Table 16.
Projected Demographic Effects on Cancer Burden: Number of New Cases (in thousands)
| 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2050 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stomach cancer | ||||
| Eastern Asia (Japan) | 115.3 | 136.6 | 150.5 | 145.1 |
| Eastern Asia (Korea) | 30.0 | 41.8 | 57.5 | 87.0 |
| Eastern Asia (China) | 330.9 | 435.5 | 590.3 | 885.7 |
| South-Eastern Asia | 25.0 | 33.6 | 46.2 | 95.3 |
| Pacific Islands | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
| Pacific Rim | 501.4 | 655.9 | 877.7 | 1398.8 |
| Lung cancer | ||||
| Eastern Asia (Japan) | 65.2 | 79.7 | 90.1 | 89.2 |
| Eastern Asia (Korea) | 17.9 | 25.7 | 36.2 | 58.9 |
| Eastern Asia (China) | 334.7 | 441.4 | 604.7 | 936.1 |
| South-Eastern Asia | 65.8 | 89.3 | 124.5 | 258.5 |
| Pacific Islands | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
| Pacific Rim | 484.0 | 634.7 | 855.5 | 1392.7 |
| Liver cancer | ||||
| Eastern Asia (Japan) | 44.5 | 53.2 | 57.5 | 55.3 |
| Eastern Asia (Korea) | 19.1 | 26.9 | 36.5 | 49.4 |
| Eastern Asia (China) | 308.4 | 397.7 | 519.4 | 703.5 |
| South-Eastern Asia | 45.1 | 60.7 | 82.7 | 157.2 |
| Pacific Islands | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.8 |
| Pacific Rim | 417.9 | 539.2 | 701.1 | 1015.8 |
| Colorectal cancer | ||||
| Eastern Asia (Japan) | 83.2 | 98.4 | 108.0 | 103.7 |
| Eastern Asia (Korea) | 8.1 | 11.3 | 15.5 | 22.8 |
| Eastern Asia (China) | 146.1 | 188.8 | 252.3 | 373.2 |
| South-Eastern Asia | 42.7 | 57.5 | 78.6 | 156.4 |
| Pacific Islands | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
| Pacific Rim | 280.4 | 364.0 | 483.5 | 765.1 |
| Esophageal cancer | ||||
| Eastern Asia (Japan) | 13.5 | 16.2 | 17.4 | 16.7 |
| Eastern Asia (Korea) | 3.3 | 4.7 | 6.7 | 10.1 |
| Eastern Asia (China) | 217.3 | 288.0 | 392.9 | 593.7 |
| South-Eastern Asia | 7.7 | 10.4 | 14.8 | 31.6 |
| Pacific Islands | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| Pacific Rim | 241.9 | 318.8 | 427.8 | 674.3 |
| Female breast cancer | ||||
| Eastern Asia (Japan) | 31.1 | 32.1 | 33.4 | 28.5 |
| Eastern Asia (Korea) | 4.7 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 7.0 |
| Eastern Asia (China) | 107.4 | 134.5 | 165.9 | 181.4 |
| South-Eastern Asia | 55.9 | 74.5 | 95.4 | 145.5 |
| Pacific Islands | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.7 |
| Pacific Rim | 199.8 | 250.0 | 307.8 | 368.2 |
| Cervical cancer | ||||
| Eastern Asia (Japan) | 11.7 | 12.7 | 13.4 | 12.1 |
| Eastern Asia (Korea) | 5.8 | 7.3 | 9.0 | 11.2 |
| Eastern Asia (China) | 34.0 | 44.0 | 57.2 | 71.3 |
| South-Eastern Asia | 39.6 | 52.9 | 68.2 | 104.0 |
| Pacific Islands | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 4.0 |
| Pacific Rim | 92.2 | 116.7 | 146.2 | 187.8 |
| Leukemia | ||||
| Eastern Asia (Japan) | 8.2 | 9.1 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| Eastern Asia (Korea) | 3.0 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.8 |
| Eastern Asia (China) | 46.9 | 53.1 | 62.1 | 72.3 |
| South-Eastern Asia | 17.7 | 20.8 | 24.8 | 38.0 |
| Pacific Islands | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Pacific Rim | 75.9 | 87.0 | 101.9 | 128.5 |