Table 3.
Age-standardised incidence rate and estimated annual number of registered new cancer cases by gender in Malawi
| Age standardised cancer incidence rate per 100,000 population per year | Estimated annual number of new cancer cases | Estimated total annual number of new cancer cases | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Males | Females | ||
| Lung | 0.2 | 0.1 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Penis | 0.9 | - | 31 | - | 31 |
| Liver | 0.8 | 0.4 | 51 | 27 | 78 |
| Ovary | - | 0.6 | - | 40 | 40 |
| Bone | 0.7 | 0.7 | 45 | 47 | 92 |
| Stomach, intestine, rectum, anus | 0.7 | 1.2 | 19 | 36 | 55 |
| Eye | 1.3 | 1.4 | 83 | 94 | 177 |
| Urinary bladder | 2.5 | 1.7 | 159 | 114 | 273 |
| Prostate | 3.3 | - | 73 | - | 73 |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 2.5 | 1.7 | 159 | 114 | 273 |
| Breast | - | 3.5 | - | 106 | 106 |
| Oesophagus | 12.4 | 6.8 | 343 | 206 | 549 |
| Kaposi sarcoma | 25.4 | 11.9 | 1,609 | 799 | 2,408 |
| Cervix | - | 33.6 | - | 1,236 | 1,236 |
| All types | 55.5 | 68.8 | 3,529 | 4,622 | 8,151 |