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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 May 27.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Cancer. 2021 May 17;149(5):1044–1053. doi: 10.1002/ijc.33673

Table 1.

Osteosarcoma (OS) age standardized incidence rates (ASR) per million and number of cases (N) by time period and age category and the average annual percent change (AAPC) in incidence over 1988–2012 from the Cancer Incidence in Five Continents (CI5) data

Age Standardized Incidence Rates1 (N)
Age group 1988–1992 1993–1997 1998–2002 2003–2007 2008–2012 AAPC (95% CI)2,3

Northern Africa 0–9 yrs -(2) 2.7(6) 1.8(10) 1.3(12) -(3) −3.2 (−9.6, 3.6)
10–19 yrs -(4) 11.9(29) 7.2(40) 8.2(81) 9.4(24) −0.3 (−7.2, 7.1)
20–29 yrs -(3) 7.7(18) 5.0(23) 3.5(31) 4.1(11) −4.0 (−10.7, 3.1)
30–59 yrs -(2) 3.2(10) 1.9(13) 1.9(29) 3.4(13) 0.4 (−8.4, 10.1)
60–79 yrs -(0) 10.4(8) -(3) 0.9(4) -(2) -
0–79 yrs 2.5(11) 5.9(71) 3.3(89) 3.1(157) 4.1(53) −2.1 (−9.8, 6.3)

Sub-Saharan Africa 0–9 yrs -(3) -(1) 1.3(5) 1.1(7) 0.9(8) 0.7 (−8.4, 10.7)
10–19 yrs 3.8(11) 7.8(33) 8.7(35) 6.2(40) 6.8(53) 0.2 (−5.3, 6.0)
20–29 yrs 4.0(12) 2.8(11) 2.4(10) 3.2(19) 3.5(33) 0.1 (−3.6, 3.9)
30–59 yrs -(4) -(4) 2.3(7) 2.8(16) 4.7(37) 8.8 (3.0, 14.9)
60–79 yrs -(3) -(1) -(3) 5.9(5) 4.9(6) -
0–79 yrs 2.5(33) 2.3(50) 3.7(60) 3.5(87) 4.2(137) 3.1 (0.5, 5.8)

Caribbean 0–9 yrs -(0) -(4) -(1) 1.7(7) 1.6(5) -
10–19 yrs -(0) 5.0(10) 7.2(6) 6.1(27) 7.3(26) 2.2 (−2.3, 6.8)
20–29 yrs -(0) -(4) -(2) 2.9(12) 2.1(7) -
30–59 yrs -(0) -(2) -(2) 1.6(18) 1.4(13) -
60–79 yrs -(0) 4.4(6) -(0) 2.6(10) 1.7(6) −5.4 (−16.9, 7.6)
0–79 yrs -(0) 2.2(26) 2.3(11) 2.7(74) 2.6(57) 1.1 (−2.2, 4.6)

Central America 0–9 yrs -(4) -(3) 1.2(5) -(2) -(3) -
10–19 yrs 5.2(16) 9.7(14) 8.5(35) 5.6(24) 7.3(25) 0.2 (−5.8, 6.5)
20–29 yrs 2.1(6) -(1) 2.9(10) 3.1(12) 2.4(8) 1.4 (−4.8, 7.9)
30–59 yrs -(4) -(1) -(4) 0.8(6) 1.6(11) -
60–79 yrs -(0) -(0) -(1) -(1) -(2) -
0–79 yrs 1.8(30) 2.4(19) 2.5(55) 1.9(45) 2.6(49) 1.1 (−2.3, 4.6)

South America 0–9 yrs 1.4(12) 1.6(9) 2.5(39) 1.6(39) 1.5(37) −1.0 (−7.6, 6.0)
10–19 yrs 8.9(80) 8.6(51) 13.5(228) 11.7(307) 9.2(243) −0.3 (−5.3, 5.0)
20–29 yrs 4.3(37) 3.4(20) 5.9(101) 4.3(112) 3.2(83) −1.8 (−7.7, 4.4)
30–59 yrs 3.1(40) 1.7(18) 3.0(96) 1.8(94) 1.6(90) −3.4 (−8.2, 1.7)
60–79 yrs 5.2(16) 5.6(14) 2.1(17) 3.3(42) 3.3(48) −2.2 (−7.9, 3.9)
0–79 yrs 4.2(185) 3.6(112) 5.1(481) 4.1(594) 3.3(501) 0.3 (−0.5, 1.0)

