Table 3. Annual percent change (APC) in the mortality rates of breast cancer among females by country and broad age group, 1980-2011.
| Country | Trend 1 |
Trend 2 |
Trend 3 |
Trend 4 |
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| Year | APC | (95% CI) | Year | APC | (95% CI) | Year | APC | (95% CI) | Year | APC | (95% CI) | ||||
| All ages | |||||||||||||||
| Australia | 1980-1985 | +1.6 | (–0.2, +3.3) | 1985-1994 | –0.4 | (–1.2, +0.3) | 1994-2000 | –3.2* | (–4.7, –1.7) | 2000-2011 | –1.7* | (–2.2, –1.3) | |||
| China | 1987-1995 | +0.4 | (–0.7, +1.5) | 1995-2000 | +4.1* | (+2.1, +6.2) | |||||||||
| Hong Kong | 1980-2011 | –0.1 | (–0.3, +0.2) | ||||||||||||
| Japan | 1980-1990 | +1.5* | (+1.0, +1.9) | 1990-1997 | +3.3* | (+2.4, +4.2) | 1997-2011 | +1.1* | (+0.9, +1.3) | ||||||
| Malaysia | 1997-2008 | +5.9* | (+5.4, +6.4) | ||||||||||||
| New Zealand | 1980-1989 | +0.4 | (–0.9, +1.8) | 1989-2009 | –2.1* | (–2.4, –1.7) | |||||||||
| Philippines | 1992-2008 | +3.5* | (+2.9, +4.1) | ||||||||||||
| Singapore | 1980-2011 | +0.3 | (–0.1, +0.6) | ||||||||||||
| South Korea | 1985-1994 | +5.5* | (+4.0, +7.1) | 1994-2011 | +2.1* | (+1.7, +2.5) | |||||||||
| Thailand | 1980-1985 | –9.4 | (–18.0, +0.1) | 1985-1997 | +5.8* | (+3.0, +8.7) | 1997-2000 | +28.2* | (+1.6, +61.8) | 2000-2006 | +6.8* | (+3.5, +10.2) | |||
| <50 years | |||||||||||||||
| Australia | 1980-1991 | +0.7 | (–0.5, +2.0) | 1991-2011 | –3.1* | (–3.6, –2.6) | |||||||||
| China | 1987-2000 | +3.3* | (+2.7, +3.9) | ||||||||||||
| Hong Kong | 1980-2000 | +0.6 | (–0.2, +1.5) | 2000-2011 | –2.6* | (–4.1, –1.0) | |||||||||
| Japan | 1980-1998 | +2.2* | (+2.0, +2.5) | 1998-2011 | –1.3* | (–1.7, –0.9) | |||||||||
| Malaysia | 1997-2008 | +4.0* | (+3.3, +4.7) | ||||||||||||
| New Zealand | 1980-1996 | –0.5 | (–1.6, +0.6) | 1996-2009 | –3.0* | (–4.4, –1.6) | |||||||||
| Philippines | 1992-2008 | +2.6* | (+1.8, +3.4) | ||||||||||||
| Singapore | 1980-2011 | –1.5* | (–2.1, –0.8) | ||||||||||||
| South Korea | 1985-1993 | +3.9* | (+1.7, +6.0) | 1993-2011 | +1.0* | (+0.6, +1.5) | |||||||||
| Thailand | 1980-1986 | –6.6 | (–14.8, +2.4) | 1986-1997 | +7.5* | (+3.6, +11.6) | 1997-2000 | +24.7 | (–4.7, +63.1) | 2000-2006 | +5.7* | (+1.7, +9.8) | |||
| 50+ years | |||||||||||||||
| Australia | 1980-1994 | +0.1 | (–0.3, +0.6) | 1994-1998 | –4.1 | (–8.0, +0.0) | 1998-2011 | –1.6* | (–2.0, –1.2) | ||||||
| China | 1987-1995 | –0.4 | (–1.6, +0.8) | 1995-2000 | +3.9* | (+1.7, +6.2) | |||||||||
| Hong Kong | 1980-2011 | +0.1 | (–0.2, +0.4) | ||||||||||||
| Japan | 1980-1990 | +1.2* | (+0.7, +1.7) | 1990-1997 | +3.6* | (+2.6, +4.6) | 1997-2011 | +2.0* | (+1.8, +2.3) | ||||||
| Malaysia | 1997-2008 | +7.0* | (+6.1, +7.8) | ||||||||||||
| New Zealand | 1980-1989 | +0.4 | (–0.9, +1.6) | 1989-2009 | –2.0* | (–2.3, –1.6) | |||||||||
| Philippines | 1992-2008 | +3.8* | (+3.2, +4.5) | ||||||||||||
| Singapore | 1980-2011 | +0.8* | (+0.5, +1.2) | ||||||||||||
| South Korea | 1985-1995 | +6.8* | (+5.0, +8.5) | 1995-2011 | +2.7* | (+2.2, +3.2) | |||||||||
| Thailand | 1980-1985 | –9.8 | (–20.0, +1.6) | 1985-1997 | +5.1* | (+1.7, +8.7) | 1997-2000 | +30.3 | (–2.7,+74.3) | 2000-2006 | +7.4* | (+3.4,+11.6) | |||
Notes: * Indicates the APC is significantly different from zero at the P=0.05 level. CI, confidence interval. Trends calculated using Joinpoint regression. Rates were directly age-standardised to the World Standard population17. Data source: World Health Organization18. Population data for the Philippines and Thailand were obtained from the United Nations7.