Table 2.
Estimated Annual Cases of Childhood Cancer Worldwide by Region
| Region | Total Population* | U5MR* | Percentage of Total Population Age 0-14 Years* | Population Age 0-14 Years†‡ | Percentage of Global Population Age 0-14 Years† | Incidence of Childhood Cancer (per million)§ | Childhood Cancer Cases† |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | |||||||
| Europe | 743,008,000 | 7 | 15.6 | 115,857,187 | 6.3 | 139 | 16,104 | 9.9 |
| North America | 353,860,000 | 7 | 19.0 | 67,220,072 | 3.6 | 165 | 11,091 | 6.8 |
| Latin American and Caribbean | 611,122,000 | 21 | 26.0 | 158,891,720 | ||||
| Caribbean | 40,972,000 | 34 | 24.9 | 10,195,443 | 0.6 | 79 | 805 | 0.5 |
| Central America | 164,211,000 | 18 | 29.0 | 47,559,950 | 2.6 | 99 | 4,708 | 2.9 |
| South America | 405,938,000 | 22 | 25.0 | 101,351,072 | 5.5 | 117 | 11,858 | 7.3 |
| Africa | 1,150,795,000 | 96 | 40.0 | 460,318,000 | ||||
| Northern Africa | 223,477,000 | 42 | 32.2 | 71,942,482 | 3.9 | 117 | 8,417 | 5.2 |
| Eastern Africa | 363,289,000 | 84 | 43.9 | 159,659,240 | 8.6 | 103 | 16,445 | 10.1 |
| Middle Africa | 143,590,000 | 113 | 43.0 | 61,788,040 | 3.3 | 78 | 4,819 | 3.0 |
| Western Africa | 338,190,000 | 124 | 43.0 | 145,275,339 | 7.9 | 57 | 8,281 | 5.1 |
| Southern Africa | 56,091,000 | 61 | 29.0 | 16,239,477 | 0.9 | 46 | 747 | 0.5 |
| Asia | 4,306,686,000 | 44 | 24.3 | 1,046,524,698 | ||||
| Western | 247,120,000 | 32 | 29.5 | 72,910,480 | 3.9 | 120 | 8,749 | 5.4 |
| Eastern | 1,590,701,000 | 17 | 16.7 | 265,708,479 | 14.4 | 74 | 19,662 | 12.1 |
| South Central | 1,831,151,000 | 63 | 29.3 | 536,639,626 | 29.0 | 64 | 34,345 | 21.1 |
| South Eastern | 637,714,000 | 31 | 26.6 | 169,424,119 | 9.2 | 92 | 15,587 | 9.6 |
| Oceania | 36,709,000 | 20 | 22.3 | 8,202,179 | 0.4 | 120 | 984 | 0.6 |
| Summary | 7,176,023,000 | 53 | 40.0 | 1,849,909,185 | 28.6 | 88 | 162,603 | |
Abbreviation: U5MR, under-5 mortality rate (ie, mortality rate for children younger than age 5 years).
*
U5MR is the probability of dying between birth and exactly 5 years of age expressed per 1000 live births. See United States Census Bureau, International Programs, International Database12 for a list of countries included in each region.
†
Values obtained from calculations based on population and incidence data shown.
‡
Values represent results of calculation of percentage indicated in Percentage of Total Population Age 0-14 Years column of total population included in Total Population column.
§
Source: International Agency for Research on Cancer: GLOBOCAN 2012.11