A study conducted by Gupta and Akinyemiju in 2024 analyzed SEER data to investigate the trends in age-adjusted cancer mortality rates among Black and White populations from 2000 to 2020. The findings revealed that there were significant differences between the two groups, with Black individuals consistently experiencing higher mortality rates, except for female lung and bronchus cancer. The study also observed declines in cancer mortality for both groups across all cancer types.
In 2000, the age-adjusted mortality rate was 251.7 per 100,000 population among Black individuals and 199.7 per 100,000 population among White individuals, decreasing to 166.8 per 100,000 population (AAPC, -2.04% [95% CI, -2.07% to -2.00%]) and 149.3 per 100,000 population (AAPC, -1.44% [95% CI, -1.48% to -1.39%]), respectively, by 2020 (P < .001 for trend). Between 2000 and 2020, declines in cancer mortality were observed for each cancer type for both groups.
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