Table 1.
Number and percentage of cancer-related publications in Arab countries
| Country | Number of publications on cancer | Number of total publications | % cancer of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 8917 | 53,290 | 16.73 |
| Saudi Arabia | 6589 | 53,898 | 12.23 |
| Lebanon | 2019 | 12,227 | 16.51 |
| Tunisia | 1811 | 14,633 | 12.38 |
| Jordan | 1327 | 10,817 | 12.27 |
| Morocco | 1276 | 7618 | 16.75 |
| United Arab Emirates | 932 | 9731 | 9.58 |
| Qatar | 880 | 8265 | 10.65 |
| Kuwait | 708 | 5646 | 12.54 |
| Oman | 484 | 4835 | 10.01 |
| Iraq | 476 | 4407 | 10.80 |
| Algeria | 314 | 4062 | 7.73 |
| Sudan | 271 | 3069 | 8.83 |
| Syria | 175 | 1356 | 12.91 |
| Bahrain | 170 | 1460 | 11.64 |
| Libya | 131 | 997 | 13.14 |
| Yemen | 129 | 1178 | 10.95 |
| Palestine | 39 | 1042 | 3.74 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 108 | 2.78 |
| Somalia | 3 | 94 | 3.19 |
| Djibouti | 2 | 97 | 2.06 |
| Comoros | 0 | 39 | 0.00 |
| Total | 26,656 | 198,869 | 13.40 |
| Worldwide | 1,750,749 | 13,995,404 | 12.509 |