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. 2022 Nov 3;14(21):5417. doi: 10.3390/cancers14215417

Table 1.

Incidences and temporal trends in gastric cancers globally and by sex, and SDI and GBD regions, 1990–2019.

Population 1990 2019 1990–2019
Incidence Cases IR (per 100,000) Incidence Cases IR (per 100,000) EAPC
No. (95% UI) No. (95% UI) No. (95% UI) No. (95% UI) No. (95% CI)
Global
EOGC 125,974 (118,140–133,956) 4.6 (4.4–4.9) 144,321 (130,473–158,789) 3.7 (3.3–4.0) −0.84 * (−0.99 to −0.69)
IOGC 74,469 (69,424–79,643) 35.0 (32.7–37.5) 92,619 (81,908–104,377) 21.2 (18.8–23.9) −1.77 * (−2.03 to −1.50)
LOGC 682,952 (645,714–718,165) 101.8 (96.2–107.0) 1,032,865 (934,144–1,135,210) 73.5 (66.4–80.8) −1.10 * (−1.25 to −0.95)
Sex
Male
EOGC 73,551 (67,773–79,096) 5.4 (4.9–5.8) 90,805 (79,515–103,618) 4.6 (4.0–5.2) −0.44 * (−0.65 to −0.24)
IOGC 50,923 (46,691–55,835) 47.3 (43.4–51.9) 64,844 (54,890–76,597) 29.8 (25.2–35.2) −1.56 * (−1.86 to −1.25)
LOGC 423,665 (395,052–453,227) 136.2 (127.0–145.7) 691,222 (610,582–782,032) 104.4 (92.2–118.1) −0.85 * (−1.00 to −0.69)
Female
EOGC 52,423 (47,705–57,109) 3.9 (3.6–4.3) 53,516 (47,850–59,347) 2.8 (2.5–3.1) −1.45 * (−1.61 to −1.29)
IOGC 23,545 (21,572–25,377) 22.4 (20.6–24.2) 27,775 (24,563–31,158) 12.7 (11.2–14.2) −2.15 * (−2.36 to −1.93)
LOGC 259,287 (241,989–275,659) 72.0 (67.2–76.6) 341,643 (301,534–380,296) 45.9 (40.5–51.1) −1.62 * (−1.77 to −1.47)
Sociodemographic index (SDI)
High SDI
EOGC 24,633 (24,089–25,167) 5.7 (5.6–5.9) 14,042 (12,929–15,275) 3.0 (2.8–3.3) −2.41 * (−2.49 to −2.32)
IOGC 14,382 (13,895–14,824) 33.0 (31.8–34.0) 9392 (8471–10,436) 13.7 (12.3–15.2) −3.24 * (−3.33 to −3.15)
LOGC 188,546 (180,270–192,729) 107.4 (102.6–109.7) 214,329 (187,179–235,870) 68.8 (60.1–75.7) −1.73 * (−1.80 to −1.65)
High-middle SDI
EOGC 35,030 (32,515–37,646) 5.8(5.4–6.2) 40,349 (35,304–45,650) 5.5 (4.8–6.3) −0.34 * (−0.51 to −0.16)
IOGC 24,921 (23,304–26,742) 44.1 (41.3–47.4) 26,927 (22,777–31,567) 26.4 (22.3–31.0) −1.75 * (−2.08 to −1.41)
LOGC 231,643 (218,770–244,500) 125.1 (118.2–132.0) 313,798 (278,349–351,211) 88.5 (78.5–99.0) −1.17 * (−1.37 to −0.97)
Middle SDI
EOGC 41,707 (37,520–46,082) 4.6 (4.2–5.1) 54,282 (47,259–61,912) 4.3 (3.7–4.9) −0.18 (−0.42 to 0.06)
IOGC 23,115 (20,358–26,278) 38.0 (33.5–43.2) 37,838 (31,791–44,635) 24.6 (20.7–29.1) −1.53 * (−1.93 to −1.13)
LOGC 186,596 (168,262–207,174) 108.4 (97.7–120.3) 366,101 (319,384–48,858) 85.4 (74.5–97.7) −0.64 * (−0.89 to −0.39)
Low-middle SDI
