Table 4.
Estimated numbers of new cancer cases and deaths from cancer (thousands), ASRsa (per 100,000) by sex and cancer site in EU-27 for 2020.
| Cancer site | Incidence |
Mortality |
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| Both sexes |
Males |
Females |
Both sexes |
Males |
Females |
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| Cases | % | ASR (E) | Cum. Risk % | Cases | % | ASR (E) | Cum. Risk % | Cases | % | ASR (E) | Cum. Risk % | Deaths | % | ASR (E) | Cum. Risk % | Deaths | % | ASR (E) | Cum. Risk % | Deaths | % | ASR (E) | Cum. Risk % | |
| Lip, oral cavity and pharynx | 79.9 | 3.0 | 17.0 | 1.11 | 56.0 | 3.9 | 25.6 | 1.69 | 23.9 | 1.9 | 9.3 | 0.56 | 31.8 | 2.5 | 6.7 | 0.40 | 23.8 | 3.4 | 11.0 | 0.68 | 8.0 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 0.15 |
| Oesophagus | 30.3 | 1.1 | 6.4 | 0.38 | 23.3 | 1.6 | 10.9 | 0.65 | 7.0 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 0.15 | 25.6 | 2.0 | 5.4 | 0.29 | 19.9 | 2.8 | 9.4 | 0.51 | 5.8 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 0.10 |
| Stomach | 75.4 | 2.8 | 15.8 | 0.78 | 46.7 | 3.2 | 22.4 | 1.10 | 28.8 | 2.3 | 10.6 | 0.49 | 52.1 | 4.1 | 10.9 | 0.48 | 32.1 | 4.6 | 15.7 | 0.69 | 19.9 | 3.6 | 7.2 | 0.30 |
| Colorectum | 341.4 | 12.7 | 71.8 | 3.65 | 191.1 | 13.2 | 91.6 | 4.58 | 150.4 | 12.2 | 56.3 | 2.82 | 156.1 | 12.4 | 32.4 | 1.27 | 87.2 | 12.3 | 43.1 | 1.67 | 68.9 | 12.4 | 24.5 | 0.91 |
| Liver | 60.9 | 2.3 | 12.8 | 0.70 | 41.9 | 2.9 | 19.8 | 1.11 | 19.0 | 1.5 | 7.0 | 0.32 | 53.9 | 4.3 | 11.3 | 0.55 | 36.6 | 5.2 | 17.6 | 0.86 | 17.3 | 3.1 | 6.3 | 0.27 |
| Gallbladder | 7.8 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 0.07 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 0.06 | 5.1 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 0.09 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.05 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.04 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.06 |
| Pancreas | 94.9 | 3.5 | 19.9 | 0.94 | 47.1 | 3.3 | 22.6 | 1.12 | 47.8 | 3.9 | 17.5 | 0.78 | 89.3 | 7.1 | 18.6 | 0.86 | 44.7 | 6.3 | 21.6 | 1.03 | 44.5 | 8.0 | 16.2 | 0.70 |
| Larynx | 24.6 | 0.9 | 5.2 | 0.35 | 21.2 | 1.5 | 9.8 | 0.63 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 0.09 | 11.6 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 0.14 | 10.2 | 1.4 | 4.8 | 0.27 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.03 |
| Lung | 318.3 | 11.9 | 67.3 | 3.93 | 205.3 | 14.2 | 97.2 | 5.30 | 113.1 | 9.1 | 43.9 | 2.68 | 257.3 | 20.4 | 54.2 | 2.97 | 170.6 | 24.2 | 81.7 | 4.14 | 86.7 | 15.6 | 33.2 | 1.91 |
| Melanoma of skin | 106.4 | 4.0 | 22.8 | 1.41 | 55.4 | 3.8 | 26.0 | 1.50 | 51.0 | 4.1 | 20.8 | 1.35 | 16.5 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 0.16 | 9.5 | 1.3 | 4.6 | 0.21 | 7.0 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 0.12 |
