Age-standardized incidence rates by histological type - IARC

Age-standardized incidence rates by
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by histological type
Oesophagus (C15) - Male
Carcinoma
Sarcoma Other Unspec.
Number of cases
Squamous Adeno Other Unspec. MV Total
Africa
Algeria, Setif 0.0 - - 0.1 - - 0.0 3 4*
Egypt, Gharbiah 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.1 - - 0.2 64 70
Tunisia, Centre, Sousse 0.5 - - - - - - 5 5*
Uganda, Kyadondo County 5.9 0.7 - 0.5 - - 7.0 70 125 *
Zimbabwe, Harare: African 4.5 0.4 0.1 9.5 - - 0.7 92 219 *
America, Central and South
Argentina, Bahia Blanca 3.2 1.2 - 2.3 - - - 48 58
Brazil, Brasilia 7.7 1.9 - 0.4 0.1 - 3.0 227 262
Brazil, Cuiaba 7.0 0.9 - 0.7 - - 3.1 56 72
Brazil, Goiania 6.1 0.8 0.1 0.4 0.1 - 0.6 103 115
Brazil, Sao Paulo 7.8 1.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 2.5 1878 2406
Chile, Valdivia 5.7 1.3 0.1 1.0 - - 1.1 72 81
Colombia, Cali 1.4 0.8 0.1 0.1 - - 0.8 89 112
Costa Rica 1.1 0.3 - 0.1 - - 0.7 113 159
Ecuador, Quito 1.1 0.6 - 0.1 - - 0.3 48 55
France, La Martinique 5.8 0.7 0.2 0.4 - - 0.1 81 82
Peru, Trujillo 1.9 0.6 - 0.4 - - 0.2 24 26 *
America, North
Canada (excluding Quebec, Yukon and Nunavut) 1.5 2.3 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 3307 3568
Canada, Alberta 1.4 2.1 0.1 0.2 - 0.0 0.1 332 349
Canada, British Columbia 1.5 2.5 0.1 0.2 - - 0.1 640 673
Canada, Manitoba 1.5 2.1 0.1 0.3 - 0.1 0.1 160 171
Canada, New Brunswick 1.7 2.3 - 0.3 - - 0.1 110 112
Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador 1.5 1.5 0.1 0.2 - - - 62 62
Canada, Northwest Territories 1.9 4.6 - - - - - 5 5
Canada, Nova Scotia 1.6 2.8 0.1 0.2 - - 0.3 162 174
Canada, Ontario 1.5 2.4 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.3 1663 1836
Canada, Prince Edward Island 2.6 2.7 - 0.2 - - 0.6 27 30
Canada, Saskatchewan 1.3 2.4 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 146 156
USA, Alabama 2.6 2.4 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 766 816
USA, Alabama: Black 7.8 0.6 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 227 243
USA, Alabama: White 1.5 2.8 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 535 569
USA, Alaska 1.8 4.2 - 0.2 - - 0.2 90 91
USA, Arizona 1.1 2.8 0.1 0.3 0.0 - 0.1 752 799
USA, California 1.5 2.6 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 4397 4569
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area 1.6 2.4 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 872 912
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Black 4.9 0.5 - 0.4 - - 0.1 68 73
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Chinese 2.8 0.4 0.1 0.1 - - - 55 55
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Filipino 1.0 0.4 - 0.3 - - 0.1 13 14
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Hispanic White 1.3 1.6 0.2 0.4 0.1 - 0.1 67 72
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Japanese 2.7 0.5 - 0.3 - - - 12 13
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Non-Hispanic White 1.2 3.3 0.1 0.4 - 0.0 0.1 634 661
USA, California, Los Angeles County 1.6 1.9 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 1011 1036
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Black 3.9 0.9 0.2 0.2 - 0.0 0.2 129 133
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Chinese 1.9 0.3 - 0.2 - - - 27 28
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Filipino 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.3 - - - 13 13
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Hispanic White 1.4 1.5 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 186 189
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Japanese 3.7 0.5 - 0.2 - - - 22 23
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Korean 2.6 - - 0.4 - - - 17 17
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Non-Hispanic White 1.2 2.7 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 589 605
USA, California: Asian and Pacific Islander 1.8 0.5 0.0 0.1 - - 0.0 275 282
USA, California: Black 4.4 0.8 0.2 0.3 - 0.0 0.1 311 325
USA, California: Hispanic White 1.3 1.6 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 477 492
USA, California: Non-hispanic White 1.2 3.3 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 3301 3436
USA, Colorado 0.9 3.5 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 0.3 582 625
USA, Connecticut 2.0 3.6 0.1 0.2 - - 0.0 705 714
USA, Connecticut: Black 6.4 1.1 0.2 0.2 - - - 53 53
USA, Connecticut: White 1.8 3.8 0.1 0.2 - - 0.0 646 655
USA, District of Columbia 7.7 1.9 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.7 166 179
USA, District of Columbia: Black 11.2 1.5 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.1 1.1 136 149
USA, District of Columbia: White 1.7 2.3 - - 0.1 - - 26 26
USA, Florida 1.8 2.9 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.4 3452 3734
USA, Florida: Black 6.6 0.5 0.1 0.4 - 0.0 0.8 391 433
USA, Florida: White 1.4 3.2 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.4 3038 3276
USA, Georgia 2.9 2.4 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 1226 1292
USA, Georgia, Atlanta 2.6 2.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 349 359
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: Black 7.2 0.4 0.0 0.4 - - 0.2 128 132
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: White 1.1 3.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 213 219
USA, Georgia: Black 9.3 0.8 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.5 440 470
USA, Georgia: White 1.3 2.8 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 773 809
USA, Idaho 1.1 3.5 0.1 0.4 - 0.0 0.1 199 210
USA, Illinois 2.3 3.7 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 2463 2562
USA, Illinois: Black 7.8 1.0 0.3 0.7 - 0.0 0.4 397 421
USA, Illinois: White 1.5 4.2 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 2023 2098
USA, Indiana 1.5 4.0 0.1 0.3 - 0.0 0.1 1129 1179
USA, Iowa 1.2 3.9 0.1 0.2 - - 0.2 577 600
USA, Kentucky 1.7 3.4 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 716 763
USA, Louisiana 2.8 2.7 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 794 823
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: Black 3.7 0.9 0.4 0.4 - 0.1 0.4 52 57
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: White 1.6 3.3 - 0.1 - - 0.2 102 105
USA, Louisiana: Black 6.3 1.0 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.3 251 259
USA, Louisiana: White 1.6 3.2 0.1 0.4 - 0.0 0.1 536 557
USA, Maine 1.4 4.4 0.1 0.4 - - 0.2 303 312
USA, Massachusetts 1.8 4.6 0.2 0.3 - 0.0 0.2 1437 1495
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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USA, Michigan 1.9 3.8 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 2002 2086
USA, Michigan, Detroit 2.7 3.1 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 792 814
USA, Michigan, Detroit: Black 7.3 0.7 0.1 1.0 - - 0.3 206 217
USA, Michigan, Detroit: White 1.5 3.8 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 580 591
USA, Michigan: Black 6.7 0.7 0.1 0.8 - - 0.5 265 280
USA, Michigan: White 1.4 4.2 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 1722 1791
USA, Missouri 1.5 3.6 0.1 0.2 0.0 - 0.3 1019 1088
USA, Missouri: Black 6.8 1.5 0.1 0.6 - - 0.5 119 130
USA, Missouri: White 1.0 3.8 0.0 0.2 0.0 - 0.3 897 955
USA, Montana 1.1 3.5 0.0 0.3 - 0.0 0.0 162 173
USA, New Jersey 2.2 3.0 0.1 0.3 - 0.0 0.2 1574 1646
USA, New Jersey: Black 7.5 1.1 0.1 0.5 - 0.0 0.3 249 259
USA, New Jersey: White 1.6 3.3 0.1 0.3 - 0.0 0.2 1295 1355
USA, New Mexico 1.1 2.9 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 257 278
USA, New Mexico: American Indian 2.6 - - 0.3 - - 0.6 8 11
USA, New Mexico: Hispanic White 1.5 1.5 0.1 0.2 - - 0.1 57 61
USA, New Mexico: Non-Hispanic White 0.8 3.9 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 188 201
USA, New York state 2.3 2.7 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 3281 3517
USA, New York state: Black 6.9 0.7 0.1 0.4 - - 0.4 518 556
USA, New York state: White 1.7 3.1 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 2668 2861
USA, NPCR 1.8 3.2 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 39349 41538
USA, NPCR: Black 6.9 0.9 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.4 4922 5264
USA, NPCR: White 1.3 3.5 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 33481 35284
USA, Ohio 1.6 3.9 0.1 0.4 - 0.0 0.2 2266 2412
USA, Ohio: Black 5.8 1.0 - 0.8 - 0.0 0.5 227 252
USA, Ohio: White 1.1 4.0 0.1 0.4 - 0.0 0.2 1970 2089
USA, Oklahoma 1.3 3.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 - 0.5 550 611
USA, Oregon 1.3 3.9 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 670 703
USA, Pennsylvania 1.8 4.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 2809 2875
USA, Pennsylvania: Black 7.7 1.2 0.1 0.4 - - 0.1 278 287
USA, Pennsylvania: White 1.4 4.2 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 2481 2534
USA, Rhode Island 1.6 4.5 0.0 0.4 - - 0.1 228 239
USA, SEER (9 registries) 1.9 3.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 4367 4513
USA, SEER (9 registries): Black 6.4 0.6 0.1 0.7 - - 0.2 482 503
USA, SEER (9 registries): White 1.3 3.5 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 3599 3715
USA, SEER (14 registries) 1.8 2.8 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 11316 11756
USA, SEER (14 registries): Asian and Pacific Islander 2.2 0.5 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 483 496
USA, SEER (14 registries): Black 6.1 0.9 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.2 1328 1380
USA, SEER (14 registries): Hispanic White 1.6 1.6 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 697 721
USA, SEER (14 registries): Non-hispanic White 1.3 3.5 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 8724 9070
USA, South Carolina 3.7 2.8 0.1 0.3 - 0.0 0.2 855 898
USA, South Carolina: Black 12.2 0.7 0.2 0.8 - 0.1 0.4 355 377
USA, South Carolina: White 1.4 3.4 0.1 0.2 - 0.0 0.1 495 516
USA, Texas 1.7 2.6 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 2582 2800
USA, Texas: Black 5.4 0.8 0.1 0.3 - 0.0 0.6 317 352
USA, Texas: White 1.3 2.8 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.3 2236 2410
USA, Utah 0.4 3.1 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 - 198 202
USA, Vermont 0.9 4.4 0.1 0.4 - - 0.3 114 124
USA, Washington State 1.4 3.8 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 1069 1114
USA, Washington, Seattle 1.6 3.6 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 722 748
USA, West Virginia 1.3 3.9 0.1 0.3 - - 0.1 398 415
USA, Wisconsin 1.8 4.3 0.1 0.3 - 0.0 0.4 1173 1278
Asia
Bahrain: Bahraini 2.1 1.4 - 0.3 - - 0.4 19 23
China, Guangzhou City 5.7 0.2 - 3.0 - - 0.4 365 514 *
China, Hong Kong 8.1 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.4 1937 2030
China, Jiashan 14.6 0.9 - 4.8 - - - 196 254 *
China, Nangang District, Harbin City - - - - - - 10.3 181 230
China, Shanghai 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 8.0 1453 2291 *
China, Zhongshan 11.6 0.4 0.1 4.3 0.0 0.0 - 508 532 *
Cyprus 0.6 0.5 - - - - 0.0 24 25 *
India, Chennai (Madras) 6.0 0.4 - 0.3 - - 2.4 605 808
India, Karunagappally 5.0 1.1 - 0.7 - - 1.5 56 69
India, Mumbai (Bombay) 3.7 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 2.4 901 1369
India, Nagpur 7.8 0.1 - 0.1 - - 0.8 312 333 *
India, New Delhi 2.1 0.5 0.0 1.6 - - 1.4 804 1070 *
India, Poona - - - - - - 6.1 290 380 *
India, Trivandrum 2.1 0.6 - 0.1 - - 0.6 76 91 *
Israel 0.8 1.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 319 358
Israel: Jews 0.8 1.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 304 332
Israel: Non-Jews 0.6 0.3 - - - 0.1 0.1 14 15
Japan, Aichi Prefecture 4.6 0.4 0.1 0.0 - - 1.3 207 252
Japan, Fukui Prefecture 5.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 - - 0.8 220 246
Japan, Hiroshima 11.1 0.2 0.1 0.5 - 0.1 - 480 503
Japan, Miyagi Prefecture 12.5 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 2.0 1411 1656
Japan, Nagasaki Prefecture 9.1 0.2 0.3 1.1 - - - 698 773
Japan, Osaka Prefecture 7.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 2.8 3118 4084
Japan, Yamagata Prefecture 10.4 0.6 0.1 0.1 - - 1.8 777 892
Korea 6.5 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 1.3 5843 6856
Korea, Busan 6.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 1.6 511 620
Korea, Daegu 6.6 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.8 361 397
Korea, Daejeon 4.7 0.2 0.0 0.0 - - 1.1 124 142
Korea, Gwangju 8.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 - 1.6 216 253
Korea, Incheon 4.7 0.3 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 1.1 236 280
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
Age-standardized (world) incidence rates (per 100,000)
by histological type
Oesophagus (C15) - Male (Contd)
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by histological type
Oesophagus (C15) - Male (Contd)
Carcinoma
Sarcoma Other Unspec.
Number of cases
Squamous Adeno Other Unspec. MV Total
Asia (Contd)
Korea, Jejudo 5.0 0.1 0.3 - 0.1 - 1.7 40 51
Korea, Seoul 5.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 1.2 1133 1334
Korea, Ulsan 5.8 0.4 - 0.1 - - 1.6 68 83
Kuwait: Kuwaitis 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.2 - - 0.8 13 20
Kuwait: Non-Kuwaitis 0.5 0.0 - 0.3 - - 0.6 10 14
Malaysia, Penang 1.2 0.7 0.1 0.2 - - 0.2 42 45
Malaysia, Sarawak 1.3 0.4 - - - - 0.4 62 72
Oman: Omani 1.6 0.7 - 0.1 - - 0.1 38 41 *
Pakistan, South Karachi 5.3 1.0 - 0.3 - - 0.0 166 174 *
Philippines, Manila 1.4 0.6 0.0 0.3 - - 0.7 135 195 *
Singapore 3.9 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 377 390
Singapore: Chinese 4.6 0.5 0.2 0.2 - 0.0 0.2 340 352
Singapore: Indian 2.5 0.6 - 0.1 - - 0.1 24 25
Singapore: Malay 0.2 0.9 - 0.4 0.1 - - 13 13
Thailand, Chiang Mai 1.8 0.1 - - - - 0.3 76 84 *
Thailand, Lampang 0.9 0.1 - 0.1 - 0.1 0.4 25 34 *
Thailand, Songkhla 6.6 0.1 0.0 - - - 1.1 181 204
Turkey, Antalya 1.0 0.3 0.0 - - - 0.3 40 47 *
Turkey, Izmir 1.5 0.4 0.1 0.1 - - 0.2 166 182 *
Europe
Austria 2.3 1.1 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 1149 1297
Austria, Tyrol 2.9 0.7 0.2 0.2 - - 0.1 92 97
Austria, Vorarlberg 2.5 1.5 0.1 0.7 - - 0.3 50 58
Belarus 3.9 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 1.5 1476 1742 *
Belgium, Antwerp 2.1 2.7 0.2 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 355 362 *
Belgium, Flanders 3.1 2.8 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.2 1212 1274
Bulgaria 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 - - 1.4 244 702 *
Croatia 3.1 0.3 0.0 0.5 - - 1.8 639 943
Czech Republic 2.7 1.2 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.8 1494 1780
Denmark 2.5 2.9 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 1223 1329
Estonia 4.0 0.2 0.1 0.2 - - 0.5 203 224
Finland (data not available) - - - - - - - - -
France, Bas-Rhin 8.8 1.5 0.1 0.4 - 0.0 0.1 365 370
France, Calvados 11.8 1.4 0.2 0.4 - - 0.8 307 327
France, Doubs 7.1 1.7 - 0.2 - - 0.0 160 161
France, Haut-Rhin 7.9 1.5 - 0.6 - 0.0 0.0 252 253
France, Herault 4.0 1.6 0.1 0.2 - 0.0 0.0 210 211
France, Isere 4.9 1.4 0.0 0.3 - 0.0 0.1 255 261
France, Loire-Atlantique 9.3 2.9 0.2 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 501 503
France, Manche 11.3 1.3 0.1 0.2 - - 0.2 267 268
France, Somme 10.3 2.8 0.2 0.7 - 0.1 0.1 261 271
France, Tarn 3.6 1.2 0.1 0.3 - 0.1 0.2 93 97
France, Vendee 7.1 2.6 0.1 0.3 - - 0.2 234 237
Germany, Brandenburg (data not available) - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Free State of Saxony (data not available) - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Hamburg 3.3 1.3 0.1 1.9 - 0.0 0.1 316 456
Germany, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (data not available) - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Munich 3.7 1.6 0.0 0.1 - - 0.5 500 553
Germany, Northrhine-Westphalia: Munster 3.7 1.3 0.1 1.7 0.0 - 0.0 561 680
Germany, Saarland 4.5 1.6 0.2 0.2 - - 0.2 293 302
Iceland 2.0 3.0 0.1 - - 0.1 - 49 49
Ireland 2.4 4.0 0.1 0.4 - 0.0 0.6 856 941
Italy, Biella Province 3.4 1.0 0.1 0.2 - - 0.1 40 42
Italy, Brescia Province 4.9 0.9 0.0 0.2 0.1 - 1.0 147 170
Italy, Ferrara Province 2.1 1.4 - - 0.1 - 0.5 62 71
Italy, Florence and Prato 1.2 0.5 - 0.0 - - 0.4 103 134
Italy, Genoa Province 1.4 0.9 0.1 0.3 - - 0.4 76 92
Italy, Macerata Province 0.8 0.3 - - - - 0.2 11 12
Italy, Milan 2.2 0.7 - 0.4 0.0 - 0.4 158 181
Italy, Modena Province 1.4 0.5 - 0.1 - 0.0 0.1 58 62
Italy, Naples 0.9 0.9 - 0.2 - - 0.4 30 36
Italy, North East Cancer Surveillance Network 5.5 1.3 0.0 0.6 0.0 - 0.6 711 748
Italy, Parma Province 2.9 0.9 - 0.3 - - 0.1 83 87
Italy, Ragusa Province 0.5 0.1 - 0.1 - - 0.2 9 13
Italy, Reggio Emilia Province 1.3 0.7 - 0.1 - - 0.4 47 53
Italy, Romagna Region 1.1 0.4 0.0 0.1 - - 0.2 83 94
Italy, Salerno Province 0.7 0.6 - 0.1 - - 0.5 45 63
Italy, Sassari Province 2.5 1.1 - 0.1 - - 0.6 66 79
Italy, Sondrio 3.7 1.4 0.1 0.3 - 0.2 1.0 42 49
Italy, Syracuse Province 0.6 0.6 - - - - 0.1 16 19
Italy, Torino 1.6 0.6 - 0.3 0.0 - 0.4 114 133
Italy, Umbria Region 1.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 76 95
Italy, Varese Province 3.7 0.7 0.0 0.2 - - 0.1 97 100
Italy, Veneto Region 4.6 0.9 0.1 0.3 0.0 - 0.7 407 452
Latvia 3.5 0.5 - 0.2 0.0 - 1.6 340 435
Lithuania 4.2 0.6 0.0 0.4 - - 1.6 575 707
Malta 0.8 1.2 - 0.1 - - 0.7 31 39
Norway 1.6 1.4 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 0.1 578 600
Poland, Cracow 2.7 0.6 - 0.2 - - 1.1 65 115 *
Poland, Kielce (data not available) - - - - - - - - -
Poland, Warsaw City 2.4 0.3 0.0 0.3 - - 0.6 177 210
Portugal, Porto 5.7 1.1 0.1 0.4 0.0 - 0.2 717 740 *
Portugal, South Regional 3.7 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.9 479 578
Russia, St Petersburg 4.0 0.6 0.1 1.0 - - 2.0 807 1077
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Europe (Contd)
Serbia 1.7 0.5 0.0 0.2 - - 0.6 419 549
Slovak Republic 5.6 0.8 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.5 1023 1253
Slovenia 3.9 0.6 0.1 0.3 - 0.0 0.5 355 371
Spain, Albacete 1.9 0.5 0.3 0.5 - - 0.5 36 43
Spain, Asturias 5.3 1.0 0.0 0.3 - 0.0 0.4 286 311
Spain, Basque Country 6.8 1.1 0.2 0.2 - 0.0 0.4 543 576
Spain, Canary Islands 5.4 1.5 0.1 0.5 - 0.0 0.5 332 355
Spain, Cuenca 1.8 1.2 - 0.0 - - 0.4 30 36
Spain, Girona 4.7 1.6 - 0.0 - 0.0 0.3 137 143
Spain, Granada 1.9 1.2 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 0.3 93 103
Spain, Murcia 2.6 1.0 0.1 0.2 - - 0.2 140 148
Spain, Navarra 4.0 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 98 101
Spain, Tarragona 4.2 0.8 - 0.3 - - 0.4 101 109
Spain, Zaragoza 3.2 0.8 - 0.2 - - 0.4 141 156
Sweden 1.5 1.6 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 1336 1345
Switzerland, Geneva 5.1 2.6 0.2 0.2 - - 0.3 120 125
Switzerland, Graubunden and Glarus 3.3 2.8 - 0.4 - - 0.1 56 57
Switzerland, Neuchatel 4.9 1.9 - - - - 0.1 43 44
Switzerland, St Gall-Appenzell 2.9 2.1 0.1 0.1 - - 0.2 93 96
Switzerland, Ticino 3.1 2.7 0.1 0.2 - 0.1 0.3 85 87
Switzerland, Valais 5.1 1.8 - - - - 0.2 74 76
Switzerland, Vaud 5.6 2.7 0.3 0.5 - - 0.2 215 221
The Netherlands 2.5 4.2 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 4235 4306
The Netherlands, Eindhoven 2.4 3.6 0.1 0.3 - - 0.1 233 237
The Netherlands, Maastricht 2.4 2.5 0.1 0.5 - - 0.1 199 204
UK, England, East of England Region 1.8 5.0 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 902 995
UK, England, Merseyside and Cheshire 2.4 5.8 0.2 1.9 0.0 - - 877 1046
UK, England, North Western 2.7 5.6 0.1 1.5 - 0.0 0.0 1519 1708
UK, England, Northern And Yorkshire 2.4 5.0 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.2 2148 2367
UK, England, Oxford Region 1.8 5.5 0.0 0.8 0.0 - 0.0 807 861
UK, England, South and Western Regions 1.7 5.2 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 1.2 2322 2824
UK, England, Thames 2.0 4.8 0.1 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 3861 4622
UK, England, Trent 2.1 6.0 0.1 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 1803 2032
UK, England, West Midlands 2.2 5.1 0.1 0.9 - 0.0 0.1 1767 1918
UK, Northern Ireland 1.8 4.2 0.1 0.9 0.0 - 0.8 408 455
UK, Scotland 3.9 6.6 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.4 2240 2391
Oceania
Australia, New South Wales 1.8 2.3 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 1051 1123
Australia, Northern Territory (data not available) - - - - - - - - -
Australia, Queensland 2.2 2.8 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 639 682
Australia, South 0.9 3.2 0.8 0.2 - 0.0 0.1 297 308
Australia, Tasmania 3.0 3.8 0.2 0.2 0.1 - 0.3 127 135
Australia, Victoria 1.6 2.6 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 782 856
Australia, Western 1.6 2.9 0.1 0.3 0.0 - 0.1 312 326
Australian Capital Territory 1.1 3.2 0.3 0.4 - - 0.2 35 45
French Polynesia 7.5 1.0 - 0.6 - - 0.2 38 39
New Zealand 1.6 2.8 0.1 0.3 - 0.0 0.4 634 694
USA, Hawaii 3.2 1.1 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 0.1 187 190
USA, Hawaii: Chinese 5.4 - - - - - - 18 18
USA, Hawaii: Filipino 1.2 0.3 - 0.2 - - - 12 12
USA, Hawaii: Hawaiian 5.5 1.0 - 0.2 - 0.2 0.3 32 33
USA, Hawaii: Japanese 5.1 0.5 0.2 0.1 - - 0.1 67 68
USA, Hawaii: White 1.0 2.7 - 0.1 - - 0.1 44 45
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Africa
Algeria, Setif 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - - 0.0 3 4*
Egypt, Gharbiah 0.6 0.1 - 0.0 - - 0.1 36 41
Tunisia, Centre, Sousse 0.1 0.1 - - - - - 2 2*
Uganda, Kyadondo County 3.4 0.3 - 0.2 - - 4.5 37 78 *
Zimbabwe, Harare: African 1.8 0.0 0.1 3.2 - - 0.1 30 67 *
America, Central and South
Argentina, Bahia Blanca 1.2 0.6 - 1.2 - - 0.1 29 36
Brazil, Brasilia 2.4 0.5 0.0 0.2 - - 0.8 86 95
Brazil, Cuiaba 1.6 0.5 0.1 - - - 0.6 15 19
Brazil, Goiania 1.7 0.2 - 0.3 - - 0.4 34 43
Brazil, Sao Paulo 1.4 0.2 0.0 0.2 - - 0.5 466 621
Chile, Valdivia 3.6 0.2 0.1 0.9 - - 0.1 49 51
Colombia, Cali 1.1 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.3 62 78
Costa Rica 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 0.2 33 55
Ecuador, Quito 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 - - 0.3 15 24
France, La Martinique 0.7 0.2 - 0.1 - - 0.1 16 17
Peru, Trujillo 0.2 0.2 - - - - - 5 5*
America, North
Canada (excluding Quebec, Yukon and Nunavut) 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 1256 1424
Canada, Alberta 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.1 - - 0.0 115 123
Canada, British Columbia 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 275 293
Canada, Manitoba 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.1 - - 0.0 60 68
Canada, New Brunswick 0.5 0.5 - 0.1 - - 0.0 39 43
Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 - - - 12 12
Canada, Northwest Territories - - - - - - - 0 0
Canada, Nova Scotia 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.1 - - 0.1 50 58
Canada, Ontario 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 643 759
Canada, Prince Edward Island 0.1 0.5 0.2 - - - - 6 6
Canada, Saskatchewan 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.1 - - 0.1 56 62
USA, Alabama 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 215 238
USA, Alabama: Black 1.5 0.2 0.1 - - - 0.2 65 72
USA, Alabama: White 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 149 164
USA, Alaska 0.8 0.7 0.1 - - - - 24 24
USA, Arizona 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 223 243
USA, California 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 1582 1677
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 325 345
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Black 1.7 0.2 0.0 0.1 - - - 33 34
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Chinese 0.5 - 0.0 - - - 0.0 10 10
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Filipino 0.2 0.2 - 0.2 - 0.1 0.1 9 10
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Hispanic White 0.4 0.2 - - - - - 19 19
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Japanese 1.3 0.5 - - - - - 10 10
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Non-Hispanic White 0.9 0.3 0.0 0.1 - - 0.0 227 245
USA, California, Los Angeles County 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 391 418
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Black 1.6 0.3 - 0.2 - - - 68 72
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Chinese 0.9 0.0 - 0.1 - - 0.1 14 15
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Filipino 0.3 0.2 - 0.1 - - 0.1 7 8
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Hispanic White 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.1 - - 0.0 50 54
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Japanese 0.8 - - - - - - 6 6
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Korean 0.1 - - - - - - 1 1
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Non-Hispanic White 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 241 258
USA, California: Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 107 112
USA, California: Black 1.6 0.2 0.0 0.1 - - - 136 141
USA, California: Hispanic White 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.1 - - 0.0 132 140
USA, California: Non-hispanic White 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 1196 1273
USA, Colorado 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 183 198
USA, Connecticut 1.0 0.6 0.0 0.1 - - 0.0 279 288
USA, Connecticut: Black 3.3 0.2 - 0.3 - - - 34 36
USA, Connecticut: White 0.8 0.6 0.0 0.1 - - 0.0 243 250
USA, District of Columbia 2.3 0.1 - 0.1 - - 0.1 61 65
USA, District of Columbia: Black 3.0 0.1 - 0.2 - - 0.1 54 58
USA, District of Columbia: White 0.6 0.1 - - - - 0.0 7 7
USA, Florida 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 1182 1288
USA, Florida: Black 1.9 0.3 0.0 0.1 - - 0.1 163 171
USA, Florida: White 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 1009 1105
USA, Georgia 1.0 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 399 419
USA, Georgia, Atlanta 1.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 - - 0.0 124 129
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: Black 2.3 0.1 - 0.1 - - 0.0 59 62
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: White 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.1 - - - 61 62
USA, Georgia: Black 2.7 0.2 0.0 0.1 - - 0.0 186 198
USA, Georgia: White 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 208 215
USA, Idaho 0.7 0.5 0.0 - - - 0.0 59 62
USA, Illinois 0.9 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 765 800
USA, Illinois: Black 2.3 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 163 168
USA, Illinois: White 0.6 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 586 616
USA, Indiana 0.7 0.5 0.0 0.1 - - 0.0 335 350
USA, Iowa 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 162 180
USA, Kentucky 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 192 205
USA, Louisiana 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 241 254
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: Black 1.4 0.0 - 0.0 - - - 18 19
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: White 0.8 0.3 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 32 38
USA, Louisiana: Black 1.7 0.1 0.1 0.1 - - - 81 82
USA, Louisiana: White 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 159 171
USA, Maine 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.1 - - 0.0 85 93
USA, Massachusetts 0.8 0.6 0.0 0.0 - - 0.1 470 501
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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USA, Michigan 0.7 0.5 0.0 0.1 - - 0.1 551 600
USA, Michigan, Detroit 0.9 0.3 0.0 0.2 - - 0.0 248 264
USA, Michigan, Detroit: Black 2.1 0.2 0.0 0.3 - - 0.0 87 90
USA, Michigan, Detroit: White 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.1 - - 0.0 161 174
USA, Michigan: Black 1.9 0.2 0.0 0.3 - - 0.1 106 110
USA, Michigan: White 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.1 - - 0.1 442 487
USA, Missouri 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 279 312
USA, Missouri: Black 2.2 0.3 0.1 - - - 0.2 49 54
USA, Missouri: White 0.4 0.5 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 0.1 228 255
USA, Montana 0.4 0.5 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 41 46
USA, New Jersey 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 591 613
USA, New Jersey: Black 2.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 - - 0.1 96 100
USA, New Jersey: White 0.7 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 482 499
USA, New Mexico 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.1 - - 0.0 46 51
USA, New Mexico: American Indian - 0.1 - - - - - 1 1
USA, New Mexico: Hispanic White 0.2 0.0 - 0.0 - - - 9 9
USA, New Mexico: Non-Hispanic White 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.1 - - 0.0 34 39
USA, New York state 0.9 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 1267 1382
USA, New York state: Black 2.5 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 - 0.0 291 309
USA, New York state: White 0.7 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 947 1043
USA, NPCR 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 12480 13450
USA, NPCR: Black 2.0 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 1989 2101
USA, NPCR: White 0.6 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 10162 10997
USA, Ohio 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 709 771
USA, Ohio: Black 1.8 0.2 0.0 0.1 - - 0.2 99 110
USA, Ohio: White 0.5 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 580 631
USA, Oklahoma 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 127 150
USA, Oregon 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 205 224
USA, Pennsylvania 0.7 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 827 870
USA, Pennsylvania: Black 2.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 131 134
USA, Pennsylvania: White 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 686 723
USA, Rhode Island 0.7 0.6 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 79 82
USA, SEER (9 registries) 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 1376 1470
USA, SEER (9 registries): Black 2.1 0.2 0.0 0.2 - - 0.0 221 229
USA, SEER (9 registries): White 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 1075 1158
USA, SEER (14 registries) 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 3774 3998
USA, SEER (14 registries): Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 161 169
USA, SEER (14 registries): Black 1.9 0.2 0.0 0.1 - - 0.0 526 544
USA, SEER (14 registries): Hispanic White 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 192 202
USA, SEER (14 registries): Non-hispanic White 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 2873 3061
USA, South Carolina 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 228 244
USA, South Carolina: Black 2.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 - - 0.1 87 97
USA, South Carolina: White 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 139 145
USA, Texas 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 747 854
USA, Texas: Black 1.6 0.2 - 0.1 - - 0.1 122 133
USA, Texas: White 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 610 704
USA, Utah 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - 43 45
USA, Vermont 0.4 0.9 0.1 0.1 - - 0.1 41 46
USA, Washington State 0.7 0.5 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 306 338
USA, Washington, Seattle 0.7 0.5 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 207 230
USA, West Virginia 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 111 117
USA, Wisconsin 0.7 0.5 0.0 0.1 - - 0.1 322 352
Asia
Bahrain: Bahraini 1.4 - - 0.4 - - - 10 10
China, Guangzhou City 1.1 0.0 - 0.6 0.0 - 0.1 85 120 *
China, Hong Kong 1.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 428 455
China, Jiashan 4.0 0.3 - 0.6 - - - 59 70 *
China, Nangang District, Harbin City - - - - - - 1.7 31 43
China, Shanghai 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 2.6 538 965 *
China, Zhongshan 1.3 0.1 - 0.4 - 0.0 - 57 60 *
Cyprus 0.2 0.1 - - - - - 7 7*
India, Chennai (Madras) 4.0 0.2 0.0 0.1 - - 1.1 378 479
India, Karunagappally 1.6 0.1 - 0.1 - - 0.2 17 19
India, Mumbai (Bombay) 2.8 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 1.5 620 905
India, Nagpur 5.0 - - - - - 0.6 199 214 *
India, New Delhi 1.6 0.2 0.0 1.1 - - 0.8 461 598 *
India, Poona - - - - - - 5.0 211 295 *
India, Trivandrum 0.6 0.2 - 0.1 - - 0.1 26 28 *
Israel 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.1 - - 0.1 195 228
Israel: Jews 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.1 - - 0.1 189 221
Israel: Non-Jews 0.2 0.1 - - - - 0.1 6 7
Japan, Aichi Prefecture 0.5 0.1 0.0 - - - 0.2 24 37
Japan, Fukui Prefecture 0.8 0.1 0.0 - - - 0.2 50 61
Japan, Hiroshima 1.8 0.0 0.1 0.1 - - - 98 106
Japan, Miyagi Prefecture 1.8 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 260 327
Japan, Nagasaki Prefecture 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 - - - 105 123
Japan, Osaka Prefecture 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 585 823
Japan, Yamagata Prefecture 1.2 0.1 - - - 0.0 0.3 114 150
Korea 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 437 662
Korea, Busan 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 0.3 48 75
Korea, Daegu 0.5 0.1 - 0.0 - - 0.2 39 49
Korea, Daejeon 0.3 0.0 0.0 - - - 0.1 12 16
Korea, Gwangju 0.4 0.1 - 0.1 - - 0.2 23 29
Korea, Incheon 0.4 - - - 0.0 - 0.2 27 41
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Asia (Contd)
Korea, Jejudo 0.2 0.1 - - - - 0.2 4 7
Korea, Seoul 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 111 154
Korea, Ulsan 0.3 - - 0.1 - - 0.2 8 12
Kuwait: Kuwaitis 1.3 - 0.1 - - - 0.2 14 16
Kuwait: Non-Kuwaitis 0.1 - - 0.0 - - 0.3 1 3
Malaysia, Penang 1.2 0.2 - 0.0 - - 0.3 36 39
Malaysia, Sarawak 1.1 0.3 - - - - 0.3 49 55
Oman: Omani 1.6 0.5 - 0.2 - 0.1 0.3 35 41 *
Pakistan, South Karachi 7.5 0.3 - 0.5 - - 0.3 141 166 *
Philippines, Manila 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 - - 0.2 36 61 *
Singapore 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 103 110
Singapore: Chinese 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 87 94
Singapore: Indian 2.3 0.2 - - - - - 11 11
Singapore: Malay 0.3 0.2 - - - - - 5 5
Thailand, Chiang Mai 0.4 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.3 20 31 *
Thailand, Lampang 0.3 - - - - - 0.3 7 16 *
Thailand, Songkhla 1.2 0.1 0.0 - - - 0.2 42 49
Turkey, Antalya 0.3 0.2 - - - - 0.1 17 18 *
Turkey, Izmir 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 0.1 89 95 *
Europe
Austria 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 276 340
Austria, Tyrol 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 - - 0.1 22 27
Austria, Vorarlberg 0.5 0.1 - - - - - 11 11
Belarus 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 155 209 *
Belgium, Antwerp 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 108 108 *
Belgium, Flanders 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 343 373
Bulgaria 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 0.3 55 205 *
Croatia 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 - - 0.3 126 213
Czech Republic 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 241 319
Denmark 1.1 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 468 518
Estonia 0.4 0.0 - 0.0 - - 0.1 41 48
Finland (data not available) - - - - - - - - -
France, Bas-Rhin 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 36 38
France, Calvados 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.2 - - 0.2 71 78
France, Doubs 0.7 0.1 - - - - - 18 18
France, Haut-Rhin 1.2 0.1 - 0.0 - - 0.0 52 53
France, Herault 1.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 56 58
France, Isere 0.9 0.1 - 0.0 - - 0.0 48 51
France, Loire-Atlantique 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - 93 93
France, Manche 1.5 0.1 - 0.0 - - - 43 43
France, Somme 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 39 42
France, Tarn 0.4 0.3 - 0.0 - - 0.0 18 20
France, Vendee 0.7 0.2 - 0.1 - - 0.0 32 33
Germany, Brandenburg (data not available) - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Free State of Saxony (data not available) - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Hamburg 1.0 0.2 0.0 0.5 - - 0.0 113 172
Germany, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (data not available) - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Munich 0.9 0.2 - - - - 0.1 124 147
Germany, Northrhine-Westphalia: Munster 1.0 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 - 172 206
Germany, Saarland 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 - - 0.1 81 85
Iceland 0.3 0.6 0.2 - - 0.1 - 16 16
Ireland 2.1 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.0 - 0.4 507 597
Italy, Biella Province 0.9 0.2 - - - 0.0 0.0 17 19
Italy, Brescia Province 0.9 0.1 - 0.1 - - 0.2 29 40
Italy, Ferrara Province 0.4 0.2 - 0.0 - - 0.1 17 20
Italy, Florence and Prato 0.3 0.0 - 0.1 - - 0.1 38 54
Italy, Genoa Province 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 0.2 25 37
Italy, Macerata Province 0.1 0.0 - - - - 0.1 3 5
Italy, Milan 0.5 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 67 81
Italy, Modena Province 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 - - 0.1 22 27
Italy, Naples 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.1 10 13
Italy, North East Cancer Surveillance Network 1.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 - - 0.1 178 198
Italy, Parma Province 1.0 0.1 - 0.1 - - 0.2 30 37
Italy, Ragusa Province 0.1 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 3 4
Italy, Reggio Emilia Province 0.3 0.1 - - - - 0.1 16 19
Italy, Romagna Region 0.3 0.1 - 0.0 - - 0.0 30 35
Italy, Salerno Province 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 - - 0.2 7 16
Italy, Sassari Province 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 - - 0.0 11 12
Italy, Sondrio 0.7 0.3 - 0.3 - - 0.1 11 14
Italy, Syracuse Province 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 - - 0.0 5 6
Italy, Torino 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.1 - - 0.0 49 54
Italy, Umbria Region 0.3 0.0 - 0.0 - - 0.1 20 29
Italy, Varese Province 0.5 0.0 - - - - 0.1 20 27
Italy, Veneto Region 0.9 0.2 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 0.2 117 144
Latvia 0.2 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 41 76
Lithuania 0.3 0.1 - 0.0 - - 0.2 73 103
Malta 0.2 0.2 - - - - 0.1 9 11
Norway 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 241 252
Poland, Cracow 0.4 0.1 - 0.1 - - 0.3 13 30 *
Poland, Kielce (data not available) - - - - - - - - -
Poland, Warsaw City 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 0.1 46 63
Portugal, Porto 0.9 0.2 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 197 203 *
Portugal, South Regional 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 0.2 74 106
Russia, St Petersburg 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.2 - 0.0 0.5 272 446
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Serbia 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 - - 0.1 135 165
Slovak Republic 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 0.1 95 128
Slovenia 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 0.1 85 93
Spain, Albacete 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - - - 5 5
Spain, Asturias 0.3 0.2 - - - - 0.1 32 40
Spain, Basque Country 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 66 75
Spain, Canary Islands 0.5 0.2 - 0.1 - - 0.1 43 55
Spain, Cuenca 0.1 0.2 - - - - 0.0 3 4
Spain, Girona 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 - - 0.2 21 25
Spain, Granada 0.2 0.1 - 0.0 - - 0.1 14 20
Spain, Murcia 0.2 0.1 0.0 - - 0.0 0.0 22 24
Spain, Navarra 0.4 0.0 0.0 - - - 0.2 14 20
Spain, Tarragona 0.3 0.1 - - - - 0.1 7 12
Spain, Zaragoza 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 - - 0.1 15 20
Sweden 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 591 596
Switzerland, Geneva 1.9 0.3 0.1 - - - 0.1 53 55
Switzerland, Graubunden and Glarus 0.8 0.2 - 0.1 - - 0.0 12 13
Switzerland, Neuchatel 1.5 0.1 - - - - - 15 15
Switzerland, St Gall-Appenzell 0.4 0.2 - 0.0 - - - 17 17
Switzerland, Ticino 0.9 0.5 - 0.0 - - 0.1 21 27
Switzerland, Valais 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 - - 0.1 18 20
Switzerland, Vaud 1.5 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.0 - 0.0 68 69
The Netherlands 1.3 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 1761 1796
The Netherlands, Eindhoven 1.0 0.8 0.0 0.1 - - 0.0 84 85
The Netherlands, Maastricht 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.1 - - 0.0 60 61
UK, England, East of England Region 1.8 1.0 0.0 0.4 - 0.0 0.0 524 602
UK, England, Merseyside and Cheshire 2.3 1.3 0.1 0.8 - - 0.0 568 692
UK, England, North Western 2.0 1.0 0.1 0.7 - - 0.0 829 992
UK, England, Northern And Yorkshire 2.0 1.1 0.1 0.3 0.0 - 0.1 1338 1525
UK, England, Oxford Region 1.8 1.0 0.1 0.4 - - - 421 483
UK, England, South and Western Regions 1.7 1.0 0.1 0.3 - 0.0 0.5 1373 1791
UK, England, Thames 1.6 1.0 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.2 2238 2878
UK, England, Trent 2.0 1.0 0.1 0.6 0.0 - 0.0 1005 1176
UK, England, West Midlands 2.4 1.0 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 1190 1347
UK, Northern Ireland 1.6 1.2 0.1 0.3 - - 0.3 266 304
UK, Scotland 2.6 1.6 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 1392 1524
Oceania
Australia, New South Wales 1.4 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 604 664
Australia, Northern Territory (data not available) - - - - - - - - -
Australia, Queensland 1.4 0.3 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 266 293
Australia, South 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.1 - - 0.1 152 161
Australia, Tasmania 1.6 0.3 0.0 0.1 - - 0.2 53 59
Australia, Victoria 1.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 419 484
Australia, Western 1.3 0.5 0.0 0.2 - - 0.0 148 158
Australian Capital Territory 0.9 1.2 - 0.2 - - 0.1 20 25
French Polynesia 0.8 0.3 - - - - - 4 4
New Zealand 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 - 0.2 321 370
USA, Hawaii 0.6 0.2 - 0.0 - - 0.0 40 43
USA, Hawaii: Chinese - - - - - - - 0 0
USA, Hawaii: Filipino 0.7 0.2 - - - - - 7 7
USA, Hawaii: Hawaiian 1.8 - - - - - - 9 9
USA, Hawaii: Japanese 0.5 0.2 - - - - - 8 9
USA, Hawaii: White 0.6 0.3 - 0.1 - - 0.1 15 17
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Sarcoma Other Unspec.
