Table 4

Estimated global and regional number of total cancer deaths (thousands) and mortality rate (per 100,000) by age, males, 2000
Region
 Age-group


0–4
 5–14
 15–29
 30–44
 45–59
 60–69
 70–79
 80+
 Total
Number of deaths (000s)
World
 22.6
 27.4
 79.9
 228.3
 844.8
 1,121.7
 1,074.6
 502.6
 3,901.9
AfrD
 2.1
 1.3
 6.2
 14.3
 29.2
 34.2
 34.8
 17.1
 139.3
AfrE
 2.6
 1.5
 9.6
 20.3
 33.3
 36.2
 36.1
 17.0
 156.8
AmrA
 0.3
 0.6
 2.3
 10.5
 54.0
 74.5
 105.8
 77.1
 325.1
AmrB
 1.7
 2.5
 6.0
 12.4
 41.4
 51.7
 57.6
 33.9
 207.1
AmrD
 0.4
 0.8
 1.4
 2.2
 5.4
 7.5
 9.6
 5.9
 33.3
EmrB
 0.7
 1.2
 1.9
 3.0
 10.0
 11.6
 11.6
 4.8
 44.9
EmrD
 1.2
 1.5
 2.4
 5.1
 9.0
 8.8
 7.6
 2.7
 38.2
EurA
 0.4
 0.9
 3.2
 15.2
 90.1
 151.1
 205.8
 127.8
 594.3
EurB1
 0.4
 0.7
 2.1
 8.7
 37.2
 49.5
 39.9
 12.1
 150.5
EurB2
 0.1
 0.3
 0.8
 2.0
 4.4
 6.6
 3.9
 0.7
 18.9
EurC
 0.4
 1.0
 3.3
 13.8
 70.1
 101.2
 73.5
 15.9
 279.2
SearB
 1.5
 2.0
 4.2
 11.8
 45.4
 48.4
 35.7
 12.8
 161.8
SearD
 6.0
 6.0
 15.5
 31.0
 88.4
 148.3
 106.4
 48.7
 450.1
WprA
 0.1
 0.2
 0.8
 3.4
 29.2
 52.8
 67.0
 44.9
 198.5
WprB1
 4.1
 6.2
 18.7
 69.7
 285.7
 327.5
 268.6
 73.8
 1,054.3
WprB2
 0.5
 0.6
 1.6
 4.6
 11.4
 11.7
 10.3
 7.2
 47.9
WprB3
 0.0
 0.0
 0.1
 0.2
 0.6
 0.4
 0.2
 0.1
 1.6
Age-specific mortality rate per 100,000
World
 7.3
 4.5
 10.0
 35.3
 209.6
 694.5
 1,264.5
 2,095.6
 128.2
AfrD
 7.6
 2.9
 13.5
 54.6
 214.0
 697.7
 1,607.5
 3,446.7
 83.9
AfrE
 9.0
 3.3
 20.6
 78.4
 258.1
 824.4
 1,866.5
 4,078.5
 93.5
AmrA
 3.0
 2.8
 7.2
 28.4
 190.0
 689.9
 1,353.3
 2,286.9
 213.1
AmrB
 7.4
 5.4
 9.6
 27.1
 158.5
 546.5
 1,139.1
 2,145.2
 94.5
AmrD
 9.0
 8.9
 13.5
 36.2
 158.0
 583.7
 1,505.9
 3,264.8
 93.6
EmrB
 8.9
 6.6
 9.1
 22.2
 137.7
 461.9
 904.8
 1,444.8
 62.1
EmrD
 12.9
 8.9
 11.8
 39.2
 134.5
 385.5
 704.1
 1,014.3
 54.8
EurA
 3.4
 3.6
 7.7
 31.7
 230.9
 762.6
 1,576.8
 2,711.7
 295.6
EurB1
 6.3
 5.0
 9.7
 48.8
 288.5
 847.1
 1,225.6
 1,657.4
 183.0
EurB2
 4.8
 5.6
 10.9
 38.8
 197.1
 598.0
 772.0
 676.4
 75.0
EurC
 7.0
 5.6
 11.6
 50.4
 351.0
 1,001.0
 1,453.4
 1,541.1
 242.3
SearB
 7.0
 4.9
 7.3
 28.0
 199.0
 569.2
 905.5
 1,264.7
 82.0
SearD
 7.1
 3.8
 8.0
 22.7
 113.7
 516.9
 792.8
 1,419.2
 64.8
WprA
 2.9
 2.9
 5.4
 22.9
 181.1
 668.2
 1,387.3
 2,603.3
 270.5
WprB1
 7.5
 5.1
 10.6
 40.3
 267.2
 796.0
 1,372.3
 1,729.7
 151.1
WprB2
 5.9
 3.8
 7.6
 31.3
 175.1
 431.4
 784.9
 2,303.2
 68.1
WprB3
 5.1
 5.5
 7.0
 29.3
 162.4
 329.5
 476.3
 1,404.1
 46.7

Shibuya et al. BMC Cancer 2002 2:37   doi:10.1186/1471-2407-2-37