Table 2. Predicted number of lung cancer deaths by region.

Year	World	WPRO	SEARO	EURO	EMRO	PAHO	AFRO
2012	1,589,925	747,920	146,216	388,203	28,977	262,314	16,108
2015	1,732,185	837,333	159,277	407,619	31,317	287,764	17,355
2020	1,977,806	963,402	185,970	437,379	37,160	334,830	20,201
2025	2,275,048	1,125,058	216,576	469,413	44,544	388,657	23,756
2030	2,613,121	1,313,548	249,943	501,229	53,704	445,610	28,157
2035	2,952,063	1,475,602	284,518	530,257	64,477	501,860	33,534
% of total world number	100	50	10	18	2	17	1

WPRO, Western Pacific region; SEARO, South-East Asia region; EURO, Europe region; EMRO, Europe East Mediterranean region; PAHO, Americas region; AFRO, Africa region.