Squamous Adeno Other Unspec. MV Total
Africa
Algeria, Setif 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - 2 2*
Egypt, Gharbiah 0.1 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 - 0.0 22 23
Tunisia, Centre, Sousse 0.3 - - - - - - 3 3*
Uganda, Kyadondo County - - - - - - 0.2 0 2*
Zimbabwe, Harare: African 0.1 0.1 - - - - - 4 4*
America, Central and South
Argentina, Bahia Blanca - - - 0.2 - - - 2 2
Brazil, Brasilia 0.2 0.4 - 0.1 - - 0.3 17 19
Brazil, Cuiaba 0.5 - - - - - 0.1 4 4
Brazil, Goiania 0.1 0.0 - - - - - 2 2
Brazil, Sao Paulo 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 124 169
Chile, Valdivia - 0.5 - - - - - 4 4
Colombia, Cali 0.3 0.2 - 0.0 - - 0.1 17 19
Costa Rica 0.1 0.2 - - - - 0.0 23 24
Ecuador, Quito 0.1 0.1 0.0 - - - - 7 7
France, La Martinique 0.2 0.2 - - - - - 5 5
Peru, Trujillo 0.4 - 0.1 - - - - 4 4*
America, North
Canada (excluding Quebec, Yukon and Nunavut) 0.4 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 736 778
Canada, Alberta 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 46 47
Canada, British Columbia 0.5 0.2 - 0.0 - 0.0 - 102 103
Canada, Manitoba 0.4 0.3 - - - - 0.0 24 25
Canada, New Brunswick 0.6 0.5 - - - - - 28 28
Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador 0.2 0.1 - - - - - 5 5
Canada, Northwest Territories - - - - - - - 0 0
Canada, Nova Scotia 0.4 0.3 - 0.0 0.0 - - 27 27
Canada, Ontario 0.4 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 487 526
Canada, Prince Edward Island 0.1 0.2 - - - - - 2 2
Canada, Saskatchewan 0.2 0.1 - 0.0 - - - 15 15
USA, Alabama 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 - - - 90 91
USA, Alabama: Black 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.1 - - - 22 22
USA, Alabama: White 0.4 0.2 - 0.0 - - - 65 66
USA, Alaska 0.3 - - - - - - 6 6
USA, Arizona 0.5 0.2 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 127 127
USA, California 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 1001 1008
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area 1.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 245 247
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Black 1.8 0.1 0.1 - - - - 29 29
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Chinese - 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 - - 5 5
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Filipino 0.3 0.2 - - - - - 5 5
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Hispanic White 0.6 0.3 0.0 - 0.0 - - 24 24
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Japanese - 0.3 - - - - - 1 1
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Non-Hispanic White 1.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 - - - 170 172
USA, California, Los Angeles County 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 260 261
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Black 1.1 0.3 0.0 - - - - 39 39
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Chinese - 0.2 - - 0.1 - - 3 3
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Filipino 0.1 0.1 - - - - - 2 2
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Hispanic White 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 - - - 41 42
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Japanese - - 0.3 - - - - 1 1
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Korean - 0.2 - - - - - 1 1
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Non-Hispanic White 1.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 169 169
USA, California: Asian and Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 - - 29 29
USA, California: Black 1.0 0.3 0.1 - - - - 80 80
USA, California: Hispanic White 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 116 117
USA, California: Non-hispanic White 1.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 753 759
USA, Colorado 0.5 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.0 94 95
USA, Connecticut 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 78 79
USA, Connecticut: Black 1.2 0.1 0.1 - - - - 11 11
USA, Connecticut: White 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 65 66
USA, District of Columbia 2.0 0.5 - 0.1 - - 0.1 43 43
USA, District of Columbia: Black 2.1 0.6 - 0.1 - - 0.1 29 29
USA, District of Columbia: White 2.0 0.4 - - - - - 13 13
USA, Florida 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 609 617
USA, Florida: Black 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.0 - - 0.0 73 73
USA, Florida: White 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 526 534
USA, Georgia 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 208 210
USA, Georgia, Atlanta 1.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 98 98
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: Black 1.1 0.2 - - - - - 30 30
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: White 1.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 68 68
USA, Georgia: Black 0.6 0.3 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 48 49
USA, Georgia: White 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 159 160
USA, Idaho 0.4 0.2 - - 0.0 - - 24 24
USA, Illinois 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 301 303
USA, Illinois: Black 0.9 0.2 - 0.1 - - 0.0 54 55
USA, Illinois: White 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 240 241
USA, Indiana 0.6 0.2 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.0 153 153
USA, Iowa 0.4 0.1 0.0 - - - 0.0 51 51
USA, Kentucky 0.5 0.2 0.0 - - - - 92 94
USA, Louisiana 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 118 118
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: Black 0.5 0.5 - - - - - 10 10
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: White 1.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 - - - 38 38
USA, Louisiana: Black 0.4 0.2 - - - - - 21 21
USA, Louisiana: White 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 95 95
USA, Maine 0.8 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 - - 49 50
USA, Massachusetts 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 191 193
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Number of cases
Squamous Adeno Other Unspec. MV Total
America, North (Contd)
USA, Michigan 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 215 217
USA, Michigan, Detroit 0.5 0.3 0.0 - - - 0.0 101 101
USA, Michigan, Detroit: Black 0.6 0.2 0.1 - - - 0.0 26 26
USA, Michigan, Detroit: White 0.5 0.3 0.0 - - - - 74 74
USA, Michigan: Black 0.5 0.2 0.1 - - - 0.0 31 32
USA, Michigan: White 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 181 182
USA, Missouri 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 127 130
USA, Missouri: Black 0.7 0.2 - - - - - 15 15
USA, Missouri: White 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 111 114
USA, Montana 0.4 0.2 - 0.0 0.0 - - 21 22
USA, New Jersey 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 197 198
USA, New Jersey: Black 1.0 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 - - 42 43
USA, New Jersey: White 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - - 154 154
USA, New Mexico 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 52 53
USA, New Mexico: American Indian 0.3 0.4 - - 0.2 - - 3 3
USA, New Mexico: Hispanic White 0.4 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 - - 12 12
USA, New Mexico: Non-Hispanic White 0.9 0.1 - 0.0 - - - 37 38
USA, New York state 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 569 579
USA, New York state: Black 1.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 92 92
USA, New York state: White 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 470 479
USA, NPCR 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5932 5995
USA, NPCR: Black 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 701 706
USA, NPCR: White 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5055 5112
USA, Ohio 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 252 256
USA, Ohio: Black 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.0 - - - 29 30
USA, Ohio: White 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 217 220
USA, Oklahoma 0.5 0.2 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 77 78
USA, Oregon 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 113 117
USA, Pennsylvania 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 296 300
USA, Pennsylvania: Black 0.8 0.2 - - - - - 31 31
USA, Pennsylvania: White 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 258 262
USA, Rhode Island 0.7 0.1 - - - - - 29 29
USA, SEER (9 registries) 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 735 738
USA, SEER (9 registries): Black 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 - - 0.0 103 103
USA, SEER (9 registries): White 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 595 598
USA, SEER (14 registries) 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 1942 1954
USA, SEER (14 registries): Asian and Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 45 45
USA, SEER (14 registries): Black 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 226 227
USA, SEER (14 registries): Hispanic White 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 152 153
USA, SEER (14 registries): Non-hispanic White 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 1487 1497
USA, South Carolina 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 107 108
USA, South Carolina: Black 0.4 0.2 - - - - - 17 17
USA, South Carolina: White 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 90 91
USA, Texas 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 458 466
USA, Texas: Black 0.6 0.3 0.1 - - - 0.0 57 58
USA, Texas: White 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 392 398
USA, Utah 0.3 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 - - 27 27
USA, Vermont 0.4 0.3 - - - - - 14 14
USA, Washington State 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 160 162
USA, Washington, Seattle 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 109 109
USA, West Virginia 0.5 0.2 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 58 58
USA, Wisconsin 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 104 104
Asia
Bahrain: Bahraini 1.0 - - - - - - 6 6
China, Guangzhou City 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 - - 0.0 9 13 *
China, Hong Kong 0.1 7.6 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.5 1739 1851
China, Jiashan - 0.4 - - - - - 5 5*
China, Nangang District, Harbin City - - - - - - 0.3 7 7
China, Shanghai 0.0 0.0 - - - - 0.2 49 57 *
China, Zhongshan - 0.2 - 0.0 - 0.0 - 8 8*
Cyprus 0.2 0.0 - - - - - 5 5*
India, Chennai (Madras) 0.2 0.2 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 44 51
India, Karunagappally - - - - - - - 0 0
India, Mumbai (Bombay) 0.2 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 71 81
India, Nagpur 0.2 0.3 - - - - 0.1 23 27 *
India, New Delhi 0.3 0.1 - 0.3 - - 0.1 136 160 *
India, Poona - - - - - - 0.5 27 31 *
India, Trivandrum 0.1 0.0 - - - - - 4 4*
Israel 0.2 0.3 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 85 88
Israel: Jews 0.2 0.3 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 80 83
Israel: Non-Jews 0.2 0.1 - - - - - 5 5
Japan, Aichi Prefecture 0.1 0.4 - - 0.0 - 0.1 21 24
Japan, Fukui Prefecture - 0.2 - - - - 0.0 8 10
Japan, Hiroshima 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 16 17
Japan, Miyagi Prefecture 0.0 0.2 0.0 - - 0.0 0.0 26 27
Japan, Nagasaki Prefecture 0.0 0.1 0.0 - - - - 10 10
Japan, Osaka Prefecture 0.0 0.2 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.1 91 112
Japan, Yamagata Prefecture 0.0 0.2 - - - - 0.0 14 15
Korea 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 264 309
Korea, Busan 0.2 0.1 - - 0.0 - 0.1 29 33
Korea, Daegu 0.1 0.1 - - - - 0.0 10 11
Korea, Daejeon 0.3 - - - - - 0.0 9 9
Korea, Gwangju 0.2 0.1 - - - - - 7 7
Korea, Incheon 0.2 0.2 - - - - 0.1 18 20
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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by histological type
Anus (C21) - Male (Contd)
Carcinoma
Sarcoma Other Unspec.
Number of cases
Squamous Adeno Other Unspec. MV Total
Asia (Contd)
Korea, Jejudo - - - - - - - 0 0
Korea, Seoul 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 84 95
Korea, Ulsan - 0.2 - - - - - 2 2
Kuwait: Kuwaitis 0.1 - - - - - - 1 1
Kuwait: Non-Kuwaitis 0.1 - - - - - - 4 4
Malaysia, Penang 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 - - 0.0 11 11
Malaysia, Sarawak 0.0 0.1 0.0 - - - - 6 6
Oman: Omani 0.4 0.1 - 0.1 - - 0.1 9 11 *
Pakistan, South Karachi 0.2 0.4 - - - - 0.1 18 19 *
Philippines, Manila 0.1 0.2 0.0 - - - 0.0 18 20 *
Singapore 0.1 0.2 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 33 33
Singapore: Chinese 0.1 0.3 0.0 - - 0.0 - 26 26
Singapore: Indian 0.1 - 0.1 - 0.1 0.1 - 4 4
Singapore: Malay 0.1 0.2 - - - - - 3 3
Thailand, Chiang Mai 0.1 0.2 - - - - - 10 10 *
Thailand, Lampang 0.1 0.1 - - - 0.0 0.1 4 6*
Thailand, Songkhla - 0.1 - - - - - 2 3
Turkey, Antalya 0.0 0.1 0.0 - - - - 5 6*
Turkey, Izmir 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 23 24 *
Europe
Austria 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 151 153
Austria, Tyrol 0.5 - 0.1 - - - - 12 12
Austria, Vorarlberg - - - - - - 0.1 0 1
Belarus 0.1 0.3 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.1 124 142 *
Belgium, Antwerp 0.2 0.2 - 0.0 0.0 - - 24 24 *
Belgium, Flanders 0.2 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 79 83
Bulgaria 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 178 213 *
Croatia 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 - - 0.1 22 35
Czech Republic 0.1 0.2 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.0 125 142
Denmark 0.5 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 131 137
Estonia 0.1 0.2 0.0 - 0.0 - - 16 16
Finland (data not available) - - - - - - - - -
France, Bas-Rhin 0.4 0.2 0.1 - - - - 22 22
France, Calvados 0.6 0.1 - - - - - 17 17
France, Doubs 0.4 - - - - - - 7 7
France, Haut-Rhin 0.3 0.1 - - - - - 11 11
France, Herault 0.4 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 - - 20 20
France, Isere 0.3 0.2 - 0.0 - - - 21 21
France, Loire-Atlantique 0.5 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 - - 26 26
France, Manche 0.1 0.1 - - - - - 4 4
France, Somme 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 - - - 4 4
France, Tarn 0.4 0.0 - - - 0.0 - 7 7
France, Vendee 0.5 0.1 - - 0.1 - 0.1 15 16
Germany, Brandenburg (data not available) - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Free State of Saxony (data not available) - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Hamburg 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.2 - - - 61 65
Germany, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (data not available) - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Munich 0.2 0.2 - - - - - 43 43
Germany, Northrhine-Westphalia: Munster 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 - - - 44 52
Germany, Saarland 0.5 0.1 - - 0.0 - - 28 28
Iceland 0.1 - - - 0.1 - - 3 3
Ireland 0.3 0.2 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 64 68
Italy, Biella Province 0.2 0.4 - - - - - 6 6
Italy, Brescia Province 0.1 0.3 0.0 - - - 0.1 12 14
Italy, Ferrara Province 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.1 - - 0.0 18 19
Italy, Florence and Prato 0.4 0.2 - - - - 0.0 32 33
Italy, Genoa Province 0.2 0.3 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 19 22
Italy, Macerata Province - - - - 0.1 - - 1 1
Italy, Milan 0.4 0.0 - - - - - 20 20
Italy, Modena Province 0.2 0.2 - 0.1 - - - 15 15
Italy, Naples - 0.2 - 0.0 - - 0.1 5 6
Italy, North East Cancer Surveillance Network 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 62 83
Italy, Parma Province 0.4 0.2 - 0.1 - - 0.0 14 15
Italy, Ragusa Province 0.3 - - - - - - 3 3
Italy, Reggio Emilia Province 0.4 0.2 - 0.0 0.0 - - 15 15
Italy, Romagna Region 0.2 0.2 0.0 - - 0.0 0.0 26 27
Italy, Salerno Province 0.1 0.4 - 0.0 - - 0.1 23 25
Italy, Sassari Province 0.1 0.2 - - - - 0.0 6 7
Italy, Sondrio 0.1 0.1 - - - - - 2 2
Italy, Syracuse Province 0.4 0.1 - - - - 0.1 7 8
Italy, Torino 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 39 41
Italy, Umbria Region 0.2 0.4 0.1 - - - 0.0 26 27
Italy, Varese Province 0.3 0.1 - - 0.0 - 0.1 8 9
Italy, Veneto Region 0.3 0.3 0.1 - - 0.0 0.0 44 47
Latvia 0.1 0.2 - - 0.0 - 0.1 25 29
Lithuania 0.1 0.2 - - - - 0.0 32 35
Malta 0.4 0.1 - - - - 0.0 8 9
Norway 0.3 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 - - 77 77
Poland, Cracow 0.1 0.3 - 0.1 - - - 6 10 *
Poland, Kielce (data not available) - - - - - - - - -
Poland, Warsaw City 0.2 - - 0.0 - - 0.1 16 21
Portugal, Porto 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 89 92 *
Portugal, South Regional 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 57 58
Russia, St Petersburg 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 26 30
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Sarcoma Other Unspec.
Number of cases
Squamous Adeno Other Unspec. MV Total
Europe (Contd)
Serbia 0.1 0.2 0.0 - - - 0.0 51 58
Slovak Republic 0.1 0.4 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 82 93
Slovenia 0.1 0.2 - 0.0 - - - 22 22
Spain, Albacete 0.2 - - - - - 0.1 2 3
Spain, Asturias 0.2 0.8 - - 0.0 - 0.0 47 49
Spain, Basque Country 0.2 0.2 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 33 34
Spain, Canary Islands 0.1 0.1 - - 0.0 - 0.0 13 15
Spain, Cuenca 0.4 0.3 - - - - - 7 7
Spain, Girona 0.6 0.2 - - - - - 16 16
Spain, Granada 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 19 19
Spain, Murcia 0.2 0.1 - - 0.0 - - 14 14
Spain, Navarra 0.2 0.2 - 0.0 0.1 0.1 - 14 14
Spain, Tarragona 0.1 0.3 - - - - 0.0 8 9
Spain, Zaragoza 0.4 0.0 - 0.0 - - 0.0 19 20
Sweden 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 179 180
Switzerland, Geneva 0.7 - - - 0.0 - - 11 11
Switzerland, Graubunden and Glarus 0.6 - - - 0.1 - - 6 6
Switzerland, Neuchatel 0.5 0.8 - - - - 0.2 7 8
Switzerland, St Gall-Appenzell 0.2 0.2 0.0 - - - 0.0 10 11
Switzerland, Ticino 0.2 0.0 - - - - - 3 3
Switzerland, Valais 0.5 0.2 0.1 - - - - 8 8
Switzerland, Vaud 0.4 0.2 - 0.0 - - - 19 19
The Netherlands 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 216 221
The Netherlands, Eindhoven 0.3 0.1 - - - - - 11 11
The Netherlands, Maastricht 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - - - 6 6
UK, England, East of England Region 0.4 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 - - 59 63
UK, England, Merseyside and Cheshire 0.4 0.3 - 0.0 - 0.0 - 67 77
UK, England, North Western 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 96 98
UK, England, Northern And Yorkshire 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 196 205
UK, England, Oxford Region 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 - - 64 68
UK, England, South and Western Regions 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 163 212
UK, England, Thames 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 320 357
UK, England, Trent 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 109 120
UK, England, West Midlands 0.3 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 - - 94 97
UK, Northern Ireland 0.4 0.2 - 0.1 - - - 34 34
UK, Scotland 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 116 118
Oceania
Australia, New South Wales 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 225 232
Australia, Northern Territory (data not available) - - - - - - - - -
Australia, Queensland 0.5 0.3 - 0.0 - 0.0 - 92 99
Australia, South 0.1 0.2 0.1 - - - - 20 20
Australia, Tasmania 0.7 0.4 0.1 - 0.1 - - 21 21
Australia, Victoria 0.3 0.3 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.0 96 100
Australia, Western 0.4 0.3 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 41 41
Australian Capital Territory 0.1 0.7 - - - - - 6 6
French Polynesia - 0.2 0.3 - - - - 3 3
New Zealand 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 69 73
USA, Hawaii 0.2 0.1 - 0.0 - - - 16 16
USA, Hawaii: Chinese - - - 0.1 - - - 1 1
USA, Hawaii: Filipino 0.1 0.2 - - - - - 2 2
USA, Hawaii: Hawaiian 0.7 - - - - - - 3 3
USA, Hawaii: Japanese - 0.2 - - - - - 2 2
USA, Hawaii: White 0.4 0.2 - - - - - 8 8
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Africa
Algeria, Setif - 0.1 - - - - - 1 1*
Egypt, Gharbiah - 0.4 0.0 - 0.1 - - 22 22
Tunisia, Centre, Sousse - - - 0.1 - 0.1 - 2 2*
Uganda, Kyadondo County 0.0 0.0 - - - - - 3 3*
Zimbabwe, Harare: African 0.0 0.0 - - - - - 2 2*
America, Central and South
Argentina, Bahia Blanca 0.5 0.1 - 0.1 - - - 10 10
Brazil, Brasilia 0.8 0.4 - 0.0 - - 0.2 36 37
Brazil, Cuiaba 0.8 - - - - - - 5 5
Brazil, Goiania 0.5 0.2 - - - - - 13 13
Brazil, Sao Paulo 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 256 319
Chile, Valdivia - 0.1 - - - - - 1 1
Colombia, Cali 1.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 57 59
Costa Rica 0.4 0.2 - 0.0 - - 0.0 41 44
Ecuador, Quito 0.4 0.1 - 0.1 - - 0.0 20 21
France, La Martinique 0.5 0.3 - - - - - 15 15
Peru, Trujillo 1.1 - - - 0.1 - - 13 13 *
America, North
Canada (excluding Quebec, Yukon and Nunavut) 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 973 1011
Canada, Alberta 0.6 0.1 - - 0.0 - - 77 77
Canada, British Columbia 0.9 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.0 168 169
Canada, Manitoba 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - - 38 39
Canada, New Brunswick 1.1 0.3 0.0 - 0.1 - - 44 44
Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador 0.3 0.2 - - - - - 12 12
Canada, Northwest Territories - 2.0 - - - - - 1 1
Canada, Nova Scotia 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 52 52
Canada, Ontario 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 550 586
Canada, Prince Edward Island 0.6 0.2 - - - - - 5 5
Canada, Saskatchewan 0.4 0.1 - - - - 0.0 26 26
USA, Alabama 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 170 175
USA, Alabama: Black 0.5 0.2 - 0.0 - - - 28 28
USA, Alabama: White 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 141 146
USA, Alaska 1.2 0.0 - 0.0 - - - 21 21
USA, Arizona 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 189 191
USA, California 1.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1359 1369
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 240 243
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Black 0.6 0.3 - - - - - 14 14
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Chinese 0.1 0.0 - - 0.0 - - 5 5
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Filipino 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 - - - 5 5
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Hispanic White 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 22 22
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Japanese - - - - - - - 0 0
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Non-Hispanic White 1.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 186 189
USA, California, Los Angeles County 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 332 332
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Black 0.7 0.1 0.0 - - - - 30 30
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Chinese 0.1 0.1 - - 0.1 - - 5 5
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Filipino 0.2 0.1 - - - - - 3 3
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Hispanic White 0.6 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 - - 71 71
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Japanese - - - - - - - 0 0
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Korean 0.7 0.4 - - - - - 8 8
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Non-Hispanic White 1.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 209 209
USA, California: Asian and Pacific Islander 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 58 59
USA, California: Black 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.0 - - - 67 67
USA, California: Hispanic White 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 150 150
USA, California: Non-hispanic White 1.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1073 1082
USA, Colorado 1.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 153 153
USA, Connecticut 0.7 0.1 - 0.0 - 0.0 - 126 127
USA, Connecticut: Black 0.9 0.3 - - - - - 12 12
USA, Connecticut: White 0.7 0.1 - 0.0 - 0.0 - 113 114
USA, District of Columbia 1.2 0.0 - - - 0.1 - 30 31
USA, District of Columbia: Black 1.3 0.1 - - - - - 19 19
USA, District of Columbia: White 1.2 - - - - 0.2 - 11 12
USA, Florida 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 991 999
USA, Florida: Black 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 68 70
USA, Florida: White 1.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 913 919
USA, Georgia 1.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 314 318
USA, Georgia, Atlanta 1.0 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 - - 110 110
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: Black 0.8 0.2 - - - - - 30 30
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: White 1.2 0.1 - 0.0 - - - 79 79
USA, Georgia: Black 0.7 0.1 - - - - 0.0 59 61
USA, Georgia: White 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 253 255
USA, Idaho 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - - 51 51
USA, Illinois 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 466 469
USA, Illinois: Black 0.9 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - - 67 67
USA, Illinois: White 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 392 395
USA, Indiana 1.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 275 276
USA, Iowa 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 122 124
USA, Kentucky 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 193 194
USA, Louisiana 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 178 181
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: Black 0.7 0.1 0.3 - - - - 15 15
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: White 1.4 0.1 - - - - - 35 35
USA, Louisiana: Black 0.6 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 - - 36 36
USA, Louisiana: White 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 142 145
USA, Maine 1.1 0.1 - - 0.0 - - 62 62
USA, Massachusetts 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 248 251
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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USA, Michigan 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 342 345
USA, Michigan, Detroit 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 156 157
USA, Michigan, Detroit: Black 1.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 - 41 42
USA, Michigan, Detroit: White 0.7 0.2 - - 0.0 - - 115 115
USA, Michigan: Black 0.9 0.2 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 48 50
USA, Michigan: White 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 290 291
USA, Missouri 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 224 226
USA, Missouri: Black 0.5 0.0 - 0.1 - - - 13 13
USA, Missouri: White 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 209 211
USA, Montana 0.9 0.0 - 0.1 - - - 35 36
USA, New Jersey 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 342 348
USA, New Jersey: Black 0.7 0.0 - - - 0.0 - 27 27
USA, New Jersey: White 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 302 308
USA, New Mexico 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 65 67
USA, New Mexico: American Indian - - - - - - - 0 0
USA, New Mexico: Hispanic White 0.3 0.1 - - 0.1 - - 9 9
USA, New Mexico: Non-Hispanic White 1.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 56 58
USA, New York state 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 779 789
USA, New York state: Black 0.9 0.2 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 113 115
USA, New York state: White 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 654 662
USA, NPCR 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9174 9272
USA, NPCR: Black 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 772 784
USA, NPCR: White 1.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 8176 8260
USA, Ohio 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 449 450
USA, Ohio: Black 0.9 0.1 0.0 - - - - 43 43
USA, Ohio: White 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 395 396
USA, Oklahoma 1.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 139 142
USA, Oregon 1.2 0.2 - 0.0 0.0 - - 201 201
USA, Pennsylvania 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 504 510
USA, Pennsylvania: Black 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - - 37 37
USA, Pennsylvania: White 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 455 461
USA, Rhode Island 1.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - - 50 50
USA, SEER (9 registries) 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1021 1031
USA, SEER (9 registries): Black 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - 97 98
USA, SEER (9 registries): White 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 893 902
USA, SEER (14 registries) 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2939 2968
USA, SEER (14 registries): Asian and Pacific Islander 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 82 83
USA, SEER (14 registries): Black 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 226 227
USA, SEER (14 registries): Hispanic White 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 213 213
USA, SEER (14 registries): Non-hispanic White 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2391 2418
USA, South Carolina 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 146 147
USA, South Carolina: Black 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.1 - - - 16 16
USA, South Carolina: White 1.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 128 129
USA, Texas 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 693 708
USA, Texas: Black 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 63 65
USA, Texas: White 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 621 634
USA, Utah 0.9 0.1 - - 0.0 - 0.0 68 69
USA, Vermont 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 - - - 17 18
USA, Washington State 1.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 260 264
USA, Washington, Seattle 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 185 187
USA, West Virginia 1.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 121 122
USA, Wisconsin 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 152 155
Asia
Bahrain: Bahraini - - - - - - - 0 0
China, Guangzhou City 0.0 0.1 - - 0.0 - 0.0 8 8*
China, Hong Kong 0.2 4.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1208 1304
China, Jiashan - 0.1 - - - - - 1 1*
China, Nangang District, Harbin City - - - - - - 0.2 4 6
China, Shanghai - 0.0 - - - - 0.2 49 65 *
China, Zhongshan 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 8 8*
Cyprus 0.1 - - 0.0 - - - 5 5*
India, Chennai (Madras) 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 35 41
India, Karunagappally 0.1 - - 0.1 - - - 2 2
India, Mumbai (Bombay) 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 0.1 55 67
India, Nagpur 0.1 0.3 - - - - - 14 14 *
India, New Delhi 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 - - 0.1 56 71 *
India, Poona - - - - - - 0.2 12 14 *
India, Trivandrum - 0.1 - - - - - 2 2*
Israel 0.3 0.1 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 97 100
Israel: Jews 0.3 0.1 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 93 96
Israel: Non-Jews 0.1 0.1 - - 0.1 - - 4 4
Japan, Aichi Prefecture 0.0 0.3 - - - - 0.0 16 17
Japan, Fukui Prefecture 0.1 0.1 - - - - - 11 11
Japan, Hiroshima - 0.2 0.0 - 0.0 - - 12 12
Japan, Miyagi Prefecture 0.0 0.1 - - - - 0.0 22 25
Japan, Nagasaki Prefecture 0.1 0.0 - - 0.0 0.0 - 18 18
Japan, Osaka Prefecture 0.1 0.1 - - 0.0 - 0.0 87 107
Japan, Yamagata Prefecture 0.0 0.1 - - 0.0 - 0.0 11 13
Korea 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 267 323
Korea, Busan 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 0.1 25 31
Korea, Daegu 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 25 27
Korea, Daejeon 0.2 - - - - - 0.0 5 7
Korea, Gwangju 0.1 0.1 - - - - 0.0 5 6
Korea, Incheon 0.1 0.1 - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 12 13
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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by histological type
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Asia (Contd)
Korea, Jejudo - 0.2 - - 0.1 - - 3 3
Korea, Seoul 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 91 96
Korea, Ulsan 0.0 0.0 - - - - 0.1 3 4
Kuwait: Kuwaitis 0.2 0.3 - - - 0.0 0.1 5 7
Kuwait: Non-Kuwaitis 0.1 - - 0.0 - - 0.3 2 3
Malaysia, Penang 0.0 0.3 - - - - 0.0 8 9
Malaysia, Sarawak 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - - - 4 4
Oman: Omani - 0.1 - - - - - 1 1*
Pakistan, South Karachi 0.2 0.2 - - - - - 8 8*
Philippines, Manila 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 12 14 *
Singapore 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 43 45
Singapore: Chinese 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 37 39
Singapore: Indian 0.4 - - - - - - 2 2
Singapore: Malay 0.1 0.4 - - - - - 4 4
Thailand, Chiang Mai 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 17 18 *
Thailand, Lampang 0.1 - - - - - - 3 3*
Thailand, Songkhla - 0.1 0.0 - - - - 4 4
Turkey, Antalya - 0.0 - - - - - 1 1*
Turkey, Izmir 0.1 0.1 - - 0.1 - 0.0 26 27 *
Europe
Austria 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 354 368
Austria, Tyrol 0.8 0.2 - - 0.0 - - 33 33
Austria, Vorarlberg 1.1 0.2 - - 0.2 - - 19 19
Belarus 0.1 0.2 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.1 147 167 *
Belgium, Antwerp 0.4 0.1 - - 0.0 - - 37 37 *
Belgium, Flanders 0.3 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 90 94
Bulgaria 0.1 0.2 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 121 153 *
Croatia 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 40 60
Czech Republic 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 216 238
Denmark 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 294 305
Estonia 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 42 45
Finland (data not available) - - - - - - - - -
France, Bas-Rhin 0.9 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 - - 46 46
France, Calvados 1.1 0.1 - 0.0 - - - 39 39
France, Doubs 1.1 0.0 0.0 - - - - 27 27
France, Haut-Rhin 0.7 0.2 0.0 - - - 0.0 28 29
France, Herault 1.6 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 81 81
France, Isere 1.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 57 59
France, Loire-Atlantique 0.6 - 0.0 - 0.0 - - 39 39
France, Manche 0.9 0.1 0.0 - - - - 26 26
France, Somme 0.8 0.1 - - 0.1 - - 26 26
France, Tarn 0.7 0.1 - - 0.1 - - 17 17
France, Vendee 0.8 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.1 28 29
Germany, Brandenburg (data not available) - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Free State of Saxony (data not available) - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Hamburg 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 - - - 118 129
Germany, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (data not available) - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Munich 0.6 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 86 87
Germany, Northrhine-Westphalia: Munster 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 76 84
Germany, Saarland 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 - - 69 69
Iceland 1.2 0.0 - - - - - 11 11
Ireland 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 74 76
Italy, Biella Province 0.7 0.4 - - - - - 14 14
Italy, Brescia Province 0.7 0.1 - - - - 0.0 25 26
Italy, Ferrara Province 0.6 0.1 - 0.0 - - 0.1 19 22
Italy, Florence and Prato 0.7 0.1 - 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 68 72
Italy, Genoa Province 1.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 - - - 48 48
Italy, Macerata Province - 0.1 - - - - - 2 2
Italy, Milan 0.6 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.1 58 64
Italy, Modena Province 0.3 0.2 - 0.1 0.0 - - 20 20
Italy, Naples 0.2 0.2 - 0.0 - - - 10 10
Italy, North East Cancer Surveillance Network 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.2 117 150
Italy, Parma Province 0.8 0.1 0.0 - - - 0.0 27 28
Italy, Ragusa Province 0.2 0.3 - - - - 0.0 9 9
Italy, Reggio Emilia Province 0.5 0.2 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 23 25
Italy, Romagna Region 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 43 46
Italy, Salerno Province 0.2 0.3 - - - - 0.2 17 25
Italy, Sassari Province - 0.3 - - - - - 6 6
Italy, Sondrio 0.2 0.0 - - - - 0.1 4 5
Italy, Syracuse Province 0.3 0.3 - - - - - 8 8
Italy, Torino 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 - - 70 70
Italy, Umbria Region 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 28 40
Italy, Varese Province 0.5 0.1 0.0 - - - - 19 19
Italy, Veneto Region 0.4 0.2 0.1 - 0.0 - 0.1 55 66
Latvia 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 51 61
Lithuania 0.1 0.1 - - - - 0.0 45 48
Malta 0.1 0.1 - - 0.1 - - 7 7
Norway 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 170 172
Poland, Cracow 0.1 0.2 - 0.0 - - 0.1 9 17 *
Poland, Kielce (data not available) - - - - - - - - -
Poland, Warsaw City 0.5 - - 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 52 58
Portugal, Porto 0.3 0.4 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 101 103 *
Portugal, South Regional 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 109 111
Russia, St Petersburg 0.2 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 72 78
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Europe (Contd)
Serbia 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 44 55
Slovak Republic 0.1 0.2 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.0 79 86
Slovenia 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 43 44
Spain, Albacete - 0.1 - - - - - 2 2
Spain, Asturias 0.1 0.2 0.0 - - - - 23 23
Spain, Basque Country 0.2 0.2 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 37 39
Spain, Canary Islands 0.2 0.0 - - 0.0 - 0.0 17 18
Spain, Cuenca - 0.4 - 0.1 - 0.2 0.0 8 9
Spain, Girona 0.3 0.1 - - - - - 10 10
Spain, Granada 0.0 0.2 - - 0.0 - - 13 13
Spain, Murcia 0.2 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 14 15
Spain, Navarra 0.3 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 - - 15 15
Spain, Tarragona 0.3 0.1 - - 0.0 - - 13 13
Spain, Zaragoza 0.3 0.0 - 0.0 - - - 20 20
Sweden 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 412 412
Switzerland, Geneva 2.0 0.2 - - - - 0.0 45 46
Switzerland, Graubunden and Glarus 0.3 - - - - - - 2 2
Switzerland, Neuchatel 1.2 0.7 - 0.1 - - - 19 19
Switzerland, St Gall-Appenzell 1.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 - - - 29 29
Switzerland, Ticino 0.7 0.1 - - - 0.2 0.0 14 15
Switzerland, Valais 1.0 0.2 - - - - 0.1 13 15
Switzerland, Vaud 1.7 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 61 62
The Netherlands 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 303 306
The Netherlands, Eindhoven 0.3 0.1 - - - - - 16 16
The Netherlands, Maastricht 0.3 0.1 - 0.0 0.1 - - 20 20
UK, England, East of England Region 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 95 97
UK, England, Merseyside and Cheshire 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 84 93
UK, England, North Western 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 173 177
UK, England, Northern And Yorkshire 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 266 271
UK, England, Oxford Region 0.6 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 - - 86 89
UK, England, South and Western Regions 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 310 358
UK, England, Thames 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 489 528
UK, England, Trent 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 155 163
UK, England, West Midlands 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 176 182
UK, Northern Ireland 0.5 0.0 - 0.0 - - 0.0 41 42
UK, Scotland 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 183 188
Oceania
Australia, New South Wales 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 272 279
Australia, Northern Territory (data not available) - - - - - - - - -
Australia, Queensland 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 104 116
Australia, South 0.5 0.2 0.2 - 0.0 - 0.0 54 56
Australia, Tasmania 0.7 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 - 0.0 18 19
Australia, Victoria 0.3 0.2 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 110 114
Australia, Western 0.5 0.2 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 53 55
Australian Capital Territory 0.5 0.2 0.1 - - - - 9 9
French Polynesia - 0.5 - - - - - 2 2
New Zealand 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 125 127
USA, Hawaii 0.5 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - - 26 26
USA, Hawaii: Chinese - 0.1 - - 0.3 - - 2 2
USA, Hawaii: Filipino - - - - - - - 0 0
USA, Hawaii: Hawaiian 0.4 - - - - - - 2 2
USA, Hawaii: Japanese 0.1 - - - - - - 3 3
USA, Hawaii: White 1.4 - - 0.1 - - - 19 19
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Liver (C22) - Male
Carcinoma
Hepato- Sarcoma Other Unspec.
