Table 1.
Global and regional distribution of new and prevalent maternal orphans due to cancer in 2020 and the ages of these orphans at the time of their mothers’ death
| Cancer deaths in women in 2020 (all ages) | New maternal orphans due to cancer in 2020 | Prevalent maternal orphans due to cancer in 2020 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Average age at cancer death (years)a | No. | World’s total (%) | No. per 100 cancer deaths in women | No. per 100,000 children | Age distribution (years, row %) | No. | World’s total (%) | No. per 100,000 children | Age distribution (years, row %) | |||||
| <5 | 5–9 | 10–17 | <5 | 5–9 | 10–17 | ||||||||||
| World | 4,404,419 | 56 | 1,047,178 | 100 | 24 | 40 | 11 | 21 | 68 | 7,048,905 | 100 | 272 | 4 | 16 | 79 |
| By region | |||||||||||||||
| Africa | 387,313 | 369,547 | 35 | 95 | 54 | 2,558,332 | 36 | 377 | |||||||
| Eastern Africa | 134,037 | 51 | 154,332 | 15 | 115 | 66 | 13 | 24 | 63 | 1,082,846 | 15 | 460 | 5 | 18 | 77 |
| Middle Africa | 39,756 | 50 | 51,205 | 5 | 129 | 51 | 14 | 24 | 61 | 351,725 | 5 | 351 | 5 | 19 | 76 |
| Northern Africa | 87,046 | 54 | 39,688 | 4 | 46 | 39 | 13 | 24 | 63 | 264,460 | 4 | 262 | 5 | 19 | 76 |
| Southern Africa | 32,081 | 52 | 15,633 | 1 | 49 | 61 | 13 | 24 | 62 | 112,140 | 2 | 437 | 5 | 18 | 77 |
| Western Africa | 94,393 | 52 | 108,689 | 10 | 115 | 50 | 14 | 24 | 62 | 747,160 | 11 | 345 | 5 | 19 | 76 |
| Asia | 2,436,533 | 507,726 | 48 | 21 | 35 | 3,373,923 | 48 | 234 | |||||||
| Eastern Asia | 1,419,391 | 58 | 119,893 | 11 | 8 | 32 | 9 | 18 | 73 | 731,981 | 10 | 194 | 4 | 15 | 81 |
| South Central Asia | 598,324 | 54 | 247,322 | 24 | 41 | 33 | 10 | 19 | 70 | 1,691,687 | 24 | 229 | 4 | 15 | 81 |
| Southeastern Asia | 315,298 | 55 | 99,548 | 10 | 32 | 45 | 10 | 20 | 70 | 671,395 | 10 | 301 | 4 | 15 | 81 |
| Western Asia | 103,520 | 55 | 40,962 | 4 | 40 | 40 | 11 | 22 | 67 | 278,859 | 4 | 276 | 4 | 17 | 79 |
| Europe | 870,658 | 59,801 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 370,856 | 5.3 | 235 | |||||||
| Eastern Europe | 313,825 | 59 | 24,118 | 2 | 8 | 38 | 12 | 23 | 65 | 149,308 | 2.1 | 234 | 5 | 19 | 76 |
| Northern Europe | 128,775 | 60 | 8,065 | 1 | 6 | 33 | 9 | 20 | 71 | 50,823 | 0.7 | 209 | 4 | 16 | 80 |
| Southern Europe | 179,004 | 59 | 12,140 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 8 | 19 | 73 | 76,346 | 1.1 | 264 | 3 | 15 | 82 |
| Western Europe | 249,054 | 60 | 15,478 | 1 | 6 | 38 | 9 | 18 | 73 | 94,380 | 1.3 | 229 | 4 | 15 | 82 |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | 347,421 | 76,094 | 7 | 22 | 36 | 528,854 | 7.5 | 252 | |||||||
| Caribbean | 28,806 | 56 | 5,416 | 1 | 19 | 40 | 10 | 20 | 70 | 37,256 | 0.5 | 274 | 4 | 15 | 81 |
| Central America | 64,527 | 54 | 19,710 | 2 | 31 | 31 | 11 | 20 | 69 | 138,247 | 2.0 | 214 | 4 | 16 | 80 |
| South America | 254,088 | 56 | 50,969 | 5 | 20 | 39 | 11 | 20 | 69 | 353,351 | 5.0 | 269 | 4 | 16 | 81 |
| Northern America | 331,325 | 59 | 27,553 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 9 | 18 | 73 | 173,072 | 2.5 | 192 | 4 | 14 | 82 |
| Oceania | 31,169 | 6,457 | 1 | 21 | 50 | 43,867 | 0.6 | 340 | |||||||
| Australia and New Zealand | 25,998 | 59 | 2,394 | 0 | 9 | 31 | 10 | 20 | 70 | 14,977 | 0.2 | 195 | 4 | 16 | 80 |
| Melanesia and Micronesia | 4,867 | 54 | 3,950 | 0 | 81 | 78 | 13 | 23 | 64 | 28,157 | 0.4 | 559 | 5 | 17 | 78 |
| Polynesia | 304 | 55 | 113 | 0 | 37 | 64 | 8 | 18 | 74 | 733 | 0 | 414 | 3 | 14 | 83 |
| By HDI categoriesb | |||||||||||||||
| Very high HDI countries | 1,549,055 | 59 | 129,026 | 12 | 8 | 35 | 10 | 20 | 70 | 822,198 | 12 | 226 | 4 | 16 | 80 |
| High HDI countries | 1,922,069 | 57 | 308,072 | 29 | 16 | 36 | 10 | 20 | 70 | 2,004,701 | 28 | 236 | 4 | 16 | 80 |
| Medium HDI countries | 666,966 | 54 | 319,241 | 30 | 48 | 37 | 11 | 20 | 69 | 2,193,349 | 31 | 257 | 4 | 15 | 81 |
| Low HDI countries | 238,244 | 51 | 280,310 | 27 | 118 | 55 | 14 | 24 | 62 | 1,952,392 | 28 | 384 | 5 | 19 | 76 |
aAmong cancer deaths at ages 15–69 years. The children of women above these ages were adults in 2020. bTen of 185 countries/territories are not included as they do not have an HDI value. They represent 10,000 new maternal orphans due to cancer in 2020.