TABLE 1.

Number of sarcoma cases, crude incidence rate, total standardized incidence rate (ASR), and standardized incidence rate (ASR) for women and men by province of residence during the years 2014–2017 in Iran.

Residence	2014					2015					2016					2017
	N	Incidence	ASR in male	ASR in female	ASR	N	Incidence	ASR in male	ASR in female	ASR	N	Incidence	ASR in male	ASR in female	ASR	N	Incidence	ASR in male	ASR in female	ASR
Iran	1010	1.20	1.47	1.06	1.25	1149	1.36	1.46	1.29	1.36	1317	1.45	1.52	1.21	1.37	1492	1.79	1.98	1.58	1.78
East Azerbaijan	71	1.86	2.12	1.45	1.79	49	1.28	1.59	0.79	1.18	74	1.89	1.86	1.87	1.89	77	1.95	1.76	1.93	1.84
West Azerbaijan	34	1.06	1.13	1.07	1.11	47	1.45	1.19	1.63	1.41	43	1.32	1.86	0.75	1.30	55	1.67	1.39	2.08	1.73
Ardabil	11	0.86	1.16	0.92	1.03	18	1.40	0.84	2.03	1.45	19	1.50	1.65	0.91	1.28	28	2.20	2.45	1.67	2.08
Isfahan	70	1.40	1.54	1.22	1.37	123	2.44	2.66	1.99	2.32	96	1.87	1.80	1.66	1.73	136	2.63	2.28	2.39	2.34
Alborz	17	0.67	0.83	0.60	0.71	26	1.00	1.39	0.61	1.01	65	2.40	2.83	2.35	2.59	48	1.73	1.68	1.48	1.59
Ilam	5	0.87	0.25	1.09	0.72	6	1.03	1.10	1.35	1.20	4	0.69	0.75	0.55	0.66	13	2.22	1.74	2.92	2.25
Bushehr	8	0.73	0.80	0.55	0.67	12	1.07	1.11	1.57	1.37	9	0.77	1.66	0.13	0.92	19	1.60	2.61	1.17	1.92
Tehran	194	1.54	1.81	1.25	1.53	172	1.36	1.40	1.24	1.31	275	2.07	2.10	1.69	1.89	274	2.03	2.09	1.57	1.83
Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari	22	2.38	3.33	2.08	2.66	17	1.82	2.61	1.17	1.37	13	1.37	1.78	0.79	1.30	20	2.09	0.53	3.40	1.96
South Khorasan	16	2.11	3.98	0.68	2.28	6	0.78	0.52	0.68	0.61	8	1.04	1.36	0.77	1.07	18	2.28	3.46	1.28	2.36
Razavi Khorasan	122	1.95	2.50	1.80	2.13	103	1.62	1.78	1.67	1.71	104	1.62	1.83	1.48	1.67	60	0.92	1.30	0.63	0.96
North Khorasan	7	0.78	0.76	0.84	0.79	6	0.66	0.43	1.06	0.76	7	0.81	0.40	1.14	0.77	6	0.70	0.77	0.56	0.67
Khuzestan	73	1.55	1.90	1.66	1.78	93	1.94	2.81	1.51	2.15	94	2.00	2.31	2.06	2.17	90	1.90	2.75	1.25	1.99
Zanjan	7	0.67	1.06	0.20	0.61	7	0.66	0.28	0.94	0.60	9	0.85	0.87	1.00	0.90	15	1.41	1.84	0.83	1.35
Semnan	2	0.30	0.20	0.29	0.24	4	0.59	0.46	0.37	0.41	9	1.28	0.77	1.69	1.23	13	1.81	1.98	1.89	1.95
Sistan and Baluchestan	24	0.88	1.35	1.22	1.07	17	0.61	0.82	0.61	0.72	15	0.54	0.64	0.99	0.82	32	1.13	2.29	1.12	1.70
Fars	54	1.14	1.21	1.04	1.12	92	1.92	2.12	1.77	1.94	115	2.37	3.35	1.48	2.41	134	2.73	2.80	2.71	2.76
Qazvin	17	1.37	1.52	1.40	1.44	13	1.04	1.36	0.71	1.04	13	1.02	1.04	0.66	0.85	20	1.55	1.25	1.44	1.35
Qom	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	0.85	0.40	1.26	0.82	20	1.51	2.23	0.98	1.59
Kurdistan	10	0.66	0.82	0.46	0.64	22	1.43	1.44	1.39	1.42	15	0.94	1.21	0.65	0.92	26	1.60	1.93	0.94	1.44
Kerman	34	1.11	1.64	0.87	1.24	59	1.89	2.44	1.54	1.98	57	1.80	1.44	2.17	1.80	60	1.87	1.75	1.95	1.86
Kermanshah	30	1.53	1.52	1.24	1.37	39	1.97	2.61	1.35	1.96	22	1.13	1.06	0.80	0.92	33	1.69	2.03	1.10	1.54
Yasuj	12	1.73	2.77	1.61	2.26	18	2.56	2.84	2.72	2.87	11	3.13	2.35	0.71	1.59	14	1.93	3.01	0.70	1.92
Golestan	22	1.18	1.52	1.17	1.33	24	1.26	1.53	1.12	1.33	28	1.50	1.20	1.53	1.35	39	2.07	1.86	2.27	2.05
Gilan	29	1.15	1.05	1.07	1.07	32	1.26	1.23	0.94	1.08	37	1.46	2.09	0.63	1.36	48	1.89	1.84	1.18	1.51
Lorestan	15	0.83	1.38	0.47	0.93	14	0.77	0.73	0.80	0.78	44	2.50	2.97	2.07	2.54	52	2.95	4.12	2.43	3.23
Mazandaran	36	1.14	1.24	0.74	0.99	50	1.57	1.98	0.94	1.46	46	1.40	1.07	1.37	1.22	57	1.71	1.49	1.50	1.49
Markazi	14	0.96	0.93	0.80	0.88	8	0.54	0.59	0.55	0.55	12	0.84	1.05	0.27	0.65	16	1.12	1.84	0.57	1.19
Hormozgan	11	0.66	0.37	1.09	0.74	23	1.35	1.13	1.85	1.51	12	0.68	0.65	0.80	0.74	19	1.05	1.16	1.13	1.16
Hamadan	25	1.40	1.61	0.94	1.25	26	1.45	1.07	1.74	1.43	33	1.90	1.60	1.86	1.73	30	1.73	1.79	1.64	1.70
Yazd	18	1.69	1.82	2.15	1.95	23	2.11	1.82	2.12	1.97	17	1.49	1.46	1.60	1.51	20	1.74	1.39	2.29	1.81