Number of cases
Hepato Cholangio Other Unspec. blastoma Haemangio Other MV Total
Africa
Algeria, Setif 0.2 0.2 0.1 - - - - - 0.5 13 22 *
Egypt, Gharbiah 19.8 0.5 0.1 0.5 0.0 - - - 1.0 377 912
Tunisia, Centre, Sousse 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.2 - - - - 0.4 17 20 *
Uganda, Kyadondo County 1.8 0.5 - 0.2 0.0 - - - 6.2 40 100 *
Zimbabwe, Harare: African 13.9 0.4 - - 0.1 - - - 0.1 38 265 *
America, Central and South
Argentina, Bahia Blanca 1.9 0.7 - 1.5 - - - - 0.4 22 41
Brazil, Brasilia 1.7 1.2 0.4 0.3 - - 0.1 - 2.6 113 135
Brazil, Cuiaba 0.8 1.9 - 0.5 - - 0.2 - 3.0 24 41
Brazil, Goiania 2.0 0.5 0.1 - - - 0.1 - 0.8 38 49
Brazil, Sao Paulo 2.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 - - - 0.1 554 585
Chile, Valdivia 0.7 0.1 0.3 0.2 - - - - 4.1 11 46
Colombia, Cali 1.3 0.6 0.1 0.0 - - - - 1.1 70 105
Costa Rica 1.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 4.3 123 444
Ecuador, Quito 1.3 0.7 0.1 - 0.2 0.0 - - 1.1 37 94
France, La Martinique 2.0 0.3 0.6 0.1 - - - - 0.8 36 44
Peru, Trujillo 2.1 0.2 0.1 - - - - - - 22 22 *
America, North
Canada (excluding Quebec, Yukon and Nunavut) 2.7 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 1882 3301
Canada, Alberta 3.3 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 265 417
Canada, British Columbia 3.6 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 383 736
Canada, Manitoba 2.7 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 - - - 0.5 78 168
Canada, New Brunswick 1.4 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 - - 42 59
Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador 1.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 - 0.1 - - 29 32
Canada, Northwest Territories 1.8 - - - - - - - - 1 1
Canada, Nova Scotia 1.6 0.4 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 - - 0.3 46 87
Canada, Ontario 2.7 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 972 1696
Canada, Prince Edward Island 1.6 0.4 - - 0.6 - - - 0.6 12 16
Canada, Saskatchewan 1.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 - - - 0.6 54 89
USA, Alabama 2.6 0.7 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 409 638
USA, Alabama: Black 3.0 0.5 0.2 0.3 - - 0.0 - 0.3 79 123
USA, Alabama: White 2.5 0.7 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.4 324 506
USA, Alaska 4.5 0.8 0.1 0.3 0.1 - - - 0.4 77 100
USA, Arizona 3.3 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.1 - 0.0 - 0.2 576 798
USA, California 5.8 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 4915 7052
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area 7.0 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 1091 1651
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Black 9.5 0.6 0.2 0.3 - - - - 0.3 90 139
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Chinese 16.5 1.1 0.2 0.5 0.1 - 0.1 - 0.5 190 294
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Filipino 8.8 0.4 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.2 - 0.1 63 93
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Hispanic White 9.1 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.1 - 0.0 - 0.2 157 240
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Japanese 6.4 0.4 0.3 - - - - - - 14 21
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Non-Hispanic White 3.8 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 - - 0.1 426 616
USA, California, Los Angeles County 6.6 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 1479 2083
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Black 7.5 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 - 0.2 161 224
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Chinese 14.1 0.9 0.8 0.4 0.5 - 0.1 - 0.5 142 190
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Filipino 10.2 0.8 0.8 0.5 - 0.2 - - 0.1 80 99
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Hispanic White 8.4 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 0.3 392 591
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Japanese 5.3 0.6 0.7 0.1 0.9 - - - 0.3 21 36
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Korean 22.7 1.3 1.5 0.7 0.5 - - - 0.8 95 144
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Non-Hispanic White 3.6 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 472 642
USA, California: Asian and Pacific Islander 14.4 1.0 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.4 1304 1858
USA, California: Black 7.7 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 374 525
USA, California: Hispanic White 8.3 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 1045 1594
USA, California: Non-hispanic White 3.4 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 2134 2987
USA, Colorado 3.0 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 383 537
USA, Connecticut 3.6 0.8 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 499 602
USA, Connecticut: Black 6.1 1.2 0.1 0.4 - - - - - 50 57
USA, Connecticut: White 3.3 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 434 527
USA, District of Columbia 5.7 0.7 0.4 0.2 - - 0.0 0.2 1.1 101 135
USA, District of Columbia: Black 6.5 0.8 0.4 0.1 - - - 0.3 1.6 69 98
USA, District of Columbia: White 4.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 - - 0.1 - 0.2 26 30
USA, Florida 3.4 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 2457 3370
USA, Florida: Black 4.2 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 1.1 263 358
USA, Florida: White 3.1 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 2111 2914
USA, Georgia 2.8 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 691 872
USA, Georgia, Atlanta 3.7 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.0 - - - 0.1 263 326
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: Black 4.7 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.1 - - - 0.1 83 108
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: White 2.6 0.8 0.1 0.0 - - - - 0.1 143 170
USA, Georgia: Black 3.5 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 - - 0.2 170 216
USA, Georgia: White 2.4 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 480 603
USA, Idaho 1.9 0.8 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 - - 0.2 86 130
USA, Illinois 3.7 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1547 2031
USA, Illinois: Black 5.7 0.8 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.1 - 0.6 241 343
USA, Illinois: White 3.2 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 1189 1553
USA, Indiana 2.9 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 572 766
USA, Iowa 2.4 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 288 379
USA, Kentucky 2.7 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 395 516
USA, Louisiana 4.3 0.7 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.5 640 853
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: Black 6.3 1.0 0.1 0.2 - - - 0.1 1.5 62 86
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: White 6.0 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 - - - 0.6 127 162
USA, Louisiana: Black 4.8 0.9 0.0 0.6 0.0 - - 0.0 0.7 169 228
USA, Louisiana: White 3.9 0.7 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 441 591
USA, Maine 2.6 0.7 0.1 0.2 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 0.3 121 196
USA, Massachusetts 4.0 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 - - 0.6 867 1162
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Liver (C22) - Male (Contd)
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Hepato Cholangio Other Unspec. blastoma Haemangio Other MV Total
America, North (Contd)
USA, Michigan 3.3 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 1230 1613
USA, Michigan, Detroit 4.6 0.8 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 618 791
USA, Michigan, Detroit: Black 7.9 0.9 0.2 0.5 - - 0.0 - 0.2 189 233
USA, Michigan, Detroit: White 3.6 0.7 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 404 529
USA, Michigan: Black 7.1 0.7 0.2 0.4 - - 0.0 - 0.5 224 295
USA, Michigan: White 2.7 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 956 1257
USA, Missouri 2.9 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 621 813
USA, Missouri: Black 7.4 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.2 - 0.1 - 1.7 111 146
USA, Missouri: White 2.4 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 491 646
USA, Montana 2.1 0.4 0.1 0.3 - - - - - 62 99
USA, New Jersey 4.1 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1242 1621
USA, New Jersey: Black 5.9 0.9 0.2 0.4 - 0.0 - - 0.8 170 229
USA, New Jersey: White 3.5 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 965 1247
USA, New Mexico 4.5 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 - - 0.4 249 368
USA, New Mexico: American Indian 7.0 1.8 0.3 0.7 0.3 - - - 0.5 23 37
USA, New Mexico: Hispanic White 7.7 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.1 - - - 0.5 120 175
USA, New Mexico: Non-Hispanic White 2.5 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 - - 0.3 97 145
USA, New York state 5.1 0.8 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 3028 4206
USA, New York state: Black 6.7 0.9 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.0 - - 0.8 449 616
USA, New York state: White 4.2 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 2226 3072
USA, NPCR 3.9 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 28846 39416
USA, NPCR: Black 5.8 0.7 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 3534 4843
USA, NPCR: White 3.3 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 22272 30392
USA, Ohio 2.5 0.6 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 1226 1576
USA, Ohio: Black 5.8 0.8 0.1 0.9 0.1 - 0.1 - 0.6 196 265
USA, Ohio: White 2.0 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 974 1247
USA, Oklahoma 2.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 1.1 313 495
USA, Oregon 2.9 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 285 462
USA, Pennsylvania 3.9 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 1868 2366
USA, Pennsylvania: Black 9.8 0.6 0.3 0.4 - - - - 0.4 275 354
USA, Pennsylvania: White 3.2 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 1473 1865
USA, Rhode Island 4.1 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 159 201
USA, SEER (9 registries) 4.5 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 3585 4885
USA, SEER (9 registries): Black 7.2 0.8 0.2 0.3 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.2 446 584
USA, SEER (9 registries): White 3.3 0.7 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 2365 3210
USA, SEER (14 registries) 4.7 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 10058 13843
USA, SEER (14 registries): Asian and Pacific Islander 12.7 1.0 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.5 1858 2592
USA, SEER (14 registries): Black 6.4 0.7 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 1115 1483
USA, SEER (14 registries): Hispanic White 7.9 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 1397 2082
USA, SEER (14 registries): Non-hispanic White 3.1 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 5553 7485
USA, South Carolina 2.9 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 434 583
USA, South Carolina: Black 3.1 0.6 0.0 0.3 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 0.6 97 141
USA, South Carolina: White 2.7 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 325 427
USA, Texas 5.1 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 2854 4014
USA, Texas: Black 6.5 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 1.0 313 463
USA, Texas: White 4.7 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 2355 3301
USA, Utah 2.3 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - - 0.0 127 163
USA, Vermont 2.2 0.6 0.3 0.1 - - - - 0.1 64 73
USA, Washington State 3.8 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 681 991
USA, Washington, Seattle 4.4 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 505 748
USA, West Virginia 2.2 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 210 259
USA, Wisconsin 2.8 0.9 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 688 893
Asia
Bahrain: Bahraini 3.4 1.4 - 0.4 0.1 - - - - 20 30
China, Guangzhou City 21.0 0.3 0.1 20.7 0.1 - - 0.0 0.3 706 2425 *
China, Hong Kong 19.1 1.6 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.2 3669 6289
China, Jiashan 5.1 1.3 0.1 0.1 - - - - 27.3 88 440 *
China, Nangang District, Harbin City - - - - - - - - 30.3 487 713
China, Shanghai 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 - - - - 24.8 1070 6001 *
China, Zhongshan 5.0 0.3 0.1 20.3 - - 0.0 - - 353 857 *
Cyprus 1.5 0.9 0.2 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 - 0.2 67 74 *
India, Chennai (Madras) 1.7 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - - 0.8 185 269
India, Karunagappally 0.9 0.6 0.2 0.3 - - - - 1.8 18 34
India, Mumbai (Bombay) 2.6 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.0 - - - 1.1 685 895
India, Nagpur 1.2 0.3 - - - - - - 0.1 60 65 *
India, New Delhi 0.9 0.5 0.0 0.4 0.0 - - - 0.5 389 491 *
India, Poona 3.3 0.1 - - - - - - - 165 209 *
India, Trivandrum 1.3 0.1 - 0.2 0.0 - - - 1.2 50 78 *
Israel 2.4 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 310 556
Israel: Jews 2.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 273 463
Israel: Non-Jews 1.8 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 - - 0.4 32 42
Japan, Aichi Prefecture 11.8 1.0 - - - - - - 9.2 509 862
Japan, Fukui Prefecture 19.1 1.0 - - 0.2 - - - 0.1 144 815
Japan, Hiroshima 35.6 1.7 0.2 2.1 0.1 - - 0.0 0.1 583 1632
Japan, Miyagi Prefecture 11.4 1.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 - 3.4 536 1709
Japan, Nagasaki Prefecture 22.3 0.9 0.3 2.2 0.2 - 0.0 0.0 0.8 640 1923
Japan, Osaka Prefecture 30.4 1.6 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.3 12227 13494
Japan, Yamagata Prefecture 5.7 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.1 - - - 7.8 262 969
Korea 34.6 2.9 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.2 9822 40709
Korea, Busan 37.8 2.5 0.9 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 8.3 881 4438
Korea, Daegu 33.8 2.7 1.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 8.2 796 2582
Korea, Daejeon 26.9 2.6 1.1 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 - 4.5 277 990
Korea, Gwangju 38.1 2.4 0.8 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 - 8.7 235 1349
Korea, Incheon 28.7 2.7 1.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 3.9 467 1961
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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by histological type
Liver (C22) - Male (Contd)
Carcinoma
Hepato- Sarcoma Other Unspec.
Number of cases
Hepato Cholangio Other Unspec. blastoma Haemangio Other MV Total
Asia (Contd)
Korea, Jejudo 37.6 2.2 0.9 - 0.2 - - - 3.5 82 352
Korea, Seoul 34.2 2.6 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.2 2277 9909
Korea, Ulsan 28.1 3.8 1.6 0.2 - - 0.1 - 8.9 220 659
Kuwait: Kuwaitis 3.4 0.2 - 1.0 0.1 - - - 3.3 26 74
Kuwait: Non-Kuwaitis 1.8 - 0.0 0.2 - - - - 3.9 33 77
Malaysia, Penang 6.4 1.0 0.3 0.5 - 0.1 0.1 - 2.2 115 209
Malaysia, Sarawak 6.6 0.2 0.2 - - - 0.0 - 2.1 175 325
Oman: Omani 5.3 1.1 0.2 0.3 0.0 - 0.1 - 0.4 107 124 *
Pakistan, South Karachi 4.2 0.7 0.1 0.2 - 0.0 - - 0.2 78 138 *
Philippines, Manila 12.7 0.6 0.1 2.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 5.6 403 1570 *
Singapore 5.0 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 - 13.2 458 1522
Singapore: Chinese 5.8 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 - 14.8 419 1352
Singapore: Indian 1.3 0.1 - 0.3 - - - - 6.4 13 59
Singapore: Malay 2.3 0.1 - 0.1 0.1 - - - 9.6 26 111
Thailand, Chiang Mai 4.7 3.8 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 9.8 338 730 *
Thailand, Lampang 3.7 3.3 0.0 0.1 - - - - 25.1 164 723 *
Thailand, Songkhla 2.3 0.5 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 - 5.7 82 233
Turkey, Antalya 2.6 0.5 0.2 0.0 - - - - 0.4 96 109 *
Turkey, Izmir 2.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 - 0.3 143 253 *
Europe
Austria 5.4 1.0 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 1897 2604
Austria, Tyrol 5.8 0.5 0.4 0.1 - 0.0 - - 0.5 101 174
Austria, Vorarlberg 3.2 0.3 0.8 0.2 - - - - 2.5 49 79
Belarus 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 2.1 428 998 *
Belgium, Antwerp 0.9 0.1 0.1 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 71 88 *
Belgium, Flanders 1.4 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 369 496
Bulgaria 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 4.9 299 1949 *
Croatia 1.9 0.5 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.0 - - 3.7 517 1162
Czech Republic 3.7 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 1591 2569
Denmark 2.0 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 735 878
Estonia 1.6 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 - 1.1 140 182
Finland (data not available) - - - - - - - - - - -
France, Bas-Rhin 5.9 1.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 - 6.0 268 485
France, Calvados 10.9 0.5 - 0.1 - - - - 3.8 109 372
France, Doubs 6.6 1.1 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 - - 0.1 83 150
France, Haut-Rhin 7.7 1.3 0.2 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 - 2.1 201 301
France, Herault 7.7 1.1 - - - - - - 0.1 296 339
France, Isere 8.8 0.7 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 - - 2.0 273 475
France, Loire-Atlantique 10.9 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.0 - - - 2.7 424 588
France, Manche 4.5 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.2 - - - 1.0 65 128
France, Somme 6.6 0.7 0.1 0.1 - - - - 0.3 121 162
France, Tarn 3.4 0.5 0.1 - - - - - 0.9 62 93
France, Vendee 5.9 0.9 0.2 0.4 - 0.0 - - 0.5 154 197
Germany, Brandenburg (data not available) - - - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Free State of Saxony (data not available) - - - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Hamburg 3.7 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 - - 166 355
Germany, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (data not available) - - - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Munich 3.7 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.1 395 407
Germany, Northrhine-Westphalia: Munster 4.5 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 477 615
Germany, Saarland 3.9 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 - 1.6 226 323
Iceland 1.5 0.3 - - - - - - - 19 20
Ireland 1.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 - - 0.0 1.0 156 291
Italy, Biella Province 4.7 0.3 - 0.1 - - - - 9.3 45 149
Italy, Brescia Province 15.7 1.2 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.0 - - 11.2 423 732
Italy, Ferrara Province 5.3 0.6 0.1 0.6 - - - - 4.9 113 243
Italy, Florence and Prato 2.8 0.5 0.2 0.2 - 0.0 0.0 - 5.2 252 558
Italy, Genoa Province 6.9 0.6 0.2 0.2 - - - - 3.6 138 351
Italy, Macerata Province 2.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 - - - - 4.5 29 75
Italy, Milan 8.5 0.5 - - 0.1 - - - 6.0 388 794
Italy, Modena Province 4.6 0.4 - 0.2 - - - - 5.1 151 333
Italy, Naples 25.0 0.6 1.6 0.9 - - 0.1 - 6.6 173 535
Italy, North East Cancer Surveillance Network 7.5 1.2 0.2 0.9 - 0.0 0.0 - 7.6 943 1709
Italy, Parma Province 14.3 0.7 0.7 0.4 - 0.0 - - 3.8 206 450
Italy, Ragusa Province 3.8 0.3 0.3 - - - - - 10.2 47 188
Italy, Reggio Emilia Province 7.5 1.2 0.0 0.2 - - - - 1.2 109 224
Italy, Romagna Region 3.9 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 - - - 2.4 208 354
Italy, Salerno Province 4.3 1.1 0.1 0.7 - - - - 8.5 210 510
Italy, Sassari Province 7.9 0.8 0.1 0.3 - 0.0 - - 6.8 176 316
Italy, Sondrio 10.1 1.1 - 0.5 - 0.1 - - 14.2 94 192
Italy, Syracuse Province 6.2 0.1 0.4 - - - - - 4.6 40 145
Italy, Torino 3.8 0.4 0.1 0.1 - - 0.0 - 8.5 213 608
Italy, Umbria Region 7.9 0.3 0.0 0.1 - - 0.0 - 1.0 289 456
Italy, Varese Province 14.2 0.6 - 0.0 - - 0.1 - - 212 308
Italy, Veneto Region 9.4 0.8 0.1 0.3 - 0.0 - - 7.6 687 1325
Latvia 1.1 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 - 2.9 53 313
Lithuania 1.1 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 - 2.1 245 420
Malta 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.2 - 0.1 - - 0.7 21 35
Norway 1.4 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 0.2 324 388
Poland, Cracow 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.4 - - - - 1.8 49 92 *
Poland, Kielce (data not available) - - - - - - - - - - -
Poland, Warsaw City 1.3 0.2 0.0 0.1 - - - - 1.3 121 182
Portugal, Porto 2.1 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 - - - 0.3 294 330 *
Portugal, South Regional 2.4 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 - 2.2 340 623
Russia, St Petersburg 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 - - 3.5 312 651
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Liver (C22) - Male (Contd)
Carcinoma
Hepato- Sarcoma Other Unspec.
Number of cases
Hepato Cholangio Other Unspec. blastoma Haemangio Other MV Total
Europe (Contd)
Serbia 1.3 1.1 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.0 - - 2.2 599 1070
Slovak Republic 2.2 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 530 1041
Slovenia 3.1 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 - - 1.9 381 415
Spain, Albacete 3.1 0.5 0.2 0.1 - - - - 1.0 28 66
Spain, Asturias 7.4 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.0 - - 1.0 280 491
Spain, Basque Country 5.8 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 - - 3.9 313 778
Spain, Canary Islands 5.6 0.7 0.1 0.1 - - 0.0 - 1.9 218 395
Spain, Cuenca 2.3 0.4 0.2 0.1 - - - - 1.6 25 61
Spain, Girona 3.8 0.6 0.1 0.4 - 0.0 - - 4.3 113 219
Spain, Granada 2.2 0.1 0.3 0.3 - - - - 5.0 86 264
Spain, Murcia 4.0 0.4 0.5 0.2 - - - - 1.9 190 285
Spain, Navarra 5.5 1.0 0.5 - - - - - 0.7 120 202
Spain, Tarragona 5.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 - 0.1 - - 2.7 105 177
Spain, Zaragoza 3.5 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.1 - 0.0 - 0.9 158 194
Sweden 2.2 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 1241 1250
Switzerland, Geneva 5.5 0.5 0.2 - - - 0.1 - 5.5 95 176
Switzerland, Graubunden and Glarus 2.7 0.5 0.4 - - - - - 2.7 26 57
Switzerland, Neuchatel 4.1 0.6 0.2 - - - - - 3.5 34 58
Switzerland, St Gall-Appenzell 3.1 0.2 - - - 0.1 - - 0.9 67 88
Switzerland, Ticino 11.9 1.3 0.1 0.6 - 0.1 - - 2.3 110 216
Switzerland, Valais 5.3 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 - - - 5.6 61 125
Switzerland, Vaud 5.3 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 - - 2.7 150 214
The Netherlands 1.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 810 1029
The Netherlands, Eindhoven 0.6 0.1 0.1 - - 0.0 - - 0.3 30 40
The Netherlands, Maastricht 1.2 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - - 0.2 50 58
UK, England, East of England Region 1.0 0.7 0.0 - - 0.0 0.0 - - 112 223
UK, England, Merseyside and Cheshire 1.7 2.3 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 269 506
UK, England, North Western 1.9 1.4 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 278 634
UK, England, Northern And Yorkshire 1.8 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.1 364 825
UK, England, Oxford Region 1.4 0.8 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.1 - 0.0 136 239
UK, England, South and Western Regions 1.5 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 377 907
UK, England, Thames 1.9 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 805 1736
UK, England, Trent 1.4 1.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 289 595
UK, England, West Midlands 1.7 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 296 616
UK, Northern Ireland 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 65 136
UK, Scotland 2.2 1.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 408 794
Oceania
Australia, New South Wales 3.4 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 - - 0.1 658 997
Australia, Northern Territory (data not available) - - - - - - - - - - -
Australia, Queensland 2.5 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 227 439
Australia, South 2.7 0.4 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 - - 0.1 77 196
Australia, Tasmania 1.6 0.5 - 0.1 0.3 0.0 - - 1.0 40 55
Australia, Victoria 2.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 465 836
Australia, Western 2.8 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.1 - 0.0 - 0.1 150 229
Australian Capital Territory 2.8 1.0 - - 0.2 0.1 - - - 24 34
French Polynesia 9.5 0.3 0.2 0.5 - - - - 2.9 43 59
New Zealand 3.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 0.4 335 506
USA, Hawaii 6.7 1.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 296 395
USA, Hawaii: Chinese 10.4 2.3 - - - - - - 1.2 35 46
USA, Hawaii: Filipino 8.0 1.0 - 0.2 - - 0.1 - 1.0 54 68
USA, Hawaii: Hawaiian 7.6 1.3 - 0.2 0.4 - - - 1.5 44 54
USA, Hawaii: Japanese 5.8 1.2 0.0 - 0.6 0.1 - - 0.7 84 107
USA, Hawaii: White 4.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 - - - - 0.9 43 69
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Liver (C22) - Female
Carcinoma
Hepato- Sarcoma Other Unspec.
Number of cases
Hepato Cholangio Other Unspec. blastoma Haemangio Other MV Total
Africa
Algeria, Setif - 0.3 - 0.0 - - 0.0 - 0.4 10 16 *
Egypt, Gharbiah 4.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 88 227
Tunisia, Centre, Sousse 0.3 0.1 0.1 - - - - - 0.2 5 7*
Uganda, Kyadondo County 1.3 0.3 - 0.1 - - - - 4.2 21 73 *
Zimbabwe, Harare: African 12.0 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 - - - 0.1 23 159 *
America, Central and South
Argentina, Bahia Blanca 0.6 0.1 - 0.4 - - - - 0.2 9 16
Brazil, Brasilia 0.6 2.4 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 2.0 122 148
Brazil, Cuiaba 0.2 1.3 - 0.6 - - - - 1.8 16 26
Brazil, Goiania 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 - - - - 0.5 11 22
Brazil, Sao Paulo 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - - 0.1 274 300
Chile, Valdivia 0.6 0.4 0.4 - 0.2 - - - 2.1 15 41
Colombia, Cali 0.6 1.0 0.1 0.1 - - 0.0 - 0.9 85 124
Costa Rica 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 - 2.9 66 321
Ecuador, Quito 1.2 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.1 - - 0.0 1.6 35 129
France, La Martinique 0.8 0.1 0.2 0.1 - - - - 0.2 21 25
Peru, Trujillo 0.8 0.2 - - 0.1 - - - - 13 13 *
America, North
Canada (excluding Quebec, Yukon and Nunavut) 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 726 1393
Canada, Alberta 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 - - - 0.1 91 164
Canada, British Columbia 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 157 309
Canada, Manitoba 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 - - - 0.2 27 79
Canada, New Brunswick 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.0 17 25
Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.2 - - - - 15 18
Canada, Northwest Territories - - - - - - - - - 0 0
Canada, Nova Scotia 0.3 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 - 0.1 - 0.1 22 45
Canada, Ontario 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 375 708
Canada, Prince Edward Island 0.2 0.2 0.1 - - - - - 0.2 3 5
Canada, Saskatchewan 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 - - 0.2 19 40
USA, Alabama 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 228 359
USA, Alabama: Black 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.1 - 0.0 - 0.2 54 81
USA, Alabama: White 0.7 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 170 271
USA, Alaska 2.3 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 - - - 0.1 33 47
USA, Arizona 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 238 345
USA, California 1.7 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 2246 3296
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area 2.0 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 433 713
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Black 2.2 0.6 0.0 0.2 - - 0.1 - 0.1 37 56
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Chinese 3.8 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.1 - - 0.1 57 92
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Filipino 2.5 0.9 0.1 0.2 - - - - - 32 47
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Hispanic White 3.2 0.9 0.2 0.0 - 0.0 - - 0.2 78 114
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Japanese 2.9 0.2 0.4 0.1 - - - - 0.1 12 22
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Non-Hispanic White 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 165 276
USA, California, Los Angeles County 2.1 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 752 1072
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Black 1.8 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 - - - 0.1 64 92
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Chinese 4.8 0.5 0.2 0.4 - - - - 0.2 60 84
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Filipino 1.6 0.7 0.1 - - 0.1 - - 0.1 27 33
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Hispanic White 2.8 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 238 340
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Japanese 4.6 0.9 0.4 0.3 0.9 - - - 0.2 32 46
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Korean 9.1 0.7 0.3 0.1 - - - - 0.1 48 73
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Non-Hispanic White 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 242 348
USA, California: Asian and Pacific Islander 4.5 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 535 804
USA, California: Black 1.9 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.1 141 207
USA, California: Hispanic White 2.7 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 536 768
USA, California: Non-hispanic White 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1003 1475
USA, Colorado 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.1 187 257
USA, Connecticut 1.0 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 222 276
USA, Connecticut: Black 1.6 0.1 - 0.1 0.2 - - - 0.1 14 18
USA, Connecticut: White 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 199 249
USA, District of Columbia 1.7 0.3 0.1 - - - - - 0.1 44 56
USA, District of Columbia: Black 2.2 0.2 0.1 - - - - - 0.1 37 49
USA, District of Columbia: White 0.6 0.5 - - - - - - - 7 7
USA, Florida 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 1093 1550
USA, Florida: Black 1.1 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.3 110 153
USA, Florida: White 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 948 1356
USA, Georgia 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 329 457
USA, Georgia, Atlanta 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.0 109 143
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: Black 1.5 0.4 - 0.1 - - 0.1 - 0.1 38 53
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: White 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 - - - 0.0 55 73
USA, Georgia: Black 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 - 0.1 78 108
USA, Georgia: White 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 228 323
USA, Idaho 0.7 0.5 0.1 0.0 - - 0.0 - 0.0 54 74
USA, Illinois 1.0 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 751 1074
USA, Illinois: Black 1.8 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 125 185
USA, Illinois: White 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 589 834
USA, Indiana 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 302 392
USA, Iowa 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.1 141 203
USA, Kentucky 0.7 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 226 291
USA, Louisiana 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 261 349
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: Black 1.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 - 0.1 0.1 - 0.3 27 36
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: White 1.3 0.4 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.2 51 67
USA, Louisiana: Black 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 63 89
USA, Louisiana: White 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 196 255
USA, Maine 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.1 - - - - 0.1 50 72
USA, Massachusetts 0.7 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 311 488
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Liver (C22) - Female (Contd)
Carcinoma
Hepato- Sarcoma Other Unspec.
