National trends and disparities in esophageal cancer and respiratory failure mortality among adults aged ≥45 years in the United States, 1999–2024: A CDC WONDER analysis.
Retrospective analysis assesses mortality trends in esophageal cancer and respiratory failure, revealing notable disparities among older adults.
Key Points
This analysis aims to characterize trends in mortality due to esophageal cancer and respiratory failure among U.S. adults over a 25-year period, focusing on disparities.
Retrospective analysis of US deaths associated with esophageal cancer and respiratory failure from 1999 to 2024.
Data sourced from the CDC WONDER database, with age-adjusted mortality rates calculated per 1 million population.
Joinpoint regression used to estimate average annual percent changes with 95% confidence intervals.
Overall mortality rates increased from 8.2 to 13.7 per million, with an average annual percent change of 2.18 (95% CI: 1.70-2.67).