Table 2. Age-adjusted incidence rates of leading cancers in Mizoram State registered between 2004 and 2005 in the PBCR.
| Serial No. | Leading cancer | No. of cases | % | AAR |
| Males | ||||
| 1 | Gastric cancer | 298 | 24.65 | 50.64 |
| 2 | Lung cancer | 136 | 11.25 | 24.85 |
| 3 | Esophageal cancer | 132 | 10.92 | 19.73 |
| 4 | Hypopharyngeal cancer | 70 | 5.79 | 10.31 |
| 5 | Liver cancer | 42 | 3.47 | 6.58 |
| 6 | Cancer of Rectum | 29 | 2.40 | 4.61 |
| 7 | Non–Hodgkin's lymphoma | 27 | 2.23 | 4.24 |
| 8 | Nasopharyngeal cancer | 23 | 1.90 | 3.47 |
| 9 | Oral cancer (except tongue cancer) | 22 | 1.82 | 3.54 |
| 10 | Prostate cancer | 20 | 1.65 | 3.67 |
| All sites | 1209 | 100.00 | 194.53 | |
| Females | ||||
| 1 | Cervical cancer | 142 | 14.96 | 19.88 |
| 2 | Lung cancer | 132 | 13.91 | 24.72 |
| 3 | Gastric cancer | 124 | 13.07 | 23.29 |
| 4 | Breast cancer | 113 | 11.91 | 16.72 |
| 5 | Ovarian cancer | 25 | 2.63 | 3.59 |
| 6 | Liver cancer | 24 | 2.53 | 4.35 |
| 7 | Gall Bladder cancer | 22 | 2.32 | 4.06 |
| 8 | Esophageal cancer | 21 | 2.21 | 3.65 |
| 9 | Nasopharyngeal cancer | 21 | 2.21 | 3.48 |
| 10 | Cancer of Rectum | 20 | 2.11 | 3.70 |
| All sites | 949 | 100.00 | 155.73 |
The data are from the PBCRs of National Cancer Registry Programme of Indian Council of Medical Research. The total population in Mizoram State are 888 573 (459 109 males and 429 464 females).