| Breast | 355.5 | 28.7 | 142.8 | 8.85 | 91.8 | 16.5 | 34.1 | 1.60 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cervix uteri | 30.4 | 2.5 | 12.8 | 0.89 | 13.4 | 2.4 | 5.3 | 0.32 | ||||||||||||||||
| Corpus uteri | 73.3 | 5.9 | 28.9 | 1.86 | 16.8 | 3.0 | 6.2 | 0.29 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ovary | 39.4 | 3.2 | 15.5 | 0.94 | 27.1 | 4.9 | 10.3 | 0.55 | ||||||||||||||||
| Prostate | 335.5 | 23.2 | 158.7 | 8.95 | 69.9 | 9.9 | 36.3 | 0.82 | ||||||||||||||||
| Testis | 17.6 | 1.2 | 8.0 | 0.61 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.03 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kidney | 86.8 | 3.2 | 18.4 | 1.09 | 55.2 | 3.8 | 25.8 | 1.52 | 31.6 | 2.6 | 12.1 | 0.70 | 34.4 | 2.7 | 7.2 | 0.32 | 22.2 | 3.1 | 10.8 | 0.47 | 12.2 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 0.18 |
| Bladder | 157.5 | 5.9 | 33.1 | 1.65 | 121.5 | 8.4 | 58.9 | 2.73 | 35.9 | 2.9 | 13.4 | 0.67 | 49.2 | 3.9 | 10.1 | 0.33 | 37.1 | 5.3 | 18.8 | 0.56 | 12.0 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 0.13 |
| Brain, central nervous system | 43.6 | 1.6 | 9.4 | 0.59 | 23.8 | 1.7 | 11.1 | 0.71 | 19.7 | 1.6 | 7.8 | 0.49 | 34.7 | 2.8 | 7.4 | 0.45 | 19.4 | 2.7 | 9.0 | 0.55 | 15.3 | 2.8 | 6.0 | 0.35 |
| Thyroid | 57.7 | 2.2 | 12.7 | 0.91 | 13.7 | 0.9 | 6.2 | 0.44 | 44.0 | 3.6 | 18.9 | 1.37 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.03 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.03 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.03 |
| Hodgkin lymphoma | 12.0 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 0.19 | 6.9 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 0.22 | 5.1 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 0.16 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.02 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.03 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.02 |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 86.3 | 3.2 | 18.3 | 1.03 | 47.9 | 3.3 | 22.6 | 1.25 | 38.5 | 3.1 | 14.8 | 0.82 | 34.9 | 2.8 | 7.3 | 0.29 | 19.3 | 2.7 | 9.5 | 0.37 | 15.6 | 2.8 | 5.6 | 0.21 |
| Multiple myeloma | 35.8 | 1.3 | 7.5 | 0.39 | 20.1 | 1.4 | 9.7 | 0.48 | 15.7 | 1.3 | 5.9 | 0.30 | 23.3 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 0.19 | 12.5 | 1.8 | 6.2 | 0.23 | 10.8 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 0.15 |
| Leukaemia | 66.6 | 2.5 | 14.1 | 0.75 | 37.6 | 2.6 | 18.0 | 0.93 | 29.0 | 2.3 | 11.1 | 0.59 | 43.4 | 3.4 | 9.0 | 0.35 | 24.2 | 3.4 | 12.0 | 0.45 | 19.2 | 3.5 | 6.9 | 0.27 |
| All sites excl. non-melanoma skin | 2682.0 | 568.7 | 28.20 | 1444.9 | 685.2 | 31.73 | 1237.0 | 483.6 | 25.07 | 1261.7 | 263.5 | 11.38 | 706.1 | 344.9 | 13.94 | 555.6 | 204.5 | 9.05 | ||||||
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ASR = Age-standardised rates using European standard population 2013, based on estimated number of new cases or deaths.