Table 1.
Age-standardized incidence and mortality rates of esophageal cancer by world regions and four-tier HDI, 2022
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| Case | CIRa | ASIRb | Case | CIR | ASIR | Case | CIR | ASIR | Case | CMRc | ASMRd | Case | CMR | ASMR | Case | CMR | ASMR | |
| World | 511,054 | 6.50 | 5.00 | 365,225 | 9.20 | 7.60 | 145,829 | 3.70 | 2.60 | 445,391 | 5.70 | 4.30 | 318,433 | 8.00 | 6.50 | 126,958 | 3.30 | 2.20 |
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| Africa | 29,965 | 2.10 | 3.60 | 16,722 | 2.40 | 4.30 | 13,243 | 1.90 | 3.00 | 28,276 | 2.00 | 3.50 | 15,765 | 2.20 | 4.20 | 12,511 | 1.80 | 2.90 |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | 20,366 | 3.10 | 2.40 | 15,493 | 4.70 | 4.00 | 4,873 | 1.40 | 0.98 | 18,895 | 2.80 | 2.20 | 14,466 | 4.40 | 3.80 | 4,429 | 1.30 | 0.88 |
| North America | 21,888 | 5.90 | 2.90 | 17,045 | 9.20 | 4.80 | 4,843 | 2.60 | 1.20 | 19,116 | 5.10 | 2.40 | 15,298 | 8.30 | 4.20 | 3,818 | 2.00 | 0.86 |
| Asia | 382,892 | 8.20 | 6.20 | 273,705 | 11.50 | 9.30 | 109,187 | 4.80 | 3.40 | 329,803 | 7.10 | 5.30 | 235,426 | 9.90 | 7.90 | 94,377 | 4.20 | 2.80 |
| Europe | 53,513 | 7.20 | 3.30 | 40,516 | 11.20 | 5.70 | 12,997 | 3.40 | 1.30 | 47,212 | 6.30 | 2.80 | 35,963 | 10.00 | 4.90 | 11,249 | 2.90 | 1.00 |
| Oceania | 2,430 | 5.60 | 3.30 | 1,744 | 8.00 | 5.10 | 686 | 3.10 | 1.60 | 2,089 | 4.80 | 2.70 | 1,515 | 6.90 | 4.30 | 574 | 2.60 | 1.30 |
| HDI | ||||||||||||||||||
| Very HDI country | 107,524 | 6.60 | 3.10 | 81,713 | 10.10 | 5.30 | 25,811 | 3.10 | 1.30 | 88,639 | 5.40 | 2.50 | 68,136 | 8.40 | 4.30 | 20,503 | 2.50 | 0.95 |
| High HDI country | 261,867 | 9.50 | 6.10 | 194,596 | 14.00 | 9.70 | 67,271 | 4.90 | 2.80 | 222,730 | 8.10 | 5.10 | 165,904 | 11.90 | 8.20 | 56,826 | 4.20 | 2.20 |
| Medium HDI country | 112,931 | 5.00 | 5.30 | 73,332 | 6.30 | 7.00 | 39,599 | 3.60 | 3.60 | 106,923 | 4.70 | 5.00 | 69,656 | 6.00 | 6.70 | 37,267 | 3.40 | 3.40 |
| Low HDI country | 28,588 | 2.40 | 4.30 | 15,485 | 2.50 | 4.90 | 13,103 | 2.20 | 3.70 | 26,967 | 2.20 | 4.10 | 14,645 | 2.40 | 4.70 | 12,322 | 2.10 | 3.50 |
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| Eastern Africa | 17,936 | 3.80 | 7.60 | 9,817 | 4.20 | 9.10 | 8,119 | 3.40 | 6.30 | 16,933 | 3.60 | 7.20 | 9,255 | 4.00 | 8.70 | 7,678 | 3.30 | 6.00 |
| Middle Africa | 2,617 | 1.40 | 2.90 | 1,676 | 1.80 | 3.90 | 941 | 0.99 | 2.00 | 2,480 | 1.30 | 2.80 | 1,562 | 1.60 | 3.80 | 918 | 0.96 | 2.00 |
| Northern Africa | 3,231 | 1.30 | 1.40 | 1,772 | 1.40 | 1.60 | 1,459 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 3,126 | 1.20 | 1.40 | 1,718 | 1.30 | 1.60 | 1,408 | 1.10 | 1.20 |
| South Africa | 3,621 | 5.20 | 6.30 | 2,098 | 6.20 | 8.50 | 1,523 | 4.30 | 4.60 | 3,321 | 4.80 | 5.90 | 1,947 | 5.70 | 8.20 | 1,374 | 3.90 | 4.20 |
| Western Africa | 2,560 | 0.60 | 1.20 | 1,359 | 0.64 | 1.30 | 1,201 | 0.57 | 1.20 | 2,416 | 0.57 | 1.20 | 1,283 | 0.60 | 1.30 | 1,133 | 0.54 | 1.10 |