EOGC 18,731 (16,680–20,404) 3.5 (3.1–3.8) 26,153 (23,536–28,918) 2.8 (2.5–3.1) −0.70 * (−0.80 to −0.59)
IOGC 9267 (8327–10,233) 25.2 (22.6–27.8) 14,138 (12,502–15,857) 17.7 (15.7–19.9) −1.29 * (−1.41 to −1.17)
LOGC 57,799 (53,087–62,058) 58.4 (53.6–62.7) 108,896 (99,437–118,824) 47.9 (43.7–52.3) −0.66 * (−0.76 to −0.57)
Low SDI
EOGC 5836 (4921–6622) 2.5 (2.1–2.8) 9442 (8062–10,865) 1.7 (1.5–2.0) −1.28 * (−1.30 to −1.25)
IOGC 2766 (2379–3127) 18.7 (16.1–21.2) 4296 (3674–4949) 13.2 (11.3–15.2) −1.35 * (−1.44 to −1.26)
LOGC 18,167 (16,102–20,132) 46.8 (41.5–51.9) 29,451 (26,698–32,482) 35.5 (32.2–39.2) −0.97 * (−1.02 to −0.92)
GBD regions
Andean Latin America
EOGC 985 (889–1096) 5.3 (4.8–5.9) 1511 (1177–1918) 4.6 (3.6–5.8) −0.62 * (−0.82 to −0.42)
IOGC 429 (373–491) 37.4 (32.5–42.7) 702 (527–922) 23.4 (17.6–30.8) −1.58 * (−1.71 to −1.44)
LOGC 4561 (4139–4987) 135.7 (123.2–148.4) 10,161 (8347–12,276) 108.3 (89.0–130.9) −0.77 * (−0.87 to −0.66)
Australasia
EOGC 211 (198–226) 2.0 (1.8–2.1) 242 (186–310) 1.8 (1.4–2.3) −0.24 * (−0.35 to −0.13)
IOGC 114 (104–127) 12.0 (10.8–13.3) 147 (106–203) 8.1 (5.8–11.1) −1.30 * (−1.46 to −1.13)
LOGC 2057 (1953–2147) 52.2 (49.6–54.5) 3060 (2451–3739) 37.2 (29.8–45.4) −1.47 * (−1.59 to −1.35)
Caribbean
EOGC 409 (349–453) 2.2 (1.9–2.5) 535 (432–644) 2.2 (1.8–2.7) 0.00 (−0.07 to 0.07)
IOGC 211 (184–242) 16.2 (14.1–18.6) 335 (270–408) 12.2 (9.9–14.9) −0.69 * (−0.81 to −0.58)
LOGC 2303 (2117–2434) 53.3 (49.0–56.3) 3486 (3023–3982) 39.5 (34.2–45.1) −0.93 * (−1.04 to −0.82)
Central Asia
EOGC 2161 (2077–2244) 6.5 (6.2–6.7) 1974 (1765–2230) 4.0 (3.6–4.6) −2.19 * (−2.40 to −1.98)
IOGC 1618 (1537–1694) 54.4 (51.7–57.0) 1158 (1009–1341) 24.2 (21.1–28.0) −2.81 * (−2.92 to −2.69)
LOGC 9613 (9274–9907) 120.6 (116.3–124.3) 8994 (8146–9923) 69.1 (62.6–76.2) −1.82 * (−1.94 to −1.69)
Central Europe
EOGC 2511 (2452–2570) 4.1 (4.0–4.2) 1460 (1262–1678) 2.8 (2.4–3.2) −1.85 * (−2.03 to −1.66)
IOGC 1790 (1724–1863) 26.0 (25.0–27.1) 1113 (948–1299) 14.9 (12.7–17.4) −1.91 * (−2.05 to −1.77)
LOGC 22,154 (21,540–22,588) 84.8 (82.4–86.4) 19,143 (16,883–19,143) 52.6 (46.4–59.1) −1.75 * (−1.83 to −1.66)
Central Latin America
EOGC 2590 (2515–2663) 3.2 (3.1–3.3) 4707 (3923–5598) 3.6 (3.0–4.3) 0.25 * (0.16 to 0.35)
IOGC 1128 (1080–1176) 23.2 (22.2–24.2) 2239 (1859–2706) 17.3 (14.3–20.9) −1.14 * (−1.22 to −1.05)
LOGC 11,778 (11,245–12,127) 86.5 (82.6–89.0) 23,563 (20,089–27,595) 59.0 (50.3–69.1) −1.66 * (−1.77 to −1.55)
Central sub-Saharan Africa
EOGC 544 (412–698) 2.2 (1.7–2.9) 905 (673–1187) 1.5 (1.1–1.9) −1.54 * (−1.61 to −1.46)
IOGC 306 (224–406) 20.7 (15.1–27.4) 498 (353–678) 13.2 (9.4–18.0) −1.59 * (−1.67 to −1.52)
LOGC 1875 (1552–2241) 49.4 (40.9–59.0) 2846 (2308–3538) 33.3 (27.0–41.3) −1.46 * (−1.55 to −1.37)
East Asia
EOGC 49,305 (42,924–56,328) 7.1 (6.2–8.2) 68,382 (56,611–81,595) 9.2 (7.6–10.9) 0.98 * (0.69 to 1.27)
IOGC 29,578 (25,111–34,639) 59.3 (50.3–69.5) 50,893 (41,026–62,257) 39.5 (31.8–48.3) −1.30 * (−1.75 to −0.84)
LOGC 246,831 (217,625–277,992) 164.6 (145.1–185.4) 507,214 (428,407–597,285) 139.3 (117.6–164.0) −0.32 (−0.67 to 0.03)
Eastern Europe
EOGC 9948 (9280–10,298) 9.0 (8.4–9.3) 6053 (5379–6793) 6.2 (5.5–6.9) −2.26 * (−2.66 to −1.87)
IOGC 9558 (9066–9932) 60.3 (57.2–62.6) 3525 (3098–4038) 27.2 (23.9–31.2) −3.34 * (−3.66 to −3.02)
LOGC 67,527 (65,586–68,832) 138.1 (134.2–140.8) 44,541 (40,280–49,271) 72.0 (65.1–79.6) −2.62 * (−2.81 to −2.42)
Eastern sub-Saharan Africa
EOGC 1917 (1532–2213) 2.3 (1.8–2.7) 2711 (2257–3265) 1.4 (1.1–1.6) −2.14 * (−2.27 to −2.01)
IOGC 868 (736–1004) 18.7 (15.8–21.6) 1127 (936–1341) 10.7 (8.9–12.7) −2.16 * (−2.25 to −2.06)
LOGC 5449 (4774–6059) 44.8 (39.3–49.8) 7917 (7025–8913) 30.7 (27.2–34.6) −1.44 * (−1.52 to −1.37)
High-income Asia Pacific
EOGC 16,695 (16,188–17,190) 18.0 (17.4–18.5) 6408 (5628–7283) 7.9 (6.9–9.0) −3.08 * (−3.23 to −2.92)
IOGC 9563 (9133–9981) 92.0 (87.9–96.0) 4235 (3569–4926) 31.2 (26.3–36.3) −3.80 * (−3.97 to −3.64)
LOGC 97,474 (93,352–99,971) 278.6 (266.8–285.7) 117,525 (98,815–135,906) 169.8 (142.8–196.3) −1.84 * (−1.90 to −1.77)
High-income North America
EOGC 2493 (2423–2554) 1.7 (1.6–1.7) 2785 (2405–3259) 1.7 (1.4–2.0) −0.17 (−0.39 to 0.05)
IOGC 1298 (1254–1343) 10.2 (9.8–10.5) 1872 (1578–2211) 8.0 (6.8–9.5) −0.76 * (−0.84 to −0.68)
LOGC 26,528 (25,281–27,293) 45.6 (43.5–47.0) 32,927 (28,746–37,397) 30.4 (26.6–34.6) −1.82 * (−1.96 to −1.67)
North Africa and Middle East
EOGC 4441 (3843–4988) 2.7 (2.4–3.1) 7272 (6171–8484) 2.2 (1.8–2.5) −0.84 * (−1.14 to −0.54)
IOGC 2226 (1779–2407) 20.7 (17.4–23.5) 3672 (3153–4263) 13.2 (11.3–15.3) −1.53 * (−1.77 to −1.30)
LOGC 16,928 (14,683–18,502) 59.1 (51.2–64.5) 31,315 (28,294–34,373) 43.9 (39.7–48.2) −0.90 * (−1.06 to −0.74)
Oceania
EOGC 126 (95–158) 4.0 (3.0–5.0) 294 (212–392) 4.3 (3.1–5.8) 0.38 * (0.29 to 0.48)
IOGC 41 (29–56) 21.4 (15.4–29.1) 100 (69–139) 19.7 (13.5–27.4) −0.19 * (−0.25 to −0.13)
LOGC 252 (200–309) 52.1 (41.3–63.8) 543 (423–679) 47.9 (37.3–59.8) −0.40 * (−0.47 to −0.32)
South Asia
EOGC 14,580 (12,912–16,083) 2.8 (2.4–3.0) 21,127 (18,261–24,233) 2.2 (1.9–2.5) −0.81 * (−0.90 to −0.73)
IOGC 6075 (5300–6752) 16.8 (14.7–18.7) 9650 (8097–11,374) 12.1 (10.2–14.3) −1.16 * (−1.44 to −0.88)
LOGC 36,919 (33,052–40,694) 39.6 (35.4–43.6) 68,622 (60,511–78,365) 29.2 (25.8–33.4) −1.15 * (−1.23 to −1.06)
Southeast Asia
EOGC 5693 (4810–6437) 2.4 (2.0–2.7) 6354 (5397–7407) 1.8 (1.5–2.0) −1.32 * (−1.48 to −1.16)
IOGC 2728 (2339–3126) 17.2 (14.8–19.7) 3728 (3151–4364) 9.7 (8.2–11.4) −2.05 * (−2.11 to −2.00)
LOGC 19,648 (16,960–21,782) 46.4 (40.0–51.4) 29,973 (26,787–33,361) 28.6 (25.6–31.9) −1.92 * (−2.02 to −1.83)
Southern Latin America
EOGC 845 (810–885) 3.5 (3.3–3.6) 916 (704–1197) 2.7 (2.1–3.5) −0.88 * (−0.98 to −0.78)
IOGC 536 (500–576) 24.4 (22.7–26.2) 583 (425–790) 15.9 (11.6–21.5) −1.31 * (−1.40 to −1.22)
LOGC 7075 (6817–7297) 89.3 (86.1–92.2) 9195 (7372–11,407) 65.0 (52.1–80.7) −1.18 * (−1.27 to −1.09)
Southern sub-Saharan Africa
EOGC 562 (514–608) 2.2 (2.0–2.3) 619 (522–728) 1.5 (1.2–1.7) −1.75 * (−2.06 to −1.43)
IOGC 221 (196–250) 14.4 (12.8–16.4) 311 (262–372) 9.7 (8.1–11.5) −1.32 * (−1.74 to −0.90)
LOGC 1636 (1465–1795) 36.3 (32.5–39.9) 2680 (2476–2912) 28.4 (26.3–30.9) −1.03 * (−1.43 to −0.63)
Tropical Latin America
EOGC 2493 (2410–2578) 3.2 (3.1–3.3) 3064 (2911–3226) 2.6 (2.4–2.7) −0.73 * (−0.87 to −0.60)
IOGC 1417 (1351–1493) 26.8 (25.6–28.3) 1864 (1749–1990) 14.4 (13.5–15.3) −2.06 * (−2.14 to −1.99)
LOGC 12,199 (11,659–12,610) 80.7 (77.1–83.4) 19,609 (18,270–20,572) 47.0 (43.8–49.3) −1.99 * (−2.10 to −1.88)
Western Europe
EOGC 6143 (6008–6270) 3.2 (3.1–3.2) 4612 (3924–5399) 2.4 (2.1–2.8) −0.97 * (−1.13 to −0.81)
IOGC 4129 (3966–4295) 18.0 (17.3–18.7) 3601 (3031–4261) 11.2 (9.4–13.2) −1.59 * (−1.66 to −1.53)
LOGC 83,680 (79,788–85,815) 86.1 (82.1–88.3) 78,242 (67,832–88,026) 54.1 (46.9–60.9) −1.72 * (−1.79 to −1.65)
Western sub-Saharan Africa
EOGC 1321 (1109–1516) 1.6 (1.3–1.8) 2389 (1933–2896) 1.1 (0.9–1.3) −1.06 * (−1.13 to −0.99)
IOGC 742 (618–872) 14.2 (11.8–16.7) 1266 (1022–1552) 9.9 (8.0–12.2) −1.07 * (−1.12 to −1.03)
LOGC 6465 (5634–7235) 45.0 (39.2–50.4) 11,307 (9863–12,868) 37.4 (32.6–42.5) −0.43 * (−0.52 to −0.33)

CI, confidence interval; EAPC, estimated annual percentage change; EOGC, early-onset gastric cancer (15–49 years); IR, incidence rate; IOGC, intermediate-onset gastric cancer (50–54 years); LOGC, later-onset gastric cancer (≥55 years); UI, uncertainty interval. * Indicates statistical significance.