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Cancer Five-Year Survival Rate by Race/Ethnicity, New Jersey, 2010 to 2020

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Year201020112012201320142015201620172018201920200.010.020.030.040.050.060.070.080.0Five-year Relative Survival (%)Cancer Five-Year Survival Rate by Race/Ethnicity, New Jersey, 2010 to 2020WhiteBlackHispanicAsian/PINew Jersey
Race/Ethnicity, New JerseyYearFive-year Relative Survival (%)

White

 1White2010201066.8%
 1White2011201168.5%
 1White2012201269.3%
 1White2013201369.8%
 1White2014201470.0%
 1White2015201570.4%
 1White2016201670.7%
 1White2017201770.1%
 1White2018201870.3%
 1White2019201970.4%
 1White2020202071.2%

Black

 2Black2010201058.7%
 2Black2011201160.4%
 2Black2012201261.0%
 2Black2013201361.9%
 2Black2014201462.2%
 2Black2015201563.6%
 2Black2016201664.3%
 2Black2017201764.1%
 2Black2018201864.1%
 2Black2019201964.4%
 2Black2020202065.4%

Hispanic

 3Hispanic2010201067.3%
 3Hispanic2011201169.7%
 3Hispanic2012201271.1%
 3Hispanic2013201371.2%
 3Hispanic2014201471.6%
 3Hispanic2015201572.8%
 3Hispanic2016201672.7%
 3Hispanic2017201770.5%
 3Hispanic2018201870.4%
 3Hispanic2019201970.8%
 3Hispanic2020202072.3%

Asian/PI

 11Asian/PI2010201069.0%
 11Asian/PI2011201170.9%
 11Asian/PI2012201271.0%
 11Asian/PI2013201370.9%
 11Asian/PI2014201471.0%
 11Asian/PI2015201571.3%
 11Asian/PI2016201672.5%
 11Asian/PI2017201772.7%
 11Asian/PI2018201873.3%
 11Asian/PI2019201973.5%
 11Asian/PI2020202075.2%

New Jersey

 34000New Jersey2010201066.6%
 34000New Jersey2011201167.7%
 34000New Jersey2012201268.5%
 34000New Jersey2013201369.1%
 34000New Jersey2014201469.4%
 34000New Jersey2015201569.9%
 34000New Jersey2016201670.4%
 34000New Jersey2017201770.0%
 34000New Jersey2018201870.2%
 34000New Jersey2019201970.3%
 34000New Jersey2020202071.3%

Why Is This Important?

Nearly 17 million Americans with a previous cancer diagnosis are living in the United States.1 People are living longer after a cancer diagnosis because of advances in early detection and treatment.2

Definition

Five-year relative survival is the five-year survival experienced by a cohort of cancer patients in the absence of other causes of death. Relative survival takes into account the fact that some cancer patients will die of causes other than their cancer, and is calculated using survival life tables.

Data Notes

This is Healthy New Jersey 2020 objective CA-13.

YEAR is the last year of follow-up, not the diagnosis year. For example, the data for 2010 include persons diagnosed in 2003-2007 and followed through the end of 2010, data for 2011 include persons diagnosed in 2004-2008 and followed through the end of 2011, and so forth.

See Health Program Information section for a special note regarding 2010-2019 vs. 2020 data.

Data Source

SEER*Stat, National Center Institute
(https://www.seer.cancer.gov/seerstat)

How the Measure is Calculated

  • Numerator:

    The proportion of observed survivors (all causes of death) in a cohort of cancer patients who survive five years or longer

  • Denominator:

    The proportion of expected survivors in a comparable cohort of individuals without cancer who survive five years or longer

Related Health Objectives and Indicators




  • Health Initiative: HNJ2020

    Healthy NJ 2020 Objective CA-13

    NJ Target: Increase cancer five-year survival to 74.6 percent for the total population, 75.2% for Asians and Pacific Islanders, 65.7% for Blacks, 74.6% for Hispanics, and 75.0% for Whites by 2020.0
    https://www.nj.gov/health/chs/hnj2020/topics/cancer.shtml


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Health Topic Pages Related to: Cancer Five-Year Survival Rate

Indicator Data Last Updated On 04/13/2023, Published on 05/30/2024
Cancer Epidemiology Services, New Jersey Department of Health, PO Box 369, Trenton, NJ 08625-0369, e-mail: cancer@doh.nj.gov (https://www.nj.gov/health/ces)