Graph: Cancer Incidence Rates for Black Men, from 1995 to 2021 for Selected Cancers

The graph showing trends in cancer incidence rates for Black men shows the incidence rate per 100,000 Black men on the y-axis and the year of diagnosis from 1995 to 2021 on the x-axis. Curves show incidence across time for the most common cancers in Black men (in order of prevalence): prostate, lung and bronchus, colorectum, myeloma, and stomach.

Prostate cancer

The prevalence of prostate cancer in Black men was consistently much higher than all the other types of cancer shown on this graph. In 1995, the incidence rate for prostate cancer was about 273 cases per every 100,000 Black men, and in 2021, there were about 209 cases out of every 100,000 Black men.

The incidence rate for prostate cancer also had more fluctuations compared with other cancer types. The fluctuations reflect changes in guidelines for PSA screening tests.

• From 1995 to about 1997, the incidence rate declined from 273 to 262 cases per every 100,000 Black men.
• From 1997 to 2000, the rate increased to about 270 then decreased below 240 cases per 100,000 Black men by 2005. By 2007, the incidence was back to about 254.
• From 2007 to 2013, the decline was mostly steady, with an incidence of about 184 cases per every 100,000 Black men in 2013.
• From 2013 to 2021, the rate increased to about 209 cases per 100,000 Black men.

Lung and bronchus cancers

The incidence rate for lung and bronchus cancers in Black men was about 138 cases per every 100,000 Black men in 1995 with a consistent decline to about 65 cases per every 100,000 Black men in 2021.

Colon and rectal cancers

The incidence rate for colon and rectal cancers in Black men was about 74 cases per 100,000 in 1995 with a slow decline to about 48 cases of colon and rectum cancers per every 100,000 Black men in 2021.

Myeloma

This was the only cancer shown in the graphic with an increasing incidence rate during the time studied. The incidence rate for myeloma in Black men slowly increased from about 14 cases per every 100,000 Black men in 1995 to about 19 cases per every 100,000 Black men in 2021.

Stomach cancer

The incidence rate for stomach cancer in Black men was about 20 cases per every 100,000 Black men in 1995 with a slow decline to about 14 cases of stomach cancer per every 100,000 Black men in 2021.

Graph: Cancer Incidence Rates for Black Women, from 1995 to 2021 for Selected Cancers

The graph showing trends in cancer incidence rates for Black women shows the incidence rate per 100,000 Black women on the y-axis and the year of diagnosis from 1995 to 2021 on the x-axis. Curves show incidence across time for the most common cancers in Black women (in order of prevalence): breast, lung and bronchus, colorectum, uterine corpus (endometrial cancer), uterine cervix (cervical cancer), myeloma, and stomach cancer.

The changes in incidence rate over time were much less dramatic for Black females than Black males.

Breast cancer

The incidence rate of breast cancer is consistently much higher for Black women than the other types of cancer graphed. The breast cancer incidence rate for Black women has slowly risen over the years. In 1995, it was about 117 cases per every 100,000 Black women, and in 2021, it was about 137 cases per every 100,000 Black women.

Lung and bronchus cancers

The incidence rate for lung and bronchus cancers in Black women has remained steady at around 51 cases per every 100,000 Black women. In 2021, the incidence rate was a bit lower at about 43 cases per every 100,000 Black women.

Uterine corpus (endometrial) cancer

The incidence rate for endometrial cancer for Black women has slowly risen over the years from about 19 cases per every 100,000 women in 1995 to about 32 cases per every 100,000 Black women in 2021.

Uterine cervix (cervical) cancer

Incidence rates for cervical cancer have slowly declined for Black women, from about 18 cases per every 100,000 Black women in 1995 to about 8 cases per every 100,000 Black women in 2021.