Table 1. Trends in TC incidence in selected East Asian countries.
| Country | Sex | Incidence | Mortality | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Annual percentage change (95% CI) | Average annual percentage change (95% CI) | Period | Annual percentage change (95% CI) | Average annual percentage change (95% CI) | ||
| China | Male | 1998–2001 | −3.5 (−13.1 to 7.1) | 10.3* (7.2 to 13.4) | 1998–2012 | 0.7 (−3.3 to 5.0) | 0.7 (−3.3 to 5.0) |
| 2001–2008 | 10.0* (6.2 to 14.0) | ||||||
| 2008–2012 | 22.4* (14.6 to 30.7) | ||||||
| Female | 1998–2003 | 3.7* (0.5 to 7.0) | 9.4* (8.0 to 10.7) | 1998–2012 | −3.2* (−5.5 to −0.8) | −3.2* (−5.5 to −0.8) | |
| 2003–2012 | 12.6* (11.2 to 14.1) | ||||||
| Japan | Male | 1998–2002 | −1.4 (−7.8 to 5.5) | 4.7* (2.3 to 7.1) | 1998–2012 | −0.7* (−1.3 to −0.1) | −0.7* (−1.3 to −0.1) |
| 2002–2010 | 7.8* (5.4 to 10.3) | ||||||
| Female | 1998–2002 | −4.1* (−8.0 to 0.0) | 3.5* (1.2 to 5.9) | 1998–2012 | −1.7* (−2.1 to −1.4) | −1.7* (−2.1 to −1.4) | |
| 2002–2006 | 11.1* (4.0 to 18.7) | ||||||
| 2006–2010 | 4.2 (−0.1 to 8.6) | ||||||
| Korea | Male | 1999–2001 | 6.5 (−4.9 to 19.10) | 20.8* (18.6 to 23.1) | 1998–2012 | −0.4 (−2.1 to 1.3) | −0.4 (−2.1 to 1.3) |
| 2001–2009 | 28.0* (26.1 to 29.9) | ||||||
| 2009–2012 | 12.7* (6.6 to 19.2) | ||||||
| Female | 1999–2009 | 23.8* (21.6 to 26.0) | 20.5* (17.4 to 23.6) | 1998–2002 | 10.5* (2.4 to 19.3) | 0.1 (−2.1 to 2.4) | |
| 2009–2012 | 10.1 (−1.8 to 23.5) | 2002–2012 | −3.8* (−5.6 to −2.0) | ||||
*, P<0.05.