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Estimated number of nationwide new cases of soft tissue sarcomas in China, 2014
| Areas | Gender | Number of new cases | Incidence rate (1/100,000) | ASRcn (1/100,000) | ASRwld (1/100,000) | |
| STS, soft tissue sarcoma; GIST, gastrointestinal stromal tumor; ASRcn, Age –standardized incidence rate by China Population; ASRwld, Age –standardized incidence rate by Segi’s Population | ||||||
| Overall STS | All areas | Total | 39,900 | 2.91 | 2.21 | 2.13 |
| Male | 19,200 | 2.72 | 2.10 | 2.05 | ||
| Female | 20,700 | 3.11 | 2.32 | 2.23 | ||
| Urban areas | Total | 26,600 | 3.55 | 2.55 | 2.47 | |
| Male | 12,900 | 3.38 | 2.47 | 2.40 | ||
| Female | 13,700 | 3.71 | 2.65 | 2.54 | ||
| Rural areas | Total | 13,300 | 2.14 | 1.74 | 1.69 | |
| Male | 6,300 | 1.94 | 1.61 | 1.58 | ||
| Female | 7,000 | 2.36 | 1.89 | 1.81 | ||
| GIST | All areas | Total | 5,700 | 0.42 | 0.29 | 0.29 |
| Male | 3,200 | 0.45 | 0.32 | 0.32 | ||
| Female | 2,500 | 0.38 | 0.26 | 0.25 | ||
| Urban areas | Total | 3,900 | 0.52 | 0.34 | 0.34 | |
| Male | 2,200 | 0.57 | 0.38 | 0.38 | ||
| Female | 1,700 | 0.47 | 0.31 | 0.30 | ||
| Rural areas | Total | 1,800 | 0.29 | 0.22 | 0.21 | |
| Male | 1,000 | 0.30 | 0.24 | 0.23 | ||
| Female | 800 | 0.28 | 0.20 | 0.19 | ||
| Non-GIST STS | All areas | Total | 34,200 | 2.50 | 1.92 | 1.85 |
| Male | 16,000 | 2.27 | 1.78 | 1.73 | ||
| Female | 18,200 | 2.73 | 2.06 | 1.97 | ||
| Urban areas | Total | 22,700 | 3.03 | 2.21 | 2.13 | |
| Male | 10,700 | 2.81 | 2.09 | 2.02 | ||
| Female | 12,000 | 3.25 | 2.34 | 2.25 | ||
| Rural areas | Total | 11,500 | 1.85 | 1.52 | 1.48 | |
| Male | 5,300 | 1.64 | 1.37 | 1.35 | ||
| Female | 6,200 | 2.09 | 1.69 | 1.61 | ||