Number of cases
Hepato Cholangio Other Unspec. blastoma Haemangio Other MV Total
America, North (Contd)
USA, Michigan 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 565 799
USA, Michigan, Detroit 1.2 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.1 - 0.0 - 0.1 281 373
USA, Michigan, Detroit: Black 1.9 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 - 0.0 - 0.1 72 90
USA, Michigan, Detroit: White 1.0 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.1 - 0.0 - 0.0 197 271
USA, Michigan: Black 1.7 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 86 113
USA, Michigan: White 0.7 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 461 664
USA, Missouri 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 282 375
USA, Missouri: Black 1.6 0.6 0.1 0.2 - - 0.0 - 0.2 45 59
USA, Missouri: White 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 231 309
USA, Montana 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 - 0.0 38 66
USA, New Jersey 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 0.2 522 752
USA, New Jersey: Black 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 - - 0.2 63 83
USA, New Jersey: White 0.7 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 - - 0.2 419 619
USA, New Mexico 1.3 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.1 - - 0.0 0.2 122 178
USA, New Mexico: American Indian 1.2 1.1 0.2 0.5 - - - - 0.3 11 15
USA, New Mexico: Hispanic White 1.6 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.1 - - - 0.2 44 68
USA, New Mexico: Non-Hispanic White 1.0 0.6 0.0 0.2 0.1 - - 0.0 0.1 61 88
USA, New York state 1.2 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1348 1981
USA, New York state: Black 1.7 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 202 291
USA, New York state: White 1.0 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 1037 1520
USA, NPCR 1.0 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 13170 18834
USA, NPCR: Black 1.4 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 1472 2074
USA, NPCR: White 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 10518 15047
USA, Ohio 0.7 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 639 854
USA, Ohio: Black 1.1 0.5 0.1 0.2 - - - 0.0 0.2 75 102
USA, Ohio: White 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 544 729
USA, Oklahoma 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 201 291
USA, Oregon 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 149 238
USA, Pennsylvania 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 788 1074
USA, Pennsylvania: Black 2.0 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 - 0.1 105 140
USA, Pennsylvania: White 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 653 895
USA, Rhode Island 1.0 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 - - 0.0 77 97
USA, SEER (9 registries) 1.2 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1611 2297
USA, SEER (9 registries): Black 1.8 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 - 0.1 172 232
USA, SEER (9 registries): White 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1102 1574
USA, SEER (14 registries) 1.3 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 4591 6525
USA, SEER (14 registries): Asian and Pacific Islander 4.0 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 781 1129
USA, SEER (14 registries): Black 1.5 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 420 582
USA, SEER (14 registries): Hispanic White 2.4 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 679 970
USA, SEER (14 registries): Non-hispanic White 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 2643 3746
USA, South Carolina 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 180 250
USA, South Carolina: Black 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 54 71
USA, South Carolina: White 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 112 164
USA, Texas 1.4 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1217 1854
USA, Texas: Black 1.6 0.4 0.0 0.1 - - 0.0 - 0.3 111 179
USA, Texas: White 1.3 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 1053 1588
USA, Utah 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 - - 0.1 70 96
USA, Vermont 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 - - - 0.0 21 27
USA, Washington State 1.1 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 340 506
USA, Washington, Seattle 1.3 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 252 382
USA, West Virginia 0.5 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 0.1 106 143
USA, Wisconsin 0.7 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 311 430
Asia
Bahrain: Bahraini 1.0 0.8 - 0.6 - - - - 0.8 11 17
China, Guangzhou City 3.8 0.1 0.0 7.3 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.1 146 729 *
China, Hong Kong 3.8 1.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 2.1 968 1771
China, Jiashan 2.0 0.2 - - - - - - 10.4 29 174 *
China, Nangang District, Harbin City - - - - - - - - 10.3 180 252
China, Shanghai 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 - 8.0 343 2300 *
China, Zhongshan 0.8 0.2 - 3.9 - - - 0.1 - 67 177 *
Cyprus 0.5 0.4 - 0.1 - - - - 0.1 24 29 *
India, Chennai (Madras) 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - - 0.3 53 83
India, Karunagappally 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 - - - - 0.5 3 8
India, Mumbai (Bombay) 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.6 319 433
India, Nagpur 0.6 0.2 - - - - - - 0.0 34 35 *
India, New Delhi 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.0 - - - 0.4 167 232 *
India, Poona 1.3 0.1 - - - - - - - 53 88 *
India, Trivandrum 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 - - - - 0.4 20 30 *
Israel 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 - 0.2 184 333
Israel: Jews 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 168 293
Israel: Non-Jews 0.3 0.1 - - 0.1 - 0.0 - 0.1 14 15
Japan, Aichi Prefecture 4.1 0.7 0.0 - - - - - 3.2 225 388
Japan, Fukui Prefecture 7.0 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - - - 49 446
Japan, Hiroshima 10.0 0.8 0.1 0.9 0.2 - - - 0.0 182 659
Japan, Miyagi Prefecture 3.5 0.6 0.1 0.0 - - 0.0 - 1.4 201 880
Japan, Nagasaki Prefecture 6.0 0.6 0.1 0.9 0.1 - 0.0 - 0.4 263 906
Japan, Osaka Prefecture 9.1 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 1.0 5036 5654
Japan, Yamagata Prefecture 1.9 0.3 0.1 - 0.3 - - - 3.3 128 607
Korea 8.0 1.3 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.1 3177 13339
Korea, Busan 9.6 1.4 0.4 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 - 3.4 312 1582
Korea, Daegu 8.1 1.0 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 3.0 234 869
Korea, Daejeon 7.0 1.1 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 1.4 89 339
Korea, Gwangju 7.3 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.0 - - - 2.4 71 374
Korea, Incheon 7.8 1.4 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.9 185 712
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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by histological type
Liver (C22) - Female (Contd)
Carcinoma
Hepato- Sarcoma Other Unspec.
Number of cases
Hepato Cholangio Other Unspec. blastoma Haemangio Other MV Total
Asia (Contd)
Korea, Jejudo 6.8 1.3 1.0 0.1 - - - - 2.7 31 131
Korea, Seoul 9.0 1.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 791 3269
Korea, Ulsan 7.0 1.1 0.4 - 0.1 - - - 2.3 52 185
Kuwait: Kuwaitis 0.9 0.1 - 0.3 - - - - 2.3 9 37
Kuwait: Non-Kuwaitis 1.0 1.1 0.3 0.9 0.8 - - - 2.4 11 27
Malaysia, Penang 1.7 0.8 0.1 0.1 - - 0.1 0.0 0.9 40 82
Malaysia, Sarawak 1.8 0.4 0.2 - 0.1 - 0.0 - 0.6 71 114
Oman: Omani 2.0 0.8 - - 0.1 - - - 0.4 45 53 *
Pakistan, South Karachi 2.2 0.8 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 - - 0.3 39 70 *
Philippines, Manila 3.7 0.5 0.0 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 157 568 *
Singapore 1.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 3.3 133 459
Singapore: Chinese 1.2 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 - 3.4 121 409
Singapore: Indian 0.4 - - 0.2 - - - 0.1 2.5 4 14
Singapore: Malay 0.5 0.1 - - 0.1 - - - 2.9 8 36
Thailand, Chiang Mai 1.3 1.8 - 0.0 0.1 - - - 3.6 128 278 *
Thailand, Lampang 0.8 2.3 - 0.1 - - - - 11.7 73 347 *
Thailand, Songkhla 0.4 0.2 - - - - - - 1.3 19 60
Turkey, Antalya 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.0 - - - - 0.0 35 36 *
Turkey, Izmir 0.7 0.1 0.3 0.0 - - 0.0 - 0.1 55 111 *
Europe
Austria 1.1 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 891 1319
Austria, Tyrol 1.4 0.3 0.3 0.1 - - - - 0.2 36 78
Austria, Vorarlberg 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.0 - - - - 0.7 19 31
Belarus 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 316 705 *
Belgium, Antwerp 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 44 50 *
Belgium, Flanders 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 240 366
Bulgaria 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - 2.1 153 1100 *
Croatia 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.3 - - - - 1.8 299 784
Czech Republic 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 793 1449
Denmark 0.5 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 403 540
Estonia 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 - 0.5 115 150
Finland (data not available) - - - - - - - - - - -
France, Bas-Rhin 0.5 0.6 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 - - 0.9 56 104
France, Calvados 1.3 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 - 0.1 - 0.5 29 77
France, Doubs 0.8 0.7 0.0 - - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 23 48
France, Haut-Rhin 1.0 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.2 - - - 0.3 60 96
France, Herault 1.6 0.6 - - - - 0.0 - 0.0 98 110
France, Isere 1.3 0.4 0.0 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.3 61 123
France, Loire-Atlantique 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 - - - 0.3 54 75
France, Manche 0.6 0.3 - - 0.2 0.1 - - 0.0 14 21
France, Somme 1.0 0.6 0.1 0.1 - - - - 0.1 33 52
France, Tarn 0.5 0.2 0.0 - - 0.2 - - 0.2 19 31
France, Vendee 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.1 - 0.0 - - 0.2 32 39
Germany, Brandenburg (data not available) - - - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Free State of Saxony (data not available) - - - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Hamburg 1.3 0.7 0.2 - - - - - - 85 280
Germany, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (data not available) - - - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Munich 0.7 0.2 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.0 125 129
Germany, Northrhine-Westphalia: Munster 1.2 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 225 324
Germany, Saarland 1.0 0.5 0.2 0.1 - - - - 0.5 90 156
Iceland 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 - - - - - 7 7
Ireland 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - - 0.5 76 164
Italy, Biella Province 0.6 0.5 0.1 - - - - - 2.4 13 59
Italy, Brescia Province 3.4 0.4 0.3 0.1 - - - - 3.2 144 284
Italy, Ferrara Province 1.4 0.8 0.0 0.1 - - - - 1.5 43 129
Italy, Florence and Prato 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 - - - - 2.1 80 294
Italy, Genoa Province 1.6 0.4 0.1 0.1 - - - - 1.4 55 185
Italy, Macerata Province 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 - - - - 1.5 9 29
Italy, Milan 1.9 0.1 - - 0.1 - - - 1.9 136 383
Italy, Modena Province 1.3 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.2 - - - 2.0 71 192
Italy, Naples 6.9 0.6 0.4 0.1 - - - - 2.2 67 199
Italy, North East Cancer Surveillance Network 1.1 0.4 0.0 0.2 - - 0.0 - 2.1 274 635
Italy, Parma Province 6.6 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.0 - - 1.4 110 296
Italy, Ragusa Province 1.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 - - - - 3.5 13 86
Italy, Reggio Emilia Province 2.0 0.6 - 0.2 - 0.2 0.0 - 0.5 51 104
Italy, Romagna Region 1.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 - 0.8 104 193
Italy, Salerno Province 1.3 0.6 0.0 0.2 0.1 - - - 3.9 99 295
Italy, Sassari Province 2.1 0.4 0.1 - - - - - 3.8 70 184
Italy, Sondrio 0.7 0.3 - 0.0 - - - - 3.0 13 52
Italy, Syracuse Province 2.6 0.3 - - - - - - 1.9 18 90
Italy, Torino 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.1 - - - - 2.2 68 249
Italy, Umbria Region 2.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 - 0.7 131 277
Italy, Varese Province 3.1 0.2 0.1 - - - - - 0.0 76 122
Italy, Veneto Region 1.6 0.4 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 - - 2.0 197 525
Latvia 0.6 0.1 - 0.0 - - - - 1.2 51 251
Lithuania 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 171 299
Malta 0.4 0.2 0.1 - - - - - 0.4 10 17
Norway 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 193 250
Poland, Cracow 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 - - - - 0.9 20 61 *
Poland, Kielce (data not available) - - - - - - - - - - -
Poland, Warsaw City 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 - - - - 0.9 89 152
Portugal, Porto 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 142 159 *
Portugal, South Regional 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.8 110 269
Russia, St Petersburg 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 - 1.4 261 565
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Liver (C22) - Female (Contd)
Carcinoma
Hepato- Sarcoma Other Unspec.
Number of cases
Hepato Cholangio Other Unspec. blastoma Haemangio Other MV Total
Europe (Contd)
Serbia 0.7 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 429 793
Slovak Republic 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 323 667
Slovenia 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 143 168
Spain, Albacete 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.1 - - - - 0.6 9 37
Spain, Asturias 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 - - 0.2 65 146
Spain, Basque Country 1.3 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 - - 1.1 116 332
Spain, Canary Islands 1.7 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.0 - - - 0.7 98 187
Spain, Cuenca 0.6 0.2 0.3 - - - - - 1.0 6 31
Spain, Girona 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 - - - - 1.2 49 99
Spain, Granada 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 - - - - 1.7 29 112
Spain, Murcia 0.8 0.4 0.1 - - - - - 0.7 70 135
Spain, Navarra 1.0 0.5 0.2 - - - - - 0.3 33 76
Spain, Tarragona 1.5 0.1 0.0 0.1 - - - - 0.9 35 78
Spain, Zaragoza 0.7 0.5 0.0 0.1 - - - - 0.4 64 98
Sweden 0.7 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 687 705
Switzerland, Geneva 0.6 0.3 0.1 - - - - - 1.1 19 50
Switzerland, Graubunden and Glarus 0.6 0.5 - 0.2 - - - - 0.5 13 22
Switzerland, Neuchatel 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 - - 0.6 16 20
Switzerland, St Gall-Appenzell 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.0 - - - - 0.2 30 37
Switzerland, Ticino 1.8 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.3 - - - 0.5 30 64
Switzerland, Valais 0.9 0.5 0.3 0.1 - - - - 0.5 22 31
Switzerland, Vaud 0.8 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 - 0.5 50 72
The Netherlands 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 361 484
The Netherlands, Eindhoven 0.2 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 - - - 0.2 18 28
The Netherlands, Maastricht 0.2 0.2 - - 0.1 0.0 - - 0.1 17 23
UK, England, East of England Region 0.3 0.6 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - 61 163
UK, England, Merseyside and Cheshire 0.4 1.8 0.2 1.8 - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 232 673
UK, England, North Western 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.0 146 425
UK, England, Northern And Yorkshire 0.4 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 - 0.1 193 540
UK, England, Oxford Region 0.3 0.8 0.0 - 0.0 - - - 0.0 77 155
UK, England, South and Western Regions 0.5 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 - - 0.3 234 607
UK, England, Thames 0.4 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 352 912
UK, England, Trent 0.4 0.8 0.0 0.1 0.0 - - - 0.0 152 401
UK, England, West Midlands 0.4 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 0.2 137 366
UK, Northern Ireland 0.4 0.6 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 54 114
UK, Scotland 0.5 0.9 0.1 0.1 - - 0.0 - 0.1 230 512
Oceania
Australia, New South Wales 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 230 378
Australia, Northern Territory (data not available) - - - - - - - - - - -
Australia, Queensland 0.6 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 80 189
Australia, South 0.5 0.3 0.0 - - - - - 0.0 31 72
Australia, Tasmania 0.4 0.2 - - 0.2 - - - 0.3 11 19
Australia, Victoria 0.4 0.2 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 145 292
Australia, Western 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 - - - 0.0 49 85
Australian Capital Territory 1.0 0.7 - - - - - - - 16 18
French Polynesia 2.6 0.5 - 0.5 - - - - 0.8 14 18
New Zealand 0.8 0.5 0.0 - - 0.0 - - 0.3 148 247
USA, Hawaii 2.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.4 127 171
USA, Hawaii: Chinese 2.3 1.2 - - - - - - 0.4 11 17
USA, Hawaii: Filipino 1.6 0.6 - - - - - - 0.5 15 21
USA, Hawaii: Hawaiian 2.3 1.1 - 0.2 - - - - 0.7 20 27
USA, Hawaii: Japanese 2.7 0.4 0.0 - - 0.1 0.0 - 0.2 53 65
USA, Hawaii: White 0.8 0.4 0.1 - - 0.1 - - 0.2 12 18
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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by histological type
Lung (C34) - Male
Carcinoma
Sarcoma Other Unspec.
Number of cases
Squamous Adeno Small cell Large cell O&U MV Total
Africa
Algeria, Setif 12.0 1.1 0.1 4.6 - - - 1.9 357 373 *
Egypt, Gharbiah 2.6 2.6 1.6 4.3 0.2 0.0 - 2.6 447 541
Tunisia, Centre, Sousse 16.9 6.7 5.4 5.7 - 0.1 - 2.4 324 335 *
Uganda, Kyadondo County 1.0 0.5 0.2 0.8 - - - 2.3 29 45 *
Zimbabwe, Harare: African 1.6 1.2 0.4 5.5 0.1 0.0 - 0.6 65 146 *
America, Central and South
Argentina, Bahia Blanca 8.0 7.1 2.3 25.5 0.3 - - 2.1 261 377
Brazil, Brasilia 7.8 4.6 1.7 3.7 0.0 - 0.0 8.7 437 496
Brazil, Cuiaba 6.9 3.6 0.4 3.5 0.2 - - 11.5 91 153
Brazil, Goiania 6.5 5.6 1.4 3.3 0.3 - - 3.8 211 265
Brazil, Sao Paulo 7.6 6.9 2.5 5.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 10.6 4331 6486
Chile, Valdivia 2.3 0.9 1.1 1.2 - - - 5.4 49 98
Colombia, Cali 3.9 2.8 1.5 3.0 0.2 0.1 - 10.1 393 711
Costa Rica 2.2 1.7 0.7 1.3 0.2 0.0 - 5.0 443 808
Ecuador, Quito 1.1 2.9 0.4 0.9 0.1 0.0 - 2.4 149 214
France, La Martinique 3.4 3.9 2.0 2.8 0.1 - - 1.4 143 155
Peru, Trujillo 0.7 2.8 0.2 0.7 - - - 1.4 39 52 *
America, North
Canada (excluding Quebec, Yukon and Nunavut) 11.5 12.5 6.1 8.7 2.3 0.1 0.1 6.7 31475 39973
Canada, Alberta 10.8 12.0 6.5 8.1 2.9 0.0 0.0 2.4 3302 3942
Canada, British Columbia 9.9 9.6 5.2 11.6 2.7 0.1 0.0 2.3 5387 6567
Canada, Manitoba 11.5 15.0 5.8 11.8 3.0 0.0 0.1 3.9 1742 2193
Canada, New Brunswick 18.1 19.5 8.6 14.5 2.4 - - 3.4 1518 1850
Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador 12.9 8.8 6.8 12.6 2.6 0.1 0.0 1.8 766 837
Canada, Northwest Territories 21.4 11.2 10.4 5.3 0.8 - - . 33 34
Canada, Nova Scotia 15.5 15.0 8.2 12.5 4.1 0.1 0.1 10.4 1790 2327
Canada, Ontario 11.3 13.0 5.9 6.7 1.8 0.1 0.1 9.7 15244 20062
Canada, Prince Edward Island 17.7 15.5 9.8 7.2 2.4 - - 7.3 264 306
Canada, Saskatchewan 12.0 11.6 6.0 7.0 2.4 0.1 0.1 5.5 1429 1855
USA, Alabama 19.6 17.9 10.1 13.8 5.5 0.0 0.1 4.9 9394 10858
USA, Alabama: Black 19.5 19.8 7.3 16.5 5.1 - 0.1 5.0 1678 1963
USA, Alabama: White 19.7 17.4 10.7 13.2 5.6 0.0 0.1 4.9 7659 8834
USA, Alaska 12.7 15.1 9.1 6.4 5.1 0.1 0.1 4.7 673 744
USA, Arizona 9.9 13.1 6.3 9.2 4.0 0.1 0.1 2.9 7658 8603
USA, California 9.3 14.2 5.8 9.1 4.3 0.1 0.1 1.9 41702 46149
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area 8.0 13.2 5.0 9.1 4.3 0.0 0.0 1.5 7670 8526
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Black 15.5 20.7 6.6 14.3 8.5 - 0.1 3.6 802 888
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Chinese 4.7 11.6 3.2 8.1 2.9 0.1 - 0.7 521 565
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Filipino 8.7 15.9 4.8 9.2 5.1 - - 1.0 369 394
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Hispanic White 5.4 8.7 3.4 6.0 3.6 0.1 - 0.6 524 564
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Japanese 5.4 8.3 2.5 5.8 3.6 - - 0.6 91 97
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Non-Hispanic White 8.4 13.4 5.6 9.4 4.2 0.0 0.0 1.5 5026 5648
USA, California, Los Angeles County 8.8 13.3 5.3 8.4 3.9 0.1 0.1 1.3 10034 10869
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Black 18.1 20.4 6.7 12.9 7.2 0.0 0.1 2.4 1563 1696
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Chinese 5.2 10.9 2.7 7.1 2.7 0.1 - 0.7 336 357
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Filipino 10.1 13.8 5.5 10.2 3.8 0.3 0.3 1.6 335 367
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Hispanic White 4.6 8.0 2.8 4.5 2.0 0.1 0.0 1.1 1228 1326
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Japanese 4.8 10.9 3.4 6.1 2.6 0.1 0.4 1.0 168 184
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Korean 9.2 10.4 7.4 6.4 1.8 - - 0.4 187 193
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Non-Hispanic White 9.5 14.9 6.5 9.5 4.4 0.1 0.1 1.3 5953 6469
USA, California: Asian and Pacific Islander 6.2 11.9 3.6 7.2 3.1 0.1 0.0 1.0 3569 3834
USA, California: Black 16.0 20.2 6.6 12.9 7.8 0.0 0.1 2.8 3412 3720
USA, California: Hispanic White 5.1 8.5 3.3 5.1 2.3 0.1 0.0 1.2 3531 3842
USA, California: Non-hispanic White 10.2 15.4 6.8 10.1 4.7 0.1 0.1 2.0 30936 34471
USA, Colorado 9.3 11.9 6.4 5.2 3.3 0.0 0.0 4.5 4375 5096
USA, Connecticut 12.0 18.1 7.3 10.2 4.7 0.1 0.0 1.3 6141 6667
USA, Connecticut: Black 16.4 21.0 6.6 13.8 6.4 - - 2.0 408 443
USA, Connecticut: White 11.7 18.0 7.4 10.1 4.7 0.1 0.0 1.3 5683 6173
USA, District of Columbia 17.9 21.3 6.2 8.1 6.0 0.2 - 6.5 1000 1141
USA, District of Columbia: Black 23.2 26.2 8.4 10.0 6.6 0.2 - 8.0 783 886
USA, District of Columbia: White 8.4 13.4 2.1 4.3 4.0 0.2 - 3.8 193 221
USA, Florida 13.0 17.1 8.2 12.1 4.4 0.1 0.0 6.2 37576 43100
USA, Florida: Black 14.9 16.9 6.4 14.2 4.3 0.1 - 8.0 2876 3355
USA, Florida: White 12.9 17.1 8.4 11.9 4.4 0.1 0.1 6.1 34387 39393
USA, Georgia 18.1 17.2 9.9 15.3 4.9 0.0 0.0 4.7 13622 15499
USA, Georgia, Atlanta 13.9 15.1 7.5 13.4 4.8 0.0 0.0 2.5 3355 3679
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: Black 18.6 17.5 7.4 17.6 6.4 0.1 0.1 3.1 1002 1104
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: White 12.9 14.3 7.8 12.3 4.3 0.0 - 2.4 2297 2517
USA, Georgia: Black 21.6 18.9 7.6 17.8 5.9 0.1 0.1 5.7 2880 3310
USA, Georgia: White 17.5 16.7 10.5 14.8 4.6 0.0 0.0 4.5 10649 12088
USA, Idaho 10.1 11.6 6.7 8.4 4.3 0.0 0.0 2.6 1620 1910
USA, Illinois 15.2 17.7 9.0 10.8 4.9 0.1 0.1 3.3 21907 24456
USA, Illinois: Black 23.0 23.5 8.5 17.7 6.5 0.1 0.1 4.5 3176 3559
USA, Illinois: White 14.5 17.0 9.3 10.0 4.7 0.1 0.1 3.1 18363 20503
USA, Indiana 18.4 16.5 11.3 13.7 5.6 0.0 0.1 2.9 12457 13797
USA, Iowa 14.0 16.6 9.4 8.5 5.0 0.1 0.0 3.1 5620 6358
USA, Kentucky 25.7 20.7 15.2 15.7 7.1 0.1 0.0 5.4 10585 12132
USA, Louisiana 20.4 20.7 10.4 14.4 4.8 0.1 0.0 4.2 9159 10313
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: Black 28.1 22.5 11.6 19.2 6.3 - - 8.7 782 894
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: White 16.0 23.7 10.2 11.0 2.9 0.1 - 5.7 1323 1477
USA, Louisiana: Black 27.5 22.3 10.3 19.5 6.1 0.1 - 6.0 2500 2880
USA, Louisiana: White 18.4 20.2 10.5 12.9 4.5 0.1 0.0 3.7 6614 7384
USA, Maine 16.0 15.5 9.3 13.4 5.7 0.1 0.0 4.0 2740 3151
USA, Massachusetts 12.3 16.9 7.7 9.0 4.6 0.1 0.0 3.7 10743 12045
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Carcinoma
Sarcoma Other Unspec.
Number of cases
Squamous Adeno Small cell Large cell O&U MV Total
America, North (Contd)
USA, Michigan 15.3 16.7 8.5 11.4 4.2 0.1 0.1 3.8 17713 19900
USA, Michigan, Detroit 16.9 19.8 9.3 13.9 4.8 0.1 0.1 1.6 7877 8606
USA, Michigan, Detroit: Black 22.7 24.0 9.6 18.7 6.9 0.2 0.1 2.7 1871 2060
USA, Michigan, Detroit: White 15.7 19.0 9.5 12.8 4.3 0.1 0.1 1.3 5935 6466
USA, Michigan: Black 22.2 23.0 8.8 18.1 6.4 0.2 0.1 4.8 2467 2758
USA, Michigan: White 14.5 16.0 8.6 10.6 3.9 0.1 0.1 3.7 15075 16940
USA, Missouri 17.2 17.8 10.3 11.3 4.8 0.1 0.1 6.5 11412 13325
USA, Missouri: Black 23.5 23.4 9.1 16.6 7.1 0.2 0.1 8.4 1078 1230
USA, Missouri: White 16.7 17.3 10.4 10.8 4.6 0.1 0.1 6.4 10247 12001
USA, Montana 12.4 14.4 8.7 10.0 4.2 0.0 0.1 1.3 1568 1817
USA, New Jersey 12.3 17.7 7.5 8.6 5.0 0.1 0.0 3.4 14601 16143
USA, New Jersey: Black 19.9 20.4 7.3 13.3 6.5 0.1 0.1 4.7 1789 1981
USA, New Jersey: White 11.8 17.7 7.7 8.3 4.9 0.1 0.0 3.3 12523 13838
USA, New Mexico 8.5 10.5 5.6 6.5 3.5 0.1 0.0 3.0 2003 2371
USA, New Mexico: American Indian 2.4 3.6 2.4 2.3 0.6 - - 0.9 34 43
USA, New Mexico: Hispanic White 5.8 7.6 4.0 6.0 2.5 - - 2.8 442 545
USA, New Mexico: Non-Hispanic White 10.2 12.4 6.8 7.2 4.1 0.1 0.0 3.2 1469 1718
USA, New York state 12.0 17.1 6.6 8.7 4.8 0.1 0.1 3.9 29281 34233
USA, New York state: Black 15.3 18.6 5.5 11.1 4.9 0.1 0.0 5.2 3476 4032
USA, New York state: White 11.8 17.2 7.0 8.6 4.8 0.1 0.1 3.8 24994 29285
USA, NPCR 13.9 16.4 8.2 10.9 4.6 0.1 0.1 4.1 384973 437311
USA, NPCR: Black 19.9 20.4 7.5 15.5 6.0 0.1 0.0 5.5 39822 45289
USA, NPCR: White 13.6 16.1 8.5 10.5 4.5 0.1 0.1 4.0 335775 381699
USA, Ohio 16.6 17.1 9.4 13.4 4.1 0.1 0.1 4.0 22804 25553
USA, Ohio: Black 21.8 21.9 7.8 18.9 5.2 0.1 - 5.4 2277 2622
USA, Ohio: White 16.0 16.5 9.6 12.8 4.0 0.1 0.1 3.8 20150 22525
USA, Oklahoma 16.8 16.2 9.8 13.9 4.5 0.1 0.1 10.2 7101 8702
USA, Oregon 11.8 15.2 7.5 9.6 4.1 0.1 0.1 4.0 5595 6544
USA, Pennsylvania 14.9 17.4 9.3 10.2 5.3 0.1 0.1 2.4 25861 28666
USA, Pennsylvania: Black 23.5 25.1 8.6 16.4 8.3 0.2 0.1 3.6 2389 2643
USA, Pennsylvania: White 14.2 16.8 9.4 9.7 5.1 0.1 0.0 2.3 23134 25655
USA, Rhode Island 16.3 21.4 9.6 8.8 5.2 0.0 0.1 3.2 2241 2441
USA, SEER (9 registries) 11.7 15.5 7.1 10.2 4.6 0.1 0.1 2.0 39650 44116
USA, SEER (9 registries): Black 19.4 21.2 8.1 17.3 7.4 0.1 0.1 2.9 4445 4895
USA, SEER (9 registries): White 11.4 15.2 7.4 9.8 4.4 0.1 0.1 2.0 32365 36135
USA, SEER (14 registries) 12.2 15.8 7.4 10.1 4.7 0.1 0.1 2.5 110720 123305
USA, SEER (14 registries): Asian and Pacific Islander 6.7 12.0 3.6 6.8 3.1 0.1 0.0 1.3 5554 5991
USA, SEER (14 registries): Black 20.6 21.0 8.1 15.7 7.1 0.1 0.1 3.8 12119 13454
USA, SEER (14 registries): Hispanic White 5.7 8.8 3.6 5.5 2.5 0.1 0.0 1.5 5066 5592
USA, SEER (14 registries): Non-hispanic White 12.7 16.5 8.2 10.4 4.8 0.1 0.1 2.6 87367 97580
USA, South Carolina 19.0 16.9 10.1 14.6 5.4 0.1 0.0 3.8 8131 9164
USA, South Carolina: Black 21.1 17.5 7.5 18.9 6.2 0.2 - 4.3 1807 2070
USA, South Carolina: White 18.4 16.6 10.8 13.3 5.2 0.1 0.1 3.6 6278 7047
USA, Texas 14.1 14.9 8.0 10.0 5.0 0.1 0.1 5.9 29383 34338
USA, Texas: Black 21.8 22.2 8.6 16.2 7.0 0.0 0.1 9.4 3612 4244
USA, Texas: White 13.6 14.2 8.0 9.6 4.9 0.1 0.1 5.7 25360 29624
USA, Utah 6.0 7.8 3.8 4.1 2.4 0.1 0.1 1.9 1298 1482
USA, Vermont 11.0 15.8 8.2 11.4 4.5 0.0 0.1 3.5 1048 1190
USA, Washington State 11.2 15.7 7.3 11.4 5.1 0.1 0.1 2.5 9060 10388
USA, Washington, Seattle 10.8 15.6 7.3 11.9 5.6 0.1 0.1 1.8 6141 6962
USA, West Virginia 21.2 18.4 12.4 14.0 4.8 0.1 0.0 6.9 4718 5598
USA, Wisconsin 12.3 15.5 7.5 7.5 4.0 0.1 0.1 5.9 8404 10010
Asia
Bahrain: Bahraini 9.5 6.2 4.5 10.3 0.2 - - 3.5 148 186
China, Guangzhou City 15.1 17.7 2.2 33.0 0.4 0.1 0.1 3.0 2238 3831 *
China, Hong Kong 11.9 17.1 5.2 4.1 7.6 0.0 0.0 11.8 10409 12932
China, Jiashan 7.9 6.1 0.7 31.7 0.2 - - . 195 600 *
China, Nangang District, Harbin City - - - - - - - 55.4 976 1280
China, Shanghai 1.8 2.0 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 47.0 5831 12764 *
China, Zhongshan 4.8 4.4 1.3 23.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 . 590 1086 *
Cyprus 6.0 11.0 3.1 1.2 1.0 0.1 - 2.5 511 569 *
India, Chennai (Madras) 2.5 1.6 0.5 1.6 0.0 0.0 - 4.4 496 956
India, Karunagappally 3.2 3.0 2.9 2.2 1.8 - - 8.1 114 175
India, Mumbai (Bombay) 1.9 2.5 0.9 0.7 0.1 0.0 - 3.5 1268 1923
India, Nagpur 2.9 1.8 0.4 0.5 0.0 - - 1.8 235 284 *
India, New Delhi 2.6 1.0 2.5 4.8 0.0 0.0 - 2.6 2037 2515 *
India, Poona - - - - - - - 6.1 269 362 *
India, Trivandrum 1.1 2.0 0.4 0.9 0.3 - - 5.2 190 264 *
Israel 8.0 8.1 4.1 3.2 5.4 0.1 0.0 3.2 4368 5190
Israel: Jews 7.6 7.8 3.9 3.1 5.2 0.1 0.0 2.7 3841 4498
Israel: Non-Jews 10.4 10.1 6.1 3.6 7.1 - 0.0 2.9 504 551
Japan, Aichi Prefecture 7.1 13.2 3.9 0.8 0.3 - - 12.0 1074 1510
Japan, Fukui Prefecture 9.3 12.2 3.4 1.4 0.4 - 0.0 8.1 1226 1625
Japan, Hiroshima 11.9 18.2 4.9 5.8 1.0 - 0.0 0.1 1476 1805
Japan, Miyagi Prefecture 10.7 13.2 4.5 3.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 8.5 3558 4633
Japan, Nagasaki Prefecture 10.9 16.9 5.2 11.6 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 2991 3803
Japan, Osaka Prefecture 10.0 13.0 4.6 1.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 13.6 12242 16745
Japan, Yamagata Prefecture 10.7 11.5 4.6 1.3 0.3 0.0 - 9.8 2110 2876
Korea 17.2 9.5 6.4 2.7 0.8 0.1 0.0 14.3 30712 41126
Korea, Busan 14.2 8.3 5.1 1.8 0.6 0.1 0.0 16.1 2375 3365
Korea, Daegu 20.3 10.3 7.7 2.5 0.3 0.1 - 11.6 2015 2476
Korea, Daejeon 16.3 9.2 6.4 2.5 0.7 0.0 0.1 10.9 863 1082
Korea, Gwangju 18.4 8.9 5.9 3.2 0.2 0.1 - 14.8 889 1199
Korea, Incheon 17.1 10.1 6.3 2.4 1.0 0.1 0.1 13.2 1656 2168
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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by histological type
Lung (C34) - Male (Contd)
Carcinoma
Sarcoma Other Unspec.
