Table 1 Inter-continental comparison of estimated new cancer cases, risk and deaths
From: Addressing cancer care inequities in sub-Saharan Africa: current challenges and proposed solutions
Continent | Population | New cases | Risk (%) | Top New cases | Number of deaths | Risk (%) | Top death cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Africa | 1,340,598,088 | 1,109,209 | 13.7 | Breast Cervical Prostate | 711,429 | 9.3 | Breast Cervical Liver |
Latin America and the Caribbean | 653,962,327 | 1,470,274 | 18.9 | Prostate Breast Lung | 713,414 | 9.0 | Lung Breast Prostate |
North America | 368,869,643 | 2,556,862 | 33.9 | Breast Lung Prostate | 699,274 | 9.2 | Lung Pancreas Breast |
Asia | 4,639,847,464 | 9,503,710 | 17.5 | Lung Breast Stomach | 5,809,431 | 10.9 | Lung Liver Stomach |
Europe | 748,843,410 | 4,398,443 | 28.2 | Breast Lung Prostate | 1,955,231 | 11.7 | Lung Colon Breast |
Oceania | 42,677,809 | 254,291 | 37.5 | Breast Prostate Skin melanoma | 69,354 | 9.3 | Lung Colon Breast |