Table 1.
Changing incidence of male breast cancer. Figures given are Age Standardised Incidence (ASR) per 100,000 population.
| Continent | Country | Volume 1 1960 | Volume 4 1975 | Volume 6 1985 | Volume 8 1995 | Volume 9 2000 |
| North America | USA (New York State) | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| USA (California) | Na | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | |
| Canada (Alberta) | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | |
| Canada (Ontario) | Na | Na | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | |
| South/Central America | Columbia | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Cuba | Na | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | Na | |
| Brazil (Goiania) | Na | Na | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 | |
| Europe | UK (South Thames) | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Denmark | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | |
| Sweden | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | |
| Norway | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | |
| Asia | Israel (Jews) | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
| Japan (Osaka) | Na | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
| India (Mumbai) | Na | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | |
| China (Shanghai) | Na | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | |
| Africa | Uganda | 0.3 | Na | Na | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Algeria | Na | Na | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | |
| Mali | Na | Na | 0.8 | 0.8 | Na | |
| Australia | New South Wales | Na | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
Note: Na-data not available.