Number of cases
Squamous Adeno Small cell Large cell O&U MV Total
Asia (Contd)
Korea, Jejudo 14.1 8.2 4.9 2.5 0.8 0.2 - 14.2 233 309
Korea, Seoul 16.1 11.0 6.6 3.0 0.5 0.1 0.0 12.4 7134 9048
Korea, Ulsan 16.5 9.3 8.1 2.8 1.3 0.4 0.1 18.9 459 625
Kuwait: Kuwaitis 2.2 2.5 2.0 2.2 3.9 0.1 - 2.8 111 143
Kuwait: Non-Kuwaitis 3.9 1.6 1.2 3.0 2.6 - 0.0 3.0 134 156
Malaysia, Penang 10.0 7.5 3.4 6.4 0.7 0.2 - 10.8 561 697
Malaysia, Sarawak 5.6 3.1 1.0 3.4 0.1 0.1 - 7.8 509 711
Oman: Omani 2.2 2.0 0.5 2.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 2.5 123 160 *
Pakistan, South Karachi 9.5 2.0 4.0 6.7 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.9 445 595 *
Philippines, Manila 7.0 8.0 3.4 10.2 5.3 0.0 - 17.9 1763 3164 *
Singapore 10.6 14.7 5.0 7.9 0.6 0.0 0.0 6.4 3092 3541
Singapore: Chinese 12.8 16.7 5.6 8.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 7.1 2751 3140
Singapore: Indian 2.2 3.8 1.0 3.1 0.3 - - 1.5 77 88
Singapore: Malay 4.4 11.5 5.0 7.6 0.3 0.1 - 5.9 264 313
Thailand, Chiang Mai 8.3 9.8 2.4 2.6 0.1 0.1 - 9.2 897 1229 *
Thailand, Lampang 9.4 9.6 5.6 9.4 - 0.0 - 17.7 730 1117 *
Thailand, Songkhla 4.8 4.8 1.3 0.8 0.5 0.0 - 3.1 314 408
Turkey, Antalya 13.8 5.0 7.0 2.0 3.7 0.1 0.1 5.8 932 1089 *
Turkey, Izmir 19.8 10.2 10.9 4.2 19.8 0.1 0.1 9.1 5075 5860 *
Europe
Austria 10.1 11.6 6.9 7.1 0.7 0.0 0.0 5.9 11013 12825
Austria, Tyrol 12.1 14.8 7.3 4.4 3.8 0.1 - 2.9 964 1069
Austria, Vorarlberg 12.2 11.2 6.2 8.6 1.7 - - 7.2 438 545
Belarus 22.4 4.6 3.6 3.0 0.8 0.0 0.1 29.7 12938 18962 *
Belgium, Antwerp 18.5 13.6 9.5 8.7 1.4 0.0 0.0 2.8 3757 3987 *
Belgium, Flanders 19.2 12.2 8.9 11.9 1.0 0.1 0.0 4.5 10367 11974
Bulgaria 15.7 2.1 4.1 1.4 0.6 0.0 0.0 25.5 7437 15483 *
Croatia 25.9 9.6 7.7 9.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 19.0 8837 12028
Czech Republic 24.3 7.9 8.1 4.9 0.8 0.0 0.0 18.2 17998 23221
Denmark 12.7 12.2 8.1 4.0 3.2 0.1 0.0 5.8 8554 10221
Estonia 25.3 5.4 10.9 4.2 0.6 0.1 0.0 19.0 2265 2965
Finland (data not available) - - - - - - - - - -
France, Bas-Rhin 26.2 14.0 7.6 6.1 2.2 0.2 0.1 2.5 1984 2082
France, Calvados 20.7 12.3 8.4 7.6 3.5 0.1 0.0 2.6 1210 1251
France, Doubs 21.0 13.7 8.8 6.6 0.8 0.0 0.0 1.4 923 961
France, Haut-Rhin 22.3 13.3 7.3 6.0 0.6 0.1 0.1 1.9 1252 1312
France, Herault 16.1 14.3 8.2 6.3 1.4 0.0 - 0.8 1689 1727
France, Isere 15.9 13.7 7.3 7.3 2.1 0.0 0.1 2.8 1797 1950
France, Loire-Atlantique 14.4 11.8 6.4 5.3 1.4 0.1 0.0 1.0 1532 1564
France, Manche 17.7 12.5 8.3 6.4 1.4 0.1 0.1 1.6 913 931
France, Somme 25.8 14.9 8.7 5.5 3.1 - 0.2 2.7 1116 1203
France, Tarn 15.8 9.5 7.7 3.5 2.7 - 0.1 1.7 690 723
France, Vendee 12.2 9.3 5.2 5.5 0.6 0.1 0.0 1.0 756 766
Germany, Brandenburg (data not available) - - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Free State of Saxony (data not available) - - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Hamburg 10.7 11.3 9.8 18.9 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.8 2673 3830
Germany, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (data not available) - - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Munich 9.5 8.2 5.5 2.7 3.3 0.1 0.0 7.2 2776 3503
Germany, Northrhine-Westphalia: Munster 15.6 10.5 10.5 16.4 2.6 0.1 0.1 0.8 4661 6011
Germany, Saarland 18.2 14.5 11.0 6.1 1.0 0.1 0.1 8.5 2428 2870
Iceland 7.7 10.6 5.3 6.5 0.8 0.1 0.1 1.3 283 296
Ireland 12.4 6.4 5.5 6.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 10.4 3805 5178
Italy, Biella Province 13.7 18.7 7.4 5.2 3.7 - - 14.1 472 628
Italy, Brescia Province 15.1 16.4 5.2 5.0 1.5 0.0 - 18.7 1157 1588
Italy, Ferrara Province 18.3 20.3 7.5 10.9 1.0 0.0 0.1 6.1 1056 1340
Italy, Florence and Prato 15.6 8.3 5.2 6.2 2.5 0.1 - 14.9 2296 3297
Italy, Genoa Province 14.9 16.5 5.0 6.2 0.9 0.1 0.0 19.6 1334 1989
Italy, Macerata Province 11.7 9.1 4.7 4.3 2.8 - 0.1 11.3 337 432
Italy, Milan 10.0 15.9 5.2 5.1 4.7 0.0 - 16.8 2129 3124
Italy, Modena Province 13.4 13.6 6.1 5.1 1.3 - - 16.1 1242 1811
Italy, Naples 17.4 10.6 5.2 8.7 6.0 0.1 0.1 17.9 709 1031
Italy, North East Cancer Surveillance Network 12.1 11.5 5.2 9.2 0.9 0.1 0.0 9.9 3993 4909
Italy, Parma Province 12.1 12.1 7.6 11.5 0.5 0.1 0.1 9.8 945 1208
Italy, Ragusa Province 7.1 7.3 2.7 4.6 2.2 - - 21.1 382 564
Italy, Reggio Emilia Province 11.0 10.0 6.6 6.8 0.4 - - 14.9 944 1213
Italy, Romagna Region 17.3 15.4 7.6 7.0 0.9 0.0 0.0 10.1 2544 3170
Italy, Salerno Province 14.2 7.1 4.8 4.7 0.3 0.0 0.1 18.7 1132 1791
Italy, Sassari Province 12.2 14.3 5.6 4.0 0.6 0.1 - 12.3 724 955
Italy, Sondrio 25.0 15.6 6.5 6.0 0.7 0.2 0.1 12.9 418 501
Italy, Syracuse Province 13.4 8.2 3.4 2.4 2.4 - - 15.0 398 607
Italy, Torino 11.7 12.6 6.2 13.7 0.6 0.0 0.1 12.9 2168 2788
Italy, Umbria Region 13.8 10.5 4.9 6.4 0.5 0.1 0.0 8.1 1587 2078
Italy, Varese Province 15.8 12.1 6.9 9.9 0.6 - - 15.7 964 1305
Italy, Veneto Region 18.3 14.3 5.0 7.1 1.5 0.1 0.1 17.6 3613 4789
Latvia 16.6 4.7 4.9 1.6 0.3 0.0 0.1 33.6 2835 4781
Lithuania 24.4 5.7 6.5 4.3 0.3 0.0 0.1 23.0 5052 6927
Malta 12.3 6.5 5.1 5.3 0.0 0.1 0.1 9.3 405 532
Norway 8.8 9.2 6.6 4.4 2.9 0.1 0.1 3.3 5682 6505
Poland, Cracow 23.4 5.9 7.0 3.5 1.4 - - 18.8 931 1501 *
Poland, Kielce (data not available) - - - - - - - - - -
Poland, Warsaw City 13.3 5.7 6.5 1.8 0.4 - - 20.3 2471 2947
Portugal, Porto 10.1 9.5 4.7 3.5 1.1 0.1 0.0 1.3 2968 3115 *
Portugal, South Regional 8.8 7.1 3.7 4.6 1.0 0.0 0.1 7.1 2915 3710
Russia, St Petersburg 16.2 4.1 4.2 8.8 0.4 0.0 0.0 21.1 4832 7722
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Lung (C34) - Male (Contd)
Carcinoma
Sarcoma Other Unspec.
Number of cases
Squamous Adeno Small cell Large cell O&U MV Total
Europe (Contd)
Serbia 23.4 9.6 7.0 2.3 2.1 0.0 0.1 13.3 8298 10626
Slovak Republic 25.3 6.2 7.5 5.1 1.2 0.0 0.0 15.5 7012 9443
Slovenia 22.1 12.8 10.5 5.3 2.3 0.0 0.0 4.5 3920 4013
Spain, Albacete 16.0 5.0 7.0 4.1 0.3 - - 5.6 408 489
Spain, Asturias 24.2 11.2 10.3 4.9 0.5 0.1 0.0 4.9 2510 2825
Spain, Basque Country 18.4 12.6 8.2 7.9 0.7 0.0 0.0 6.3 3314 3851
Spain, Canary Islands 16.4 10.8 5.8 7.8 0.7 0.1 0.0 7.6 1947 2280
Spain, Cuenca 13.5 3.7 7.8 5.4 0.2 - - 7.3 324 441
Spain, Girona 17.4 10.9 8.4 10.3 1.2 0.1 0.2 6.0 1113 1292
Spain, Granada 16.2 5.8 6.3 5.1 0.9 0.0 - 8.5 1060 1399
Spain, Murcia 16.6 9.2 9.5 7.0 0.3 - - 7.8 1727 2072
Spain, Navarra 19.6 8.7 7.5 10.5 1.0 - 0.1 4.2 1120 1253
Spain, Tarragona 17.7 7.9 8.0 7.8 0.4 0.0 - 7.4 854 1034
Spain, Zaragoza 19.7 10.2 7.3 5.8 0.5 - - 5.6 1584 1836
Sweden 5.8 6.4 3.1 4.3 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.8 8225 8419
Switzerland, Geneva 13.4 13.0 6.7 8.1 1.1 0.1 - 3.1 651 704
Switzerland, Graubunden and Glarus 13.3 16.4 7.1 4.1 0.4 - 0.1 3.2 356 402
Switzerland, Neuchatel 15.6 11.6 8.2 7.8 1.3 - - 4.5 306 342
Switzerland, St Gall-Appenzell 13.1 10.2 6.4 6.1 0.6 0.1 0.1 3.2 702 779
Switzerland, Ticino 11.4 13.3 7.4 11.6 0.6 0.0 0.1 4.3 577 647
Switzerland, Valais 15.8 16.0 9.1 3.6 0.4 0.1 0.1 3.6 467 513
Switzerland, Vaud 13.0 11.8 6.6 10.7 0.9 0.0 0.0 3.5 1025 1121
The Netherlands 17.8 11.7 8.9 10.3 1.9 0.1 0.1 3.8 30297 32734
The Netherlands, Eindhoven 21.7 10.5 9.8 12.4 1.1 0.2 0.0 4.6 2084 2267
The Netherlands, Maastricht 17.2 9.5 9.2 15.5 2.8 0.1 0.0 2.9 2010 2134
UK, England, East of England Region 12.3 5.6 4.7 12.0 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.3 3439 4680
UK, England, Merseyside and Cheshire 15.4 9.4 7.8 22.2 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.5 3770 5866
UK, England, North Western 15.8 5.5 6.7 22.8 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.3 5988 9062
UK, England, Northern And Yorkshire 17.1 7.6 8.0 14.6 0.5 0.1 0.0 5.5 8950 15621
UK, England, Oxford Region 10.2 5.9 4.9 11.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 2607 3625
UK, England, South and Western Regions 9.1 4.9 4.4 9.5 0.4 0.1 0.0 7.4 7604 11985
UK, England, Thames 10.9 6.1 4.9 16.0 0.3 0.1 0.0 2.7 15734 23674
UK, England, Trent 12.3 5.7 6.5 17.4 2.8 0.0 0.1 1.2 6703 10178
UK, England, West Midlands 13.0 5.7 6.1 15.7 0.5 0.0 0.1 3.2 7476 10415
UK, Northern Ireland 11.1 4.0 4.6 4.0 2.1 0.0 0.0 18.6 1795 2686
UK, Scotland 18.3 9.7 9.7 12.7 3.6 0.1 0.1 6.7 9697 12957
Oceania
Australia, New South Wales 9.2 8.7 4.8 12.1 1.2 0.1 0.0 1.5 7871 9268
Australia, Northern Territory (data not available) - - - - - - - - - -
Australia, Queensland 10.8 12.3 5.1 10.2 2.4 0.0 0.0 0.3 4200 5264
Australia, South 5.0 10.2 4.8 8.2 3.7 0.1 - 4.2 1926 2321
Australia, Tasmania 14.1 8.9 5.2 5.6 1.2 0.1 - 7.9 657 816
Australia, Victoria 8.7 9.1 4.6 7.2 0.6 0.0 0.1 6.1 5304 6609
Australia, Western 8.1 11.3 5.5 10.8 1.7 0.1 0.1 2.1 2156 2523
Australian Capital Territory 5.5 8.9 2.8 7.0 1.1 - - 0.3 194 222
French Polynesia 17.1 8.8 8.0 17.6 1.2 - - 9.6 215 250
New Zealand 9.8 8.1 4.4 5.4 0.5 0.0 0.0 7.0 3689 4728
USA, Hawaii 10.6 14.8 5.2 6.9 3.5 0.1 0.0 2.6 1829 1981
USA, Hawaii: Chinese 5.5 13.8 1.5 4.5 2.0 - - 1.3 115 121
USA, Hawaii: Filipino 11.5 18.1 7.5 6.7 3.1 - - 1.8 310 332
USA, Hawaii: Hawaiian 18.9 17.7 7.2 11.4 7.2 0.2 0.2 5.5 299 324
USA, Hawaii: Japanese 7.5 10.0 3.8 5.4 2.8 0.3 - 1.2 466 504
USA, Hawaii: White 11.0 17.0 5.7 7.5 3.1 0.1 0.1 3.4 515 564
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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by histological type
Lung (C34) - Female
Sarcoma Other Unspec.
Squamous Adeno Small cell Large cell O&U MV Total
Africa
Algeria, Setif 0.7 0.5 - 0.3 0.0 - - 0.3 32 37 *
Egypt, Gharbiah 0.2 1.4 0.2 0.9 0.0 - - 0.8 132 174
Tunisia, Centre, Sousse 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.6 - - - . 17 17 *
Uganda, Kyadondo County 0.2 1.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 - - 1.8 28 40 *
Zimbabwe, Harare: African 0.9 0.9 0.2 2.3 0.1 - - 0.2 33 56 *
America, Central and South
Argentina, Bahia Blanca 0.5 2.5 0.6 6.6 - 0.1 - 0.6 74 105
Brazil, Brasilia 1.9 3.6 0.6 1.4 0.1 0.0 - 4.5 259 300
Brazil, Cuiaba 1.1 1.8 0.3 1.9 - 0.2 - 5.0 39 71
Brazil, Goiania 1.8 3.8 0.7 1.4 0.2 - - 2.0 134 173
Brazil, Sao Paulo 1.6 3.3 1.0 1.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 3.6 2151 3229
Chile, Valdivia 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.5 - - - 2.6 21 51
Colombia, Cali 1.3 2.1 0.5 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 4.2 231 408
Costa Rica 0.6 1.0 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.0 - 2.1 186 359
Ecuador, Quito 0.5 1.8 0.2 0.3 0.0 - 0.0 1.3 90 136
France, La Martinique 0.6 2.2 0.2 1.2 0.1 - - 0.7 66 74
Peru, Trujillo 0.3 2.1 0.2 0.9 - - - 1.2 41 52 *
America, North
Canada (excluding Quebec, Yukon and Nunavut) 4.5 11.2 4.7 5.4 1.9 0.0 0.0 3.8 23632 30148
Canada, Alberta 4.7 11.3 4.8 5.7 2.3 - 0.0 1.6 2571 3093
Canada, British Columbia 4.2 10.3 4.7 7.7 2.6 0.0 0.0 1.3 4479 5440
Canada, Manitoba 4.6 15.3 5.3 7.0 2.7 0.0 0.0 1.6 1442 1773
Canada, New Brunswick 6.8 13.5 6.4 6.4 1.5 - - 1.6 936 1133
Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador 4.0 5.2 4.6 5.9 1.5 - - 0.2 380 402
Canada, Northwest Territories 7.5 9.2 13.5 6.0 0.7 - - . 22 23
Canada, Nova Scotia 5.2 12.5 5.8 7.0 2.7 - - 5.0 1234 1594
Canada, Ontario 4.3 11.2 4.4 4.3 1.4 0.0 0.0 5.7 11342 15166
Canada, Prince Edward Island 5.7 12.4 7.7 6.0 2.9 - - 3.8 184 219
Canada, Saskatchewan 5.7 11.0 4.5 4.1 2.1 - - 2.9 1042 1305
USA, Alabama 6.1 10.2 6.9 5.9 2.7 0.0 0.0 2.2 5559 6470
USA, Alabama: Black 4.7 9.1 3.3 4.7 2.4 - 0.0 1.4 856 997
USA, Alabama: White 6.5 10.5 7.8 6.1 2.8 0.0 0.0 2.3 4660 5425
USA, Alaska 6.9 13.9 7.5 5.9 2.8 - - 3.8 514 586
USA, Arizona 4.9 10.7 5.4 6.2 3.0 0.0 0.0 1.9 6221 6967
USA, California 4.3 11.9 4.8 5.9 3.1 0.1 0.1 1.3 35421 40104
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area 3.7 11.7 3.9 6.0 3.4 0.0 0.0 1.1 6780 7753
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Black 5.8 15.1 5.5 9.0 4.7 - 0.2 1.5 603 684
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Chinese 0.9 9.2 0.5 2.9 2.7 - - 0.7 345 377
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Filipino 1.1 7.8 0.5 2.2 1.5 - - 0.6 158 170
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Hispanic White 2.8 7.0 2.6 3.7 1.9 - - 0.3 432 479
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Japanese 1.9 6.6 1.5 2.9 1.8 - - 0.5 80 88
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Non-Hispanic White 4.4 13.1 5.0 7.1 3.8 0.1 0.0 1.4 4918 5683
USA, California, Los Angeles County 3.6 10.4 4.0 5.1 2.6 0.1 0.0 0.8 8276 9129
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Black 5.9 11.0 5.1 7.4 3.5 0.1 0.1 0.9 1076 1171
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Chinese 1.1 10.4 0.6 4.3 1.7 - 0.2 0.6 247 263
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Filipino 0.7 10.8 0.7 1.9 1.5 0.1 - 0.6 174 185
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Hispanic White 1.6 5.2 1.7 2.2 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.5 900 980
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Japanese 1.3 6.6 0.8 3.9 1.0 0.1 - 0.5 102 112
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Korean 2.0 8.5 1.5 1.9 1.0 - - 0.3 110 116
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Non-Hispanic White 4.7 13.6 6.0 6.8 3.6 0.1 0.1 1.0 5521 6150
USA, California: Asian and Pacific Islander 1.5 8.8 1.0 2.7 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.6 2233 2414
USA, California: Black 6.1 12.3 5.1 7.6 3.6 0.0 0.1 1.1 2343 2579
USA, California: Hispanic White 2.1 6.0 2.1 2.8 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.7 2659 2937
USA, California: Non-hispanic White 5.2 14.1 6.2 7.0 3.7 0.1 0.1 1.5 27963 31924
USA, Colorado 4.4 10.3 5.3 3.5 2.3 0.0 0.1 2.5 3647 4288
USA, Connecticut 5.2 15.8 5.9 6.1 3.6 0.0 - 0.8 5291 5840
USA, Connecticut: Black 5.8 13.1 4.0 5.7 3.6 - - 1.1 298 324
USA, Connecticut: White 5.2 16.1 6.1 6.2 3.7 0.0 - 0.8 4965 5485
USA, District of Columbia 5.8 13.7 4.0 5.0 2.7 0.1 0.2 2.6 718 831
USA, District of Columbia: Black 6.7 14.1 4.6 5.5 2.6 0.1 0.3 2.9 528 611
USA, District of Columbia: White 3.9 12.8 2.6 4.5 3.1 0.1 - 1.5 178 203
USA, Florida 5.5 14.0 6.4 7.0 3.1 0.1 0.0 3.0 29402 33616
USA, Florida: Black 5.0 8.9 3.0 5.4 2.3 0.1 0.0 2.2 1634 1835
USA, Florida: White 5.6 14.6 6.9 7.2 3.2 0.1 0.0 3.1 27513 31497
USA, Georgia 5.9 10.7 6.3 7.1 2.7 0.0 0.0 2.2 8547 9866
USA, Georgia, Atlanta 5.2 10.5 5.5 7.7 3.1 0.0 0.0 1.5 2570 2842
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: Black 5.9 9.1 3.9 6.6 3.7 0.1 - 1.6 655 721
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: White 5.0 11.2 6.4 8.3 3.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 1882 2086
USA, Georgia: Black 5.1 8.8 3.4 5.8 2.6 0.1 0.1 1.7 1493 1720
USA, Georgia: White 6.1 11.4 7.2 7.5 2.8 0.0 0.0 2.3 6994 8080
USA, Idaho 4.5 9.7 5.0 4.6 3.4 0.1 0.1 1.7 1174 1406
USA, Illinois 6.1 13.0 7.0 5.9 3.3 0.1 0.0 1.7 16664 18830
USA, Illinois: Black 7.9 13.5 5.4 8.2 3.7 0.1 0.0 2.3 2197 2508
USA, Illinois: White 5.9 13.0 7.4 5.7 3.3 0.1 0.0 1.7 14257 16097
USA, Indiana 7.1 11.9 8.2 7.6 3.6 0.1 0.0 1.6 8789 9892
USA, Iowa 5.2 11.6 6.9 4.6 3.3 0.1 0.1 1.7 3885 4513
USA, Kentucky 9.9 14.3 11.1 8.2 4.2 0.0 0.0 2.5 7178 8299
USA, Louisiana 6.9 11.9 7.1 6.9 2.8 0.1 0.0 2.1 5844 6716
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: Black 6.6 11.5 4.9 6.3 2.3 0.1 - 3.2 426 487
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: White 6.4 15.3 8.2 6.2 2.6 0.0 0.0 3.0 1026 1178
USA, Louisiana: Black 7.0 9.9 5.0 6.9 2.6 0.0 0.0 2.1 1294 1501
USA, Louisiana: White 6.8 12.8 8.0 7.0 2.9 0.1 0.0 2.1 4517 5179
USA, Maine 6.3 12.6 8.5 8.1 3.5 0.0 0.2 2.2 2079 2454
USA, Massachusetts 5.9 15.6 6.3 6.2 3.9 0.0 0.0 2.4 9969 11373
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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USA, Michigan 6.6 13.1 7.4 6.8 3.0 0.0 0.0 2.2 13779 15696
USA, Michigan, Detroit 7.1 15.3 8.1 8.3 3.4 0.0 0.0 1.0 6414 7159
USA, Michigan, Detroit: Black 8.7 15.3 6.0 9.0 4.0 - - 1.4 1376 1527
USA, Michigan, Detroit: White 6.8 15.4 8.8 8.2 3.3 0.0 0.0 0.9 4996 5584
USA, Michigan: Black 8.4 15.1 5.9 8.6 3.7 - - 2.4 1769 1980
USA, Michigan: White 6.3 12.8 7.7 6.6 2.9 0.1 0.0 2.1 11864 13555
USA, Missouri 6.8 13.0 7.6 6.3 3.3 0.0 0.0 3.0 8154 9549
USA, Missouri: Black 7.6 12.9 7.3 8.1 4.0 - - 2.6 748 857
USA, Missouri: White 6.7 13.0 7.6 6.1 3.2 0.0 0.0 3.0 7340 8617
USA, Montana 5.9 14.7 7.0 6.8 3.1 - - 0.7 1251 1485
USA, New Jersey 5.2 14.1 5.8 5.2 3.6 0.1 0.1 2.3 12223 13898
USA, New Jersey: Black 6.8 12.3 4.7 5.3 3.7 0.1 0.0 2.1 1265 1386
USA, New Jersey: White 5.2 14.8 6.2 5.4 3.7 0.1 0.1 2.4 10796 12323
USA, New Mexico 3.5 8.3 4.1 3.5 2.3 0.0 0.0 1.9 1407 1744
USA, New Mexico: American Indian 0.4 1.5 0.6 0.8 0.4 - - 0.3 15 18
USA, New Mexico: Hispanic White 2.0 5.1 2.5 2.1 1.3 0.1 0.1 1.5 262 325
USA, New Mexico: Non-Hispanic White 4.5 10.8 5.5 4.5 3.1 - 0.0 2.2 1112 1377
USA, New York state 5.1 14.2 5.3 5.3 3.4 0.1 0.0 2.1 25381 29864
USA, New York state: Black 4.9 12.1 3.5 5.0 2.6 0.0 0.0 1.5 2728 3044
USA, New York state: White 5.3 14.9 5.8 5.5 3.7 0.1 0.0 2.2 22156 26268
USA, NPCR 5.7 12.6 6.4 6.2 3.1 0.1 0.0 2.2 294649 338828
USA, NPCR: Black 6.4 11.6 4.6 6.5 3.0 0.1 0.0 2.0 25734 29095
USA, NPCR: White 5.7 12.8 6.8 6.3 3.2 0.1 0.0 2.3 262301 302420
USA, Ohio 6.4 12.4 7.7 7.3 2.8 0.1 0.0 2.2 17097 19352
USA, Ohio: Black 7.8 14.0 5.9 7.9 3.0 0.1 - 2.5 1642 1847
USA, Ohio: White 6.3 12.1 7.8 7.1 2.8 0.1 0.0 2.1 15197 17223
USA, Oklahoma 6.3 11.7 7.7 7.3 2.7 0.0 0.0 5.2 4995 6072
USA, Oregon 6.2 13.9 7.3 6.7 3.3 0.1 0.1 2.9 4937 5843
USA, Pennsylvania 5.7 12.8 6.5 5.7 3.6 0.0 0.0 1.4 19180 21859
USA, Pennsylvania: Black 9.6 17.0 6.1 8.0 4.3 0.1 0.0 1.7 1865 2073
USA, Pennsylvania: White 5.3 12.4 6.6 5.4 3.5 0.0 0.0 1.4 17095 19534
USA, Rhode Island 6.0 16.9 8.1 5.2 3.3 0.1 0.1 2.3 1787 2007
USA, SEER (9 registries) 5.0 12.4 5.7 6.2 3.2 0.0 0.0 1.2 31654 35887
USA, SEER (9 registries): Black 7.1 13.1 5.1 7.9 4.0 0.0 0.1 1.4 3103 3443
USA, SEER (9 registries): White 5.1 12.8 6.3 6.3 3.3 0.0 0.0 1.2 26803 30528
USA, SEER (14 registries) 5.2 12.5 5.8 6.0 3.2 0.1 0.0 1.5 87820 99738
USA, SEER (14 registries): Asian and Pacific Islander 1.8 8.6 1.4 2.7 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.7 3465 3758
USA, SEER (14 registries): Black 7.0 12.1 5.1 7.1 3.5 0.0 0.1 1.6 7929 8816
USA, SEER (14 registries): Hispanic White 2.3 6.1 2.3 2.8 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.8 3695 4120
USA, SEER (14 registries): Non-hispanic White 5.7 13.9 6.9 6.7 3.6 0.1 0.0 1.7 72275 82510
USA, South Carolina 6.4 10.3 6.3 5.7 2.6 0.1 0.1 1.9 4793 5536
USA, South Carolina: Black 5.0 8.1 2.4 4.6 2.2 0.1 0.0 1.5 826 963
USA, South Carolina: White 6.8 11.0 7.6 6.1 2.8 0.0 0.1 2.1 3929 4529
USA, Texas 5.3 10.2 5.9 5.2 3.1 0.1 0.0 3.0 20246 24106
USA, Texas: Black 6.5 10.1 5.4 6.1 3.7 0.1 0.0 3.6 2010 2397
USA, Texas: White 5.3 10.2 6.1 5.2 3.0 0.1 0.0 3.0 17936 21367
USA, Utah 2.0 5.1 2.4 2.4 1.4 - 0.1 0.9 807 919
USA, Vermont 3.8 11.3 6.9 5.8 3.2 - 0.0 2.3 719 853
USA, Washington State 5.7 14.1 7.0 7.6 3.6 0.0 0.0 1.6 7798 9027
USA, Washington, Seattle 5.9 14.2 7.0 7.6 4.1 0.1 0.0 1.0 5393 6164
USA, West Virginia 8.2 12.7 10.5 8.1 3.0 0.0 0.1 3.7 3426 4146
USA, Wisconsin 5.3 11.9 6.1 4.5 3.2 0.1 0.1 3.6 6375 7691
Asia
Bahrain: Bahraini 2.6 3.1 1.7 2.8 0.2 - - 1.4 52 64
China, Guangzhou City 2.4 10.1 0.4 12.2 0.3 0.0 - 1.2 987 1759 *
China, Hong Kong 1.7 11.5 0.9 1.3 2.7 0.0 0.0 5.2 4620 6134
China, Jiashan 1.0 3.3 0.1 8.5 0.1 - - . 59 182 *
China, Nangang District, Harbin City - - - - - - - 34.4 629 840
China, Shanghai 0.3 1.4 0.0 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 18.0 2455 5718 *
China, Zhongshan 1.1 4.0 0.2 9.3 0.2 - - . 285 521 *
Cyprus 0.6 3.5 0.3 0.0 0.4 - - 0.2 119 128 *
India, Chennai (Madras) 0.4 0.6 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.0 - 1.0 115 226
India, Karunagappally 0.4 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.1 - - 0.7 15 20
India, Mumbai (Bombay) 0.3 1.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 1.0 404 599
India, Nagpur 0.8 0.9 0.2 0.1 - - - 0.4 83 96 *
India, New Delhi 0.4 0.6 0.6 1.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 427 537 *
India, Poona - - - - - - - 3.0 122 182 *
India, Trivandrum 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 - 0.6 42 51 *
Israel 1.4 5.0 1.0 1.1 2.3 0.1 0.0 1.2 2035 2493
Israel: Jews 1.5 5.3 1.1 1.1 2.4 0.1 0.0 1.0 1951 2331
Israel: Non-Jews 0.3 2.2 0.9 0.4 0.5 0.1 - 0.6 68 82
Japan, Aichi Prefecture 0.7 7.8 0.4 0.1 0.2 - - 2.8 427 588
Japan, Fukui Prefecture 0.5 6.6 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.0 - 2.3 426 617
Japan, Hiroshima 1.1 9.3 0.8 1.5 0.2 - - 0.0 577 720
Japan, Miyagi Prefecture 0.8 7.8 0.7 0.5 0.1 0.0 - 2.6 1258 1798
Japan, Nagasaki Prefecture 0.9 9.3 0.7 3.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 1216 1605
Japan, Osaka Prefecture 1.3 6.8 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 4.2 4842 7141
Japan, Yamagata Prefecture 0.7 7.2 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.1 - 2.6 721 1041
Korea 1.3 4.8 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.0 4.5 9096 14666
Korea, Busan 1.3 4.1 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 5.2 770 1302
Korea, Daegu 1.9 5.5 1.2 0.6 0.1 - 0.0 4.3 640 930
Korea, Daejeon 1.5 4.8 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.0 3.5 278 399
Korea, Gwangju 1.4 4.8 1.5 0.7 0.0 - 0.1 4.7 294 479
Korea, Incheon 1.3 5.4 1.0 0.5 0.2 0.0 - 4.6 532 822
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Korea, Jejudo 1.4 4.7 0.7 0.7 0.4 - - 2.8 83 120
Korea, Seoul 1.5 6.1 1.1 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 4.5 2520 3659
Korea, Ulsan 2.1 4.6 1.2 0.8 0.3 - 0.1 4.7 146 227
Kuwait: Kuwaitis 0.7 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.6 - - 1.5 32 45
Kuwait: Non-Kuwaitis 0.3 1.1 0.4 0.3 0.5 - - 0.6 19 22
Malaysia, Penang 1.5 3.6 0.1 1.3 0.4 - - 3.0 169 220
Malaysia, Sarawak 1.6 3.1 0.6 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 292 395
Oman: Omani 0.5 0.7 0.3 0.5 - - - 0.3 32 36 *
Pakistan, South Karachi 1.0 0.6 0.4 1.0 0.2 - - 0.2 47 61 *
Philippines, Manila 1.1 4.1 0.4 2.5 1.5 0.0 - 5.1 652 1138 *
Singapore 1.7 8.1 1.4 2.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 2.7 1306 1582
Singapore: Chinese 1.9 8.8 1.6 2.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 2.8 1176 1434
Singapore: Indian 0.6 3.1 - 0.9 0.4 - - 1.8 28 33
Singapore: Malay 0.8 5.6 0.6 2.8 0.3 - - 1.7 102 115
Thailand, Chiang Mai 4.4 8.6 2.2 2.0 0.1 - - 6.2 692 933 *
Thailand, Lampang 4.7 7.4 2.0 4.2 0.1 - - 8.6 429 633 *
Thailand, Songkhla 0.9 2.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 - 1.3 123 167
Turkey, Antalya 0.8 1.7 0.5 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.8 116 141 *
Turkey, Izmir 0.7 1.7 0.8 0.3 1.3 0.0 - 1.0 416 500 *
Europe
Austria 1.5 5.4 2.4 2.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.9 4564 5519
Austria, Tyrol 2.1 6.9 2.8 1.0 1.9 0.0 - 0.6 396 446
Austria, Vorarlberg 1.5 3.6 2.2 3.2 0.6 - - 2.1 137 185
Belarus 0.7 0.9 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 2.4 1282 2330 *
Belgium, Antwerp 2.5 5.4 2.5 2.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 966 1021 *
Belgium, Flanders 1.6 4.1 1.7 2.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.7 2029 2324
Bulgaria 1.4 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 3.8 1137 2782 *
Croatia 2.2 3.3 1.4 1.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 3.8 1864 2804
Czech Republic 3.2 2.8 2.1 1.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 4.3 4966 6825
Denmark 5.0 11.9 6.3 2.6 2.3 0.0 0.1 3.3 6507 7790
Estonia 1.8 1.6 1.7 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.0 2.7 454 677
Finland (data not available) - - - - - - - - - -
France, Bas-Rhin 2.0 4.7 1.9 1.3 0.7 0.1 - 0.4 446 478
France, Calvados 1.1 3.0 1.5 1.1 0.6 - - 0.4 207 217
France, Doubs 1.1 4.4 1.9 1.8 0.2 0.1 - 0.2 192 200
France, Haut-Rhin 2.9 4.0 1.2 1.3 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 280 304
France, Herault 1.8 4.4 1.9 1.7 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.1 398 402
France, Isere 1.4 3.7 1.4 1.1 0.7 0.1 - 0.3 367 399
France, Loire-Atlantique 1.2 3.8 1.0 0.8 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.3 342 357
France, Manche 1.0 1.9 1.3 0.7 0.8 - - 0.1 123 127
France, Somme 1.7 3.3 1.9 0.6 0.5 - - 0.3 183 195
France, Tarn 1.0 2.9 1.2 0.3 0.8 0.0 - 0.4 125 137
France, Vendee 0.9 3.9 0.6 1.0 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 161 165
Germany, Brandenburg (data not available) - - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Free State of Saxony (data not available) - - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Hamburg 2.6 5.1 4.7 7.0 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 1250 1897
Germany, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (data not available) - - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Munich 1.5 4.6 2.3 1.2 1.6 0.0 0.0 2.4 1253 1638
Germany, Northrhine-Westphalia: Munster 2.2 3.7 3.9 3.4 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.3 1404 1873
Germany, Saarland 3.3 5.7 3.9 1.9 0.4 0.1 - 2.0 807 987
Iceland 5.3 12.6 4.5 5.1 2.4 - - 1.4 286 302
Ireland 4.0 4.3 3.4 2.9 0.5 0.0 0.0 5.1 2111 3052
Italy, Biella Province 1.1 3.8 1.6 1.3 0.5 - - 2.4 104 165
Italy, Brescia Province 1.2 4.4 1.0 1.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 2.8 274 386
Italy, Ferrara Province 2.0 4.5 1.3 2.9 0.6 - - 1.3 234 321
Italy, Florence and Prato 2.0 3.2 1.1 1.7 0.6 0.0 - 3.3 576 897
Italy, Genoa Province 1.4 4.2 0.7 1.1 0.4 - - 3.7 293 495
Italy, Macerata Province 0.7 3.0 1.0 1.0 0.4 - - 2.9 73 101
Italy, Milan 1.4 6.2 1.6 1.8 1.1 0.0 - 4.5 811 1294
Italy, Modena Province 1.4 4.0 2.0 1.3 0.9 - - 3.3 315 470
Italy, Naples 0.9 2.9 0.9 0.7 1.4 0.1 - 3.3 119 189
Italy, North East Cancer Surveillance Network 1.6 4.3 1.4 2.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 2.2 1250 1620
Italy, Parma Province 1.3 4.5 1.4 3.0 0.4 - 0.1 2.7 272 394
Italy, Ragusa Province 0.2 1.7 0.1 0.3 0.2 - - 2.8 59 91
Italy, Reggio Emilia Province 1.2 4.2 2.0 1.8 0.3 0.0 - 3.4 273 336
Italy, Romagna Region 2.2 5.6 1.6 1.7 0.7 - 0.1 2.1 670 853
Italy, Salerno Province 1.0 1.9 0.4 0.5 - 0.1 - 2.3 145 259
Italy, Sassari Province 1.2 3.3 0.5 1.0 0.3 - 0.1 1.7 142 186
Italy, Sondrio 1.0 5.1 1.2 1.7 0.5 0.2 - 1.7 90 112
Italy, Syracuse Province 0.5 2.4 0.4 0.5 1.0 - 0.1 1.5 60 88
Italy, Torino 1.2 3.6 1.7 2.8 0.4 - 0.0 2.8 582 813
Italy, Umbria Region 1.3 3.2 1.1 1.9 0.5 0.1 0.0 1.7 376 509
Italy, Varese Province 1.7 3.6 1.2 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.1 3.2 200 309
Italy, Veneto Region 1.9 5.0 1.1 1.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 3.7 986 1454
Latvia 0.9 1.4 0.5 0.2 0.1 - - 3.9 470 922
Lithuania 1.2 1.4 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.0 2.8 731 1224
Malta 1.3 2.0 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.0 1.2 76 98
Norway 2.7 6.2 4.2 2.8 1.8 0.1 0.0 1.4 3264 3751
Poland, Cracow 3.8 2.7 2.9 1.6 0.4 - 0.0 5.5 365 609 *
Poland, Kielce (data not available) - - - - - - - - - -
Poland, Warsaw City 2.7 2.8 3.6 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 7.3 1223 1519
Portugal, Porto 0.6 3.0 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 641 681 *
Portugal, South Regional 0.6 2.6 0.4 0.7 0.5 0.0 - 1.3 652 863
Russia, St Petersburg 1.0 1.2 0.3 1.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 2.7 1047 1891
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Serbia 4.8 3.4 2.0 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.0 3.4 2346 3064
Slovak Republic 2.0 1.8 1.0 0.9 0.4 0.0 0.0 2.0 1266 1765
Slovenia 2.0 5.3 2.8 1.1 0.7 - 0.0 0.9 1149 1180
Spain, Albacete 0.5 0.9 0.2 1.0 0.3 - - 0.3 42 49
Spain, Asturias 0.6 2.6 0.8 0.9 0.3 0.0 - 0.6 288 351
Spain, Basque Country 0.9 3.3 0.7 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.6 464 557
Spain, Canary Islands 0.9 3.2 0.6 1.1 0.4 0.0 - 1.2 320 396
Spain, Cuenca 0.4 1.2 0.2 0.4 0.3 - - 0.9 22 39
Spain, Girona 0.5 2.5 0.6 0.9 0.1 0.1 - 0.7 111 134
Spain, Granada 0.6 1.4 0.1 0.3 0.2 - - 0.6 85 121
Spain, Murcia 0.4 2.5 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.7 184 229
Spain, Navarra 1.0 3.2 0.4 1.4 0.4 - - 0.5 143 166
Spain, Tarragona 0.5 1.4 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.1 - 0.7 74 96
Spain, Zaragoza 0.8 1.7 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.5 138 172
Sweden 2.3 5.8 2.5 2.8 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.5 5881 6054
Switzerland, Geneva 3.4 7.2 3.7 2.8 0.6 0.0 0.1 1.2 347 391
Switzerland, Graubunden and Glarus 1.4 6.2 1.7 0.8 - 0.2 - 0.7 87 106
Switzerland, Neuchatel 2.8 5.6 3.4 2.9 0.8 - - 1.8 123 140
Switzerland, St Gall-Appenzell 2.0 5.3 2.6 1.9 0.4 - 0.1 0.7 252 274
Switzerland, Ticino 1.3 6.0 1.7 4.7 0.8 0.0 0.1 0.8 223 247
Switzerland, Valais 2.2 8.3 3.3 1.3 0.3 - - 1.3 172 196
Switzerland, Vaud 1.7 7.4 3.4 4.8 0.6 - - 1.1 480 525
The Netherlands 3.3 6.1 4.3 3.8 0.9 0.0 0.0 1.1 11486 12354
The Netherlands, Eindhoven 3.4 4.8 4.1 5.0 0.5 - - 1.0 692 739
The Netherlands, Maastricht 3.2 4.8 4.4 4.6 1.1 0.0 - 0.9 682 726
UK, England, East of England Region 4.1 3.7 2.9 5.9 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.2 1792 2602
UK, England, Merseyside and Cheshire 5.8 7.0 5.9 12.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.3 2620 4310
UK, England, North Western 5.5 4.1 5.1 12.9 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 3795 6150
UK, England, Northern And Yorkshire 6.6 5.3 5.9 8.5 0.4 0.0 0.0 3.2 5722 10848
UK, England, Oxford Region 3.4 4.1 3.0 5.7 0.2 0.0 - 0.0 1434 2130
UK, England, South and Western Regions 3.2 3.1 2.6 5.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 3.5 4311 7229
UK, England, Thames 3.9 4.4 3.1 8.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.2 9568 15134
UK, England, Trent 4.2 3.9 4.3 8.3 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.7 3762 6089
UK, England, West Midlands 3.8 3.5 3.6 7.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.3 3859 5635
UK, Northern Ireland 3.9 2.7 3.6 2.2 1.2 0.0 - 9.3 1084 1728
UK, Scotland 7.1 7.0 7.5 7.4 2.1 0.0 0.0 3.7 6883 9746
Oceania
Australia, New South Wales 2.3 5.4 2.7 5.1 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.6 3877 4677
Australia, Northern Territory (data not available) - - - - - - - - - -
Australia, Queensland 3.0 6.7 2.8 3.9 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 1978 2480
Australia, South 1.3 6.0 2.2 3.6 1.7 0.0 - 1.8 974 1202
Australia, Tasmania 4.3 5.9 4.0 3.6 0.7 - - 2.8 371 446
Australia, Victoria 2.4 5.9 2.6 3.4 0.5 0.0 0.0 2.6 2878 3676
Australia, Western 2.6 6.3 2.9 4.9 0.9 - 0.0 1.0 1111 1339
Australian Capital Territory 1.4 5.5 1.6 4.3 0.5 - - 0.3 117 138
French Polynesia 4.7 4.5 4.4 4.7 1.0 0.3 - 4.0 78 95
New Zealand 3.8 5.8 3.3 3.4 0.6 0.0 0.1 4.4 2331 3151
USA, Hawaii 3.5 10.4 3.6 3.7 1.8 0.1 - 1.2 1165 1273
USA, Hawaii: Chinese 2.8 9.5 1.0 1.8 1.1 - - 0.5 79 85
USA, Hawaii: Filipino 1.7 10.6 2.0 3.0 1.2 - - 0.4 136 142
USA, Hawaii: Hawaiian 7.9 14.5 9.1 8.0 3.8 - - 2.4 238 256
USA, Hawaii: Japanese 1.7 7.2 1.0 2.6 0.6 0.1 - 0.5 250 278
USA, Hawaii: White 5.4 13.1 5.5 3.9 2.7 0.2 - 2.4 378 423
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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by histological type
Bone (C40-41) - Male
Sarcoma
Other
Unspec.
