Table 1.
Top 5 cancer types with the highest incidence and mortality rates by region (PERSONS): NSW residents averaged 2004-2008
| Australia | New Zealand | Oceania | Central and Southern Asia | East Asia | High Income Asia Pacific | Southeast Asia | UK & Ireland | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASR | 95 % CI | ASR | 95 % CI | ASR | 95 % CI | ASR | 95 % CI | ASR | 95 % CI | ASR | 95 % CI | ASR | 95 % CI | ASR | 95 % CI | |||||||||
| INCIDENCE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ALL CANCERS | 308.5 | (306.6,310.5) | 322 | (308.3,336.1) | 301.6 | (267.2,337.8) | 165.3 | (153.1,178.1) | 203.8 | (194.3,213.5) | 176.8 | (169.9,192.6) | 195.2 | (186.6,204) | 280.9 | (273.6,288.3) | ||||||||
| Prostate | 1 | 119 | (117.2,120.6) | 1 | 108 | (97.2,119.8) | 2 | 70.9 | (57.3,86.7) | 2 | 52.8 | (43.5,63.5) | 2 | 42.2 | (37,47.8) | 2 | 48.8 | (37.3,62.7) | 2 | 49.8 | (44.1,56.1) | 1 | 94.2 | (90.2,98.4) |
| Breast | 2 | 81.9 | (80.5,83.4) | 2 | 91.4 | (82.2,101.3) | 1 | 92.2 | (79.3,106.6) | 1 | 59.3 | (49.8,70) | 1 | 57.2 | (51.8,63) | 1 | 49.8 | (40.5,60.6) | 1 | 62.7 | (57.8,67.8) | 2 | 83.6 | (79,88.3) |
| Lung | 3 | 26.8 | (26.2,27.3) | 3 | 30.8 | (26.8,35.1) | 3 | 28 | (22.5,34.4) | 3 | 12.1 | (9.1,15.8) | 3 | 24.8 | (22.2,27.6) | 3 | 14.7 | (10.5,20.1) | 3 | 18.3 | (16.1,20.6) | 3 | 30.4 | (28.8,32.1) |
| Colon | 4 | 25.8 | (25.3,26.4) | 4 | 29.1 | (25.2,33.4) | 4 | 11.3 | (8.5,14.8) | 4 | 20.4 | (18,23) | 4 | 14 | (10,19.2) | 4 | 14.4 | (12.5,16.5) | 4 | 20.8 | (19.4,22.2) | |||
| Melanoma | 5 | 25.3 | (24.8,25.9) | 5 | 18.7 | (15.7,22.1) | 5 | 14.1 | (12.6,15.8) | |||||||||||||||
| Uterus | 4 | 27.7 | (20.6,36.4) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cervix | 5 | 17.2 | (11.9,24) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ovary | 5 | 9.6 | (6,14.5) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rectum | 5 | 11.9 | (10.1,14) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Stomach | 5 | 13.9 | (9.9,18.9) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Thyroid | 5 | 11.5 | (9.9,13.2) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MORTALITY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ALL CANCERS | 105.3 | (104.2,106.3) | 104.7 | (97.4,112.3) | 108.2 | (88.3,129.8) | 46.8 | (40.8,53.4) | 66.2 | (62,70.6) | 62.1 | (53.1,72.2) | 67.1 | (62.9,71.5) | 106.4 | (101.8,111.1) | ||||||||
| Lung | 1 | 20.8 | (20.3, 21.3) | 1 | 21.5 | (18.2,25.2) | 2 | 18.7 | (14.2,24) | 2 | 6.7 | (4.5,9.5) | 1 | 17.1 | (15.1,19.4) | 1 | 12.5 | (8.6,17.5) | 1 | 13.2 | (11.4,15.2) | 1 | 24.8 | (23.4,26.3) |
| Breast | 2 | 16 | (15.4, 16.6) | 2 | 17.6 | (13.7,22.2) | 1 | 19.1 | (13.5,26.2) | 1 | 14.9 | (10.3,20.8) | 4 | 5.7 | (4.2,7.6) | 2 | 7.7 | (6,9.6) | 2 | 15.4 | (13.7,17.3) | |||
| Prostate | 3 | 15.4 | (14.8, 15.9) | 3 | 15.1 | (11.1,19.9) | 3 | 17.6 | (11, 26.6) | 4 | 7 | (5.1,9.4) | 3 | 14 | (12.7,15.4) | |||||||||
| Colon | 4 | 8.8 | (8.5, 9.1) | 4 | 8.6 | (6.6,11) | 3 | 5.7 | (4.5,7.2) | 5 | 5.1 | (4,6.5) | 5 | 7.1 | (6.4,7.9) | |||||||||
| CUPa | 5 | 6.5 | (6.2, 6.7) | 5 | 7.7 | (5.9,9.9) | 4 | 7.4 | (4.9,10.1) | |||||||||||||||
| Liver | 4 | 6.4 | (4, 9.6) | 2 | 6.4 | (5.1,7.9) | 2 | 6.9 | (4.1,10.9) | 3 | 7.4 | (6.1,8.9) | ||||||||||||
