Table 4 –
Incidence and cumulative risk of kidney cancer in Africa
| Population | Qualitya | Numbers | Crude rate | ASR (W) | Cumulative risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritius | D2 | 53 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 0.37 |
| Libya | C6 | 133 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 0.30 |
| Egypt | C3 | 1740 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 0.26 |
| Tunisia | C6 | 237 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0.25 |
| France, La Reunion | D2 | 21 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 0.19 |
| Ethiopia | E6 | 1412 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 0.20 |
| Mali | E6 | 307 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.15 |
| Eritrea | G6 | 77 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 0.18 |
| Somalia | G6 | 131 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0.17 |
| Algeria | C6 | 454 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.16 |
| Sudan | F6 | 462 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.15 |
| Morocco | E6 | 451 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.15 |
| Djibouti | G6 | 11 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.14 |
| South Sudan | G6 | 117 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.13 |
| Kenya | E6 | 380 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.15 |
| Zimbabwe | C6 | 137 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.11 |
| Uganda | C6 | 305 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.09 |
| Namibia | D6 | 19 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.14 |
| South African Republic | D3 | 506 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.13 |
| Senegal | G6 | 134 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.09 |
| Niger | E6 | 92 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.12 |
| Benin | F6 | 77 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.09 |
| Chad | G6 | 89 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.09 |
| Western Sahara | G6 | 5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.06 |
| Angola | G6 | 109 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.08 |
| Central African Republic | G6 | 34 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.07 |
| Madagascar | G6 | 139 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.07 |
| Botswana | D6 | 12 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.10 |
| Gabon | F6 | 12 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.05 |
| Zambia | E6 | 80 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.07 |
| Burundi | G6 | 44 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.05 |
| Rwanda | F6 | 60 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.05 |
| Malawi | C6 | 132 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.04 |
| Ghana | F6 | 173 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.05 |
| Mauritania | G6 | 23 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.05 |
| Cote d’Ivoire | F6 | 127 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.06 |
| Nigeria | E6 | 936 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.05 |
| Togo | F6 | 36 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.06 |
| Congo, Democratic | G6 | 337 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.04 |
| Republic of Cameroon | E6 | 116 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.04 |
| Burkina Faso | F6 | 70 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.05 |
| Congo, Republic of | E6 | 21 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.03 |
| Sierra Leone | G6 | 24 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.04 |
| Lesotho | G6 | 6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.03 |
| Liberia | G6 | 14 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.03 |
| Equatorial Guinea | G6 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.02 |
| Guinea | E6 | 27 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.03 |
| Guinea-Bissau | G6 | 5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.02 |
| Tanzania | E6 | 106 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.01 |
| Swaziland | D6 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.02 |
| Mozambique | E6 | 34 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.00 |
| Comoros | G6 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.00 |
| The Gambia | D6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Cape Verde | G6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
ASR = age-standardised rate.
Data are sorted by ASRs. Numbers are expressed per 100 000 people. Reproduced with permission from the International Agency for Research on Cancer [3].
For Quality legend, please refer to the Supplementary material (Level of availability of incidence and mortality data).