Number of cases
Osteo Chondro Ewing Other Unspec. MV Total
Africa
Algeria, Setif 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.2 43 45 *
Egypt, Gharbiah 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.4 91 106
Tunisia, Centre, Sousse 0.3 - 0.1 - - - - 5 5*
Uganda, Kyadondo County 0.4 0.2 - - - 0.0 0.6 14 29 *
Zimbabwe, Harare: African 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 - 0.2 0.5 32 44 *
America, Central and South
Argentina, Bahia Blanca 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 11 12
Brazil, Brasilia 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 - 0.9 1.8 69 97
Brazil, Cuiaba 0.2 0.3 0.1 - - 1.1 1.6 18 25
Brazil, Goiania 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.0 - - 0.2 21 24
Brazil, Sao Paulo 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.8 384 558
Chile, Valdivia 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 - 0.2 11 13
Colombia, Cali 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 58 67
Costa Rica 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 63 78
Ecuador, Quito 0.6 0.5 0.1 - - 0.1 0.0 47 48
France, La Martinique 0.2 - 0.2 0.3 - 0.1 0.5 9 13
Peru, Trujillo 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 10 11 *
America, North
Canada (excluding Quebec, Yukon and Nunavut) 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 587 688
Canada, Alberta 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 66 72
Canada, British Columbia 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 106 116
Canada, Manitoba 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 - 0.0 - 24 24
Canada, New Brunswick 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 - 22 22
Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador 0.4 0.1 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.1 - 18 18
Canada, Northwest Territories - - - - - - - 0 0
Canada, Nova Scotia 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 25 28
Canada, Ontario 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 300 381
Canada, Prince Edward Island - 0.1 - - - - - 1 1
Canada, Saskatchewan 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 25 26
USA, Alabama 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 123 137
USA, Alabama: Black 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 20 21
USA, Alabama: White 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 99 112
USA, Alaska 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 0.1 18 19
USA, Arizona 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 130 138
USA, California 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 914 942
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 153 157
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Black 0.4 0.1 - - - 0.1 - 7 7
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Chinese 0.2 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 0.1 - 7 7
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Filipino 0.4 0.1 0.4 - - - - 6 6
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Hispanic White 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 - 35 36
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Japanese - - - - - - - 0 0
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Non-Hispanic White 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 90 92
USA, California, Los Angeles County 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 246 250
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Black 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 - 27 27
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Chinese 0.4 0.2 0.2 - - 0.1 - 8 8
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Filipino 0.5 0.2 - - - 0.1 - 5 5
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Hispanic White 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 83 84
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Japanese 1.3 - - - - 0.3 - 3 3
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Korean 0.5 - - - - - - 2 2
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Non-Hispanic White 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 110 113
USA, California: Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 0.1 0.0 66 67
USA, California: Black 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 - 50 51
USA, California: Hispanic White 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 258 264
USA, California: Non-hispanic White 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 529 547
USA, Colorado 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 137 142
USA, Connecticut 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 - 91 93
USA, Connecticut: Black 0.6 0.2 - - - - - 7 7
USA, Connecticut: White 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 - 79 81
USA, District of Columbia 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 - 12 12
USA, District of Columbia: Black 0.5 0.2 - 0.0 - - - 7 7
USA, District of Columbia: White - 0.3 - - - 0.2 - 3 3
USA, Florida 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 485 513
USA, Florida: Black 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 - 0.2 0.1 48 49
USA, Florida: White 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 432 459
USA, Georgia 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 189 195
USA, Georgia, Atlanta 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 66 67
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: Black 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 15 16
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: White 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 48 48
USA, Georgia: Black 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 39 41
USA, Georgia: White 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 146 148
USA, Idaho 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 29 31
USA, Illinois 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 295 303
USA, Illinois: Black 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 37 37
USA, Illinois: White 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 246 253
USA, Indiana 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 175 182
USA, Iowa 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 83 86
USA, Kentucky 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 108 115
USA, Louisiana 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 108 114
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: Black 0.7 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 0.1 0.1 14 14
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: White 1.0 0.2 0.4 - - 0.1 0.1 24 24
USA, Louisiana: Black 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 40 41
USA, Louisiana: White 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 67 72
USA, Maine 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 - 0.2 0.0 36 38
USA, Massachusetts 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 170 173
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Bone (C40-41) - Male (Contd)
Sarcoma
Other
Unspec.
Number of cases
Osteo Chondro Ewing Other Unspec. MV Total
America, North (Contd)
USA, Michigan 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 269 294
USA, Michigan, Detroit 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 105 108
USA, Michigan, Detroit: Black 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 20 22
USA, Michigan, Detroit: White 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 84 85
USA, Michigan: Black 0.3 0.2 - 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 27 31
USA, Michigan: White 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 236 257
USA, Missouri 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 137 146
USA, Missouri: Black 0.3 0.2 - 0.1 - - 0.1 9 10
USA, Missouri: White 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 126 134
USA, Montana 0.4 0.4 0.3 - - 0.1 - 28 29
USA, New Jersey 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 261 268
USA, New Jersey: Black 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 0.1 21 22
USA, New Jersey: White 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 219 225
USA, New Mexico 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 45 45
USA, New Mexico: American Indian 0.4 - 0.2 - - - 0.3 4 4
USA, New Mexico: Hispanic White 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 - - - 13 13
USA, New Mexico: Non-Hispanic White 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 26 26
USA, New York state 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 529 567
USA, New York state: Black 0.6 0.2 0.1 - 0.0 0.1 0.1 70 76
USA, New York state: White 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 424 454
USA, NPCR 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 5985 6323
USA, NPCR: Black 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 554 581
USA, NPCR: White 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 5140 5433
USA, Ohio 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 281 289
USA, Ohio: Black 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 27 27
USA, Ohio: White 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 248 256
USA, Oklahoma 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 86 95
USA, Oregon 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 - 100 101
USA, Pennsylvania 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 353 365
USA, Pennsylvania: Black 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 - 28 28
USA, Pennsylvania: White 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 310 321
USA, Rhode Island 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 - 23 23
USA, SEER (9 registries) 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 694 707
USA, SEER (9 registries): Black 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 58 61
USA, SEER (9 registries): White 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 576 586
USA, SEER (14 registries) 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 1988 2047
USA, SEER (14 registries): Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 112 113
USA, SEER (14 registries): Black 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 173 179
USA, SEER (14 registries): Hispanic White 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 328 336
USA, SEER (14 registries): Non-hispanic White 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 1340 1382
USA, South Carolina 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 89 95
USA, South Carolina: Black 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 - 18 21
USA, South Carolina: White 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 69 72
USA, Texas 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 519 583
USA, Texas: Black 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 42 48
USA, Texas: White 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 458 512
USA, Utah 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.0 81 82
USA, Vermont 0.4 0.4 - - 0.1 0.1 0.0 19 20
USA, Washington State 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 138 144
USA, Washington, Seattle 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 88 89
USA, West Virginia 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 45 46
USA, Wisconsin 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 131 155
Asia
Bahrain: Bahraini 0.2 - 0.5 0.4 - 0.2 0.2 11 12
China, Guangzhou City 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 47 63 *
China, Hong Kong 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 126 146
China, Jiashan 0.7 - - - - 0.9 - 10 21 *
China, Nangang District, Harbin City - - - - - - 3.1 58 73
China, Shanghai 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 141 283 *
China, Zhongshan 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.4 35 36 *
Cyprus 0.7 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.2 - 27 29 *
India, Chennai (Madras) 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.4 92 118
India, Karunagappally 0.3 0.3 0.1 - - - 0.2 8 9
India, Mumbai (Bombay) 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 259 295
India, Nagpur 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 61 67 *
India, New Delhi 0.8 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 421 502 *
India, Poona - - - - - - 0.9 68 75 *
India, Trivandrum 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 14 17 *
Israel 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 208 225
Israel: Jews 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 182 194
Israel: Non-Jews 0.3 0.1 0.2 - - 0.1 0.1 22 24
Japan, Aichi Prefecture 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 9 12
Japan, Fukui Prefecture 0.1 - - 0.0 - 0.0 0.3 7 15
Japan, Hiroshima 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 12 13
Japan, Miyagi Prefecture 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 50 56
Japan, Nagasaki Prefecture 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 - 26 27
Japan, Osaka Prefecture 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 98 118
Japan, Yamagata Prefecture 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 29 33
Korea 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 725 900
Korea, Busan 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 0.3 71 92
Korea, Daegu 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 50 57
Korea, Daejeon 0.3 - 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.3 23 29
Korea, Gwangju 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.3 41 49
Korea, Incheon 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 56 60
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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by histological type
Bone (C40-41) - Male (Contd)
Sarcoma
Other
Unspec.
Number of cases
Osteo Chondro Ewing Other Unspec. MV Total
Asia (Contd)
Korea, Jejudo 0.4 - 0.3 - - - 0.4 6 8
Korea, Seoul 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 204 250
Korea, Ulsan 0.4 0.2 0.0 - - 0.2 0.2 16 18
Kuwait: Kuwaitis 0.2 - 0.2 0.1 - - 0.2 12 15
Kuwait: Non-Kuwaitis 0.2 0.0 1.5 - - 0.0 0.0 23 25
Malaysia, Penang 0.2 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 0.1 0.5 15 23
Malaysia, Sarawak 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 0.2 43 47
Oman: Omani 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 - - 0.2 17 18 *
Pakistan, South Karachi 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 - 0.1 0.1 58 61 *
Philippines, Manila 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 1.4 116 244 *
Singapore 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 45 46
Singapore: Chinese 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 38 39
Singapore: Indian 0.3 - - - 0.1 - - 3 3
Singapore: Malay 0.2 0.2 - - - - - 4 4
Thailand, Chiang Mai 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 27 30 *
Thailand, Lampang 0.2 0.0 - - - - 0.3 5 12 *
Thailand, Songkhla 0.4 0.0 0.2 - - - 0.1 18 20
Turkey, Antalya 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.2 - 0.1 - 32 34 *
Turkey, Izmir 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 93 95 *
Europe
Austria 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 184 199
Austria, Tyrol 0.3 0.3 0.2 - - - 0.1 15 17
Austria, Vorarlberg 0.3 0.3 - 0.1 - - 0.2 8 9
Belarus 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 277 345 *
Belgium, Antwerp 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 37 37 *
Belgium, Flanders 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 173 178
Bulgaria 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 170 270 *
Croatia 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.3 1.8 0.0 0.4 325 388
Czech Republic 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 260 309
Denmark 0.3 0.1 - 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 119 132
Estonia 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 44 48
Finland (data not available) - - - - - - - - -
France, Bas-Rhin 0.5 0.2 - - - 0.0 - 18 18
France, Calvados 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 - 16 17
France, Doubs 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 - 0.2 - 15 15
France, Haut-Rhin 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 14 16
France, Herault 0.4 0.3 0.3 - - 0.2 - 25 25
France, Isere 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.1 - 0.1 0.1 35 38
France, Loire-Atlantique 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 16 18
France, Manche 0.6 0.1 0.4 0.1 - 0.0 - 16 16
France, Somme 0.5 0.3 0.3 - 0.1 - 0.1 16 16
France, Tarn 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 13 14
France, Vendee 0.7 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 15 15
Germany, Brandenburg (data not available) - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Free State of Saxony (data not available) - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Hamburg 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 25 32
Germany, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (data not available) - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Munich 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 - 45 45
Germany, Northrhine-Westphalia: Munster 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 44 53
Germany, Saarland 0.4 0.3 0.3 - 0.1 0.2 - 29 29
Iceland 0.6 0.6 0.5 - - - - 13 13
Ireland 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 97 107
Italy, Biella Province 0.8 0.3 - - - 0.2 0.1 5 6
Italy, Brescia Province 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 18 21
Italy, Ferrara Province 0.1 0.4 - 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 12 15
Italy, Florence and Prato 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.1 - 0.1 0.1 37 41
Italy, Genoa Province 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.0 - 0.2 - 14 14
Italy, Macerata Province 0.2 0.1 0.4 - 0.2 0.1 0.2 5 6
Italy, Milan 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 29 30
Italy, Modena Province 0.3 0.3 0.1 - - 0.1 0.1 18 20
Italy, Naples 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.2 - - 0.7 18 26
Italy, North East Cancer Surveillance Network 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 44 52
Italy, Parma Province 0.7 0.1 0.1 - - 0.2 0.2 11 17
Italy, Ragusa Province 0.4 0.1 - 0.1 - - 0.2 5 7
Italy, Reggio Emilia Province 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 0.4 14 17
Italy, Romagna Region 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 0.1 20 23
Italy, Salerno Province 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.4 21 35
Italy, Sassari Province 0.3 0.1 0.1 - - - 0.1 7 7
Italy, Sondrio 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 - 0.1 9 10
Italy, Syracuse Province 0.1 0.2 0.2 - - 0.4 0.0 7 8
Italy, Torino 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 34 36
Italy, Umbria Region 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.6 14 28
Italy, Varese Province 0.2 0.3 0.1 - 0.2 0.1 0.0 14 15
Italy, Veneto Region 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 36 39
Latvia 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.4 57 85
Lithuania 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 97 126
Malta 0.2 0.3 0.5 - - - - 8 9
Norway 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 122 127
Poland, Cracow 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 18 21 *
Poland, Kielce (data not available) - - - - - - - - -
Poland, Warsaw City 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 28 39
Portugal, Porto 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 88 92 *
Portugal, South Regional 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.3 72 108
Russia, St Petersburg 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 79 106
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Bone (C40-41) - Male (Contd)
Sarcoma
Other
Unspec.
Number of cases
Osteo Chondro Ewing Other Unspec. MV Total
Europe (Contd)
Serbia 0.9 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.9 269 370
Slovak Republic 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3 156 207
Slovenia 0.3 0.4 0.1 - 0.0 0.1 - 50 50
Spain, Albacete - 0.3 0.5 0.2 - 0.1 0.1 6 8
Spain, Asturias 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 36 41
Spain, Basque Country 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 54 59
Spain, Canary Islands 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 32 36
Spain, Cuenca - 0.1 0.3 - - - 0.0 2 3
Spain, Girona 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 23 25
Spain, Granada 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.1 - 0.2 0.0 21 22
Spain, Murcia 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 29 30
Spain, Navarra 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 - 16 16
Spain, Tarragona 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 - - 0.0 9 10
Spain, Zaragoza 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 29 31
Sweden 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 - 234 234
Switzerland, Geneva 0.2 0.5 0.1 - - - 0.0 9 10
Switzerland, Graubunden and Glarus - 0.5 - - 0.1 0.2 - 6 6
Switzerland, Neuchatel 0.4 - 0.4 - - - - 2 2
Switzerland, St Gall-Appenzell 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.1 - - - 18 18
Switzerland, Ticino - 0.2 0.6 0.1 - 0.4 - 10 10
Switzerland, Valais - 0.3 0.5 - - 0.1 - 7 7
Switzerland, Vaud 0.4 0.1 0.5 - 0.1 0.1 0.0 13 14
The Netherlands 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 420 423
The Netherlands, Eindhoven 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 - 34 34
The Netherlands, Maastricht 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 - 19 19
UK, England, East of England Region 0.2 0.2 0.3 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 61 65
UK, England, Merseyside and Cheshire 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.7 0.0 79 128
UK, England, North Western 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 78 91
UK, England, Northern And Yorkshire 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 131 138
UK, England, Oxford Region 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 51 58
UK, England, South and Western Regions 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 151 226
UK, England, Thames 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 304 366
UK, England, Trent 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 97 107
UK, England, West Midlands 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 129 132
UK, Northern Ireland 0.2 0.2 0.1 - - 0.0 0.0 23 26
UK, Scotland 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 121 129
Oceania
Australia, New South Wales 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 167 178
Australia, Northern Territory (data not available) - - - - - - - - -
Australia, Queensland 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 - 97 100
Australia, South 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 - 46 49
Australia, Tasmania - 0.1 0.4 0.1 - 0.1 - 8 8
Australia, Victoria 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 123 128
Australia, Western 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 - 40 43
Australian Capital Territory 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.1 - 0.1 - 8 8
French Polynesia 0.3 0.6 0.7 - 0.4 0.9 0.2 15 17
New Zealand 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 127 133
USA, Hawaii 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 - 33 33
USA, Hawaii: Chinese - - - - - - - 0 0
USA, Hawaii: Filipino 0.2 0.6 - - - - - 5 5
USA, Hawaii: Hawaiian 0.4 - 0.2 0.2 - 0.2 - 6 6
USA, Hawaii: Japanese 1.1 0.2 - - - - - 6 6
USA, Hawaii: White 0.5 0.3 0.1 - - 0.1 - 11 11
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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by histological type
Bone (C40-41) - Female
Sarcoma
Other
Unspec.
Number of cases
Osteo Chondro Ewing Other Unspec. MV Total
Africa
Algeria, Setif 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.3 33 35 *
Egypt, Gharbiah 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 0.2 57 71
Tunisia, Centre, Sousse 0.2 0.2 - - - 0.1 - 6 6*
Uganda, Kyadondo County 0.3 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.3 17 29 *
Zimbabwe, Harare: African 0.4 0.2 - 0.1 - 0.3 0.5 33 49 *
America, Central and South
Argentina, Bahia Blanca 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.3 - - 0.3 7 11
Brazil, Brasilia 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.4 1.2 51 67
Brazil, Cuiaba 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.4 - 0.6 1.0 20 27
Brazil, Goiania 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 21 21
Brazil, Sao Paulo 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.7 298 482
Chile, Valdivia 0.3 - 0.1 - - - 0.4 5 9
Colombia, Cali 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 37 41
Costa Rica 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 52 63
Ecuador, Quito 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 0.2 34 37
France, La Martinique 0.2 - 0.0 0.1 - - 0.0 4 5
Peru, Trujillo 0.3 - - - 0.1 0.0 - 7 7*
America, North
Canada (excluding Quebec, Yukon and Nunavut) 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 418 516
Canada, Alberta 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 51 52
Canada, British Columbia 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 71 76
Canada, Manitoba 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 16 18
Canada, New Brunswick 0.4 0.3 0.0 - - - - 16 16
Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 - - - 7 7
Canada, Northwest Territories - 1.8 - - - - - 1 1
Canada, Nova Scotia 0.2 0.1 0.1 - - 0.0 - 11 11
Canada, Ontario 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 225 314
Canada, Prince Edward Island 0.2 - - - - - - 1 1
Canada, Saskatchewan 0.3 0.2 0.1 - - - 0.0 19 20
USA, Alabama 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 80 98
USA, Alabama: Black 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 - 0.1 0.1 15 21
USA, Alabama: White 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 64 76
USA, Alaska 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 0.1 10 12
USA, Arizona 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 117 129
USA, California 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 650 680
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 110 114
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Black 0.4 0.1 0.1 - - 0.1 - 10 10
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Chinese 0.4 0.2 - - - - - 6 7
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Filipino 0.3 0.1 0.1 - - 0.2 0.1 6 7
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Hispanic White 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 - 17 18
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Japanese - 0.2 - - - 0.1 - 1 2
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Non-Hispanic White 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 - 61 61
USA, California, Los Angeles County 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 - 193 194
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Black 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 - 20 20
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Chinese 0.2 0.2 - - - - - 5 5
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Filipino 0.1 0.3 - 0.1 - 0.2 - 7 7
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Hispanic White 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 - 72 72
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Japanese 0.4 - - - 0.1 0.7 - 3 3
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Korean 0.4 - 0.1 - - 0.5 - 3 3
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Non-Hispanic White 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 - 79 80
USA, California: Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 54 57
USA, California: Black 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 48 49
USA, California: Hispanic White 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 190 197
USA, California: Non-hispanic White 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 347 366
USA, Colorado 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 105 106
USA, Connecticut 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 70 74
USA, Connecticut: Black 0.1 0.2 - 0.1 - - 0.1 4 5
USA, Connecticut: White 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 66 69
USA, District of Columbia 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 13 13
USA, District of Columbia: Black 0.3 - - 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 6 6
USA, District of Columbia: White - 0.5 0.1 - - 0.2 - 5 5
USA, Florida 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 361 386
USA, Florida: Black 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 45 50
USA, Florida: White 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 313 333
USA, Georgia 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 140 145
USA, Georgia, Atlanta 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 42 43
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: Black 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 15 15
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: White 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 25 26
USA, Georgia: Black 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 35 36
USA, Georgia: White 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 102 106
USA, Idaho 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 25 27
USA, Illinois 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 270 278
USA, Illinois: Black 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 33 33
USA, Illinois: White 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 227 235
USA, Indiana 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 128 133
USA, Iowa 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 70 73
USA, Kentucky 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 95 100
USA, Louisiana 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 99 116
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: Black 0.5 0.2 - 0.1 - - - 9 10
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: White 0.1 0.3 0.1 - - - 0.3 12 16
USA, Louisiana: Black 0.3 0.2 - 0.1 - - 0.1 21 25
USA, Louisiana: White 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 75 88
USA, Maine 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.1 - - - 28 28
USA, Massachusetts 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 130 136
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Bone (C40-41) - Female (Contd)
Sarcoma
Other
Unspec.
Number of cases
Osteo Chondro Ewing Other Unspec. MV Total
America, North (Contd)
USA, Michigan 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 225 241
USA, Michigan, Detroit 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 83 86
USA, Michigan, Detroit: Black 0.4 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 16 19
USA, Michigan, Detroit: White 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 65 65
USA, Michigan: Black 0.5 0.0 - 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 24 27
USA, Michigan: White 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 194 207
USA, Missouri 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 132 141
USA, Missouri: Black 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 0.1 9 11
USA, Missouri: White 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 114 121
USA, Montana 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 20 22
USA, New Jersey 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 218 232
USA, New Jersey: Black 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 17 18
USA, New Jersey: White 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 181 193
USA, New Mexico 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 41 45
USA, New Mexico: American Indian - 0.2 0.4 - - - - 3 3
USA, New Mexico: Hispanic White 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 17 19
USA, New Mexico: Non-Hispanic White 0.2 0.3 0.2 - - 0.1 0.0 21 23
USA, New York state 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 553 594
USA, New York state: Black 0.6 0.3 - 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 86 90
USA, New York state: White 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 446 479
USA, NPCR 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 4909 5246
USA, NPCR: Black 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 483 519
USA, NPCR: White 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 4171 4457
USA, Ohio 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 234 247
USA, Ohio: Black 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 25 26
USA, Ohio: White 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 199 211
USA, Oklahoma 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 83 95
USA, Oregon 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 75 77
USA, Pennsylvania 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 263 274
USA, Pennsylvania: Black 0.1 0.1 - - 0.1 0.1 - 16 16
USA, Pennsylvania: White 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 234 244
USA, Rhode Island 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 18 19
USA, SEER (9 registries) 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 564 587
USA, SEER (9 registries): Black 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 50 54
USA, SEER (9 registries): White 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 466 484
USA, SEER (14 registries) 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 1550 1638
USA, SEER (14 registries): Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 88 91
USA, SEER (14 registries): Black 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 135 145
USA, SEER (14 registries): Hispanic White 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 257 269
USA, SEER (14 registries): Non-hispanic White 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 1040 1099
USA, South Carolina 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 78 87
USA, South Carolina: Black 0.4 0.1 - 0.0 - - 0.0 20 21
USA, South Carolina: White 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 58 66
USA, Texas 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 459 509
USA, Texas: Black 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 43 50
USA, Texas: White 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 398 438
USA, Utah 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 - 59 61
USA, Vermont 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 12 13
USA, Washington State 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 135 145
USA, Washington, Seattle 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 99 104
USA, West Virginia 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 - 37 39
USA, Wisconsin 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 96 118
Asia
Bahrain: Bahraini - - 0.2 - - 0.4 - 5 5
China, Guangzhou City 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 27 34 *
China, Hong Kong 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 90 107
China, Jiashan 0.1 - - - - 0.5 - 2 9*
China, Nangang District, Harbin City - - - - - - 1.9 41 48
China, Shanghai 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 110 251 *
China, Zhongshan 0.3 - - 0.0 - 0.1 0.2 20 23 *
Cyprus 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 21 22 *
India, Chennai (Madras) 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.3 70 92
India, Karunagappally 0.2 - - - - - - 2 2
India, Mumbai (Bombay) 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 144 178
India, Nagpur 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 26 27 *
India, New Delhi 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 235 283 *
India, Poona - - - - - - 0.7 47 54 *
India, Trivandrum 0.2 0.1 0.1 - - - - 13 13 *
Israel 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 164 183
Israel: Jews 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 148 158
Israel: Non-Jews 0.2 0.2 0.2 - - 0.0 0.0 16 18
Japan, Aichi Prefecture - 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 - 0.2 10 13
Japan, Fukui Prefecture 0.1 0.1 - - - 0.0 0.1 6 13
Japan, Hiroshima 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 - - - 10 10
Japan, Miyagi Prefecture 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 25 30
Japan, Nagasaki Prefecture 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 15 17
Japan, Osaka Prefecture 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 76 93
Japan, Yamagata Prefecture 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 13 21
Korea 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 585 722
Korea, Busan 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 54 81
Korea, Daegu 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.1 48 52
Korea, Daejeon 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 25 30
Korea, Gwangju 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 17 22
Korea, Incheon 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 45 57
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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by histological type
Bone (C40-41) - Female (Contd)
Sarcoma
Other
Unspec.
Number of cases
Osteo Chondro Ewing Other Unspec. MV Total
Asia (Contd)
Korea, Jejudo 0.4 0.2 0.1 - - - 0.1 6 7
Korea, Seoul 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 157 187
Korea, Ulsan 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.1 - - 0.2 20 21
Kuwait: Kuwaitis 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 0.3 11 15
Kuwait: Non-Kuwaitis 0.4 0.1 0.2 - - 0.3 - 11 11
Malaysia, Penang 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.4 15 20
Malaysia, Sarawak 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 0.1 32 36
Oman: Omani 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 - - 0.0 15 16 *
Pakistan, South Karachi 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.3 - 0.2 0.2 54 57 *
Philippines, Manila 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 0.9 106 203 *
Singapore 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 44 49
Singapore: Chinese 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 37 41
Singapore: Indian 0.6 - - - - - 0.4 3 4
Singapore: Malay 0.1 - 0.2 - - 0.1 - 4 4
Thailand, Chiang Mai 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 17 19 *
Thailand, Lampang 0.1 - 0.1 0.1 - - 0.5 5 17 *
Thailand, Songkhla 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 - - 0.1 12 14
Turkey, Antalya 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 23 24 *
Turkey, Izmir 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 56 57 *
Europe
Austria 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 145 159
Austria, Tyrol 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 16 18
Austria, Vorarlberg - - 0.2 - - - - 1 1
Belarus 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 236 282 *
Belgium, Antwerp 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 - 28 28 *
Belgium, Flanders 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 133 135
Bulgaria 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 141 205 *
Croatia 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 1.4 0.0 0.2 266 311
Czech Republic 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 179 234
Denmark 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 87 102
Estonia 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 30 33
Finland (data not available) - - - - - - - - -
France, Bas-Rhin 0.2 0.1 0.2 - - - - 14 14
France, Calvados 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.1 - 0.2 - 22 22
France, Doubs 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 - - 14 15
France, Haut-Rhin 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 - - - 19 19
France, Herault 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 17 17
France, Isere 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 36 38
France, Loire-Atlantique 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 23 24
France, Manche 0.1 0.3 - 0.1 - 0.1 - 9 9
France, Somme 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 13 13
France, Tarn 0.2 0.0 0.4 - - 0.0 - 8 8
France, Vendee 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 14 16
Germany, Brandenburg (data not available) - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Free State of Saxony (data not available) - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Hamburg 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 25 34
Germany, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (data not available) - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Munich 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 58 60
Germany, Northrhine-Westphalia: Munster 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 55 62
Germany, Saarland 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 - 21 21
Iceland 0.2 - - - - - - 1 1
Ireland 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 73 78
Italy, Biella Province - 0.2 0.2 - 0.2 - 0.1 2 5
Italy, Brescia Province 0.0 0.2 - 0.3 - 0.0 0.1 11 13
Italy, Ferrara Province 0.4 - 0.8 - - - 0.2 5 5
Italy, Florence and Prato 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 0.1 30 37
Italy, Genoa Province 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.1 - - 0.1 11 14
Italy, Macerata Province 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - - 4 4
Italy, Milan 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 27 29
Italy, Modena Province 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 - 0.0 12 13
Italy, Naples 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 0.4 12 19
Italy, North East Cancer Surveillance Network 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 41 50
Italy, Parma Province 0.2 0.6 - 0.1 - 0.1 0.1 16 18
Italy, Ragusa Province 0.2 0.1 0.3 - - - 0.4 6 9
Italy, Reggio Emilia Province 0.1 0.0 0.8 - - - 0.2 12 13
Italy, Romagna Region 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 25 28
Italy, Salerno Province 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.4 15 28
Italy, Sassari Province 0.2 0.1 - - - 0.0 0.0 4 5
Italy, Sondrio 1.4 - 0.2 0.2 - - - 6 6
Italy, Syracuse Province 0.2 0.1 0.2 - - - - 3 3
Italy, Torino 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.0 - 0.1 0.1 21 23
Italy, Umbria Region 0.2 0.3 - 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.4 22 34
Italy, Varese Province - 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 0.1 6 9
Italy, Veneto Region 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 28 32
Latvia 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 48 64
Lithuania 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 81 104
Malta 0.3 0.1 0.4 - 0.0 - - 7 7
Norway 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 108 111
Poland, Cracow 0.2 0.2 0.1 - - - 0.2 10 15 *
Poland, Kielce (data not available) - - - - - - - - -
Poland, Warsaw City 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 20 28
Portugal, Porto 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 75 85 *
Portugal, South Regional 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 58 88
Russia, St Petersburg 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 59 85
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Bone (C40-41) - Female (Contd)
Sarcoma
Other
Unspec.
Number of cases
Osteo Chondro Ewing Other Unspec. MV Total
Europe (Contd)
Serbia 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.6 168 260
Slovak Republic 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 0.2 105 146
Slovenia 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 47 47
Spain, Albacete 0.1 0.2 - 0.1 0.1 - 0.2 6 7
Spain, Asturias 0.3 0.2 0.1 - - 0.0 0.0 25 26
Spain, Basque Country 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 28 33
Spain, Canary Islands 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 20 22
Spain, Cuenca 0.2 - - 0.0 - - 0.3 2 4
Spain, Girona 0.2 0.5 0.2 - - 0.1 0.0 16 17
Spain, Granada 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 11 11
Spain, Murcia 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 26 29
Spain, Navarra 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 - - 0.0 7 8
Spain, Tarragona 0.3 0.2 0.8 0.1 - 0.2 - 15 15
Spain, Zaragoza 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 29 32
Sweden 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 162 164
Switzerland, Geneva 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.1 - 0.3 - 13 13
Switzerland, Graubunden and Glarus 0.1 - - - - - - 1 1
Switzerland, Neuchatel 0.4 0.5 - - - - - 3 3
Switzerland, St Gall-Appenzell 0.6 0.2 - 0.2 - 0.1 0.0 16 17
Switzerland, Ticino 0.9 0.0 - 0.1 - 0.1 - 9 10
Switzerland, Valais 0.2 0.2 0.1 - - 0.1 - 5 5
Switzerland, Vaud 0.4 0.2 0.4 - - - - 14 14
The Netherlands 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 385 389
The Netherlands, Eindhoven 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 - 27 27
The Netherlands, Maastricht 0.2 0.3 - - 0.0 - - 14 14
UK, England, East of England Region 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 40 45
UK, England, Merseyside and Cheshire 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 88 138
UK, England, North Western 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 47 59
UK, England, Northern And Yorkshire 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 102 114
UK, England, Oxford Region 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 52 56
UK, England, South and Western Regions 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 128 225
UK, England, Thames 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 240 286
UK, England, Trent 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 82 98
UK, England, West Midlands 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 108 114
UK, Northern Ireland 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 18 23
UK, Scotland 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 84 93
Oceania
Australia, New South Wales 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 136 144
Australia, Northern Territory (data not available) - - - - - - - - -
Australia, Queensland 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 81 87
Australia, South 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 32 34
Australia, Tasmania 0.3 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 - 7 7
Australia, Victoria 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 94 99
Australia, Western 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 43 47
Australian Capital Territory 0.3 0.2 - - - 0.1 - 5 5
French Polynesia 0.3 0.2 0.8 0.1 - 0.3 0.2 9 12
New Zealand 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 84 87
USA, Hawaii 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 19 19
USA, Hawaii: Chinese 0.4 0.3 - - - - - 2 2
USA, Hawaii: Filipino 0.2 0.1 - - - - - 2 2
USA, Hawaii: Hawaiian 0.2 - 0.3 - - - - 3 3
USA, Hawaii: Japanese 0.4 0.1 - - 0.1 0.4 - 4 4
USA, Hawaii: White 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.2 - - - 5 5
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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by histological type
Skin (C43-44) - Male
Carcinoma
Melanoma Other Unspec.
