Table 4.
Ranking of the selected regional cancer incidence 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 new cases (000s) | Proportion of total (%) | Site | Number of new cases (000s) | Proportion of total (%) | Site | Number of new cases (000s) | Proportion of total (%) |
| Both sexes | ||||||||
| Cervix uteri | 67.9 | 16.4 | Colon and rectum | 264.7 | 15.4 | Breast | 53.9 | 12.3 |
| Breast | 39.8 | 9.6 | Trachea, bronchus and lung | 227.3 | 13.2 | Trachea, bronchus and lung | 51.4 | 11.7 |
| Liver | 34.7 | 8.3 | Breast | 221.8 | 12.9 | Colon and rectum | 44.3 | 10.1 |
| Prostate | 28.2 | 6.8 | Prostate | 139.1 | 8.1 | Liver | 40.3 | 9.2 |
| Mouth and oropharynx | 27.9 | 6.7 | Bladder | 86.5 | 5.0 | Cervix uteri | 32.8 | 7.5 |
| Lymphomas and multiple myeloma | 26.6 | 6.4 | Lymphomas and multiple myeloma | 80.2 | 4.7 | Mouth and oropharynx | 25.4 | 5.8 |
| Oesophagus | 21.2 | 5.1 | Stomach | 79.6 | 4.6 | Lymphomas and multiple myeloma | 22.9 | 5.2 |
| Colon and rectum | 20.3 | 4.9 | Corpus uteri | 68.3 | 4.0 | Leukaemia | 21.5 | 4.9 |
| Stomach | 19.4 | 4.7 | Pancreas | 55.5 | 3.2 | Corpus uteri | 19.9 | 4.5 |
| Leukaemia | 16.2 | 3.9 | Melanoma of the skin | 49.1 | 2.8 | Ovary | 18.1 | 4.1 |
| Trachea, bronchus and lung | 14.8 | 3.6 | Leukaemia | 48.6 | 2.8 | Stomach | 15.3 | 3.5 |
| Ovary | 12.2 | 2.9 | Liver | 40.1 | 2.3 | Prostate | 13.4 | 3.1 |
| Bladder | 10.7 | 2.6 | Ovary | 39.4 | 2.3 | Bladder | 10.1 | 2.3 |
| Melanoma of the skin | 7.7 | 1.8 | Mouth and oropharynx | 38.6 | 2.2 | Pancreas | 7.2 | 1.7 |
| Corpus uteri | 6.0 | 1.4 | Oesophagus | 31.2 | 1.8 | Oesophagus | 6.2 | 1.4 |
| Pancreas | 5.4 | 1.3 | Cervix uteri | 18.8 | 1.1 | Melanoma of the skin | 3.1 | 0.7 |
| Male | Male | Male | ||||||
| Prostate | 28.2 | 14.8 | Trachea, bronchus and lung | 172.0 | 19.6 | Trachea, bronchus and lung | 43.1 | 22.0 |
| Liver | 23.6 | 12.4 | Prostate | 139.1 | 15.9 | Liver | 28.6 | 14.6 |
| Lymphomas and multiple myeloma | 18.6 | 9.8 | Colon and rectum | 133.8 | 15.3 | Colon and rectum | 21.4 | 11.0 |
| Mouth and oropharynx | 16.5 | 8.7 | Bladder | 65.1 | 7.4 | Mouth and oropharynx | 16.0 | 8.2 |
| Oesophagus | 14.1 | 7.4 | Stomach | 45.6 | 5.2 | Prostate | 13.4 | 6.9 |
| Colon and rectum | 12.0 | 6.3 | Lymphomas and multiple myeloma | 39.3 | 4.5 | Lymphomas and multiple myeloma | 13.3 | 6.8 |
| Stomach | 10.9 | 5.8 | Mouth and oropharynx | 28.7 | 3.3 | Leukaemia | 10.7 | 5.5 |
| Trachea, bronchus and lung | 9.8 | 5.2 | Pancreas | 27.4 | 3.1 | Stomach | 8.6 | 4.4 |
| Leukaemia | 9.2 | 4.9 | Liver | 26.1 | 3.0 | Bladder | 7.7 | 3.9 |
| Bladder | 7.3 | 3.8 | Leukaemia | 25.6 | 2.9 | Oesophagus | 3.8 | 1.9 |
| Melanoma of the skin | 3.4 | 1.8 | Oesophagus | 22.8 | 2.6 | Pancreas | 3.7 | 1.9 |
| Pancreas | 2.8 | 1.5 | Melanoma of the skin | 22.6 | 2.6 | Melanoma of the skin | 1.2 | 0.6 |
| Female | Female | Female | ||||||
| Cervix uteri | 67.9 | 30.2 | Breast | 221.8 | 26.2 | Breast | 53.9 | 22.3 |
| Breast | 39.8 | 17.7 | Colon and rectum | 131.0 | 15.4 | Cervix uteri | 32.8 | 13.6 |
| Ovary | 12.2 | 5.4 | Corpus uteri | 68.3 | 8.1 | Colon and rectum | 22.8 | 9.4 |
| Mouth and oropharynx | 11.4 | 5.1 | Trachea, bronchus and lung | 55.3 | 6.5 | Corpus uteri | 19.9 | 8.2 |
| Liver | 11.1 | 4.9 | Lymphomas and multiple myeloma | 40.9 | 4.8 | Ovary | 18.1 | 7.5 |
| Stomach | 8.4 | 3.7 | Ovary | 39.4 | 4.6 | Liver | 11.7 | 4.8 |
| Colon and rectum | 8.2 | 3.7 | Stomach | 33.9 | 4.0 | Leukaemia | 10.8 | 4.5 |
| Lymphomas and multiple myeloma | 8.0 | 3.6 | Pancreas | 28.1 | 3.3 | Lymphomas and multiple myeloma | 9.6 | 4.0 |
| Oesophagus | 7.2 | 3.2 | Melanoma of the skin | 26.5 | 3.1 | Mouth and oropharynx | 9.4 | 3.9 |
| Leukaemia | 7.0 | 3.1 | Leukaemia | 23.0 | 2.7 | Trachea, bronchus and lung | 8.3 | 3.4 |
| Corpus uteri | 6.0 | 2.7 | Bladder | 21.4 | 2.5 | Stomach | 6.7 | 2.8 |
| Trachea, bronchus and lung | 5.0 | 2.2 | Cervix uteri | 18.8 | 2.2 | Pancreas | 3.6 | 1.5 |
| Melanoma of the skin | 4.3 | 1.9 | Liver | 14.0 | 1.7 | Oesophagus | 2.5 | 1.0 |
| Bladder | 3.4 | 1.5 | Mouth and oropharynx | 9.9 | 1.2 | Bladder | 2.4 | 1.0 |
| Pancreas | 2.6 | 1.2 | Oesophagus | 8.4 | 1.0 | Melanoma of the skin | 1.9 | 0.8 |