| Pancreas | 5 | 5.9 | (3.6, 9) | 5 | 4.1 | (3.1,5.4) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stomach | 3 | 6.9 | (4.1,10.7) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Europe | Eastern Europe | Central Europe | North East Africa & Middle East | Rest of Africab | South Africa | North America | Latin America and Caribbean | |||||||||||||||||
| ASR | 95 % CI | ASR | 95 % CI | ASR | 95 % CI | ASR | 95 % CI | ASR | 95 % CI | ASR | 95 % CI | ASR | 95 % CI | ASR | 95 % CI | |||||||||
| INCIDENCE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ALL CANCERS | 302.5 | (292.1,313) | 280.1 | (249.3,312.5) | 154.1 | (145.5,162.9) | 233.3 | (223.6,243.3) | 187.6 | (165.9,211.1) | 261.8 | (242.4,282.3) | 293.4 | (270.4,317.6) | 248 | (230.3, 266.5) | ||||||||
| Prostate | 2 | 83.3 | (79.5,87.3) | 1 | 97.2 | (75.3,122.1) | 1 | 39.7 | (35.8,44) | 2 | 54.7 | (49.4,60.5) | 1 | 68.9 | (52.5,88.6) | 1 | 114.6 | (96.0,135.7) | 1 | 101.8 | (83.7,122.4) | 1 | 100.1 | (85.8, 116.1) |
| Breast | 1 | 84.4 | (78.7,90.3) | 2 | 78.6 | (57.5,103.9) | 2 | 35.2 | (30.6,40.3) | 1 | 72.2 | (65.7,79.2) | 2 | 64.1 | (48.5,83) | 2 | 94.2 | (78.5,112) | 2 | 100.9 | (82.7,121.6) | 2 | 74.2 | (63.2, 86.5) |
| Lung | 3 | 28.3 | (26.6,29.9) | 3 | 20.5 | (14.3,27.7) | 3 | 16.4 | (14.6,18.4) | 3 | 22.1 | (19.7,24.8) | 5 | 9.6 | (5.6,15.4) | 3 | 24.4 | (17.7,32.6) | 3 | 17.9 | (13.8,22.7) | |||
| Colon | 4 | 23.3 | (21.8,24.9) | 4 | 18.3 | (12.7,24.9) | 4 | 12.9 | (11.2,14.7) | 4 | 18.1 | (15.8,20.5) | 3 | 18.4 | (12.6,25.9) | 3 | 17.9 | (13.1,24) | 4 | 19.7 | (14.1,26.7) | 4 | 14 | (10.6,18.3) |
| Melanoma | 4 | 14.1 | (9.9,19.5) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rectum | 5 | 16.2 | (14.9,17.7) | 5 | 9.2 | (7.7,10.8) | 4 | 9.6 | (5.6,15.5) | 5 | 13.8 | (9.7,18.9) | ||||||||||||
| Thyroid | 5 | 12.7 | (10.8,14.8) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| NHL | 5 | 13.5 | (7.6,21.2) | 5 | 16.1 | (11.1,22.5) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kidney | 5 | 12.1 | (9.0,16.1) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MORTALITY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ALL CANCERS | 110.9 | (106.8,115.1) | 95.7 | (81.9,110.5) | 59 | (55.6,62.7) | 82 | (77.3,87) | 62 | (50.7,75) | 79.9 | (69.5,91.4) | 96.9 | (84.2,110.9) | 77.8 | (69.2,87.3) | ||||||||
| Lung | 1 | 21.7 | (20.3,23.1) | 1 | 19.6 | (13.5,26.7) | 1 | 11.8 | (10.4,13.5) | 1 | 17.5 | (15.3,19.9) | 3 | 8.9 | (5.6,13.3) | 1 | 19 | (13.3, 26.4) | 2 | 14 | (10.5,18.3) | |||
| Breast | 2 | 18 | (15.5,20.6) | 2 | 13.1 | (5.5,24) | 2 | 8.1 | (6.1,10.4) | 2 | 13.9 | (11.1,17.1) | 1 | 17 | (10.7,25.5) | 2 | 18.6 | (11.0,29.3) | 3 | 9.3 | (5.7,14.3) | |||
| Prostate | 3 | 11.3 | (10.1,12.6) | 4 | 7 | (4,10.9) | 3 | 6.2 | (4.9,7.7) | 3 | 7.7 | (5.7,10.1) | 2 | 15.1 | (8.7,24.2) | 3 | 14.9 | (9.0,23.2) | 1 | 17 | (10.3,26) | |||
| CUP | 5 | 7.3 | (6.4,8.3) | 5 | 5.7 | (4.5,7.2) | 5 | 6.9 | (3.8,11.2) | 5 | 5.4 | (3.3,8.3) | ||||||||||||
| Pancreas | 3 | 7.6 | (4.5, 11.4) | 4 | 5.9 | (4.7,7.3) | 4 | 8 | (4.7,12.6) | |||||||||||||||
| Stomach | 5 | 6.6 | (3.1,11) | 5 | 3.9 | (3,5) | 4 | 5.8 | (3.6,8.7) | |||||||||||||||
aCUP = cancer of unknown primary
bThe region “Rest of Africa” does not include South Africa (a separate region) or Egypt and Tunisia (group with North East Africa and Middle East)