Table 1.
Estimated age specific incidence (annual × 100,000) for breast cance in the Sulaimaniyah Governate and comparison with other Middle-Eastern countries and the United States [2,3].
| age | Patients* | Population | Sulaimaniyah | Israeli Arabs | Jordan | Egypt | US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-24 y | 2 | 82,206 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| 25-29 y | 13 | 80,746 | 5.5 | 8.7 | 5.7 | 9.8 | 7.1 |
| 30-34 y | 34 | 62,706 | 18.1 | 11.8 | 20.8 | 28.9 | 25.2 |
| 35-39 y | 63 | 37,634 | 55.8 | 35.2 | 47.1 | 63.6 | 61.7 |
| 40-44 y | 83 | 26,768 | 103.4 | 53.4 | 73.6 | 96.7 | 117.5 |
| 45-49 y | 89 | 23,502 | 126.2 | 93.5 | 82.6 | 144.9 | 192.1 |
| 50-54 y | 84 | 20,156 | 138.9 | 104.2 | 129.3 | 171.5 | 253.1 |
| 55-59 y | 77 | 15,200 | 168.9 | 124.0 | 114.6 | 181.2 | 332.4 |
| 60-64 y | 32 | 14,197 | 75.1 | 144.0 | 134.8 | 144.2 | 386.8 |
| 65-69 y | 34 | 12,123 | 93.4 | 136.8 | 131.1 | 105.0 | 431.1 |
| 70-74 y | 17 | 12,419 | 45.6 | 118.7 | 103.0 | 94.1 | 458.7 |
| 75+ y | 11 | 15,970 | 22.9 | 96.4 | 77.6 | 99.6 | 458.7 |
*The number of women reported as having breast cancer in the Sulaimaniyah Governate during the 3 year period 2006-2008.
Population: estimates by age for Sulaimaniyah Governate.
Abbreviation: US, United States