Table 8.
Ranking of the global cancer deaths by site, 2000
| site | Number of death (000s) | Proportion of total (%) |
| Both sexes | ||
| Trachea, bronchus, and lung | 1211.5 | 17.2 |
| Stomach | 835.1 | 11.9 |
| Liver | 611.4 | 8.7 |
| Colon and rectum | 608.0 | 8.6 |
| Breast | 473.8 | 6.7 |
| Oesophagus | 430.4 | 6.1 |
| Lymphomas and myeloma | 329.9 | 4.7 |
| Mouth and oropharynx | 320.0 | 4.5 |
| Prostate | 264.0 | 3.8 |
| Leukaemia | 263.8 | 3.8 |
| Cervix uteri | 254.2 | 3.6 |
| Pancreas | 222.3 | 3.2 |
| Bladder | 179.4 | 2.6 |
| Ovary | 130.1 | 1.8 |
| Corpus uteri | 73.5 | 1.0 |
| Melanoma of the skin | 65.3 | 0.9 |
| Males | ||
| Trachea, bronchus, and lung | 877.2 | 22.5 |
| Stomach | 511.3 | 13.1 |
| Liver | 419.4 | 10.7 |
| Colon and rectum | 312.3 | 8.0 |
| Oesophagus | 272.8 | 7.0 |
| Prostate | 264.0 | 6.8 |
| Mouth and oropharynx | 222.0 | 5.7 |
| Lymphomas and myeloma | 169.6 | 4.3 |
| Leukaemia | 145.4 | 3.7 |
| Bladder | 126.1 | 3.2 |
| Pancreas | 116.8 | 3.0 |
| Melanoma of the skin | 35.0 | 0.9 |
| Females | ||
| Breast | 471.2 | 15.0 |
| Trachea, bronchus, and lung | 334.2 | 10.7 |
| Stomach | 323.7 | 10.3 |
| Colon and rectum | 295.7 | 9.4 |
| Cervix uteri | 254.2 | 8.1 |
| Liver | 192.1 | 6.1 |
| Lymphomas and myeloma | 160.2 | 5.1 |
| Oesophagus | 157.6 | 5.0 |
| Ovary | 130.1 | 4.2 |
| Leukaemia | 118.4 | 3.8 |
| Pancreas | 105.5 | 3.4 |
| Mouth and oropharynx | 98.0 | 3.1 |
| Corpus uteri | 73.5 | 2.3 |
| Bladder | 53.4 | 1.7 |
| Melanoma of the skin | 30.3 | 1.0 |