The incidence rate of breast cancer among women in the United States aged 65 years and older has increased since 1975, but reached a peak in 1998. In 2020, the incidence rate of breast cancer among U.S. women aged 65 years and older was 404.8 per 100,000 population. This statistic shows the incidence rate of breast cancer among women in the United States from 1975 to 2020, by age.
Incidence rate of breast cancer among women in the United States from 1975 to 2020, by age
(per 100,000 population)
Characteristic
Younger than 50 years
50 to 64 years
65 years and older
1975
40.7
233.2
329.1
1976
39.2
222.4
319.3
1977
39
220.5
319.4
1978
39.2
221.2
319.6
1979
37.9
220.6
332.9
1980
37.8
217.3
343
1981
38
222
350.3
1982
40
216.8
347.1
1983
39.8
237.6
360.7
1984
42.5
243.9
383.4
1985
44.2
265.5
411.4
1986
43.9
268.5
434.3
1987
45.7
283
463.3
1988
43.8
277.8
457.1
1989
43.1
265.8
444.4
1990
45.5
278.6
445.4
1991
47
274.2
451
1992
43.4
285.7
451
1993
43
279
442.4
1994
42.3
298.8
442.2
1995
42.6
296.2
449.2
1996
44
310.5
443.7
1997
43.6
317.4
464.5
1998
45.4
319.1
481.7
1999
43.6
332.8
481.4
2000
43.6
317
455.2
2001
44.2
318.2
472.3
2002
43.1
323.8
450
2003
42.9
288.8
413.8
2004
44.6
285.2
419.8
2005
44
283.6
415.7
2006
44.2
279.8
414.2
2007
45.7
277.1
428.4
2008
45.4
281.3
430.6
2009
45.2
283.9
438.2
2010
44.6
271.8
432.7
2011
45.5
279.5
443.5
2012
44.3
273.7
448.8
2013
45.4
273.7
450.4
2014
46.2
285.1
441.6
2015
46.7
285.2
440.1
2016
45.5
283.8
445.7
2017
47.5
281.6
446.6
2018
48.5
284.2
447.4
2019
49.7
295.3
452.2
2020
46.8
264.2
404.8
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National Cancer Institute. (November 1, 2022). Incidence rate of breast cancer among women in the United States from 1975 to 2020, by age (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446724/breast-cancer-incidence-rate-women-us-by-age/
National Cancer Institute. "Incidence rate of breast cancer among women in the United States from 1975 to 2020, by age (per 100,000 population)." Chart. November 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446724/breast-cancer-incidence-rate-women-us-by-age/
National Cancer Institute. (2022). Incidence rate of breast cancer among women in the United States from 1975 to 2020, by age (per 100,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446724/breast-cancer-incidence-rate-women-us-by-age/
National Cancer Institute. "Incidence Rate of Breast Cancer among Women in The United States from 1975 to 2020, by Age (per 100,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446724/breast-cancer-incidence-rate-women-us-by-age/
National Cancer Institute, Incidence rate of breast cancer among women in the United States from 1975 to 2020, by age (per 100,000 population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446724/breast-cancer-incidence-rate-women-us-by-age/ (last visited October 02, 2024)
Incidence rate of breast cancer among women in the United States from 1975 to 2020, by age (per 100,000 population) [Graph], National Cancer Institute, November 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446724/breast-cancer-incidence-rate-women-us-by-age/