Table 9

Ranking of selected regional cancer deaths by site, 2000
WHO sub region
AfrE (high child and adult mortality)
 EurA (very low child and adult mortality)
 SearB (low child and adult mortality)
site
 Number of death (000s)
 Proportion of total (%)
 site
 Number of death (000s)
 Proportion death of total (%)
 site
 Number of death (000s)
 Proportion death of total (%)
Both sexes







Cervix uteri
 37.3
 12.4
 Trachea, bronchus, and lung
 207.1
 19.5
 Trachea, bronchus, and lung
 48.3
 16.1
Liver
 35.3
 11.7
 Colon and rectum
 141.6
 13.3
 Liver
 39.4
 13.1
Breast
 23.8
 7.9
 Breast
 92.7
 8.7
 Breast
 29.4
 9.8
Mouth and oropharynx
 21.6
 7.2
 Prostate
 70.1
 6.6
 Colon and rectum
 28.5
 9.5
Oesophagus
 20.7
 6.9
 Stomach
 66.7
 6.3
 Mouth and oropharynx
 19.4
 6.5
Lymphomas and myeloma
 19.2
 6.4
 Lymphomas and myeloma
 55.0
 5.2
 Lymphomas and myeloma
 16.2
 5.4
Prostate
 19.2
 6.4
 Pancreas
 53.6
 5.0
 Cervix uteri
 15.6
 5.2
Stomach
 17.1
 5.7
 Liver
 38.5
 3.6
 Leukaemia
 15.1
 5.0
Colon and rectum
 14.3
 4.8
 Bladder
 37.6
 3.5
 Stomach
 13.1
 4.3
Trachea, bronchus, and lung
 14.0
 4.6
 Leukaemia
 37.2
 3.5
 Ovary
 8.8
 2.9
Leukaemia
 12.4
 4.1
 Oesophagus
 29.2
 2.7
 Prostate
 8.5
 2.8
Ovary
 6.9
 2.3
 Ovary
 25.7
 2.4
 Pancreas
 7.0
 2.3
Bladder
 6.3
 2.1
 Mouth and oropharynx
 24.9
 2.3
 Bladder
 6.2
 2.1
Melanoma of the skin
 5.3
 1.8
 Corpus uteri
 16.0
 1.5
 Oesophagus
 5.9
 2.0
Pancreas
 5.3
 1.8
 Melanoma of the skin
 15.5
 1.5
 Corpus uteri
 4.1
 1.4
Corpus uteri
 1.7
 0.6
 Cervix uteri
 8.3
 0.8
 Melanoma of the skin
 1.8
 0.6
Males







Liver
 24.9
 15.9
 Trachea, bronchus, and lung
 158.0
 26.6
 Trachea, bronchus, and lung
 40.8
 25.2
Prostate
 19.2
 12.2
 Colon and rectum
 72.0
 12.1
 Liver
 28.4
 17.6
Mouth and oropharynx
 14.4
 9.2
 Prostate
 70.1
 11.8
 Colon and rectum
 14.6
 9.1
Lymphomas and myeloma
 14.0
 8.9
 Stomach
 38.8
 6.5
 Mouth and oropharynx
 13.8
 8.5
Oesophagus
 13.8
 8.8
 Lymphomas and myeloma
 27.6
 4.6
 Lymphomas and myeloma
 10.0
 6.2
Stomach
 9.9
 6.3
 Bladder
 27.1
 4.6
 Prostate
 8.5
 5.3
Trachea, bronchus, and lung
 9.4
 6.0
 Pancreas
 26.7
 4.5
 Leukaemia
 7.8
 4.8
Colon and rectum
 9.0
 5.7
 Liver
 25.3
 4.3
 Stomach
 7.5
 4.6
Leukaemia
 7.3
 4.7
 Oesophagus
 21.4
 3.6
 Bladder
 4.7
 2.9
Bladder
 4.3
 2.7
 Leukaemia
 20.0
 3.4
 Pancreas
 3.6
 2.2
Pancreas
 2.8
 1.8
 Mouth and oropharynx
 19.2
 3.2
 Oesophagus
 3.6
 2.2
Melanoma of the skin
 2.3
 1.4
 Melanoma of the skin
 8.3
 1.4
 Melanoma of the skin
 0.7
 0.5
Females







Cervix uteri
 37.3
 25.9
 Breast
 91.8
 19.6
 Breast
 29.3
 21.1
Breast
 23.8
 16.5
 Colon and rectum
 69.6
 14.9
 Cervix uteri
 15.6
 11.3
Liver
 10.3
 7.2
 Trachea, bronchus, and lung
 49.2
 10.5
 Colon and rectum
 13.9
 10.0
Stomach
 7.2
 5.0
 Stomach
 27.8
 6.0
 Liver
 11.0
 7.9
Mouth and oropharynx
 7.2
 5.0
 Lymphomas and myeloma
 27.4
 5.9
 Ovary
 8.8
 6.3
Ovary
 6.9
 4.8
 Pancreas
 26.9
 5.8
 Trachea, bronchus, and lung
 7.5
 5.4
Oesophagus
 6.8
 4.8
 Ovary
 25.7
 5.5
 Leukaemia
 7.2
 5.2
Colon and rectum
 5.3
 3.7
 Leukaemia
 17.2
 3.7
 Lymphomas and myeloma
 6.2
 4.5
Lymphomas and myeloma
 5.3
 3.7
 Corpus uteri
 16.0
 3.4
 Mouth and oropharynx
 5.6
 4.0
Leukaemia
 5.1
 3.5
 Liver
 13.3
 2.8
 Stomach
 5.6
 4.0
Trachea, bronchus, and lung
 4.5
 3.2
 Bladder
 10.5
 2.2
 Corpus uteri
 4.1
 2.9
Melanoma of the skin
 3.0
 2.1
 Cervix uteri
 8.3
 1.8
 Pancreas
 3.4
 2.4
Pancreas
 2.5
 1.8
 Oesophagus
 7.8
 1.7
 Oesophagus
 2.4
 1.7
Bladder
 2.0
 1.4
 Melanoma of the skin
 7.2
 1.5
 Bladder
 1.5
 1.1
Corpus uteri
 1.7
 1.2
 Mouth and oropharynx
 5.7
 1.2
 Melanoma of the skin
 1.0
 0.7

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