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Increase the proportion of cancer survivors who are living 5 years or longer after diagnosis — C‑11 Data

National Status: Baseline only

  
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Most Recent Data:
68.1 percent (2017)

National Target:
71.8 percent  1

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

National Baseline:
68.1 percent of persons with cancer were living 5 years or longer after diagnosis and were followed up to determine their status in 2017 2

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Cancer survivors living 5 years or longer after diagnosis, 2017
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2017
Total
68.1
CI 68.0 / 68.2
SE 0.053

Cancer survivors living 5 years or longer after diagnosis by Sex, 2017
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2017
Male
66.6
CI 66.4 / 66.7
SE 0.077
Female
69.8
CI 69.6 / 69.9
SE 0.073

Cancer survivors living 5 years or longer after diagnosis by Race/Ethnicity, 2017
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2017
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
64.1
CI 63.8 / 64.5
SE 0.160
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
68.4
CI 68.3 / 68.5
SE 0.062

Cancer survivors living 5 years or longer after diagnosis by Age group, 2017 †
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2017
<18 years
86.2
CI 85.5 / 86.8
SE 0.339
0-4 years
86.6
CI 85.5 / 87.7
SE 0.561
5-11 years
85.0
CI 83.7 / 86.2
SE 0.656
12-17 years
86.6
CI 85.5 / 87.7
SE 0.555
18-44 years
84.8
CI 84.5 / 85.0
SE 0.122
18-24 years
88.3
CI 87.5 / 89.0
SE 0.366
25-44 years
84.4
CI 84.2 / 84.7
SE 0.129
45-64 years
72.7
CI 72.5 / 72.8
SE 0.074
45-54 years
77.0
CI 76.8 / 77.3
SE 0.118
55-64 years
70.5
CI 70.3 / 70.7
SE 0.094
65 years and over
61.4
CI 61.2 / 61.5
SE 0.084
65-74 years
67.8
CI 67.7 / 68.0
SE 0.099
75-84 years
55.9
CI 55.6 / 56.2
SE 0.159
85 years and over
42.0
CI 41.3 / 42.6
SE 0.339

Disparity