Table 1.
Ranking of the global cancer deaths by site, 2000
| Site | Number of deaths (000s) | Proporion of total (%) |
| Both sexes | ||
| Trachea, bronchus, and lung | 1,201.1 | 17.1 |
| Stomach | 836.2 | 11.9 |
| Colon and rectum | 607.3 | 8.7 |
| Liver | 605.9 | 8.6 |
| Breast | 468.9 | 6.7 |
| Oesophagus | 431.2 | 6.1 |
| Lymphomas and multiple myeloma | 332.3 | 4.7 |
| Mouth and oropharynx | 319.6 | 4.6 |
| Prostate | 263.6 | 3.8 |
| Leukaemia | 260.1 | 3.7 |
| Cervix uteri | 259.6 | 3.7 |
| Pancreas | 222.6 | 3.2 |
| Bladder | 177.4 | 2.5 |
| Ovary | 128.6 | 1.8 |
| Corpus uteri | 72.9 | 1.0 |
| Melanoma of the skin | 65.1 | 0.9 |
| Males | ||
| Trachea, bronchus, and lung | 877.3 | 22.5 |
| Stomach | 512.0 | 13.2 |
| Liver | 414.9 | 10.7 |
| Colon and rectum | 311.8 | 8.0 |
| Oesophagus | 273.6 | 7.0 |
| Prostate | 263.6 | 6.8 |
| Mouth and oropharynx | 222.4 | 5.7 |
| Lymphomas and multiple myeloma | 168.6 | 4.3 |
| Leukaemia | 145.3 | 3.7 |
| Bladder | 123.9 | 3.2 |
| Pancreas | 117.0 | 3.0 |
| Melanoma of the skin | 35.1 | 0.9 |
| Females | ||
| Breast | 466.3 | 14.9 |
| Stomach | 324.2 | 10.4 |
| Trachea, bronchus, and lung | 323.8 | 10.4 |
| Colon and rectum | 295.5 | 9.4 |
| Cervix uteri | 259.6 | 8.3 |
| Liver | 191.0 | 6.1 |
| Lymphomas and multiple myeloma | 163.7 | 5.2 |
| Oesophagus | 157.6 | 5.0 |
| Ovary | 128.6 | 4.1 |
| Leukaemia | 114.7 | 3.7 |
| Pancreas | 105.6 | 3.4 |
| Mouth and oropharynx | 97.2 | 3.1 |
| Corpus uteri | 72.9 | 2.3 |
| Bladder | 53.5 | 1.7 |
| Melanoma of the skin | 30.1 | 1.0 |