| Caribbean | 1,758 | 4.00 | 2.80 | 1,319 | 6.10 | 4.60 | 439 | 2.00 | 1.30 | 1,625 | 3.70 | 2.60 | 1,230 | 5.70 | 4.20 | 395 | 1.80 | 1.10 |
| Central America | 1,959 | 1.10 | 0.97 | 1,427 | 1.60 | 1.60 | 532 | 0.57 | 0.46 | 1,755 | 0.96 | 0.86 | 1,301 | 1.40 | 1.40 | 454 | 0.48 | 0.39 |
| South America | 16,649 | 3.80 | 2.80 | 12,747 | 5.90 | 4.80 | 3,902 | 1.80 | 1.10 | 15,515 | 3.50 | 2.60 | 11,935 | 5.50 | 4.50 | 3,580 | 1.60 | 1.00 |
| North America | 21,888 | 5.90 | 2.90 | 17,045 | 9.20 | 4.80 | 4,843 | 2.60 | 1.20 | 19,116 | 5.10 | 2.40 | 15,298 | 8.30 | 4.20 | 3,818 | 2.00 | 0.86 |
| Eastern Asia | 248,384 | 15.40 | 7.60 | 186,824 | 22.70 | 12.20 | 61,560 | 7.70 | 3.40 | 203,035 | 12.60 | 5.90 | 153,056 | 18.60 | 9.70 | 49,979 | 6.30 | 2.50 |
| Southeastern Asia | 15,108 | 2.20 | 2.00 | 12,147 | 3.60 | 3.40 | 2,961 | 0.87 | 0.70 | 14,334 | 2.10 | 1.90 | 11,535 | 3.40 | 3.20 | 2,799 | 0.82 | 0.66 |
| South Central Asia | 114,956 | 5.60 | 5.80 | 72,433 | 6.80 | 7.30 | 42,523 | 4.30 | 4.20 | 108,482 | 5.30 | 5.50 | 68,712 | 6.50 | 6.90 | 39,770 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Western Asia | 4,444 | 1.50 | 1.70 | 2,301 | 1.50 | 1.80 | 2,143 | 1.60 | 1.60 | 3,952 | 1.40 | 1.50 | 2,123 | 1.40 | 1.70 | 1,829 | 1.30 | 1.30 |
| Eastern Europe | 17,102 | 5.90 | 3.20 | 13,690 | 10.00 | 6.10 | 3,412 | 2.20 | 0.95 | 15,551 | 5.30 | 2.80 | 12,590 | 9.20 | 5.60 | 2,961 | 1.90 | 0.79 |
| Western Europe | 17,325 | 8.80 | 3.80 | 13,101 | 13.50 | 6.10 | 4,224 | 4.20 | 1.70 | 14,801 | 7.50 | 2.90 | 11,198 | 11.60 | 4.90 | 3,603 | 3.60 | 1.20 |
| Southern Europe | 6,440 | 4.30 | 1.80 | 4,995 | 6.70 | 3.10 | 1,445 | 1.90 | 0.66 | 5,605 | 3.70 | 1.50 | 4,356 | 5.90 | 2.50 | 1,249 | 1.60 | 0.50 |
| Northern Europe | 12,646 | 11.80 | 5.00 | 8,730 | 16.50 | 7.60 | 3,916 | 7.20 | 2.60 | 11,255 | 10.50 | 4.10 | 7,819 | 14.80 | 6.40 | 3,436 | 6.30 | 2.10 |
| Australia-New Zealand | 2,151 | 7.00 | 3.30 | 1,554 | 10.10 | 5.10 | 597 | 3.80 | 1.60 | 1,828 | 5.90 | 2.70 | 1,341 | 8.70 | 4.30 | 487 | 3.10 | 1.10 |
| Melanesia | 249 | 2.20 | 3.30 | 161 | 2.70 | 4.30 | 88 | 1.60 | 2.30 | 233 | 2.00 | 3.10 | 147 | 2.50 | 4.10 | 86 | 1.50 | 2.30 |
| Polynesia | 21 | 3.00 | 2.70 | 20 | 5.70 | 5.20 | 1 | 0.29 | 0.27 | 19 | 2.70 | 2.40 | 18 | 5.10 | 4.70 | 1 | 0.29 | 0.27 |
| Micronesia | 9 | 1.60 | 1.50 | 9 | 3.20 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9 | 1.60 | 1.50 | 9 | 3.20 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
HDI, human development index. aCIR, crude rate of incidence (per 100,000); bASIR, age-standardized incidence rate (per 100,000) was calculated using the Segi world standard population; cCMR, crude rate of mortality (per 100,000); dASMR, age-standardized mortality rate (per 100,000) was calculated using the Segi world standard population.