Black prostate cancer mortality in New Hampshire
Status
Data pending expert review
We were unable to confirm a primary-source race-stratified figure for in this state from the usual CDC WONDER / Census / KFF feeds. Our editorial team reviews this monthly; the page will publish the number as soon as the upstream dataset reports it with sufficient statistical reliability.
What this means for Black residents
The prostate cancer mortality figure for Black residents of New Hampshire varies by year and reporting cell. See the CDC WONDER + NCI SEER dataset for the latest.
Black men have the highest prostate cancer incidence and mortality of any racial group in the United States — roughly 2.2 times the white mortality rate. In New Hampshire, the policy and clinical focus is on earlier PSA screening (USPSTF guidelines recommend shared decision-making starting at 45 for Black men vs. 50 for the general population), and on equal access to radiation oncology + urology consultation once a diagnosis is made. Retrospective analyses from the Veterans Affairs health system — where insurance access is equalized — show much smaller Black-white survival gaps than in the civilian health system, suggesting that access, not biology, drives most of the mortality difference.
The figures on this page are drawn from CDC WONDER + NCI SEER, which is the canonical public dataset for this indicator. See the References section below for supporting citations from MMWR, NEJM, and JAMA where the underlying drivers have been studied.
Policy actions
Policy levers at the state level for this indicator include Medicaid coverage scope, provider workforce investments, and data transparency mandates. The state's health department publishes the specific programs currently funded via its annual state health plan.
Where to get help in your state
- Urologists in New Hampshire: Black Health directory
- Prostate Cancer Foundation: pcf.org/patient-resources
- ZERO Prostate Cancer (free + low-cost PSA screening events): zerocancer.org
References & primary sources
- Primary dataset: CDC WONDER + NCI SEER
- NCI SEER Cancer Statistics Review — Prostate Cancer.
- Yamoah K et al. Racial and ethnic disparities in prostate cancer outcomes in the VA system. JAMA Netw Open. 2020.
Data refreshed: