Table 3.
Summary of disease incidence rates per 100,000 inhabitants in the high radiation background regions investigated and data from wider regions for comparison. For each region, the years of statistical information used are indicated in parenthesis.
| Disease Incidence Rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (0/0000) |
Belokurikha, Altai Region, Russia (2014–2017) |
Kolyvan, Novosibirsk Region, Russia (2011–2016) |
Guangdong Province, China (2008–2018) |
Auvergne Region, France (2007–2015) |
Russia Average Value (2007–2018) |
Worldwide Standard 2007–2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer incidence rate for all population | 451 | 420 | 250 [48] | 615 [50] | 408 [54,56] | 242 [49] |
| Cancer incidence rate for children aged 0–14 | 36 | 52 | 20 [48] | 15 [51] | 13 [54] | 13 [54] |
| Cancer incidence rate for adults aged 18 and over | 590 | 3334 | 591 [48] | n.d. | 2400 [54,56] | n.d. |
| Lung cancer incidence rate for both sexes | 33 | 352 | 45 [48] | 63 [50] | 41 [54] | 24 [49] |
| Nasopharyngeal carcinoma incidence rate for both sexes | 7 | 5 | 11–25 [48,58] | 4 [50] | 5 [54] | 1–2 [49,57] |
| Leukemia incidence rate for all age groups combined | 20 | 216 | 6 [60] | 17 [52] | 19 [54] | 14 [49] |
| Leukemia incidence rate for children aged 0–14 | 7 | 52 | 3.2 [61] | 4.2 [51] | 3.7 [62] | 3.8 [62] |
| Congenital malformations of the fetus (CMF) | 300 [46] | 897 | 374–1129 [59] | n.d. | ≈632 [53] | ≈600 [55] |
n.d.—no data. The bold lettering and gray-colored boxes represent increased incidence rates relative to Russia and worldwide average values. Source of data in square brackets [ ].