Number of cases
Squamous Basal cell Other Unspec. MV Total
Africa
Algeria, Setif 2.5 4.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 158 159 *
Egypt, Gharbiah 2.8 3.5 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.1 263 277
Tunisia, Centre, Sousse 3.0 9.5 0.1 - 0.6 0.8 - 138 138 *
Uganda, Kyadondo County 1.7 0.8 0.1 0.2 0.9 - 1.0 44 59 *
Zimbabwe, Harare: African 1.8 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.9 0.3 0.1 71 79 *
America, Central and South
Argentina, Bahia Blanca 3.4 12.9 0.5 1.7 3.3 - 0.5 182 191
Brazil, Brasilia 14.2 101.0 0.3 0.9 4.2 0.3 3.2 2547 2576
Brazil, Cuiaba 11.5 55.5 0.2 1.5 2.7 0.3 1.0 438 447
Brazil, Goiania 46.8 149.0 0.8 1.3 4.4 0.2 0.4 2734 2772
Brazil, Sao Paulo 21.2 71.3 0.8 1.2 6.5 0.2 0.1 20558 20584
Chile, Valdivia 4.4 10.8 0.3 - 1.8 - 0.2 160 161
Colombia, Cali 0.1 - 0.1 0.1 3.5 0.4 0.0 146 150
Costa Rica 10.4 29.6 0.4 0.1 2.4 0.1 1.8 3228 3363
Ecuador, Quito 5.2 23.4 0.0 0.2 2.5 0.1 0.1 863 869
France, La Martinique 3.7 11.7 0.5 0.4 1.4 0.5 0.1 210 210
Peru, Trujillo 6.5 14.9 0.3 - 1.8 0.3 - 212 212 *
America, North
Canada (excluding Quebec, Yukon and Nunavut) 1.2 4.8 0.3 0.0 10.9 0.2 0.0 13837 14086
Canada, Alberta - - 0.7 - 10.3 0.3 - 1043 1043
Canada, British Columbia - 0.0 0.3 0.0 10.8 0.2 0.0 1633 1646
Canada, Manitoba 23.8 94.2 0.7 0.1 9.1 0.3 0.1 5498 5520
Canada, New Brunswick - - 0.7 - 11.3 0.3 - 307 307
Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador - - 0.7 0.2 6.4 0.4 0.1 141 145
Canada, Northwest Territories - - - - 5.9 - - 6 6
Canada, Nova Scotia - - 0.6 0.1 14.0 0.3 0.2 501 502
Canada, Ontario - 0.1 0.1 - 11.4 0.0 - 4312 4520
Canada, Prince Edward Island - - 0.8 - 12.6 0.1 - 67 67
Canada, Saskatchewan - 0.1 0.7 - 8.0 0.3 - 329 330
USA, Alabama - 0.1 0.6 - 10.8 0.3 - 1673 1703
USA, Alabama: Black - 0.0 0.1 - 0.6 0.5 - 35 37
USA, Alabama: White - 0.1 0.6 - 12.4 0.2 - 1512 1540
USA, Alaska - - 0.6 - 8.8 0.3 - 160 164
USA, Arizona - 0.0 0.5 - 15.4 0.3 - 2743 2776
USA, California - 0.0 0.9 - 15.2 0.4 - 16790 16861
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area - 0.0 0.9 - 12.9 0.3 - 2907 2918
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Black - 0.1 0.1 - 0.6 0.4 - 17 17
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Chinese - - 0.4 - 0.9 0.2 - 25 25
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Filipino - - 0.7 - 0.4 0.2 - 13 13
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Hispanic White - - 0.4 - 2.6 0.2 - 82 83
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Japanese - - 0.4 - 0.1 - - 2 2
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Non-Hispanic White - 0.0 1.1 - 19.3 0.3 - 2580 2590
USA, California, Los Angeles County - - 1.1 - 11.9 0.5 - 3625 3635
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Black - - 0.6 - 1.0 0.9 - 63 63
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Chinese - - 0.2 - 1.2 0.1 - 16 16
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Filipino - - 0.5 - 0.8 0.2 - 11 11
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Hispanic White - - 0.3 - 2.8 0.3 - 234 235
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Japanese - - 1.3 - 1.1 - - 13 13
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Korean - - - - 0.3 - - 2 2
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Non-Hispanic White - - 1.5 - 21.7 0.6 - 3022 3031
USA, California: Asian and Pacific Islander - - 0.4 - 0.9 0.2 - 168 169
USA, California: Black - 0.0 0.4 - 1.0 0.8 - 134 135
USA, California: Hispanic White - - 0.4 - 2.9 0.3 - 667 670
USA, California: Non-hispanic White - 0.0 1.1 - 22.0 0.4 - 14717 14778
USA, Colorado - 0.0 0.8 - 16.9 0.5 - 2338 2353
USA, Connecticut - - 0.6 - 18.0 0.4 - 2163 2178
USA, Connecticut: Black - - 0.2 - 0.9 0.3 - 11 11
USA, Connecticut: White - - 0.6 - 19.0 0.4 - 2073 2088
USA, District of Columbia - 0.1 0.5 - 7.1 0.5 - 139 143
USA, District of Columbia: Black - 0.2 0.5 - 0.8 0.6 - 22 23
USA, District of Columbia: White - - 0.5 - 17.3 0.4 - 110 113
USA, Florida - 0.0 0.6 - 13.7 0.3 - 9319 9454
USA, Florida: Black - 0.0 0.1 - 0.8 0.3 - 67 69
USA, Florida: White - 0.0 0.6 - 15.1 0.2 - 9062 9193
USA, Georgia - 0.0 0.5 - 14.1 0.4 - 3396 3440
USA, Georgia, Atlanta - 0.0 0.7 - 17.3 0.6 - 1316 1321
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: Black - - 0.4 - 0.9 0.8 - 45 45
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: White - 0.0 0.7 - 23.8 0.4 - 1234 1239
USA, Georgia: Black - - 0.3 - 1.0 0.8 - 112 112
USA, Georgia: White - 0.0 0.6 - 17.7 0.3 - 3199 3243
USA, Idaho - 0.0 0.4 - 16.8 0.2 - 689 702
USA, Illinois - 0.0 0.5 - 10.6 0.4 - 4394 4432
USA, Illinois: Black - - 0.2 - 0.6 0.6 - 64 64
USA, Illinois: White - 0.0 0.5 - 11.7 0.3 - 4087 4123
USA, Indiana - 0.0 0.5 - 12.2 0.3 - 2491 2508
USA, Iowa - 0.0 0.7 - 13.7 0.4 - 1479 1486
USA, Kentucky - 0.0 0.7 - 16.7 0.3 - 2274 2287
USA, Louisiana - - 0.7 - 8.6 0.4 - 1319 1334
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: Black - - - - 1.0 0.7 - 16 16
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: White - - 0.8 - 9.0 0.1 - 200 205
USA, Louisiana: Black - - 0.2 - 0.9 0.5 - 53 53
USA, Louisiana: White - - 0.9 - 11.3 0.3 - 1243 1258
USA, Maine - 0.1 0.4 - 15.7 0.3 - 693 739
USA, Massachusetts - 0.0 0.7 - 15.0 0.4 - 3357 3392
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Skin (C43-44) - Male (Contd)
Carcinoma
Melanoma Other Unspec.
Number of cases
Squamous Basal cell Other Unspec. MV Total
America, North (Contd)
USA, Michigan - 0.0 0.6 - 14.5 0.5 - 4857 4928
USA, Michigan, Detroit - 0.0 0.7 - 13.7 0.6 - 1883 1889
USA, Michigan, Detroit: Black - - 0.4 - 0.8 0.9 - 50 51
USA, Michigan, Detroit: White - 0.0 0.7 - 17.4 0.5 - 1806 1811
USA, Michigan: Black - - 0.4 - 1.0 0.9 - 76 81
USA, Michigan: White - 0.0 0.6 - 15.8 0.4 - 4566 4632
USA, Missouri - 0.0 0.5 - 9.8 0.4 - 1897 1960
USA, Missouri: Black - 0.2 0.2 - 0.5 0.8 - 22 25
USA, Missouri: White - 0.0 0.5 - 10.6 0.3 - 1849 1909
USA, Montana - 0.0 0.4 - 12.7 0.2 - 413 420
USA, New Jersey - 0.0 0.7 - 14.2 0.5 - 4239 4284
USA, New Jersey: Black - - 0.3 - 0.5 0.9 - 53 53
USA, New Jersey: White - 0.0 0.8 - 16.6 0.4 - 4111 4155
USA, New Mexico - - 0.7 - 14.2 0.4 - 875 891
USA, New Mexico: American Indian - - - - 2.1 - - 8 8
USA, New Mexico: Hispanic White - - 0.5 - 2.4 0.5 - 59 61
USA, New Mexico: Non-Hispanic White - - 0.9 - 23.7 0.4 - 806 820
USA, New York state 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 9.3 0.4 0.1 6128 6382
USA, New York state: Black - - 0.2 0.0 0.8 0.6 0.1 112 118
USA, New York state: White 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 10.9 0.4 0.1 5941 6186
USA, NPCR - 0.0 0.6 - 13.1 0.4 - 99891 101309
USA, NPCR: Black - 0.0 0.2 - 0.7 0.6 - 1040 1062
USA, NPCR: White - 0.0 0.7 - 14.4 0.3 - 94280 95631
USA, Ohio - 0.0 0.4 - 12.4 0.4 - 4803 4869
USA, Ohio: Black - 0.0 0.1 - 0.8 0.7 - 52 53
USA, Ohio: White - 0.0 0.4 - 12.6 0.3 - 4345 4407
USA, Oklahoma - 0.0 0.5 - 10.3 0.2 - 1218 1287
USA, Oregon - 0.0 0.5 - 18.5 0.3 - 2204 2221
USA, Pennsylvania - 0.0 0.7 - 12.7 0.4 - 5980 6030
USA, Pennsylvania: Black - - 0.2 - 0.6 0.6 - 44 44
USA, Pennsylvania: White - 0.0 0.7 - 13.1 0.4 - 5586 5629
USA, Rhode Island - 0.0 1.1 - 18.2 0.4 - 696 697
USA, SEER (9 registries) - 0.0 0.7 - 15.1 0.5 - 13579 13651
USA, SEER (9 registries): Black - 0.0 0.4 - 0.8 0.7 - 141 142
USA, SEER (9 registries): White - 0.0 0.8 - 17.9 0.4 - 12958 13029
USA, SEER (14 registries) - 0.0 0.8 - 14.8 0.4 - 36383 36593
USA, SEER (14 registries): Asian and Pacific Islander - - 0.4 - 1.0 0.3 - 294 295
USA, SEER (14 registries): Black - 0.0 0.3 - 0.9 0.7 - 380 382
USA, SEER (14 registries): Hispanic White - 0.0 0.4 - 3.0 0.3 - 906 912
USA, SEER (14 registries): Non-hispanic White - 0.0 0.9 - 19.4 0.4 - 33280 33475
USA, South Carolina - 0.0 0.6 - 14.4 0.3 - 1915 1946
USA, South Carolina: Black - - 0.1 - 0.6 0.5 - 34 35
USA, South Carolina: White - 0.0 0.7 - 18.4 0.3 - 1836 1864
USA, Texas - 0.0 0.6 - 10.2 0.3 - 6315 6542
USA, Texas: Black - - 0.3 - 0.5 0.4 - 70 73
USA, Texas: White - 0.0 0.6 - 10.9 0.2 - 5878 6099
USA, Utah - 0.1 0.9 - 16.7 0.6 - 1056 1061
USA, Vermont - - 0.4 - 20.6 0.3 - 438 443
USA, Washington State - 0.0 0.7 - 17.2 0.4 - 3431 3454
USA, Washington, Seattle - 0.0 0.8 - 16.9 0.4 - 2326 2336
USA, West Virginia - - 0.5 - 13.2 0.4 - 901 912
USA, Wisconsin - - 0.5 - 11.3 0.3 - 2100 2148
Asia
Bahrain: Bahraini 1.5 2.5 - - 0.4 0.2 - 25 25
China, Guangzhou City 0.7 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.2 0.1 151 167 *
China, Hong Kong 1.3 3.6 0.2 0.0 0.7 0.4 0.1 1403 1417
China, Jiashan 0.9 0.7 0.2 - 0.1 0.1 - 27 27 *
China, Nangang District, Harbin City - - - - 0.1 - 0.7 14 17
China, Shanghai 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 1.4 490 527 *
China, Zhongshan 0.8 1.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 - 81 81 *
Cyprus 5.2 16.6 0.1 - 2.9 - 0.1 532 602 *
India, Chennai (Madras) 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 131 141
India, Karunagappally 1.8 0.3 0.1 - 0.5 0.1 - 24 24
India, Mumbai (Bombay) 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.0 371 378
India, Nagpur 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.1 53 58 *
India, New Delhi 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.2 288 325 *
India, Poona - - - - - - 1.6 93 100 *
India, Trivandrum 0.8 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 - 50 50 *
Israel 1.0 1.3 0.5 0.0 11.2 0.5 0.2 2199 2373
Israel: Jews 1.0 1.3 0.5 0.1 12.2 0.5 0.2 2110 2252
Israel: Non-Jews 0.5 0.8 0.2 - 1.4 0.4 0.1 57 58
Japan, Aichi Prefecture 1.0 1.0 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.1 0.3 111 117
Japan, Fukui Prefecture 0.6 1.0 0.3 - 0.4 0.1 0.2 100 110
Japan, Hiroshima 2.3 3.2 0.4 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.0 274 281
Japan, Miyagi Prefecture 1.1 1.5 0.1 0.0 0.5 0.1 0.1 342 363
Japan, Nagasaki Prefecture 1.8 3.5 0.5 0.0 0.7 0.1 - 505 509
Japan, Osaka Prefecture 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.1 515 545
Japan, Yamagata Prefecture 0.9 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.1 158 166
Korea 0.9 1.2 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.1 0.2 2510 2656
Korea, Busan 0.8 1.2 0.2 - 0.5 0.1 0.1 218 229
Korea, Daegu 1.4 2.0 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.1 224 230
Korea, Daejeon 0.8 1.0 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.2 66 68
Korea, Gwangju 0.8 2.0 0.1 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.1 92 94
Korea, Incheon 0.9 1.4 0.1 - 0.5 0.2 0.2 152 160
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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by histological type
Skin (C43-44) - Male (Contd)
Carcinoma
Melanoma Other Unspec.
Number of cases
Squamous Basal cell Other Unspec. MV Total
Asia (Contd)
Korea, Jejudo 1.0 0.9 0.2 - 0.4 - - 19 19
Korea, Seoul 1.0 0.9 0.2 0.0 0.6 0.1 0.2 554 579
Korea, Ulsan 0.8 0.8 - - 0.5 0.1 0.5 35 39
Kuwait: Kuwaitis 0.4 0.8 0.1 - 0.2 0.1 - 17 17
Kuwait: Non-Kuwaitis 0.7 1.5 0.4 0.0 0.6 0.2 - 58 59
Malaysia, Penang 2.4 2.4 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.1 108 111
Malaysia, Sarawak 1.9 2.4 0.1 0.1 1.2 0.0 0.0 199 200
Oman: Omani 1.4 2.6 - 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.0 75 75 *
Pakistan, South Karachi 2.1 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.3 - 129 132 *
Philippines, Manila 1.3 1.6 0.3 0.2 0.8 0.1 0.1 271 279 *
Singapore 2.5 5.4 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.0 748 748
Singapore: Chinese 2.8 6.6 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.0 684 684
Singapore: Indian 0.8 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.2 - 18 18
Singapore: Malay 2.1 1.9 0.3 - 0.7 0.1 - 46 46
Thailand, Chiang Mai 1.5 2.0 0.1 - 0.6 0.0 0.1 171 173 *
Thailand, Lampang 1.8 1.7 - - 0.8 - 0.2 92 97 *
Thailand, Songkhla 2.7 2.0 0.1 - 0.5 - 0.1 144 146
Turkey, Antalya 5.5 13.7 0.1 0.2 1.0 0.3 0.1 591 595 *
Turkey, Izmir 3.4 8.9 0.2 0.0 1.3 0.1 0.0 1036 1062 *
Europe
Austria 7.5 16.1 0.3 0.1 8.6 0.1 0.1 10083 10220
Austria, Tyrol 6.0 10.6 0.5 - 13.0 - 0.1 695 698
Austria, Vorarlberg 12.2 0.6 0.2 0.1 12.4 0.3 0.1 294 296
Belarus 4.1 17.6 0.2 0.1 2.7 0.1 1.2 7544 7626 *
Belgium, Antwerp 8.8 1.0 0.3 0.1 4.6 0.2 0.1 1140 1144 *
Belgium, Flanders 9.3 22.3 0.8 0.1 5.5 0.3 0.2 7946 7970
Bulgaria 5.7 14.6 0.2 0.0 2.7 0.1 0.4 8015 8145 *
Croatia - - - - 6.9 - - 1013 1044
Czech Republic 10.0 50.9 0.4 0.1 9.9 0.2 0.8 26236 26632
Denmark 8.9 53.9 0.3 0.1 11.9 0.2 0.7 16162 16634
Estonia 3.0 24.9 0.1 0.1 5.3 0.1 0.8 1476 1521
Finland (data not available) - - - - - - - - -
France, Bas-Rhin - - - - 11.3 - - 375 375
France, Calvados - - - - 4.7 - - 104 104
France, Doubs - - - - 7.4 - - 120 120
France, Haut-Rhin - - - - 10.7 - - 258 258
France, Herault - - - - 7.1 - - 236 236
France, Isere - - - - 7.2 - - 258 261
France, Loire-Atlantique - - - - 9.8 - - 373 373
France, Manche - - - - 6.7 - - 124 124
France, Somme - - - - 6.2 - - 110 110
France, Tarn - - - - 6.2 - - 89 89
France, Vendee - - - - 7.3 - - 159 159
Germany, Brandenburg (data not available) - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Free State of Saxony (data not available) - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Hamburg 9.9 39.4 0.3 - 9.7 0.1 0.2 4096 4350
Germany, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (data not available) - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Munich 4.5 1.2 0.3 0.0 12.7 0.0 0.7 1738 1801
Germany, Northrhine-Westphalia: Munster 7.1 35.5 0.8 0.0 8.0 0.2 0.1 5144 5422
Germany, Saarland 9.4 42.2 0.4 0.0 8.1 0.2 0.1 2865 2872
Iceland 7.9 0.5 0.2 0.2 9.3 0.7 - 179 179
Ireland 37.8 72.4 0.7 0.4 7.4 0.3 0.3 13952 14764
Italy, Biella Province 10.4 52.0 0.3 0.1 9.8 0.6 0.1 706 707
Italy, Brescia Province 12.5 57.7 0.5 0.1 8.4 0.5 1.3 1976 2024
Italy, Ferrara Province 19.7 61.6 0.9 0.1 6.4 0.1 0.3 1816 1824
Italy, Florence and Prato 7.1 48.8 0.4 0.1 9.8 0.4 4.8 3999 4323
Italy, Genoa Province 7.0 50.0 0.6 0.3 7.9 0.3 2.3 1996 2085
Italy, Macerata Province 11.3 56.8 0.6 - 9.6 0.4 0.1 746 749
Italy, Milan 5.7 39.7 0.4 0.8 10.4 0.5 0.3 2954 2973
Italy, Modena Province 10.4 50.7 0.2 0.1 7.0 0.5 0.0 2172 2174
Italy, Naples 4.7 13.6 1.3 0.5 3.9 0.3 1.6 373 403
Italy, North East Cancer Surveillance Network 11.8 45.8 0.6 0.5 9.5 0.5 3.5 6955 6959
Italy, Parma Province 9.0 33.3 0.5 - 7.8 0.4 - 1122 1122
Italy, Ragusa Province 14.0 51.9 1.2 2.3 3.8 0.2 0.2 959 963
Italy, Reggio Emilia Province 13.0 52.2 0.5 0.2 6.1 0.1 0.7 1651 1654
Italy, Romagna Region 12.3 51.2 0.5 0.3 10.0 0.6 0.2 3884 3894
Italy, Salerno Province 8.3 22.6 0.2 1.8 5.0 0.3 1.1 1317 1362
Italy, Sassari Province 13.8 47.2 0.8 0.5 3.4 0.4 0.1 1309 1311
Italy, Sondrio 14.1 44.3 0.4 0.9 5.4 1.3 0.3 503 505
Italy, Syracuse Province 11.3 52.4 0.3 0.2 4.6 0.4 0.1 969 971
Italy, Torino 4.5 39.1 0.3 0.4 10.7 0.4 0.1 2467 2472
Italy, Umbria Region 10.5 32.4 0.2 0.4 5.6 0.4 1.0 2294 2431
Italy, Varese Province 9.0 48.3 0.5 0.1 7.8 0.2 0.5 1367 1381
Italy, Veneto Region 14.8 55.3 0.6 0.3 9.4 0.5 0.2 5821 5832
Latvia 1.7 12.1 0.2 - 3.2 - 4.1 1638 1655
Lithuania 5.3 21.6 0.2 0.3 3.7 0.2 1.7 3551 3611
Malta 16.1 53.4 0.4 0.2 5.5 0.4 1.6 1058 1081
Norway 10.8 0.9 0.3 0.1 14.2 0.3 0.1 4895 4907
Poland, Cracow 2.0 18.5 0.1 0.1 5.7 0.3 0.2 666 672 *
Poland, Kielce (data not available) - - - - - - - - -
Poland, Warsaw City 1.9 9.8 0.2 0.3 4.4 0.2 0.6 1057 1099
Portugal, Porto - 0.1 0.1 - 2.6 0.2 - 301 301 *
Portugal, South Regional 9.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 3.7 0.3 0.3 1598 1624
Russia, St Petersburg 1.5 9.5 0.2 0.0 3.8 0.0 0.9 2143 2238
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Skin (C43-44) - Male (Contd)
Carcinoma
Melanoma Other Unspec.
Number of cases
Squamous Basal cell Other Unspec. MV Total
Europe (Contd)
Serbia 4.9 15.0 0.5 1.1 3.8 0.1 0.8 4875 5162
Slovak Republic 6.5 38.9 0.2 0.1 6.4 0.2 0.4 8368 8501
Slovenia 7.4 32.6 0.3 0.1 9.0 0.2 0.4 3440 3447
Spain, Albacete 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.1 5.0 0.6 - 70 76
Spain, Asturias - - - - 3.4 - - 145 152
Spain, Basque Country 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 4.9 0.6 0.0 365 367
Spain, Canary Islands - 0.1 0.2 - 3.9 0.4 0.0 213 214
Spain, Cuenca - - - - 3.3 0.6 0.0 32 34
Spain, Girona 14.6 48.8 0.4 0.1 5.2 0.5 0.2 1798 1801
Spain, Granada 17.4 61.1 0.7 0.1 4.3 0.3 0.0 2705 2706
Spain, Murcia 13.2 36.3 0.8 0.1 6.5 0.3 0.2 2387 2398
Spain, Navarra 17.9 68.1 0.9 0.2 6.6 0.8 0.1 2391 2396
Spain, Tarragona 15.7 62.5 0.1 0.4 6.4 0.6 0.3 1896 1903
Spain, Zaragoza 11.3 36.7 0.1 0.3 4.0 0.2 - 2125 2126
Sweden 11.0 0.8 0.5 0.1 11.9 0.3 0.0 10744 10749
Switzerland, Geneva 31.1 100.0 1.6 - 18.5 0.2 - 2390 2392
Switzerland, Graubunden and Glarus 22.7 1.0 0.3 - 11.5 0.1 - 361 361
Switzerland, Neuchatel 21.4 79.3 0.8 0.1 18.6 0.4 0.2 842 842
Switzerland, St Gall-Appenzell 18.0 59.4 0.3 0.0 12.8 0.3 0.3 1833 1841
Switzerland, Ticino - - - - 12.4 - - 146 148
Switzerland, Valais 20.4 68.8 0.8 - 11.8 0.6 0.3 1079 1080
Switzerland, Vaud 33.3 91.2 1.0 0.1 16.6 0.4 0.2 3548 3551
The Netherlands 15.3 0.0 0.5 0.1 10.0 0.4 0.0 15706 15716
The Netherlands, Eindhoven 15.8 0.0 0.4 0.1 9.4 0.6 0.1 970 972
The Netherlands, Maastricht 13.2 0.0 0.4 0.2 8.9 0.2 - 816 816
UK, England, East of England Region 15.7 59.5 0.4 0.2 8.8 0.1 0.0 10348 10506
UK, England, Merseyside and Cheshire - - - - 6.9 - - 564 580
UK, England, North Western - - - - 6.8 - - 967 988
UK, England, Northern And Yorkshire 14.0 58.7 0.4 0.1 6.9 0.2 0.0 22022 22353
UK, England, Oxford Region - 0.0 0.0 - 9.8 - - 891 894
UK, England, South and Western Regions 19.6 79.7 0.5 0.3 10.7 0.1 5.1 34824 36689
UK, England, Thames 9.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 6.2 0.2 0.1 8958 9389
UK, England, Trent 12.9 54.6 0.4 0.1 6.1 0.2 0.1 15432 15708
UK, England, West Midlands - 0.0 0.0 - 6.9 0.0 - 1300 1312
UK, Northern Ireland 27.7 65.8 0.4 0.3 7.5 0.3 2.8 6143 6281
UK, Scotland 17.1 59.1 0.4 0.1 8.4 0.2 0.1 17514 17624
Oceania
Australia, New South Wales - 0.0 0.1 - 38.5 - - 8554 8646
Australia, Northern Territory (data not available) - - - - - - - - -
Australia, Queensland - 0.0 1.1 0.0 55.8 0.3 - 6638 6703
Australia, South 4.1 0.1 0.8 0.0 31.0 0.5 - 1954 1967
Australia, Tasmania 0.9 0.3 0.6 - 30.8 0.1 0.1 537 539
Australia, Victoria - 0.0 - 0.0 27.3 0.0 0.2 4434 4468
Australia, Western 11.7 4.8 2.4 0.5 44.5 0.2 0.1 3897 3921
Australian Capital Territory 5.2 0.2 2.0 - 32.4 0.1 - 362 365
French Polynesia - - - - 3.1 - - 14 15
New Zealand 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.1 34.8 0.2 0.1 4437 4451
USA, Hawaii - - 0.9 - 13.6 0.5 - 630 631
USA, Hawaii: Chinese - - 0.6 - 0.3 0.4 - 5 5
USA, Hawaii: Filipino - - 0.7 - 1.0 0.5 - 15 15
USA, Hawaii: Hawaiian - - 0.4 - 2.4 0.8 - 20 20
USA, Hawaii: Japanese - - 0.5 - 2.2 0.1 - 32 32
USA, Hawaii: White - - 2.0 - 41.1 0.5 - 514 515
*Important. See note on population page.
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Skin (C43-44) - Female
Carcinoma
Melanoma Other Unspec.
Number of cases
Squamous Basal cell Other Unspec. MV Total
Africa
Algeria, Setif 1.2 2.6 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.1 107 108 *
Egypt, Gharbiah 0.7 1.5 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.0 134 142
Tunisia, Centre, Sousse 1.3 8.6 0.2 - 0.5 0.4 0.1 111 112 *
Uganda, Kyadondo County 0.9 0.0 0.2 0.2 1.4 0.0 0.8 33 49 *
Zimbabwe, Harare: African 2.6 1.1 0.4 0.0 2.3 0.4 0.0 109 114 *
America, Central and South
Argentina, Bahia Blanca 1.1 9.5 0.3 1.1 2.9 0.2 0.1 166 170
Brazil, Brasilia 9.3 83.1 0.8 0.8 4.2 0.4 2.5 2625 2653
Brazil, Cuiaba 6.7 43.6 0.2 0.1 2.0 0.2 0.8 382 387
Brazil, Goiania 36.7 137.0 0.9 1.6 4.5 0.4 0.2 3233 3270
Brazil, Sao Paulo 13.5 57.4 0.6 1.1 5.7 0.3 0.1 22859 22892
Chile, Valdivia 2.5 11.7 0.3 0.4 3.5 0.2 0.8 194 201
Colombia, Cali - - 0.2 - 2.9 0.3 0.0 161 162
Costa Rica 6.6 28.5 0.3 0.1 2.1 0.2 1.8 3101 3252
Ecuador, Quito 4.5 22.7 0.1 0.2 2.8 0.0 0.3 1012 1030
France, La Martinique 2.0 14.4 1.6 0.0 1.1 0.1 0.2 271 272
Peru, Trujillo 5.3 13.5 0.2 0.2 2.1 0.0 - 249 249 *
America, North
Canada (excluding Quebec, Yukon and Nunavut) 0.6 3.8 0.2 0.0 9.3 0.2 0.0 12460 12684
Canada, Alberta - 0.0 0.5 - 10.0 0.4 - 1052 1053
Canada, British Columbia - 0.0 0.3 0.0 8.9 0.3 0.0 1432 1446
Canada, Manitoba 12.2 75.4 0.6 0.0 7.0 0.5 0.0 4861 4879
Canada, New Brunswick - - 0.5 0.0 11.1 0.3 - 333 333
Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador - - 0.4 0.3 6.7 0.3 0.0 153 153
Canada, Northwest Territories - - - - 5.3 - - 4 4
Canada, Nova Scotia - 0.1 0.3 0.1 12.5 0.3 0.0 472 475
Canada, Ontario - 0.0 0.1 - 9.2 0.1 - 3719 3907
Canada, Prince Edward Island - - - - 15.7 0.8 - 81 81
Canada, Saskatchewan - 0.1 0.5 - 8.5 0.3 - 353 353
USA, Alabama - 0.0 0.2 - 7.4 0.4 - 1262 1284
USA, Alabama: Black - - 0.1 - 0.5 0.7 - 44 44
USA, Alabama: White - 0.0 0.3 - 8.8 0.3 - 1099 1121
USA, Alaska - - 0.3 - 6.7 0.4 - 124 127
USA, Arizona - 0.0 0.3 - 9.7 0.3 - 1803 1821
USA, California - 0.0 0.5 - 10.3 0.4 - 12486 12542
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area - 0.0 0.5 - 8.9 0.4 - 2220 2232
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Black - - 0.1 - 0.3 0.9 - 20 20
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Chinese - - 0.4 - 0.6 0.2 - 26 26
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Filipino - - - - 0.3 0.2 - 6 6
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Hispanic White - 0.0 0.3 - 4.0 0.3 - 133 134
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Japanese - - - - 0.7 0.5 - 6 6
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Non-Hispanic White - 0.0 0.6 - 13.8 0.5 - 1865 1876
USA, California, Los Angeles County - 0.0 0.6 - 7.9 0.4 - 2746 2747
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Black - - 0.2 - 0.6 0.8 - 52 52
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Chinese - - 0.1 - 0.4 0.6 - 16 16
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Filipino - - 0.1 - 0.7 0.2 - 10 10
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Hispanic White - 0.0 0.4 - 2.6 0.2 - 293 293
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Japanese - - 0.2 - 0.9 0.3 - 9 9
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Korean - - 0.2 - 1.2 - - 7 7
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Non-Hispanic White - - 0.9 - 16.2 0.6 - 2167 2168
USA, California: Asian and Pacific Islander - - 0.2 - 0.8 0.3 - 178 178
USA, California: Black - - 0.2 - 0.6 0.7 - 112 112
USA, California: Hispanic White - 0.0 0.3 - 3.1 0.3 - 829 832
USA, California: Non-hispanic White - 0.0 0.6 - 15.7 0.5 - 10407 10454
USA, Colorado - - 0.5 - 12.6 0.4 - 1828 1846
USA, Connecticut - - 0.3 - 13.3 0.4 - 1770 1774
USA, Connecticut: Black - - 0.1 - 0.5 0.8 - 13 13
USA, Connecticut: White - - 0.3 - 14.3 0.3 - 1689 1693
USA, District of Columbia - - 0.3 - 4.3 0.5 - 109 109
USA, District of Columbia: Black - - 0.1 - 0.1 0.7 - 14 14
USA, District of Columbia: White - - 0.4 - 11.6 0.4 - 83 83
USA, Florida - 0.0 0.3 - 8.9 0.4 - 6346 6408
USA, Florida: Black - - 0.2 - 0.9 0.7 - 126 127
USA, Florida: White - 0.0 0.3 - 10.2 0.3 - 6082 6143
USA, Georgia - 0.0 0.2 - 9.3 0.4 - 2627 2660
USA, Georgia, Atlanta - 0.0 0.3 - 10.7 0.5 - 1009 1012
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: Black - - 0.2 - 0.6 0.8 - 45 45
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: White - 0.0 0.3 - 16.6 0.3 - 941 944
USA, Georgia: Black - 0.0 0.1 - 0.6 0.6 - 93 97
USA, Georgia: White - 0.0 0.2 - 12.6 0.3 - 2449 2478
USA, Idaho - 0.0 0.3 - 11.6 0.3 - 518 519
USA, Illinois - 0.0 0.3 - 7.3 0.4 - 3457 3492
USA, Illinois: Black - - 0.1 - 0.5 0.6 - 73 77
USA, Illinois: White - 0.0 0.3 - 8.4 0.4 - 3187 3218
USA, Indiana - 0.0 0.3 - 9.0 0.3 - 2004 2017
USA, Iowa - - 0.4 - 12.6 0.5 - 1368 1376
USA, Kentucky - - 0.3 - 13.0 0.3 - 1886 1898
USA, Louisiana - 0.0 0.4 - 5.7 0.3 - 1009 1017
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: Black - - - - 0.6 0.5 - 16 16
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: White - - 0.3 - 6.6 0.2 - 151 153
USA, Louisiana: Black - 0.0 0.2 - 0.7 0.4 - 60 60
USA, Louisiana: White - - 0.5 - 7.9 0.3 - 926 934
USA, Maine - - 0.4 - 11.8 0.2 - 582 612
USA, Massachusetts - 0.0 0.5 - 11.5 0.4 - 2934 2965
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Skin (C43-44) - Female (Contd)
Carcinoma
Melanoma Other Unspec.
