Table 3.
Proportion and number of cancer deaths attributable to lifestyle risk factors in Chile in 2018, by exposure, sex, and cancer site
| Men | Women | Both | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exposure/cancer site | Total number of deaths | PAF (%) | Attributable deaths | Total number of deaths | PAF (%) | Attributable deaths | Total number of deaths | PAF (%) | Attributable deaths |
| Smoking | |||||||||
| Lung | 2055 | 90.7 | 1865 | 1525 | 87.3 | 1332 | 3580 | 89.3 | 3197 |
| Larynx | 148 | 85.7 | 127 | 23 | 82.2 | 19 | 171 | 85.2 | 146 |
| Oral cavity/pharynx | 140 | 63.9 | 89 | 66 | 59.1 | 39 | 206 | 62.4 | 129 |
| Esophagus | 362 | 58.9 | 213 | 306 | 56.8 | 174 | 668 | 57.9 | 387 |
| Bladder | 417 | 57.9 | 241 | 201 | 50.7 | 102 | 618 | 55.5 | 343 |
| Liver | 778 | 36.7 | 285 | 666 | 18.6 | 124 | 1444 | 28.3 | 409 |
| Stomach | 2342 | 30.8 | 721 | 1136 | 16.8 | 191 | 3478 | 26.2 | 912 |
| Cervix | – | – | – | 725 | 25.4 | 184 | 725 | 25.4 | 184 |
| Kidney | 636 | 29.2 | 185 | 342 | 8.7 | 30 | 978 | 22.0 | 215 |
| Pancreas | 763 | 16.7 | 127 | 816 | 21.6 | 176 | 1579 | 19.2 | 304 |
| Myeloid leukemia | 406 | 29.4 | 119 | 402 | 4.5 | 18 | 808 | 17.0 | 138 |
| Colorectum | 1538 | 16.1 | 247 | 1562 | 16.5 | 258 | 3100 | 16.3 | 505 |
| High body mass index | |||||||||
| Corpus uteri | – | – | – | 295 | 44.8 | 132 | 295 | 44.8 | 132 |
| Kidney | 636 | 26.7 | 170 | 342 | 29.4 | 100 | 978 | 27.6 | 270 |
| Gallbladder | 560 | 22.1 | 124 | 1063 | 26.8 | 285 | 1623 | 25.2 | 409 |
| Liver | 778 | 20.5 | 159 | 666 | 23.2 | 155 | 1444 | 21.7 | 314 |
| Colorectum | 1538 | 17.8 | 274 | 1562 | 11.2 | 175 | 3100 | 14.5 | 449 |
| Breast | – | – | – | 1688 | 13.0 | 220 | 1688 | 13.0 | 220 |
| Pancreas | 763 | 13.4 | 102 | 816 | 12.1 | 99 | 1579 | 12.7 | 201 |
| Multiple myeloma | 328 | 11.5 | 38 | 284 | 8.7 | 25 | 612 | 10.2 | 63 |
| Thyroid | 49 | 17.1 | 8 | 106 | 6.3 | 7 | 155 | 9.7 | 15 |
| Prostate | 2270 | 8.6 | 195 | 2270 | 8.6 | 195 | |||
| Ovary | – | – | – | 469 | 7.5 | 35 | 469 | 7.5 | 35 |
| Stomach | 2342 | 7.1 | 165 | 1136 | 5.5 | 63 | 3478 | 6.6 | 228 |
| Esophagus | 362 | 6.5 | 23 | 306 | 6.1 | 19 | 668 | 6.3 | 42 |
| Alcohol consumption | |||||||||
| Oral cavity/pharynx | 140 | 44.6 | 62 | 66 | 11.1 | 7 | 206 | 33.9 | 70 |
| Esophagus | 362 | 39.7 | 144 | 306 | 16.8 | 51 | 668 | 29.2 | 195 |
| Larynx | 148 | 25.9 | 38 | 23 | 7.9 | 2 | 171 | 23.5 | 40 |
| Gallbladder | 560 | 15.3 | 86 | 1063 | 5.8 | 61 | 1623 | 9.1 | 147 |
| Liver | 778 | 8.4 | 65 | 666 | 5.1 | 34 | 1444 | 6.9 | 99 |
| Colorectum | 1538 | 12.1 | 186 | 1562 | 1.1 | 18 | 3100 | 6.6 | 203 |
| Breast | – | – | – | 1688 | 4.2 | 72 | 1688 | 4.2 | 72 |
| Pancreas | 763 | 4.2 | 32 | 816 | 0.7 | 5 | 1579 | 2.4 | 38 |
| Lack of Physical activity | |||||||||
| Colorectum | 1538 | 13.6 | 210 | 1562 | 16.7 | 261 | 3100 | 15.2 | 470 |
| Breast | – | – | – | 1688 | 11.2 | 190 | 1688 | 11.2 | 190 |
| Low fruits and vegetables consumption | |||||||||
| Larynx | 148 | 25.2 | 37 | 23 | 23.2 | 5 | 171 | 25.0 | 43 |
| Oral cavity/pharynx | 140 | 25.2 | 35 | 66 | 23.2 | 15 | 206 | 24.6 | 51 |
| Low fruits consumption | |||||||||
| Lung | 2055 | 14.3 | 294 | 1525 | 13.6 | 207 | 3580 | 14.0 | 501 |
| Passive smoking | |||||||||
| Lung | 2055 | 2.2 | 46 | 1525 | 1.6 | 24 | 3580 | 2.0 | 70 |
PAF population attributable fraction