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. 2022 Feb 27;2(1):1–9. doi: 10.1016/j.jncc.2022.02.002

Table 5.

Estimated numbers of new cancer cases of all cancers and five leading cancer types by age and sex in China, 2016 (thousands).

Sex 0-14
15-44
45-59
60-79
80+
Sites Cases Sites Cases Sites Cases Sites Cases Sites Cases
Male
All sites 12.37 All sites 151.89 All sites 574.97 All sites 1224.15 All sites 270.95
Leukemia 4.77 Liver 29.07 Lung 123.07 Lung 338.36 Lung 74.26
Brain 2.15 Thyroid 22.92 Liver 107.78 Stomach 171.83 Stomach 33.80
Lymphoma 1.04 Lung 13.98 Stomach 61.97 Colorectum 133.99 Colorectum 31.41
Bone 0.61 Colorectum 12.18 Colorectum 60.90 Liver 129.04 Liver 22.55
Kidney 0.43 Leukemia 9.81 Esophagus 40.78 Esophagus 119.27 Prostate 22.31
Female
All sites 8.98 All sites 252.79 All sites 597.95 All sites 763.47 All sites 206.44
Leukemia 3.47 Breast 63.14 Breast 145.54 Lung 151.02 Lung 49.42
Brain 1.51 Thyroid 60.60 Thyroid 66.79 Colorectum 90.17 Colorectum 28.88
Lymphoma 0.49 Cervix 26.98 Lung 65.26 Breast 87.75 Stomach 21.68
Bone 0.46 Lung 12.60 Cervix 59.36 Stomach 63.61 Liver 17.75
Ovary 0.29 Ovary 10.22 Colorectum 40.21 Liver 53.40 Esophagus 15.61