Table 4 Cancer by types and numbers worldwide (× 103):
From: The burden of non communicable diseases in developing countries
Cancer | 2000 [18] Incidence | % | 2000 deaths | % | 1990 Incidence | % | 1990 [19] deaths | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lung | 1239 | 12.3 | 1103 | 17.8 | 1037 | 12.8 | 921 | 17.8 |
Breast | 1050 | 10.4 | 373 | 6.0 | 796 | 9.8 | 314 | 6.1 |
Colorectal | 945 | 9.4 | 492 | 8.0 | 783 | 9.7 | 437 | 8.4 |
Stomach | 876 | 8.7 | 646 | 10.0 | 798 | 9.9 | 628 | 12.1 |
Liver | 564 | 5.6 | 546 | 8.8 | 437 | 5.4 | 427 | 8.2 |
Prostate | 543 | 5.4 | 204 | 3.3 | 396 | 4.9 | 165 | 3.2 |
Cervical | 471 | 4.7 | 233 | 3.7 | 371 | 4.6 | 190 | 3.7 |
Oesophagus | 413 | 4.1 | 337 | 5.4 | 316 | 3.9 | 286 | 5.5 |
Head&neck | 390 | 3.9 | 207 | 3.3 | 306 | 3.8 | 162 | 3.1 |
Bladder | 336 | 3.3 | 132 | 2.1 | 261 | 3.2 | 115 | 2.2 |
Other | 3228 | 32.2 | 1934 | 31.0 | 2582 | 32.0 | 1537 | 30.0 |
Total | 10055 | 100% | 6209 | 53% | 8083 | 100.0 | 5182 | 100.0 |