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. 2020 Jul 4;61(2):E259–E289. doi: 10.15167/2421-4248/jpmh2020.61.2.1244

Tab. SIV.

The method used in each country to calculate the incidence and attenuation of cancer in Global Cancer Observatory in 2018.

Country Incidence Mortality
Source Method Source Method
Eastern Africa
Burundi No data 9 No data 3
Comoros No data 9 No data 3
Djibouti No data 9 No data 3
Eritrea No data 9 No data 3
Ethiopia Local 2a No data 3
France, Reunion National 2a National (WHO) 1
Kenya Local 2b No data 3
Madagascar No data 9 No data 3
Malawi Local 2a No data 3
Mauritius National 1 National (WHO) 1
Mozambique Local 2b No data 3
Rwanda Local 4 No data 3
Somalia No data 9 No data 3
South Sudan No data 9 No data 3
Tanzania Local 2b No data 3
Uganda Local 2b No data 3
Zambia Local 2a No data 3
Zimbabwe Local 2b No data 3
Middle Africa
Angola No data 9 No data 3
Cameroon Local 2a No data 3
Central African Republic No data 9 No data 3
Chad No data 9 No data 3
Congo Local 2a No data 3
Congo, Democratic Republic of No data 9 No data 3
Equatorial Guinea No data 9 No data 3
Gabon No data 4 No data 3
Northern Africa
Algeria Local 2b No data 3
Egypt Local 2b National (WHO) 3
Libya Local 2a No data 3
Morocco Local 2b National (WHO) 3
Sudan Local 2b No data 3
Tunisia Local 2b National (WHO) 3
Southern Africa
Botswana National 1 No data 3
Lesotho No data 9 No data 3
Namibia National 2a No data 3
South African Republic No data 3b National (WHO) 1
Swaziland National 2a No data 3
Western Africa
Cape Verde No data 3b National (WHO) 2a
Benin Local 2a No data 3
Burkina Faso Local 9 No data 3
Cote d'Ivoire Local 2a No data 3
Ghana Local 4 No data 3
Guinea Local 2a No data 3
Guinea-Bissau No data 9 No data 3
Liberia No data 9 No data 3
Mali Local 2a No data 3
Mauritania No data 9 No data 3
Niger Local 2a No data 3
Nigeria Local 2b No data 3
Sao Tome and Principe No data 3b National (WHO) 2a
Senegal No data 9 No data 3
Sierra Leone No data 4 No data 3
The Gambia National 1 No data 3
Togo Local 4 No data 3
Caribbean
Bahamas No data 3b National (WHO) 1
Barbados No data 3b National (WHO) 1
Cuba Local 3b National (WHO) 1
Dominican Republic No data 3b National (WHO) 1
France, Guadeloupe National 1 National (WHO) 1
France, Martinique National 1 National (WUO) 1
Haiti No data 3b National (WHO) 2a
Jamaica Local 3b National (WHO) 1
Puerto Rico National 1 National (WHO) 1
Saint Lucia No data 3b National (WHO) 1
Trinidad and Tobago No data 3b National (WHO) 1
Central America
Belize No data 3b National (WHO) 2a
Costa Rica National 1 National (WHO) 1
El Salvador No data 3b National (WHO) 1
Guatemala No data 3b National (WHO) 1
Honduras Local 2a National (WHO) 2a
Mexico No data 3b National (WHO) 1
Nicaragua No data 3b National (WHO) 1
Panama No data 3b National (WHO) 1
South America
Argentina Local 3a National (WHO) 1
Bolivia Local 3b National (WHO) 2a
Brazil Local 3a National (WHO) 1
Chile Local 3a National (WHO) 1
Colombia Local 3a National (WHO) 1
Ecuador Local 3a National (WHO) 1
French Guiana National 1 National (WHO) 1
Guyana No data 3b National (WHO) 1
Paraguay No data 3b National (WHO) 1
Peru Local 3a National (WHO) 1
Suriname No data 3b National (WHO) 1
Uruguay National 1 National (WHO) 1
Venezuela No data 3b National (WHO) 1
Northern America
Canada Local 1 National (WHO) 1
United States of America National 1 National (WHO) 1
Eastern Asia
China Local 2b Local 2b
Japan Local 3a National (WHO) 1
Korea, Democratic Republic of No data 9 No data 9
Korea, Republic of National 1 National (WHO) 1
Mongolia National 2a National 2a
South-Eastern Asia
