Table 5

Estimated global and regional number of total cancer deaths (thousands) and mortality rate (per 100,000) by age, females, 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
23.4
22.0
61.4
233.8
658.2
730.6
826.4
576.2
3,132.0
AfrD
2.9
1.2
4.4
12.0
30.0
35.8
31.7
14.4
132.3
AfrE
2.3
1.0
5.6
12.8
31.7
40.2
35.9
14.4
144.0
AmrA
0.3
0.5
1.6
12.6
48.4
57.8
88.7
91.1
301.1
AmrB
1.5
2.0
4.7
19.3
45.0
42.6
45.9
32.7
193.8
AmrD
0.6
0.6
1.4
4.2
9.4
8.5
9.3
5.6
39.6
EmrB
0.4
0.8
1.8
5.0
9.2
6.6
6.2
2.9
32.9
EmrD
0.7
1.0
1.9
5.5
8.8
6.4
5.6
1.6
31.4
EurA
0.3
0.6
2.1
16.2
64.0
87.1
145.1
152.0
467.4
EurB1
0.3
0.4
1.8
7.9
22.1
27.1
29.9
14.4
104.0
EurB2
0.1
0.2
0.6
2.3
3.6
4.3
3.6
1.1
15.9
EurC
0.4
0.7
2.5
14.6
44.1
60.9
72.6
28.7
224.5
SearB
1.5
2.0
3.7
19.1
44.6
31.4
23.4
13.1
138.8
SearD
6.9
5.9
17.2
34.2
100.6
113.8
85.8
60.5
425.0
WprA
0.1
0.1
0.7
4.3
20.4
24.9
37.2
45.5
133.1
WprB1
4.8
4.3
9.8
58.5
165.9
175.7
198.8
91.8
709.7
WprB2
0.4
0.4
1.4
5.0
9.9
7.2
6.4
6.2
36.9
WprB3
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.4
0.6
0.3
0.2
0.1
1.7

Age-specific mortality rate per 100,000
World
8.0
3.8
8.0
37.3
163.9
414.3
737.9
1,462.6
104.6
AfrD
10.6
2.6
9.6
44.6
206.1
641.3
1,204.5
2,286.7
78.9
AfrE
8.1
2.2
12.0
48.9
230.4
777.2
1,418.8
2,202.6
84.8
AmrA
2.7
2.4
5.3
34.7
166.6
484.1
862.1
1,663.3
193.4
AmrB
6.6
4.4
7.7
40.9
161.3
392.0
705.7
1,504.1
86.9
AmrD
12.5
7.5
13.2
65.1
260.9
602.3
1,226.6
2,479.1
110.8
EmrB
5.5
4.8
9.2
42.1
151.7
280.7
474.5
909.5
49.0
EmrD
7.4
5.9
10.1
43.8
124.7
237.8
411.1
481.1
46.1
EurA
2.9
2.6
5.4
34.6
162.9
397.0
781.7
1,751.8
224.7
EurB1
5.0
3.4
8.3
45.3
166.0
394.8
632.1
1,134.8
124.4
EurB2
2.5
4.1
9.1
44.1
150.2
326.0
463.3
491.3
61.9
EurC
6.4
4.5
9.1
52.2
192.2
417.0
661.6
851.5
172.7
SearB
7.3
5.1
6.6
45.4
187.2
329.0
491.8
991.1
70.5
SearD
8.8
4.0
9.7
27.2
136.1
383.2
580.4
1,570.4
65.1
WprA
2.0
1.7
4.7
29.0
125.6
290.5
580.5
1,509.3
176.2
WprB1
9.9
3.9
6.0
35.7
165.9
435.6
839.7
1,262.3
107.6
WprB2
6.0
2.9
6.8
32.1
132.6
215.4
342.3
1,113.7
51.5
WprB3
3.5
3.0
9.5
68.4
184.5
233.3
294.1
960.7
51.7

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