Table 1.

Distribution of pathology‐confirmed hematologic malignancies^a reported to National Cancer Registry in South Africa by select characteristics at age ≥15 years for 2000–2006

	Females											Males
	Black		White		Coloured		Asian/Indian		Unknown		All	Black		White		Coloured		Asian/Indian		Unknown		All
	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N
Year of diagnosis
2000	458	50	278	30	113	12	38	4	27	3	914	563	50	365	32	126	11	37	3	44	4	1135
2001	482	50	338	35	77	8	43	4	26	3	966	563	49	397	35	102	9	40	4	38	3	1140
2002	496	52	317	33	77	8	33	3	30	3	953	542	49	365	33	99	9	57	5	49	4	1112
2003	413	48	287	33	97	11	34	4	29	3	860	518	48	376	35	107	10	37	3	36	3	1074
2004	514	49	332	32	116	11	34	3	55	5	1051	500	46	366	34	127	12	36	3	60	6	1089
2005	499	51	296	30	96	10	31	3	64	6	986	466	47	326	33	115	11	32	3	63	6	1002
2006	585	55	296	28	110	10	25	2	56	5	1072	635	50	383	30	141	11	35	3	68	5	1262
Total	3447	51	2144	32	686	10	238	3	287	4	6802	3787	48	2578	33	817	10	274	4	358	5	7814
Reporting source
NHLS	2937	60	1063	22	531	11	166	3	171	4	4868	3101	57	1294	24	618	11	184	3	201	4	5398
Private	510	26	1081	56	155	8	72	4	116	6	1934	686	28	1284	53	199	8	90	4	157	6	2416
Total	3447	51	2144	32	686	10	238	3	287	4	6802	3787	48	2578	33	817	10	274	4	358	5	7814
Age, years
15–19	170	64	51	19	29	11	7	3	8	3	265	237	64	67	18	34	9	20	5	15	4	373
20–24	181	60	58	19	32	11	19	6	11	4	301	225	56	82	21	48	12	26	7	19	5	400
25–29	337	73	68	15	24	5	17	4	16	3	462	266	65	83	20	28	7	11	3	19	5	407
30–34	429	73	75	13	37	6	14	2	29	5	584	469	69	82	12	62	9	23	3	41	6	677
35–39	361	67	91	17	43	8	16	3	26	5	537	414	63	137	21	56	8	17	3	35	5	659
40–44	341	64	91	17	61	11	20	4	24	4	537	422	59	156	22	77	11	25	4	30	4	710
45–49	340	59	138	24	51	9	24	4	27	5	580	410	58	167	23	71	10	34	5	30	4	712
50–54	303	50	185	30	65	11	31	5	27	4	611	383	48	253	32	96	12	28	4	34	4	794
55–59	263	42	244	39	70	11	24	4	21	3	622	290	42	271	39	85	12	23	3	29	4	698
60–64	238	37	266	42	87	14	20	3	28	4	639	231	33	310	45	81	12	30	4	40	6	692
65–69	164	31	241	46	67	13	19	4	30	6	521	175	29	312	51	86	14	14	2	24	4	611
70–74	157	33	241	50	51	11	14	3	17	4	480	137	28	279	57	48	10	12	2	17	3	493
75–79	91	26	211	59	28	8	11	3	14	4	355	79	23	219	63	31	9	6	2	12	3	347
80+	72	23	184	60	41	13	2	1	9	3	308	49	20	160	66	14	6	5	2	13	5	241
Total	3447	51	2144	32	686	10	238	3	287	4	6802	3787	48	2578	33	817	10	274	4	358	5	7814

^aICD‐O‐3 morphology codes 9590‐9999 excluding 9741, 9750, 9755, 9756, 9757, 9758, 9761, 9950, 9960, 9961, 9962, 9980, 9982, 9983, 9989 (153 cases excluded). NHLS, National Health Laboratory Systems.