Brunei Darussalam National 2a National (WHO) 2a
Cambodia No data 9 No data 3
Indonesia National 4 No data 3
Lao People's Democratic Republic No data 9 No data 3
Malaysia Local 2b National (WHO) 3
Myanmar No data 9 No data 3
Philippines Local 2b National (WHO) 3
Singapore National 1 National (WHO) 2a
Thailand Local 2b National (WHO) 3
Timor Leste No data 9 No data 3
Viet Nam Local 2b National (Survey) 3
South Central Asia
Afghanistan No data 9 No data 3
Bangladesh No data 9 No data 3
Bhutan National (pathology-based register) 2a No data 3
India Local 2b Regional 3
Iran, Islamic Republic of Local 2b National (WHO) 2a
Kazakhstan National 2a National (WHO) 2a
Kyrgyzstan Local 3b National (WHO) 1
Maldives No data 9 No data 9
Nepal Local 4 No data 3
Pakistan Local 2b No data 3
Sri Lanka National 1 National (WHO) 3
Tajikistan No data 3b National (WHO) (ICD-9 limitedsites). 2a
Turkmenistan No data 3b National (WHO) (ICD-10 limitedsites). 1
Uzbekistan National 2a National (WHO) 1
Western Asia
Azerbaijan National 2a National (WHO) 3
Armenia No data 3b National (WHO) 1
Bahrain National 1 National (WHO) 3
Georgia No data 3b National (WHO) 1
Iraq National 2a No data 3
Israel National 1 National (WHO) 1
Jordan National 1 National (WHO) 3
Kuwait National 1 National (WHO) 3
Lebanon National 2a No data 3
Oman National 1 National (WHO) 3
Palestine No data 9 National (WHO) 3
Qatar National 2a National (WHO) 3
Saudi Arabia National 1 National (WHO) 3
Syrian Arab Republic No data 9 No data 3
Turkey Local 2b National (WHO) 2a
United Arab Emirates National 2a No data 3
Yemen Local 2b No data 3
Eastern Europe
Belarus National 1 National (WHO) 1
Bulgaria National 1 National (WHO, ICD-10 limited sites). 2a
Czech Republic National 1 National (WHO) 1
Hungary No data 3b National (WHO) 1
Moldova No data 3b National (WHO) 1
Poland Local 3a National (WHO) 1
Romania Local 3b National (WHO) 1
Russian Federation National 1 National (WHO, ICD-10 limited sites) 1
Slovakia National 2a National (WHO) 1
Ukraine National 1 National (WHO, ICD-10 limited sites) 1
Northern Europe
Denmark National 1 National (WHO) 1
Estonia National 1 National (WHO) 1
Finland National 1 National (WHO) 1
Iceland National 1 National (WHO) 1
Ireland National 1 National (WHO) 1
Latvia National 1 National (WHO) 1
Lithuania National 1 National (WHO) 1
Norway National 1 National (WHO) 1
Sweden National 1 National (WHO) 1
United Kingdom National 1 National (WHO) 1
Southern Europe
Albania No data 3b National (WHO) 1
Bosnia Herzegovina Local 3a National (WHO) 2a
Croatia National 1 National (WHO) 1
Cyprus National 1 National (WHO) 1
FYR Macedonia No data 3b National (WHO) 1
Greece No data 3b National (WHO) 1
Italy Local 3a National (WHO) 1
Malta National 1 National (WHO) 1
Montenegro No data 3b National (WHO) 1
Portugal Local 3a National (WHO) 1
Serbia Local 3b National (WHO) 1
Slovenia National 1 National (WHO) 1
Spain Local 3a National (WHO) 1
Western Europe
Austria National 1 National (WHO) 1
Belgium National 1 National (WHO) 1
France Local 3a National (WHO) 1
Germany Local 1 National (WHO) 1
Luxembourg National (pathology-based register) 3b National (WHO) 1
The Netherlands National 1 National (WHO) 1
Switzerland Local 3a National (WHO) 1
Australia/New Zealand
Australia National 1 National (WHO) 1
New Zealand National 1 National (WHO) 1
Melanesia
Fiji No data 3b No data 3
France, New Caledonia National 2a National (WHO) 2a
Papua New Guinea Local 9 National 2a
Solomon Islands No data 9 No data 3
Vanuatu National 2a No data 3
Micronesia
Guam No data 9 National 2a
Polynesia
French Polynesia National 2a National 2a
Samoa No data 9 No data 9