North America 0–9 yrs 1.5(53) 1.7(63) 1.5(107) 1.6(125) 1.7(125) 0.6 (−0.6, 1.8)
10–19 yrs 7.4(251) 7.9(296) 8.2(575) 7.9(637) 8.1(626) 0.3 (−0.4, 0.9)
20–29 yrs 2.3(92) 3.0(116) 3.1(211) 3.0(241) 3.0(240) 0.8 (−1.1, 2.8)
30–59 yrs 1.5(149) 1.8(203) 1.8(362) 1.7(426) 1.7(399) 0.1 (−1.1, 1.4)
60–79 yrs 3.6(120) 3.6(133) 3.2(194) 3.1(235) 3.0(243) −0.9 (−1.5, −0.3)
0–79 yrs 2.9(665) 3.2(811) 3.2(1449) 3.1(1664) 3.2(1633) 0.3 (−0.5, 1.0)

Eastern Asia 0–9 yrs 0.7(16) 1.0(34) 1.6(71) 1.5(79) 1.7(105) 3.3 (−0.5, 7.3)
10–19 yrs 5.8(128) 5.7(240) 7.5(372) 8.3(518) 7.3(579) 1.4 (−1.3, 4.2)
20–29 yrs 1.3(33) 2.1(102) 2.5(147) 2.0(150) 2.4(247) 1.3 (−2.6, 5.4)
30–59 yrs 1.1(83) 1.3(171) 1.6(250) 1.7(395) 2.0(650) 2.6 (2.0, 3.1)
60–79 yrs 3.2(70) 3.2(120) 2.4(114) 2.9(208) 3.6(415) 1.0 (−2.1, 4.3)
0–79 yrs 2.1(330) 2.4(667) 2.8(954) 3.0(1350) 3.1(1996) 1.8 (0.6, 2.9)

South-eastern Asia 0–9 yrs -(4) 1.3(33) 1.6(23) 1.5(38) 1.3(36) 1.4 (−5.4, 8.7)
10–19 yrs 6.6(70) 8.0(208) 11.0(145) 10.6(267) 9.2(267) 1.4 (−2.1, 5.0)
20–29 yrs 2.3(26) 3.4(97) 4.0(54) 3.4(93) 2.6(93) −0.6 (−4.9, 3.8)
30–59 yrs 1.3(22) 1.7(82) 2.2(60) 2.3(131) 2.2(158) 2.1 (−0.1, 4.4)
60–79 yrs 2.5(8) 2.8(26) 3.3(19) 4.7(50) 4.4(61) 3.2 (0.4, 6.1)
0–79 yrs 2.4(130) 3.1(446) 4.0(301) 4.0(579) 3.6(615) 1.4 (−1.9, 4.8)

Southern Asia 0–9 yrs 0.7(15) 0.6(23) 0.9(31) 0.7(28) 0.5(19) −1.3 (−6.4, 4.1)
10–19 yrs 6.1(117) 6.1(219) 6.2(222) 6.7(324) 4.9(220) −0.6 (−3.5, 2.3)
20–29 yrs 3.0(60) 3.5(222) 2.6(96) 3.0(149) 2.0(101) −2.0 (−5.7, 1.8)
30–59 yrs 1.0(30) 1.3(324) 2.9(168) 1.5(115) 1.4(128) −0.5 (−11.3, 11.7)
60–79 yrs 2.5(12) 3.2(220) 6.7(72) 2.5(40) 1.8(36) −3.2 (−10.3, 4.4)
0–79 yrs 2.3(234) 2.6(1102) 3.5(589) 2.6(656) 2.0(504) −1.1 (−2.9, 0.7)

Western Asia 0–9 yrs 0.9(6) 1.1(12) 0.8(14) 1.4(27) 1.1(34) 0.9 (−4.3, 6.4)
10–19 yrs 7.0(40) 6.9(66) 7.1(116) 7.5(136) 6.6(200) −0.2 (−1.6, 1.1)
20–29 yrs 4.2(21) 3.6(29) 2.0(31) 3.8(70) 2.6(81) −1.5 (−7.5, 5.0)
30–59 yrs 1.8(18) 2.1(32) 1.8(55) 1.6(58) 1.2(81) −2.8 (−5.2, −0.3)
60–79 yrs 2.9(10) 2.2(8) 3.1(24) 2.0(19) 1.8(27) −2.5 (−6.7, 1.8)
0–79 yrs 3.1(95) 3.0(147) 2.7(240) 3.0(310) 2.4(423) −1.1 (−2.9, 0.7)

