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. 2007 Oct;79(3-4):85–94.

Table 1. Age-specific incidence rate of all cancers (except skin) among males in 2002*.

0-14 15-44 45-54 55-64 65+ All ages ASR**
Eastern Africa 16.04 76.94 251.11 443.9 821.06 91 158.7
Middle Africa 10.13 60.1 238.13 443.01 731.93 78.1 141.9
Northern Africa 11.09 27.56 138.95 344.95 583.31 65.8 99
Southern Africa 9.45 52.44 324.88 755.78 1315.28 127.4 213.7
Western Africa 6.49 37.69 193.74 293.41 385.44 51.9 90
Caribbean 12.43 31.28 189.29 532.17 1624.15 177.3 194.4
Central America 14.81 33.86 136.57 386.3 1157.13 100.3 146.1
South America 13.47 40.81 235.81 662.67 1653.23 168.5 216.4
North America 15.12 79.56 424.55 1321.14 2958.14 529.7 398.4
Eastern Asia 9.07 53.53 346.87 663.89 1461.59 227.2 219.4
Southeastern Asia 10.47 30.31 194.44 429.39 833.46 94.3 130.4
South Central Asia 7.24 26.95 166.82 379.62 612.97 76.3 105.5
Western Asia 12.11 33.3 185.69 522.08 989.35 104.4 149.5
Eastern Europe 12.23 50.37 372.94 973.17 1619.75 328.3 257.7
Northern Europe 13.67 51.88 259.85 802.67 2340.02 456.6 283.1
Southern Europe 14.22 61.91 378.34 941.65 2163.41 493.2 299.4
Western Europe 14.1 71.67 402.15 1050.75 2327.87 525.6 326.4
Australia/New Zealand 15.91 77.61 344.04 1024.79 2736.44 483.9 349.7
Melanesia 9.04 36.86 213.33 489.47 912 80.6 145.1
Micronesia 11.04 36.41 170 404.58 1159.27 107.1 151.3
Polynesia 5.47 33.56 266.33 676.44 996.07 116.7 169.3

*Rates are per 100,000 person-years. **Age-standardized rates using the world standard.