Table 17.
Projected Demographic Effects on Cancer Burden: Number of Deaths (in thousands)
| 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2050 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stomach cancer | ||||
| Eastern Asia (Japan) | 55.8 | 67.3 | 75.5 | 74.1 |
| Eastern Asia (Korea) | 19.0 | 26.7 | 36.8 | 59.1 |
| Eastern Asia (China) | 245.3 | 323.4 | 446.2 | 705.9 |
| South-Eastern Asia | 21.3 | 28.7 | 39.5 | 82.3 |
| Pacific Islands | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| Pacific Rim | 341.6 | 447.5 | 605.5 | 1002.6 |
| Lung cancer | ||||
| Eastern Asia (Japan) | 53.9 | 66.3 | 75.5 | 75.2 |
| Eastern Asia (Korea) | 14.6 | 21.0 | 29.7 | 49.4 |
| Eastern Asia (China) | 286.7 | 378.3 | 523.0 | 831.9 |
| South-Eastern Asia | 60.6 | 82.2 | 114.9 | 238.8 |
| Pacific Islands | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.5 |
| Pacific Rim | 416.1 | 546.1 | 740.1 | 1228.2 |
| Liver cancer | ||||
| Eastern Asia (Japan) | 35.6 | 42.8 | 46.8 | 45.3 |
| Eastern Asia (Korea) | 15.8 | 22.0 | 29.6 | 40.8 |
| Eastern Asia (China) | 301.5 | 389.0 | 508.1 | 688.3 |
| South-Eastern Asia | 42.5 | 57.2 | 78.2 | 148.9 |
| Pacific Islands | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.7 |
| Pacific Rim | 396.0 | 510.6 | 663.6 | 960.7 |
| Colorectal cancer | ||||
| Eastern Asia (Japan) | 36.4 | 43.8 | 48.9 | 47.8 |
| Eastern Asia (Korea) | 4.6 | 6.5 | 8.9 | 14.3 |
| Eastern Asia (China) | 78.7 | 102.5 | 141.1 | 225.5 |
| South-Eastern Asia | 27.4 | 36.9 | 50.4 | 101.8 |
| Pacific Islands | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
| Pacific Rim | 147.4 | 191.6 | 258.1 | 428.1 |
| Esophageal cancer | ||||
| Eastern Asia (Japan) | 10.1 | 12.2 | 13.4 | 13.0 |
| Eastern Asia (Korea) | 2.4 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 7.8 |
| Eastern Asia (China) | 162.7 | 215.5 | 299.6 | 481.2 |
| South-Eastern Asia | 6.7 | 9.1 | 12.9 | 27.7 |
| Pacific Islands | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Pacific Rim | 182.0 | 240.0 | 326.5 | 542.8 |
| Female breast cancer | ||||
| Eastern Asia (Japan) | 8.3 | 8.9 | 9.3 | 8.2 |
| Eastern Asia (Korea) | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.7 |
| Eastern Asia (China) | 29.2 | 37.7 | 49.0 | 63.3 |
| South-Eastern Asia | 25.0 | 33.3 | 43.0 | 65.9 |
| Pacific Islands | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
| Pacific Rim | 64.2 | 81.7 | 103.0 | 133.7 |
| Cervical cancer | ||||
| Eastern Asia (Japan) | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| Eastern Asia (Korea) | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 5.0 |
| Eastern Asia (China) | 19.8 | 25.9 | 34.6 | 48.0 |
| South-Eastern Asia | 20.5 | 27.6 | 36.1 | 58.1 |
| Pacific Islands | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.3 |
| Pacific Rim | 46.6 | 59.9 | 76.9 | 105.6 |
| Leukemia | ||||
| Eastern Asia (Japan) | 6.8 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 7.9 |
| Eastern Asia (Korea) | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| Eastern Asia (China) | 30.4 | 36.2 | 43.8 | 54.6 |
| South-Eastern Asia | 14.9 | 17.5 | 21.0 | 33.0 |
| Pacific Islands | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Pacific Rim | 54.3 | 64.2 | 77.2 | 102.9 |