Table 5.
Stomach Cancer Age-standardized Rates (per 100,000) by Sex, 2000
| Region | Incidence | Mortality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Males | Females | |
| Eastern Asia (Japan) | 69.2 | 28.6 | 31.2 | 13.8 |
| Eastern Asia (Korea) | 70.0 | 25.7 | 43.3 | 17.9 |
| Eastern Asia (China) | 36.0 | 17.4 | 26.9 | 13.0 |
| South-Eastern Asia | 8.7 | 4.8 | 7.4 | 4.1 |
| Pacific Islands | 6.6 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 3.7 |
| Pacific Rim | 36.1 | 16.6 | 24.5 | 11.5 |