Table 2.
Ratios of age-standardized incidence to mortality rates by world region and genders.
| Countries | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASR (I) | ASR (M) | I:M | ASR (I) | ASR (M) | I:M | |
| North America | 44 | 34.8 | 1.26 | 33.8 | 23.5 | 1.44 |
| Micronesia | 47.5 | 41.7 | 1.14 | 22.9 | 20.8 | 1.10 |
| Eastern Asia | 50.4 | 44.8 | 1.13 | 19.2 | 16.2 | 1.19 |
| More developed regions | 44.7 | 36.8 | 1.21 | 19.6 | 14.3 | 1.37 |
| Western Europe | 44 | 35.3 | 1.25 | 20 | 14.8 | 1.35 |
| Central and Eastern Europe | 53.5 | 47.6 | 1.12 | 10.4 | 8.3 | 1.25 |
| Southern Europe | 46.4 | 39.1 | 1.19 | 12.8 | 10 | 1.28 |
| Northern Europe | 34.6 | 29.7 | 1.16 | 23.7 | 19.1 | 1.24 |
| Australia/NZ | 32.7 | 23.5 | 1.39 | 21.7 | 15 | 1.45 |
| Polynesia | 39.3 | 36 | 1.09 | 13.5 | 14.8 | 0.91 |
| World | 34.2 | 30 | 1.14 | 13.6 | 11.1 | 1.23 |
| Western Asia | 37.6 | 34 | 1.11 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 1.15 |
| Less developed regions | 30 | 27.2 | 1.10 | 11.1 | 9.8 | 1.13 |
| South-Eastern Asia | 29.6 | 26.6 | 1.11 | 10.5 | 9.4 | 1.12 |
| Caribbean | 25.8 | 23.7 | 1.09 | 13.5 | 12.1 | 1.12 |
| Southern Africa | 26.1 | 23.8 | 1.10 | 10.2 | 9.1 | 1.12 |
| South America | 20.8 | 18.4 | 1.13 | 10.7 | 8.9 | 1.20 |
| Melanesia | 14.3 | 13.3 | 1.08 | 5.8 | 5 | 1.16 |
| Northern Africa | 15.6 | 14 | 1.11 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 1.11 |
| South-Central Asia | 11.9 | 10.7 | 1.11 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 1.10 |
| Central America | 10.2 | 9 | 1.13 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 1.14 |
| Eastern Africa | 3.8 | 3.5 | 1.09 | 2.2 | 2 | 1.10 |
| Middle Africa | 2 | 1.8 | 1.11 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.14 |
| Western Africa | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.13 | 1.1 | 1 | 1.10 |
ASR: Age-standardized rates; I: incidence; M: mortality.