islander had a significantly higher rate of prostate cancer mortality (45.4 deaths per 100,000 males) compared to other races.What Is Being Done?
The mission of the Utah Cancer Coalition is to lower cancer incidence, morbidity, and mortality in Utah through collaborative efforts directed toward cancer prevention and control. As a result, they support community-based strategies around food security, healthy neighborhoods, access to health care, and financial toxicity in order to prevent cancer; detect cancer early; and improve the lives of cancer survivors, caregivers, and their families.
Date Indicator Content Last Updated: 08/15/2024
