Table 2.
Ranking of selected regional cancer deaths by site, 2000
| WHO sub region | ||||||||
| AfrE (high child and adult mortality) | EurA (very low child and adult mortality) | SearB (low child and adult mortality) | ||||||
| Site | Number of deaths (000s) | Proportion of total (%) | Number of deaths (000s) | Proportion of total (%) | Number of deaths (000s) | Proportion of total (%) | ||
| Both sexes | ||||||||
| Cervix uteri | 36.8 | 12.4 | Trachea, bronchus, and lung | 207.2 | 19.5 | Trachea, bronchus, and lung | 48.3 | 16.6 |
| Liver | 33.3 | 11.2 | Colon and rectum | 141.8 | 13.3 | Liver | 36.5 | 12.5 |
| Breast | 23.0 | 7.8 | Breast | 92.7 | 8.7 | Breast | 29.1 | 10.0 |
| Mouth and oropharynx | 21.4 | 7.2 | Prostate | 70.2 | 6.6 | Colon and rectum | 27.6 | 9.5 |
| Oesophagus | 20.6 | 7.0 | Stomach | 66.8 | 6.3 | Mouth and oropharynx | 18.6 | 6.4 |
| Prostate | 19.2 | 6.5 | Lymphomas and multiple myeloma | 55.0 | 5.2 | Lymphomas and multiple myeloma | 15.8 | 5.4 |
| Lymphomas and multiple myeloma | 18.8 | 6.4 | Pancreas | 53.6 | 5.0 | Cervix uteri | 15.4 | 5.3 |
| Stomach | 17.0 | 5.7 | Liver | 38.6 | 3.6 | Leukaemia | 14.7 | 5.1 |
| Colon and rectum | 14.1 | 4.8 | Bladder | 37.6 | 3.5 | Stomach | 12.5 | 4.3 |
| Trachea, bronchus, and lung | 14.0 | 4.7 | Leukaemia | 37.3 | 3.5 | Ovary | 8.7 | 3.0 |
| Leukaemia | 11.8 | 4.0 | Oesophagus | 29.2 | 2.7 | Prostate | 8.1 | 2.8 |
| Ovary | 6.7 | 2.3 | Ovary | 25.7 | 2.4 | Pancreas | 6.8 | 2.3 |
| Bladder | 6.3 | 2.1 | Mouth and oropharynx | 24.9 | 2.3 | Bladder | 5.8 | 2.0 |
| Melanoma of the skin | 5.3 | 1.8 | Corpus uteri | 16.0 | 1.5 | Oesophagus | 5.6 | 1.9 |
| Pancreas | 5.2 | 1.8 | Melanoma of the skin | 15.5 | 1.5 | Corpus uteri | 4.0 | 1.4 |
| Corpus uteri | 1.7 | 0.6 | Cervix uteri | 8.3 | 0.8 | Melanoma of the skin | 1.7 | 0.6 |
| Males | ||||||||
| Liver | 23.5 | 15.2 | Trachea, bronchus, and lung | 158.0 | 26.6 | Trachea, bronchus, and lung | 40.8 | 26.4 |
| Prostate | 19.2 | 12.5 | Colon and rectum | 72.1 | 12.1 | Liver | 25.9 | 16.7 |
| Mouth and oropharynx | 14.3 | 9.3 | Prostate | 70.2 | 11.8 | Colon and rectum | 13.9 | 9.0 |
| Oesophagus | 13.8 | 8.9 | Stomach | 38.9 | 6.5 | Mouth and oropharynx | 13.1 | 8.4 |
| Lymphomas and multiple myeloma | 13.7 | 8.9 | Lymphomas and multiple myeloma | 27.6 | 4.6 | Lymphomas and multiple myeloma | 9.6 | 6.2 |
| Stomach | 9.8 | 6.3 | Bladder | 27.1 | 4.6 | Prostate | 8.1 | 5.3 |
| Trachea, bronchus, and lung | 9.4 | 6.1 | Pancreas | 26.7 | 4.5 | Leukaemia | 7.6 | 4.9 |
| Colon and rectum | 8.8 | 5.7 | Liver | 25.3 | 4.3 | Stomach | 7.1 | 4.6 |
| Leukaemia | 6.9 | 4.5 | Oesophagus | 21.4 | 3.6 | Bladder | 4.4 | 2.8 |
| Bladder | 4.3 | 2.8 | Leukaemia | 20.0 | 3.4 | Pancreas | 3.5 | 2.3 |
| Pancreas | 2.7 | 1.8 | Mouth and oropharynx | 19.2 | 3.2 | Oesophagus | 3.3 | 2.1 |
| Melanoma of the skin | 2.2 | 1.5 | Melanoma of the skin | 8.3 | 1.4 | Melanoma of the skin | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| Females | ||||||||
| Cervix uteri | 36.8 | 26.0 | Breast | 91.8 | 19.6 | Breast | 29.0 | 21.2 |
| Breast | 23.0 | 16.3 | Colon and rectum | 69.7 | 14.9 | Cervix uteri | 15.4 | 11.2 |
| Liver | 9.8 | 6.9 | Trachea, bronchus, and lung | 49.2 | 10.5 | Colon and rectum | 13.6 | 10.0 |
| Stomach | 7.2 | 5.1 | Stomach | 27.9 | 6.0 | Liver | 10.6 | 7.8 |
| Mouth and oropharynx | 7.1 | 5.0 | Lymphomas and multiple myeloma | 27.4 | 5.9 | Ovary | 8.7 | 6.3 |
| Oesophagus | 6.8 | 4.8 | Pancreas | 26.9 | 5.8 | Trachea, bronchus, and lung | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Ovary | 6.7 | 4.8 | Ovary | 25.7 | 5.5 | Leukaemia | 7.2 | 5.2 |
| Colon and rectum | 5.3 | 3.7 | Leukaemia | 17.2 | 3.7 | Lymphomas and multiple myeloma | 6.1 | 4.5 |
| Lymphomas and multiple myeloma | 5.2 | 3.7 | Corpus uteri | 16.0 | 3.4 | Mouth and oropharynx | 5.5 | 4.0 |
| Leukaemia | 4.9 | 3.5 | Liver | 13.3 | 2.8 | Stomach | 5.5 | 4.0 |
| Trachea, bronchus, and lung | 4.5 | 3.2 | Bladder | 10.5 | 2.2 | Corpus uteri | 4.0 | 2.9 |
| Melanoma of the skin | 3.0 | 2.1 | Cervix uteri | 8.3 | 1.8 | Pancreas | 3.3 | 2.4 |
| Pancreas | 2.5 | 1.8 | Oesophagus | 7.8 | 1.7 | Oesophagus | 2.3 | 1.7 |
| Bladder | 2.0 | 1.4 | Melanoma of the skin | 7.2 | 1.5 | Bladder | 1.4 | 1.0 |
| Corpus uteri | 1.7 | 1.2 | Mouth and oropharynx | 5.7 | 1.2 | Melanoma of the skin | 1.0 | 0.7 |