Table 16.
Ranking of the global cancer incidence by site, 2000
| site | Number of death (000s) | Proportion of total (%) |
| Both sexes | ||
| Trachea, bronchus, and lung | 1305.6 | 12.7 |
| Stomach | 1045.0 | 10.2 |
| Liver | 1031.9 | 10.0 |
| Colon and rectum | 973.1 | 9.5 |
| Breast | 626.4 | 6.1 |
| Oesophagus | 550.2 | 5.3 |
| Lymphomas and myeloma | 487.5 | 4.7 |
| Mouth and oropharynx | 481.1 | 4.7 |
| Prostate | 452.7 | 4.4 |
| Leukaemia | 420.7 | 4.1 |
| Cervix uteri | 382.9 | 3.7 |
| Pancreas | 364.7 | 3.5 |
| Bladder | 326.3 | 3.2 |
| Ovary | 226.2 | 2.2 |
| Corpus uteri | 221.3 | 2.2 |
| Melanoma of the skin | 206.7 | 2.0 |
| Males | ||
| Trachea, bronchus, and lung | 939.9 | 18.2 |
| Stomach | 589.3 | 11.4 |
| Liver | 550.2 | 10.6 |
| Colon and rectum | 527.8 | 10.2 |
| Oesophagus | 422.0 | 8.2 |
| Prostate | 286.5 | 5.5 |
| Mouth and oropharynx | 277.2 | 5.4 |
| Lymphomas and myeloma | 267.1 | 5.2 |
| Leukaemia | 238.5 | 4.6 |
| Bladder | 195.2 | 3.8 |
| Pancreas | 119.3 | 2.3 |
| Melanoma of the skin | 118.2 | 2.3 |
| Females | ||
| Breast | 1031.9 | 20.1 |
| Trachea, bronchus, and lung | 517.3 | 10.1 |
| Stomach | 487.5 | 9.5 |
| Colon and rectum | 383.9 | 7.5 |
| Cervix uteri | 365.7 | 7.1 |
| Liver | 326.3 | 6.4 |
| Lymphomas and myeloma | 242.6 | 4.7 |
| Oesophagus | 221.3 | 4.3 |
| Ovary | 204.4 | 4.0 |
| Leukaemia | 169.5 | 3.3 |
| Pancreas | 166.2 | 3.2 |
| Mouth and oropharynx | 153.6 | 3.0 |
| Corpus uteri | 106.9 | 2.1 |
| Bladder | 105.7 | 2.1 |
| Melanoma of the skin | 88.5 | 1.7 |