Table 2.
Counts and Age-standardized rate of pancreatic cancer mortality in Western Pacific countries/territories and their change trends from 1990 to 2019
| Location | Deaths in 1990 | ASDR in 1990 | Deaths in 2019 | ASDR in 2019 | EAPC of ASDR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Samoa | 1 (1–1) | 3.26 (2.72–3.77) | 2 (2–3) | 5.19 (4.34–6.16) | 1.64 (1.23–2.06) |
| Australia | 1476 (1404–1530) | 7.55 (7.15–7.84) | 3561 (3177–3941) | 8.26 (7.45–9.08) | 0.33 (0.26–0.4) |
| Brunei Darussalam | 6 (5–7) | 6.62 (5.64–7.7) | 23 (20–26) | 9.3 (8.06–10.61) | 1.55 (1.38–1.73) |
| Cambodia | 96 (71–124) | 2.23 (1.66–2.89) | 418 (334–503) | 3.75 (3.01–4.41) | 1.92 (1.81–2.04) |
| China | 27,104 (23,604–30844) | 3.34 (2.93–3.76) | 117,374 (99,863–136,453) | 5.99 (5.12–6.93) | 2.25 (2.06–2.44) |
| Cook Islands | 0 (0–1) | 3.8 (3.09–4.56) | 1 (1–1) | 4.95 (4.17–5.85) | 0.62 (0.46–0.78) |
| Fiji | 9 (7–11) | 2.74 (2.23–3.33) | 30 (23–37) | 4.34 (3.43–5.37) | 1.51 (1.44–1.58) |
| Guam | 3 (2–3) | 4.28 (3.59–4.99) | 10 (8–12) | 5.26 (4.36–6.25) | 0.98 (0.75–1.2) |
| Japan | 15,361 (14,606–15775) | 9.17 (8.68–9.43) | 37,462 (31,496–40,785) | 9.6 (8.4–10.26) | 0.34 (0.24–0.44) |
| Kiribati | 1 (1–1) | 2.37 (1.93–2.8) | 2 (1–2) | 3 (2.3–3.9) | 0.33 (0.01–0.64) |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | 49 (34–68) | 2.4 (1.71–3.27) | 143 (111–182) | 3.52 (2.78–4.38) | 1.29 (1.2–1.38) |
| Malaysia | 167 (142–195) | 1.95 (1.65–2.32) | 949 (736–1194) | 3.8 (2.98–4.76) | 2.44 (2.05–2.83) |
| Marshall Islands | 0 (0–0) | 2.42 (2.02–2.87) | 1 (1–2) | 4.01 (3.01–5.21) | 1.72 (1.64–1.81) |
| Micronesia (Federated States of) | 1 (1–2) | 3.24 (2.61–4) | 3 (2–5) | 5.31 (3.75–7.09) | 1.53 (1.29–1.77) |
| Mongolia | 32 (26–39) | 3.23 (2.63–3.85) | 138 (106–177) | 6.28 (4.99–7.86) | 2.28 (2.11–2.45) |
| Nauru | 0 (0–0) | 4.35 (3.29–5.7) | 0 (0–0) | 6.08 (4.26–8.17) | 0.73 (0.53–0.92) |
| New Zealand | 283 (265–302) | 7.16 (6.7–7.63) | 597 (540–653) | 7.46 (6.8–8.11) | 0.22 (0.08–0.37) |
| Niue | 0 (0–0) | 3.87 (3.04–4.71) | 0 (0–0) | 6.4 (4.89–8.14) | 1.66 (1.47–1.85) |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 (0–1) | 3.55 (2.96–4.35) | 4 (3–4) | 7.75 (6.62–8.96) | 3.39 (2.74–4.04) |
| Palau | 1 (1–1) | 8.38 (6.44–10.81) | 2 (2–3) | 11.95 (9.23–14.96) | 1.1 (0.97–1.24) |
| Papua New Guinea | 22 (14–33) | 1.26 (0.8–1.89) | 79 (55–113) | 1.81 (1.28–2.56) | 1.15 (1.07–1.23) |
| Philippines | 959 (849–1078) | 3.39 (3.04–3.77) | 3250 (2654–3958) | 4.41 (3.64–5.32) | 0.53 (0.23–0.82) |
| Republic of Korea | 2198 (2098–2321) | 7.74 (7.33–8.19) | 7303 (6519–8150) | 8.25 (7.34–9.2) | -0.33 (-0.57–-0.09) |
| Samoa | 4 (3–4) | 4.26 (3.54–5.12) | 6 (5–8) | 4.4 (3.57–5.59) | -0.38 (-0.61–-0.15) |
| Singapore | 113 (105–122) | 5.44 (5.03–5.84) | 425 (380–466) | 5.59 (4.97–6.14) | 0.33 (0.2–0.46) |
| Solomon Islands | 3 (2–4) | 1.87 (1.36–2.51) | 9 (6–13) | 3.07 (2.18–4.03) | 1.53 (1.27–1.78) |
| Tokelau | 0 (0–0) | 2.65 (1.98–3.38) | 0 (0–0) | 4.46 (3.15–5.76) | 1.79 (1.69–1.89) |
| Tonga | 2 (1–2) | 2.96 (2.28–3.73) | 3 (3–5) | 4.49 (3.29–5.87) | 0.97 (0.51–1.43) |
| Tuvalu | 0 (0–0) | 2.62 (2.1–3.17) | 0 (0–1) | 4.02 (2.98–5.37) | 1.24 (1.06–1.41) |
| Vanuatu | 1 (1–2) | 1.91 (1.39–2.62) | 5 (4–7) | 3.11 (2.42–4.01) | 1.59 (1.49–1.7) |
| Viet Nam | 706 (583–835) | 1.82 (1.5–2.14) | 3924 (3070–4960) | 4.53 (3.57–5.68) | 3.76 (3.54–3.98) |
ASDR age-standardized death rate, EAPC estimated annual percentage change