Eastern Europe 0–9 yrs 0.7(18) 0.5(12) 1.0(24) 0.8(32) 1.1(48) 2.3 (−2.7, 7.5)
10–19 yrs 4.8(120) 4.1(114) 5.9(177) 5.4(334) 6.1(322) 1.4 (−0.8, 3.7)
20–29 yrs 1.8(39) 1.6(40) 1.8(60) 2.0(144) 2.1(158) 1.2 (−0.1, 2.5)
30–59 yrs 1.1(70) 0.9(68) 1.2(106) 1.4(274) 1.5(320) 1.9 (0.9, 3.7)
60–79 yrs 2.9(66) 1.5(42) 2.6(96) 4.0(322) 3.4(285) 2.1 (−4.1, 8.6)
0–79 yrs 2.0(313) 1.6(276) 2.3(463) 2.3(1106) 2.5(1133) 1.6 (−0.5, 3.8)

Northern Europe 0–9 yrs 1.0(40) 1.3(81) 1.3(70) 1.1(61) 1.5(74) 1.1 (−2.2, 4.5)
10–19 yrs 6.2(262) 7.0(400) 7.2(426) 6.5(406) 7.2(368) 0.2 (−1.0, 1.5)
20–29 yrs 2.7(132) 2.6(166) 2.6(148) 2.4(146) 2.3(129) −0.9 (−1.2, −0.5)
30–59 yrs 1.1(142) 1.2(221) 1.4(271) 1.3(268) 1.5(259) 1.2 (−0.2, 2.5)
60–79 yrs 3.1(148) 2.3(171) 2.2(166) 2.3(189) 2.3(168) −0.6 (−2.0, 0.9)
0–79 yrs 2.7(724) 2.6(1039) 2.7(1081) 2.5(1070) 2.7(998) 0.4 (−0.7, 1.4)

Southern Europe 0–9 yrs 1.4(17) 1.2(17) 1.3(26) 1.3(28) 1.8(37) 1.7 (−1.3, 4.7)
10–19 yrs 5.2(81) 6.2(103) 7.0(165) 7.3(164) 7.9(162) 1.9 (1.0, 2.9)
20–29 yrs 2.2(36) 2.1(42) 3.4(102) 2.6(73) 1.8(42) −0.5 (−7.7, 7.2)
30–59 yrs 1.2(55) 1.3(75) 2.1(85) 1.8(172) 1.5(135) 0.6 (−5.1, 6.6)
60–79 yrs 2.3(43) 2.2(56) 4.8(197) 3.1(133) 2.3(95) −0.4 (−10.3, 10.2)
0–79 yrs 2.2(232) 2.4(293) 3.3(675) 2.9(570) 2.8(471) 1.0 (−2.5, 4.7)

Western Europe 0–9 yrs 0.8(14) 1.3(25) 1.2(37) 1.1(40) 1.4(75) 1.8 (−1.7, 5.4)
10–19 yrs 7.3(139) 8.5(154) 8.0(280) 8.9(345) 8.1(476) 0.4 (−1.0, 1.8)
20–29 yrs 2.4(58) 3.1(69) 2.6(93) 2.9(120) 2.8(180) 0.4 (−1.4, 2.3)
30–59 yrs 2.0(116) 1.7(107) 1.7(210) 1.5(222) 1.7(383) −0.6 (−2.1, 1.0)
60–79 yrs 2.3(52) 2.5(58) 2.7(135) 2.8(175) 2.7(275) 0.7 (−0.2, 1.6)
0–79 yrs 2.8(379) 3.1(413) 2.9(755) 3.1(902) 3.1(1392) 0.3 (−0.4, 1.0)

Oceania 0–9 yrs 0.6(8) 0.9(14) 1.4(23) 1.2(19) 0.8(14) 1.1 (−6.3, 9.1)
10–19 yrs 4.4(60) 6.8(105) 7.7(126) 8.8(148) 8.2(143) 2.5 (−0.7, 5.8)
20–29 yrs 1.2(17) 2.9(49) 3.5(58) 2.1(35) 2.6(49) 0.6 (−7.2, 9.2)
30–59 yrs 1.5(50) 1.7(71) 1.5(74) 1.6(79) 1.6(85) 0.0 (−0.6, 0.7)
60–79 yrs 2.5(30) 4.7(74) 3.4(52) 2.5(43) 2.9(58) −1.6 (−7.6, 4.7)
0–79 yrs 1.9(165) 2.9(313) 3.1(333) 2.9(324) 2.9(349) 1.2 (−2.1, 4.5)
1

Rates were not calculated for strata with less than 5 cases are denoted by a dash (-).

2

Estimates in bold are statistically significant.

3

AAPCs were not calculated for categories with < 5 cases for 3 or more time periods, as denoted by a dash (-).