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. 2018 Jan 29;52:10. doi: 10.11606/S1518-8787.2018052000251

Table 2. Number and percentage of deaths, mean coefficient per 100,000 inhabitants, and trend of oral and pharyngeal cancer mortality rates according to anatomical site. Brazil, 2002–2013.

ICD-10 Deaths Average Coefficienta APCb 95%CIc Interpretation
n %
Anatomical site
C00 – Lip 589 0.8 < 0.1 -0.1 -7.5–7.8 Stable
C01 – Base of tongue 4,491 6.0 0.2 2.4 -0.9–5.9 Stable
C02 – Other and unspecified parts of tongue 10,326 13.9 0.5 -0.4 -2.5–1.8 Stable
C03 – Gum 473 0.6 < 0.1 -0.5 -5.1–4.3 Stable
C04 – Floor of mouth 2,040 2.7 0.1 2.7 -0.3–5.8 Stable
C05 – Palate 2,650 3.6 0.1 0.7 -2.2–3.6 Stable
C06 – Other and unspecified parts of mouth 11,683 15.7 0.6 -2.5 -5.3–0.5 Stable
C07 – Parotid gland 2,489 3.4 0.1 -1.6 -6.3–3.3 Stable
C08 – Other and unspecified major salivary glands 793 1.1 < 0.1 -5.0 -9.5– -0. Decrease
C09 – Tonsil 1,705 2.3 0.1 -6.7 -9.4– -3. Decrease
C10 – Oropharynx 17,292 0.2 0.9 -0.7 -3.4–2.0 Stable
C11 – Nasopharynx 3,181 4.3 0.2 -0.7 -2.9–1.6 Stable
C12 – Pyriform Sinus 787 1.1 < 0.1 -3.2 -8.4–2.4 Stable
C13 – Hypopharynx 4,789 6.4 0.3 -5.9 -9.5– -2. Decrease
C14 – Other and ill-defined sites in the lip oral cavity, and pharynx 11,054 14.9 0.6 -3.8 -6.4– -1. Decrease
Grouped sites
C01 + C02 – Tongue 14,817 0.8 0.4 -1.2–2.0 Stable
C07 + C08 – Parotid gland and other and unspecified major salivary glands 3,282 0.2 -2.8 -6.0–0.4 Stable
C09 + C10 – Tonsil and oropharynx 18,997 1.0 -1.3 -3.6–1.1 Stable
a

Rates standardized by the world population, WHO 13 .

b

Annual percentage change.

c

Confidence interval of the APC.