Table 17 |
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Ranking of the selected regional cancer incidence by site, 2000 |
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WHO sub region |
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AfrE (high child and adult mortality) |
EurA (very low child and adult mortality) |
SearB (low child and adult mortality) |
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site |
Number of Proportion |
site |
Number of Proportion |
site |
Number of Proportion |
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(000s) |
(%) |
(000s) |
(%) |
(000s) |
(%) |
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Both sexes |
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Cervix uteri |
67.9 |
16.4 |
Trachea, bronchus, and lung |
264.7 |
15.4 |
Trachea, bronchus, and lung |
53.9 |
12.3 |
|
Liver |
39.8 |
9.6 |
Colon and rectum |
227.3 |
13.2 |
Liver |
51.4 |
11.7 |
|
Breast |
34.7 |
8.3 |
Breast |
221.8 |
12.9 |
Breast |
44.3 |
10.1 |
|
Mouth and oropharynx |
28.2 |
6.8 |
Prostate |
139.1 |
8.1 |
Colon and rectum |
40.3 |
9.2 |
|
Oesophagus |
27.9 |
6.7 |
Stomach |
86.5 |
5.0 |
Mouth and oropharynx |
32.8 |
7.5 |
|
Lymphomas and myeloma |
26.6 |
6.4 |
Lymphomas and myeloma |
80.2 |
4.7 |
Lymphomas and myeloma |
25.4 |
5.8 |
|
Prostate |
21.2 |
5.1 |
Pancreas |
79.6 |
4.6 |
Cervix uteri |
22.9 |
5.2 |
|
Stomach |
20.3 |
4.9 |
Liver |
68.3 |
4.0 |
Leukaemia |
21.5 |
4.9 |
|
Colon and rectum |
19.4 |
4.7 |
Bladder |
55.5 |
3.2 |
Stomach |
19.9 |
4.5 |
|
Trachea, bronchus, and lung |
16.2 |
3.9 |
Leukaemia |
49.1 |
2.8 |
Ovary |
18.1 |
4.1 |
|
Leukaemia |
14.8 |
3.6 |
Oesophagus |
48.6 |
2.8 |
Prostate |
15.3 |
3.5 |
|
Ovary |
12.2 |
2.9 |
Ovary |
40.1 |
2.3 |
Pancreas |
13.4 |
3.1 |
|
Bladder |
10.7 |
2.6 |
Mouth and oropharynx |
39.4 |
2.3 |
Bladder |
10.1 |
2.3 |
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Melanoma of the skin |
7.7 |
1.8 |
Corpus uteri |
38.6 |
2.2 |
Oesophagus |
7.2 |
1.7 |
|
Pancreas |
6.0 |
1.4 |
Melanoma of the skin |
31.2 |
1.8 |
Corpus uteri |
6.2 |
1.4 |
|
Corpus uteri |
5.4 |
1.3 |
Cervix uteri |
18.8 |
1.1 |
Melanoma of the skin |
3.1 |
0.7 |
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Males |
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Liver |
28.2 |
14.8 |
Trachea, bronchus, and lung |
172.0 |
19.6 |
Trachea, bronchus, and lung |
43.1 |
22.0 |
|
Prostate |
23.6 |
12.4 |
Colon and rectum |
139.1 |
15.9 |
Liver |
28.6 |
14.6 |
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Mouth and oropharynx |
18.6 |
9.8 |
Prostate |
133.8 |
15.3 |
Colon and rectum |
21.4 |
11.0 |
|
Lymphomas and myeloma |
16.5 |
8.7 |
Stomach |
65.1 |
7.4 |
Mouth and oropharynx |
16.0 |
8.2 |
|
Oesophagus |
14.1 |
7.4 |
Lymphomas and myeloma |
45.6 |
5.2 |
Lymphomas and myeloma |
13.4 |
6.9 |
|
Stomach |
12.0 |
6.3 |
Bladder |
39.3 |
4.5 |
Prostate |
13.3 |
6.8 |
|
Trachea, bronchus, and lung |
10.9 |
5.8 |
Pancreas |
28.7 |
3.3 |
Leukaemia |
10.7 |
5.5 |
|
Colon and rectum |
9.8 |
5.2 |
Liver |
27.4 |
3.1 |
Stomach |
8.6 |
4.4 |
|
Leukaemia |
9.2 |
4.9 |
Oesophagus |
26.1 |
3.0 |
Bladder |
7.7 |
3.9 |
|
Bladder |
7.3 |
3.8 |
Leukaemia |
25.6 |
2.9 |
Pancreas |
3.8 |
1.9 |
|
Pancreas |
3.4 |
1.8 |
Mouth and oropharynx |
22.8 |
2.6 |
Oesophagus |
3.7 |
1.9 |
|
Melanoma of the skin |
2.8 |
1.5 |
Melanoma of the skin |
22.6 |
2.6 |
Melanoma of the skin |
1.2 |
0.6 |
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Females |
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Cervix uteri |
67.9 |
30.2 |
Breast |
221.8 |
26.2 |
Breast |
53.9 |
22.3 |
|
Breast |
39.8 |
17.7 |
Colon and rectum |
131.0 |
15.4 |
Cervix uteri |
32.8 |
13.6 |
|
Liver |
12.2 |
5.4 |
Trachea, bronchus, and lung |
68.3 |
8.1 |
Colon and rectum |
22.8 |
9.4 |
|
Stomach |
11.4 |
5.1 |
Stomach |
55.3 |
6.5 |
Liver |
19.9 |
8.2 |
|
Mouth and oropharynx |
11.1 |
4.9 |
Lymphomas and myeloma |
40.9 |
4.8 |
Ovary |
18.1 |
7.5 |
|
Ovary |
8.4 |
3.7 |
Pancreas |
39.4 |
4.6 |
Trachea, bronchus, and lung |
11.7 |
4.8 |
|
Oesophagus |
8.2 |
3.7 |
Ovary |
33.9 |
4.0 |
Leukaemia |
10.8 |
4.5 |
|
Colon and rectum |
8.0 |
3.6 |
Leukaemia |
28.1 |
3.3 |
Lymphomas and myeloma |
9.6 |
4.0 |
|
Lymphomas and myeloma |
7.2 |
3.2 |
Corpus uteri |
26.5 |
3.1 |
Mouth and oropharynx |
9.4 |
3.9 |
|
Leukaemia |
7.0 |
3.1 |
Liver |
23.0 |
2.7 |
Stomach |
8.3 |
3.4 |
|
Trachea, bronchus, and lung |
6.0 |
2.7 |
Bladder |
21.4 |
2.5 |
Corpus uteri |
6.7 |
2.8 |
|
Melanoma of the skin |
5.0 |
2.2 |
Cervix uteri |
18.8 |
2.2 |
Pancreas |
3.6 |
1.5 |
|
Pancreas |
4.3 |
1.9 |
Oesophagus |
14.0 |
1.7 |
Oesophagus |
2.5 |
1.0 |
|
Bladder |
3.4 |
1.5 |
Melanoma of the skin |
9.9 |
1.2 |
Bladder |
2.4 |
1.0 |
|
Corpus uteri |
2.6 |
1.2 |
Mouth and oropharynx |
8.4 |
1.0 |
Melanoma of the skin |
1.9 |
0.8 |
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Shibuya et al. BMC Cancer 2002 2:37 doi:10.1186/1471-2407-2-37 |
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