Table 3. Lung cancer deaths and standardized mortality rates* among ages 30 to 69 by region. Brazil, 1996-2011.

Region	1996				Rate % variation	2011				Rate % variation
	Initial		Final			Initial		Final
	n	rate	n	rate		n	rate	n	rate
Men
North	198	14.4	397	28.5	97.9	310	12.0	400	15.4	28.3
Northeast	553	8.6	1,261	19.5	126.7	1,204	11.9	1,461	14.4	21.0
Southeast	1,518	36.6	1590	38.3	4.6	1,966	29.3	2,072	30.8	5.1
South	3,154	27.0	3,329	28.5	5.6	3,426	18.3	3,691	19.7	7.7
Midwest	299	19.6	366	23.9	21.9	484	17.2	533	18.9	9.9
Brazil	5,722	22.7	6,943	27.5	21.1	7,390	18.0	8,157	19.9	10.6
Women
North	74	5.5	164	12.2	121.8	206	8.1	250	9.8	21.0
Northeast	270	3.7	763	10.3	178.4	986	8.5	1,185	10.2	20.0
Southeast	569	12.5	620	13.6	8.8	1,170	15.7	1,230	16.5	5.1
South	1,116	8.3	1,240	9.3	12.0	2,338	10.8	2,519	11.7	8.3
Midwest	123	8.0	164	10.6	32.5	320	10.5	351	11.5	9.5
Brazil	2,152	7.6	2,951	10.4	36.8	5,020	10.9	5,535	12.0	10.1

* Standardized by age according to the Brazilian population in 2010.