Table 1.
Region | Numbers per year | Incidence ASR | Deaths per year | Mortality ASR | Mortality to incidence ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
WHO Africa region | 5879 | 0.9 | 4893 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
WHO East Mediterranean region | 7663 | 1.4 | 6004 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
Less developed regions | 40137 | 0.7 | 23698 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
WHO South-East Asia region | 11682 | 0.7 | 6276 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
WHO Western Pacific region | 8476 | 0.4 | 3478 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
World | 67887 | 1 | 30205 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
WHO Europe region | 19342 | 2 | 5898 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
More developed regions | 27750 | 2 | 6507 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
WHO Americas region | 14802 | 1.5 | 3649 | 0.3 | 0.2 |