Table 7.
Liver Cancer Age-standardized Rates (per 100,000) by Sex, 2000
| Region | Incidence | Mortality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Males | Females | |
| Eastern Asia (Japan) | 29.2 | 8.1 | 22.5 | 6.7 |
| Eastern Asia (Korea) | 48.8 | 11.6 | 39.8 | 9.7 |
| Eastern Asia (China) | 35.2 | 13.3 | 34.4 | 13.0 |
| South-Eastern Asia | 18.3 | 5.7 | 17.4 | 5.4 |
| Pacific Islands | 18.3 | 9.4 | 17.2 | 8.8 |
| Pacific Rim | 32.1 | 11.2 | 30.3 | 10.7 |