Number of cases
Squamous Basal cell Other Unspec. MV Total
America, North (Contd)
USA, Michigan - - 0.4 - 11.4 0.5 - 4099 4149
USA, Michigan, Detroit - 0.0 0.5 - 10.5 0.6 - 1588 1596
USA, Michigan, Detroit: Black - - 0.2 - 0.6 0.7 - 48 50
USA, Michigan, Detroit: White - 0.0 0.5 - 14.2 0.5 - 1512 1518
USA, Michigan: Black - - 0.2 - 0.7 0.7 - 68 71
USA, Michigan: White - - 0.4 - 12.9 0.4 - 3829 3874
USA, Missouri - 0.0 0.3 - 6.2 0.3 - 1378 1413
USA, Missouri: Black - - 0.1 - 0.4 0.4 - 21 21
USA, Missouri: White - 0.0 0.3 - 6.8 0.3 - 1325 1360
USA, Montana - 0.0 0.2 - 9.7 0.3 - 324 329
USA, New Jersey - 0.0 0.4 - 9.7 0.4 - 3313 3371
USA, New Jersey: Black - - 0.1 - 0.6 0.5 - 44 48
USA, New Jersey: White - 0.0 0.4 - 11.8 0.4 - 3209 3261
USA, New Mexico - - 0.5 - 9.7 0.4 - 637 644
USA, New Mexico: American Indian - - 0.8 - 0.8 0.2 - 7 7
USA, New Mexico: Hispanic White - - 0.4 - 3.5 0.2 - 84 85
USA, New Mexico: Non-Hispanic White - - 0.5 - 16.5 0.7 - 542 548
USA, New York state 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 6.4 0.4 0.0 5058 5253
USA, New York state: Black 0.0 - 0.2 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.0 155 158
USA, New York state: White 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 7.8 0.3 0.0 4844 5034
USA, NPCR - 0.0 0.4 - 9.2 0.4 - 77044 78038
USA, NPCR: Black - 0.0 0.2 - 0.6 0.6 - 1168 1192
USA, NPCR: White - 0.0 0.4 - 10.3 0.3 - 71774 72701
USA, Ohio - 0.0 0.3 - 9.6 0.3 - 3999 4060
USA, Ohio: Black - - 0.2 - 0.5 0.7 - 56 58
USA, Ohio: White - 0.0 0.3 - 9.9 0.3 - 3601 3660
USA, Oklahoma - - 0.2 - 6.5 0.3 - 859 898
USA, Oregon - 0.0 0.4 - 15.5 0.3 - 1858 1866
USA, Pennsylvania - 0.0 0.4 - 9.4 0.4 - 4666 4699
USA, Pennsylvania: Black - - 0.2 - 0.4 0.8 - 57 57
USA, Pennsylvania: White - 0.0 0.4 - 9.9 0.3 - 4318 4345
USA, Rhode Island - 0.0 0.6 - 11.1 0.7 - 506 508
USA, SEER (9 registries) - 0.0 0.4 - 11.4 0.5 - 11122 11175
USA, SEER (9 registries): Black - - 0.2 - 0.6 0.8 - 146 148
USA, SEER (9 registries): White - 0.0 0.5 - 14.1 0.5 - 10533 10582
USA, SEER (14 registries) - 0.0 0.5 - 10.5 0.4 - 28441 28622
USA, SEER (14 registries): Asian and Pacific Islander - - 0.2 - 0.9 0.3 - 298 300
USA, SEER (14 registries): Black - 0.0 0.2 - 0.6 0.6 - 356 364
USA, SEER (14 registries): Hispanic White - 0.0 0.3 - 3.2 0.3 - 1116 1121
USA, SEER (14 registries): Non-hispanic White - 0.0 0.5 - 14.4 0.4 - 25311 25469
USA, South Carolina - 0.0 0.3 - 10.0 0.4 - 1470 1499
USA, South Carolina: Black - - 0.1 - 0.8 0.5 - 59 61
USA, South Carolina: White - 0.0 0.3 - 13.4 0.3 - 1362 1386
USA, Texas - 0.0 0.2 - 6.4 0.2 - 4498 4628
USA, Texas: Black - - 0.2 - 0.6 0.5 - 94 95
USA, Texas: White - 0.0 0.2 - 6.8 0.2 - 4087 4212
USA, Utah - 0.0 0.5 - 13.0 0.7 - 855 856
USA, Vermont - - 0.4 - 17.4 0.7 - 381 387
USA, Washington State - 0.0 0.5 - 14.5 0.5 - 3025 3045
USA, Washington, Seattle - 0.0 0.6 - 14.3 0.6 - 2096 2108
USA, West Virginia - 0.0 0.3 - 9.9 0.4 - 709 719
USA, Wisconsin - - 0.3 - 8.7 0.4 - 1704 1733
Asia
Bahrain: Bahraini 0.4 1.5 - 0.1 0.2 0.3 - 14 14
China, Guangzhou City 0.3 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.1 121 132 *
China, Hong Kong 1.1 3.5 0.2 0.0 0.6 0.5 0.1 1609 1628
China, Jiashan 0.4 0.3 - 0.1 0.3 - - 16 17 *
China, Nangang District, Harbin City - - - - 0.2 - 0.3 13 13
China, Shanghai 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.0 1.0 420 463 *
China, Zhongshan 0.5 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 - 69 69 *
Cyprus 3.1 13.4 0.3 - 3.3 0.2 0.2 520 584 *
India, Chennai (Madras) 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.1 118 124
India, Karunagappally 0.1 0.7 - - 0.1 - - 8 8
India, Mumbai (Bombay) 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 215 220
India, Nagpur 0.6 0.1 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 33 34 *
India, New Delhi 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 184 206 *
India, Poona - - - - - - 1.1 63 67 *
India, Trivandrum 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 37 37 *
Israel 0.4 1.8 0.3 0.0 9.5 0.4 0.1 2213 2360
Israel: Jews 0.4 2.0 0.3 0.0 10.5 0.4 0.1 2155 2285
Israel: Non-Jews 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.8 0.4 - 40 41
Japan, Aichi Prefecture 1.1 0.9 0.1 - 0.6 0.0 0.1 143 145
Japan, Fukui Prefecture 0.3 0.3 0.3 - 0.3 0.1 0.1 67 75
Japan, Hiroshima 1.2 2.2 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.2 - 269 275
Japan, Miyagi Prefecture 0.6 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.5 0.2 0.1 346 372
Japan, Nagasaki Prefecture 1.2 2.4 0.4 0.0 0.5 0.2 - 606 614
Japan, Osaka Prefecture 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 457 495
Japan, Yamagata Prefecture 0.5 0.5 0.1 - 0.5 0.1 0.1 162 172
Korea 0.6 1.0 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.1 2606 2772
Korea, Busan 0.3 1.0 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.1 214 227
Korea, Daegu 1.1 1.9 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 250 252
Korea, Daejeon 0.4 1.0 0.1 0.1 0.8 0.0 0.3 87 94
Korea, Gwangju 0.9 1.8 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.1 127 131
Korea, Incheon 0.8 1.2 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.1 175 182
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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by histological type
Skin (C43-44) - Female (Contd)
Carcinoma
Melanoma Other Unspec.
Number of cases
Squamous Basal cell Other Unspec. MV Total
Asia (Contd)
Korea, Jejudo 0.4 0.8 0.2 - 0.2 - 0.1 19 20
Korea, Seoul 0.6 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.1 0.1 547 583
Korea, Ulsan 1.2 1.2 0.1 0.0 0.5 0.1 0.0 58 60
Kuwait: Kuwaitis 0.1 0.8 0.2 - 0.3 0.2 - 18 18
Kuwait: Non-Kuwaitis 0.0 1.5 - 0.0 0.3 0.1 - 17 17
Malaysia, Penang 1.1 2.6 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.1 99 101
Malaysia, Sarawak 1.1 2.6 0.1 - 0.5 0.0 0.0 151 153
Oman: Omani 0.9 3.0 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 75 76 *
Pakistan, South Karachi 1.4 2.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 - 89 90 *
Philippines, Manila 1.0 1.5 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.1 263 281 *
Singapore 1.6 5.3 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.1 784 789
Singapore: Chinese 1.6 5.8 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.1 733 738
Singapore: Indian 1.4 1.0 - - - 0.3 - 14 14
Singapore: Malay 0.8 2.5 0.4 - 0.2 0.1 - 37 37
Thailand, Chiang Mai 1.2 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.0 161 161 *
Thailand, Lampang 1.1 2.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 88 91 *
Thailand, Songkhla 1.2 2.1 - - 0.4 0.2 0.0 126 127
Turkey, Antalya 3.2 11.9 0.1 0.1 1.5 0.1 0.1 493 497 *
Turkey, Izmir 1.9 7.4 0.2 0.1 1.0 0.1 0.0 903 917 *
Europe
Austria 3.9 11.9 0.2 0.1 7.8 0.1 0.1 10413 10575
Austria, Tyrol 2.9 8.2 0.3 0.0 11.4 0.3 0.1 702 709
Austria, Vorarlberg 6.9 0.6 0.0 0.1 12.9 0.1 0.1 318 324
Belarus 2.6 16.6 0.2 0.0 3.5 0.2 1.1 11872 12026 *
Belgium, Antwerp 3.5 0.6 0.2 0.1 5.9 0.2 0.0 905 909 *
Belgium, Flanders 3.9 20.7 0.6 0.1 8.8 0.3 0.2 8102 8143
Bulgaria 3.2 10.7 0.1 0.0 2.4 0.1 0.3 7108 7268 *
Croatia - - - - 5.8 - - 991 1034
Czech Republic 5.0 40.1 0.3 0.1 8.8 0.2 0.6 26983 27469
Denmark 3.8 52.5 0.3 0.1 14.1 0.3 0.6 17279 17771
Estonia 1.9 24.2 0.1 0.1 6.6 0.1 0.7 2397 2474
Finland (data not available) - - - - - - - - -
France, Bas-Rhin - - - - 12.1 - - 431 432
France, Calvados - - - - 6.3 - - 165 165
France, Doubs - - - - 9.5 - - 180 180
France, Haut-Rhin - - - - 11.5 - - 302 304
France, Herault - - - - 7.3 - - 252 252
France, Isere - - - - 8.4 - - 319 323
France, Loire-Atlantique - - - - 11.8 - - 505 505
France, Manche - - - - 9.8 - - 204 205
France, Somme - - - - 5.7 - - 120 124
France, Tarn - - - - 7.5 - - 114 114
France, Vendee - - - - 10.4 - - 226 227
Germany, Brandenburg (data not available) - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Free State of Saxony (data not available) - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Hamburg 4.2 30.4 0.2 - 10.5 0.1 0.1 4090 4313
Germany, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (data not available) - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Munich 1.4 0.8 0.2 0.0 11.5 0.2 0.5 1482 1540
Germany, Northrhine-Westphalia: Munster 2.8 25.6 0.4 0.1 10.1 0.2 0.0 4850 5132
Germany, Saarland 3.9 29.7 0.3 0.1 7.8 0.3 0.0 2637 2644
Iceland 7.6 0.6 0.5 0.2 19.0 0.3 - 257 257
Ireland 17.3 62.4 0.4 0.3 11.0 0.2 0.2 12876 13593
Italy, Biella Province 3.2 40.7 0.2 0.0 10.1 0.8 0.2 677 681
Italy, Brescia Province 5.0 38.1 0.7 0.1 8.2 0.5 0.9 1683 1721
Italy, Ferrara Province 7.9 36.6 0.3 0.1 7.9 0.2 0.0 1375 1378
Italy, Florence and Prato 2.5 33.6 0.4 0.1 10.6 0.3 3.7 3200 3490
Italy, Genoa Province 1.9 34.6 0.3 0.1 7.4 0.5 1.6 1622 1713
Italy, Macerata Province 4.2 38.9 0.5 0.1 11.4 0.3 0.1 644 646
Italy, Milan 2.3 27.5 0.2 0.6 9.7 0.5 0.3 2634 2658
Italy, Modena Province 3.3 35.3 0.2 0.1 6.3 0.4 - 1706 1706
Italy, Naples 1.9 8.3 0.5 0.4 3.4 0.1 1.4 274 309
Italy, North East Cancer Surveillance Network 5.6 35.7 0.6 0.6 10.6 0.2 2.6 6916 6926
Italy, Parma Province 2.7 22.9 0.3 - 7.1 0.3 0.0 822 823
Italy, Ragusa Province 2.9 26.1 0.4 0.9 4.4 0.4 0.2 513 518
Italy, Reggio Emilia Province 4.8 34.2 0.3 0.3 6.7 0.9 0.6 1261 1269
Italy, Romagna Region 3.7 36.1 0.3 0.3 9.3 0.4 0.1 2892 2912
Italy, Salerno Province 3.5 13.7 0.2 0.9 5.1 0.1 1.2 998 1049
Italy, Sassari Province 4.4 32.2 0.4 0.4 3.3 0.3 0.1 922 925
Italy, Sondrio 6.7 38.4 0.0 0.2 9.5 0.2 0.4 564 571
Italy, Syracuse Province 2.3 23.4 0.3 0.1 4.7 0.2 0.1 458 464
Italy, Torino 1.9 29.2 0.2 0.3 11.4 0.5 0.0 2323 2327
Italy, Umbria Region 4.4 18.6 0.2 0.4 6.2 0.4 0.7 1627 1758
Italy, Varese Province 2.9 30.9 0.4 0.1 7.6 0.4 0.4 1131 1149
Italy, Veneto Region 6.1 38.6 0.5 0.4 10.0 0.6 0.1 5147 5162
Latvia 0.8 10.6 0.1 - 4.2 0.0 4.0 2612 2657
Lithuania 4.1 24.4 0.3 0.4 5.2 0.2 1.9 6122 6222
Malta 5.3 32.8 0.3 - 5.1 0.3 0.7 705 723
Norway 6.0 0.4 0.3 0.1 14.6 0.3 0.0 4584 4600
Poland, Cracow 0.9 15.0 0.0 0.3 5.6 0.3 0.3 806 819 *
Poland, Kielce (data not available) - - - - - - - - -
Poland, Warsaw City 1.0 7.5 0.3 0.1 4.6 0.2 0.4 1217 1259
Portugal, Porto - 0.3 0.1 - 3.5 0.2 - 486 486 *
Portugal, South Regional 5.3 0.0 0.3 0.1 4.8 0.1 0.2 1704 1727
Russia, St Petersburg 0.9 10.1 0.2 0.0 4.8 0.1 0.7 4230 4452
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Skin (C43-44) - Female (Contd)
Carcinoma
Melanoma Other Unspec.
Number of cases
Squamous Basal cell Other Unspec. MV Total
Europe (Contd)
Serbia 2.8 11.7 0.3 1.0 3.6 0.1 0.6 4344 4614
Slovak Republic 3.4 31.0 0.2 0.1 6.3 0.1 0.5 9089 9274
Slovenia 3.9 24.9 0.3 0.2 8.7 0.1 0.4 3819 3830
Spain, Albacete 0.1 0.1 0.4 - 4.8 1.0 0.1 71 71
Spain, Asturias - - - - 5.8 - - 269 272
Spain, Basque Country - 0.0 0.2 - 6.6 0.7 0.0 507 509
Spain, Canary Islands - 0.0 0.4 - 4.8 0.4 - 282 287
Spain, Cuenca - - 0.1 - 2.0 0.7 - 34 35
Spain, Girona 6.2 38.2 0.3 0.2 6.6 0.2 0.2 1510 1518
Spain, Granada 8.0 43.1 0.6 0.0 4.8 0.4 0.0 2153 2155
Spain, Murcia 5.4 24.9 0.5 0.1 7.0 0.4 0.2 1965 1981
Spain, Navarra 6.4 59.7 0.7 0.0 7.5 0.7 0.0 2074 2079
Spain, Tarragona 7.2 53.0 0.4 0.4 8.7 0.6 0.2 1667 1675
Spain, Zaragoza 4.1 25.8 0.0 0.1 4.2 0.2 - 1585 1589
Sweden 5.8 0.5 0.4 0.0 12.1 0.3 0.0 9137 9137
Switzerland, Geneva 18.6 93.0 0.9 0.2 19.0 0.2 0.0 2572 2585
Switzerland, Graubunden and Glarus 13.1 0.5 0.5 0.1 13.2 0.3 0.0 368 369
Switzerland, Neuchatel 15.5 64.3 0.2 0.1 15.4 0.2 - 863 864
Switzerland, St Gall-Appenzell 9.4 46.0 0.4 - 12.7 0.2 0.1 1713 1718
Switzerland, Ticino - - - - 14.3 - - 175 176
Switzerland, Valais 11.3 61.5 0.7 0.1 16.5 0.2 0.1 1132 1135
Switzerland, Vaud 19.9 83.8 0.6 0.1 19.6 0.8 0.0 3774 3777
The Netherlands 7.0 0.0 0.4 0.1 12.9 0.3 0.0 14233 14243
The Netherlands, Eindhoven 6.7 - 0.4 0.1 12.9 0.5 0.0 821 824
The Netherlands, Maastricht 6.4 - 0.4 0.1 12.6 0.2 - 743 743
UK, England, East of England Region 6.3 45.3 0.3 0.1 9.8 0.1 0.0 8751 8931
UK, England, Merseyside and Cheshire - - - - 9.4 - - 811 831
UK, England, North Western - - - - 9.1 - - 1344 1364
UK, England, Northern And Yorkshire 6.2 47.0 0.2 0.1 8.9 0.2 0.0 21488 21842
UK, England, Oxford Region - - - - 12.6 0.0 - 1202 1213
UK, England, South and Western Regions 8.8 59.8 0.4 0.2 11.9 0.2 3.6 30173 31935
UK, England, Thames 3.7 0.3 0.2 0.1 7.1 0.1 0.0 7660 8125
UK, England, Trent 5.1 40.8 0.3 0.1 7.5 0.3 0.0 13407 13656
UK, England, West Midlands - 0.0 - - 8.2 0.0 - 1598 1613
UK, Northern Ireland 12.9 48.1 0.3 0.6 10.2 0.2 2.6 5712 5904
UK, Scotland 7.7 45.8 0.3 0.1 10.1 0.2 0.0 17393 17501
Oceania
Australia, New South Wales - 0.0 0.0 - 26.5 - - 6019 6081
Australia, Northern Territory (data not available) - - - - - - - - -
Australia, Queensland - 0.0 0.5 0.0 41.1 0.4 - 4905 4961
Australia, South 1.9 0.0 0.5 0.0 25.7 0.5 - 1629 1634
Australia, Tasmania 0.3 0.6 0.4 - 32.4 0.4 0.2 560 563
Australia, Victoria - 0.0 - 0.0 23.4 0.0 0.0 3979 3996
Australia, Western 3.7 3.2 1.4 0.2 31.5 0.3 0.0 2586 2599
Australian Capital Territory 2.0 0.3 1.2 0.1 26.0 0.2 - 286 292
French Polynesia - - 0.2 - 4.7 - - 21 21
New Zealand 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 31.4 0.2 0.0 4272 4288
USA, Hawaii - - 0.4 - 8.3 0.6 - 398 399
USA, Hawaii: Chinese - - 0.3 - 0.9 0.6 - 8 8
USA, Hawaii: Filipino - - 0.3 - 1.0 0.2 - 9 9
USA, Hawaii: Hawaiian - - 0.3 - 1.6 0.3 - 14 14
USA, Hawaii: Japanese - - 0.3 - 1.4 0.1 - 28 28
USA, Hawaii: White - - 0.5 - 26.3 1.0 - 292 293
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Cervix uteri (C53)
Sarcoma Other Unspec.
Squamous Adeno Other Unspec. MV Total
Africa
Algeria, Setif 10.0 0.2 - 0.7 0.0 - 0.6 218 229 *
Egypt, Gharbiah 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 107 109
Tunisia, Centre, Sousse 6.6 0.2 - - - 0.1 0.2 72 72 *
Uganda, Kyadondo County 24.1 1.3 - 1.3 - - 19.1 384 649 *
Zimbabwe, Harare: African 29.8 2.3 0.8 13.2 - 0.1 1.2 593 818 *
America, Central and South
Argentina, Bahia Blanca 11.4 1.3 - 3.1 0.1 - 0.1 132 139
Brazil, Brasilia 24.4 4.5 0.6 1.7 0.1 - 6.4 1053 1154
Brazil, Cuiaba 27.2 3.8 - 1.2 0.2 0.2 5.2 269 302
Brazil, Goiania 24.1 4.2 0.6 4.3 0.1 - 0.5 700 711
Brazil, Sao Paulo 13.7 2.5 0.2 1.6 0.1 0.0 3.0 5161 6028
Chile, Valdivia 16.7 1.8 0.3 1.3 0.1 - 1.9 200 216
Colombia, Cali 19.8 2.5 0.7 2.2 0.1 0.0 2.7 1233 1314
Costa Rica 13.7 2.2 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 2.2 1477 1655
Ecuador, Quito 16.1 1.8 0.2 0.6 - - 1.4 595 637
France, La Martinique 9.9 3.1 0.1 1.8 0.1 0.1 1.4 203 220
Peru, Trujillo 37.3 3.2 0.6 0.9 - - 1.9 479 498 *
America, North
Canada (excluding Quebec, Yukon and Nunavut) 4.7 1.4 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 5187 5389
Canada, Alberta 6.0 1.6 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 789 797
Canada, British Columbia 4.1 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 816 828
Canada, Manitoba 5.0 1.3 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 265 267
Canada, New Brunswick 5.0 1.6 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 - 190 191
Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador 5.7 1.4 0.5 0.1 - - - 136 138
Canada, Northwest Territories 6.1 0.9 - - - - - 6 6
Canada, Nova Scotia 6.7 1.8 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 292 295
Canada, Ontario 4.4 1.3 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 2451 2623
Canada, Prince Edward Island 5.0 0.9 0.4 - - - - 30 30
Canada, Saskatchewan 5.4 1.1 0.2 0.3 - 0.0 0.0 212 214
USA, Alabama 5.7 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 1112 1157
USA, Alabama: Black 8.1 1.1 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.3 371 391
USA, Alabama: White 4.9 1.0 0.4 0.3 - 0.0 0.1 703 723
USA, Alaska 4.6 1.2 0.2 0.3 - - 0.1 116 119
USA, Arizona 4.3 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 934 965
USA, California 5.3 1.5 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 8009 8109
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area 3.9 1.3 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 1254 1263
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Black 4.9 1.1 0.4 0.1 - 0.1 - 112 112
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Chinese 1.7 1.0 - 0.3 0.1 - 0.0 58 59
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Filipino 3.1 1.2 0.6 0.2 - 0.1 0.1 60 61
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Hispanic White 7.3 1.8 0.7 0.2 - 0.1 0.0 294 295
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Japanese 2.6 0.7 0.3 - - - - 13 13
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Non-Hispanic White 3.1 1.3 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 576 581
USA, California, Los Angeles County 6.8 1.6 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 2749 2769
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Black 6.3 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 259 262
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Chinese 4.0 0.7 0.1 0.1 - - - 64 64
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Filipino 5.5 2.2 1.0 0.1 - - - 91 91
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Hispanic White 11.2 2.3 1.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.1 1397 1404
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Japanese 2.9 0.7 0.7 0.3 - - - 22 23
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Korean 7.3 1.7 0.4 0.3 - - 0.1 68 69
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Non-Hispanic White 4.3 1.4 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 734 740
USA, California: Asian and Pacific Islander 4.4 1.4 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 900 909
USA, California: Black 5.5 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 529 532
USA, California: Hispanic White 9.6 2.2 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.1 2967 2990
USA, California: Non-hispanic White 4.0 1.4 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 3462 3524
USA, Colorado 4.1 1.2 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 778 799
USA, Connecticut 3.9 1.1 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 690 700
USA, Connecticut: Black 6.2 0.9 0.7 0.5 - - - 80 82
USA, Connecticut: White 3.7 1.1 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 592 600
USA, District of Columbia 7.3 1.3 0.2 0.8 - 0.0 0.2 183 194
USA, District of Columbia: Black 9.3 1.3 0.3 0.9 - 0.1 0.1 149 151
USA, District of Columbia: White 1.7 1.4 - 0.6 - - 0.1 21 23
USA, Florida 6.0 1.5 0.4 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.2 4672 4771
USA, Florida: Black 9.2 1.3 0.5 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.4 831 854
USA, Florida: White 5.7 1.6 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 3719 3794
USA, Georgia 5.7 1.3 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 2046 2098
USA, Georgia, Atlanta 4.9 1.3 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 639 647
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: Black 6.3 1.2 0.4 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.1 244 247
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: White 4.0 1.5 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 350 353
USA, Georgia: Black 7.2 1.2 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.2 648 662
USA, Georgia: White 5.2 1.4 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 1335 1371
USA, Idaho 3.9 1.0 0.2 0.2 - 0.1 0.1 209 216
USA, Illinois 6.1 1.5 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 3308 3401
USA, Illinois: Black 10.5 1.2 0.4 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.2 753 775
USA, Illinois: White 5.3 1.5 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 2422 2492
USA, Indiana 5.2 1.3 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 1379 1410
USA, Iowa 4.5 1.6 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.1 641 651
USA, Kentucky 6.9 1.4 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 1199 1245
USA, Louisiana 6.8 1.2 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 1226 1244
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: Black 9.3 0.8 0.3 0.6 - - 0.4 147 151
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: White 4.3 1.7 0.4 0.2 - 0.1 0.1 125 126
USA, Louisiana: Black 9.9 1.1 0.3 0.5 - 0.0 0.2 506 513
USA, Louisiana: White 5.5 1.3 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 700 711
USA, Maine 4.7 1.0 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 273 278
USA, Massachusetts 3.6 1.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 1207 1224
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Cervix uteri (C53) (Contd)
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Squamous Adeno Other Unspec. MV Total
America, North (Contd)
USA, Michigan 4.6 1.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 2133 2193
USA, Michigan, Detroit 5.1 1.3 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 992 1013
USA, Michigan, Detroit: Black 7.6 0.9 0.6 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.1 330 337
USA, Michigan, Detroit: White 4.4 1.4 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 631 645
USA, Michigan: Black 7.3 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.2 415 425
USA, Michigan: White 4.1 1.4 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 1640 1690
USA, Missouri 5.4 1.3 0.3 0.2 - 0.0 0.1 1359 1390
USA, Missouri: Black 8.6 0.8 0.7 0.3 - 0.1 0.1 211 216
USA, Missouri: White 5.0 1.4 0.3 0.2 - 0.0 0.1 1120 1146
USA, Montana 4.7 1.2 0.4 0.4 - 0.0 0.1 196 206
USA, New Jersey 5.4 1.4 0.4 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.2 2278 2339
USA, New Jersey: Black 8.8 1.4 0.6 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.3 451 466
USA, New Jersey: White 5.0 1.4 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 1715 1759
USA, New Mexico 4.9 1.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 - 0.1 374 394
USA, New Mexico: American Indian 3.5 1.6 - 0.3 - - 0.1 24 27
USA, New Mexico: Hispanic White 5.9 0.9 0.2 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 143 150
USA, New Mexico: Non-Hispanic White 4.4 1.7 0.3 0.3 - - 0.1 191 201
USA, New York state 5.1 1.3 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 4807 4976
USA, New York state: Black 8.8 1.3 0.5 1.0 0.1 0.1 0.3 1157 1199
USA, New York state: White 4.5 1.3 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.1 3414 3533
USA, NPCR 5.3 1.3 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 54030 55469
USA, NPCR: Black 7.9 1.1 0.4 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.2 8445 8693
USA, NPCR: White 5.0 1.4 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 42321 43436
USA, Ohio 4.9 1.1 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 2488 2569
USA, Ohio: Black 5.3 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.3 284 302
USA, Ohio: White 4.8 1.2 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 2128 2191
USA, Oklahoma 5.8 1.4 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.4 860 919
USA, Oregon 4.7 1.1 0.4 0.1 - 0.0 0.1 709 719
USA, Pennsylvania 4.9 1.3 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.1 2964 3020
USA, Pennsylvania: Black 8.0 0.9 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.1 402 415
USA, Pennsylvania: White 4.5 1.3 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 2448 2487
USA, Rhode Island 4.3 1.1 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 214 215
USA, SEER (9 registries) 4.3 1.3 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 5461 5553
USA, SEER (9 registries): Black 6.4 0.9 0.4 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 813 826
USA, SEER (9 registries): White 4.0 1.3 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 4004 4075
USA, SEER (14 registries) 5.2 1.4 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 17422 17731
USA, SEER (14 registries): Asian and Pacific Islander 4.4 1.4 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 1383 1395
USA, SEER (14 registries): Black 7.3 1.0 0.4 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 2317 2360
USA, SEER (14 registries): Hispanic White 9.0 2.0 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.1 3685 3732
USA, SEER (14 registries): Non-hispanic White 4.3 1.3 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 9723 9923
USA, South Carolina 6.2 1.4 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 1088 1113
USA, South Carolina: Black 8.7 1.0 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 390 399
USA, South Carolina: White 5.3 1.6 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 673 688
USA, Texas 5.9 1.3 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.3 5083 5333
USA, Texas: Black 7.5 1.1 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.3 680 712
USA, Texas: White 5.8 1.3 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 4232 4439
USA, Utah 3.6 1.1 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 308 311
USA, Vermont 5.3 1.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 149 153
USA, Washington State 4.0 1.2 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 1083 1102
USA, Washington, Seattle 3.8 1.1 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 722 734
USA, West Virginia 6.6 1.5 0.3 0.6 - 0.0 0.1 578 591
USA, Wisconsin 5.1 1.4 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.2 1211 1247
Asia
Bahrain: Bahraini 4.8 0.6 0.1 0.6 - - - 38 38
China, Guangzhou City 3.1 0.5 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.1 265 298 *
China, Hong Kong 7.2 1.6 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 2193 2251
China, Jiashan 2.1 0.2 - 0.1 - - - 33 33 *
China, Nangang District, Harbin City - - - - - - 3.0 77 86
China, Shanghai 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 - - 2.1 629 722 *
China, Zhongshan 2.2 0.8 0.1 0.4 0.1 - - 133 133 *
Cyprus 3.5 0.6 0.1 0.1 - - 0.0 98 101 *
India, Chennai (Madras) 22.9 0.7 0.3 0.7 0.0 - 3.4 2253 2550
India, Karunagappally 8.3 0.6 0.1 0.1 - - 1.5 80 93
India, Mumbai (Bombay) 11.1 1.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 1.9 2731 3121
India, Nagpur 16.8 0.8 - 0.1 - - 0.8 722 741 *
India, New Delhi 10.4 0.9 - 4.6 - 0.0 3.6 2965 3653 *
India, Poona - - - - - - 17.3 1010 1138 *
India, Trivandrum 7.6 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.0 - 0.8 261 284 *
Israel 3.9 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 855 911
Israel: Jews 4.2 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 809 853
Israel: Non-Jews 1.9 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 - - 41 44
Japan, Aichi Prefecture 4.2 1.0 0.2 0.0 - - 0.7 208 229
Japan, Fukui Prefecture 4.2 0.9 0.6 0.2 - - 0.5 191 204
Japan, Hiroshima 9.8 1.5 0.7 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 489 500
Japan, Miyagi Prefecture 4.1 1.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.5 449 512
Japan, Nagasaki Prefecture 8.2 1.5 0.7 0.4 - - - 627 651
Japan, Osaka Prefecture 3.8 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 1713 1963
Japan, Yamagata Prefecture 5.0 1.2 0.3 - - 0.0 0.3 298 313
Korea 12.3 1.4 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 1.0 16649 17576
Korea, Busan 12.1 1.3 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.0 1.2 1693 1812
Korea, Daegu 13.4 1.7 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.3 1149 1169
Korea, Daejeon 14.9 1.2 0.6 0.1 - - 1.8 678 696
Korea, Gwangju 10.9 2.2 0.2 0.9 - - 0.2 532 540
Korea, Incheon 16.1 1.7 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 1.2 1305 1375
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Carcinoma
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Number of cases
Squamous Adeno Other Unspec. MV Total
Asia (Contd)
Korea, Jejudo 11.0 1.3 0.6 - - - 0.9 137 141
Korea, Seoul 13.9 1.6 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 1.6 4644 5033
Korea, Ulsan 11.2 1.2 0.5 0.0 - - 1.3 260 283
Kuwait: Kuwaitis 3.5 0.5 - - 0.1 0.2 0.2 56 58
Kuwait: Non-Kuwaitis 4.2 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.3 - - 89 90
Malaysia, Penang 13.1 2.2 0.2 0.7 - 0.1 1.6 398 416
Malaysia, Sarawak 10.3 2.9 0.5 0.7 - - 1.4 632 671
Oman: Omani 5.2 0.5 0.1 0.3 - - 0.4 104 108 *
Pakistan, South Karachi 6.3 0.8 0.1 0.3 - - 0.1 157 159 *
Philippines, Manila 10.9 2.2 0.7 4.5 0.0 0.0 1.5 1770 1966 *
Singapore 7.5 2.0 0.6 0.4 0.0 - 0.1 1011 1023
Singapore: Chinese 8.1 2.3 0.6 0.4 0.0 - 0.2 899 910
Singapore: Indian 5.1 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 - - 35 35
Singapore: Malay 4.9 0.8 1.1 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 77 78
Thailand, Chiang Mai 23.7 3.7 0.5 0.2 - 0.0 0.8 1265 1297 *
Thailand, Lampang 16.4 3.9 0.5 0.1 - - 1.5 511 546 *
Thailand, Songkhla 14.0 2.4 0.4 - - - 1.0 543 573
Turkey, Antalya 2.8 0.7 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 126 136 *
Turkey, Izmir 4.1 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 451 467 *
Europe
Austria 6.3 0.9 0.2 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.3 2555 2644
Austria, Tyrol 9.9 1.3 0.3 0.3 - 0.0 0.1 279 285
Austria, Vorarlberg 4.6 1.3 0.2 0.5 - - 0.2 77 82
Belarus 9.3 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.4 3974 4015 *
Belgium, Antwerp 5.2 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 415 419 *
Belgium, Flanders 5.5 1.1 0.3 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.7 1404 1503
Bulgaria 15.1 1.3 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.8 4851 5148 *
Croatia 7.2 0.9 0.2 1.8 - 0.0 1.4 1682 1920
Czech Republic 12.6 1.3 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.4 5272 5414
Denmark 8.1 1.7 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 1962 2019
Estonia 13.1 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 757 771
Finland (data not available) - - - - - - - - -
France, Bas-Rhin 6.4 1.2 0.3 0.2 - 0.1 - 309 312
France, Calvados 5.4 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 165 165
France, Doubs 6.4 1.1 0.1 0.2 - - - 135 135
France, Haut-Rhin 6.8 0.8 0.1 - 0.0 - 0.0 200 200
France, Herault 8.3 1.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 327 328
France, Isere 4.5 1.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 236 237
France, Loire-Atlantique 4.1 1.3 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 240 240
France, Manche 5.9 0.6 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.1 - 149 149
France, Somme 6.9 0.7 0.1 0.3 - 0.0 0.0 158 161
France, Tarn 6.0 1.2 0.2 0.1 - - 0.1 100 100
France, Vendee 4.8 0.5 0.1 0.2 - 0.0 0.2 110 110
Germany, Brandenburg (data not available) - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Free State of Saxony (data not available) - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Hamburg 5.3 0.9 0.2 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 475 539
Germany, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (data not available) - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Munich 5.6 1.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.6 653 714
Germany, Northrhine-Westphalia: Munster 5.0 0.9 0.3 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 672 747
Germany, Saarland 7.7 1.1 0.4 0.6 - - 0.0 421 426
Iceland 7.3 1.6 0.4 - - - - 74 74
Ireland 6.4 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 909 930
Italy, Biella Province 6.2 1.4 0.3 - - - - 64 64
Italy, Brescia Province 4.3 1.3 0.3 0.5 0.1 - 0.6 154 171
Italy, Ferrara Province 5.5 1.1 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 0.3 102 105
Italy, Florence and Prato 3.9 1.1 0.2 0.2 - 0.0 0.2 266 276
Italy, Genoa Province 5.3 1.5 0.0 0.5 - 0.0 0.2 182 195
Italy, Macerata Province 3.1 1.0 - 0.3 - - 0.0 32 33
Italy, Milan 4.0 1.1 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.3 272 283
Italy, Modena Province 5.0 1.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 - 0.0 172 172
Italy, Naples 3.4 0.8 0.1 0.3 - - 0.4 76 83
Italy, North East Cancer Surveillance Network 5.1 1.1 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 576 585
Italy, Parma Province 5.4 1.0 0.1 0.0 - - 0.0 105 106
Italy, Ragusa Province 3.7 1.5 0.1 0.2 0.2 - 0.0 64 65
Italy, Reggio Emilia Province 4.8 1.1 - - - - 0.2 111 113
Italy, Romagna Region 5.8 1.1 0.2 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 306 312
Italy, Salerno Province 3.9 0.3 0.1 0.7 - 0.0 0.7 163 183
Italy, Sassari Province 3.8 0.4 0.1 0.2 - 0.1 0.1 76 79
Italy, Sondrio 4.9 0.9 0.1 0.2 - - 0.4 45 46
Italy, Syracuse Province 3.7 1.0 0.1 0.2 - - 0.2 59 63
Italy, Torino 3.7 0.9 0.1 0.6 0.0 - 0.1 240 247
Italy, Umbria Region 3.4 0.7 0.0 0.5 0.1 - 0.3 162 179
Italy, Varese Province 3.7 0.9 0.2 0.3 0.2 - 0.3 110 112
Italy, Veneto Region 4.0 0.9 0.1 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 349 355
Latvia 8.5 0.8 0.1 0.3 0.1 - 0.7 944 980
Lithuania 14.3 1.4 0.1 0.9 0.0 0.0 2.2 2235 2400
Malta 3.0 0.4 - 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 53 54
Norway 7.8 1.6 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 1518 1524
Poland, Cracow 14.7 1.1 0.0 1.1 - - 0.6 481 502 *
Poland, Kielce (data not available) - - - - - - - - -
Poland, Warsaw City 10.6 0.9 0.3 0.4 - 0.0 0.3 860 871
Portugal, Porto 9.0 1.7 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.0 1.0 1260 1356 *
Portugal, South Regional 7.7 1.0 0.4 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.4 998 1033
Russia, St Petersburg 7.6 0.8 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.2 1829 1874
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Europe (Contd)
Serbia 20.6 1.7 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.0 2.1 3782 4149
Slovak Republic 12.6 1.4 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 2575 2664
Slovenia 11.3 1.7 1.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 1004 1007
Spain, Albacete 3.4 1.4 0.1 0.2 - - 0.2 50 52
Spain, Asturias 5.6 1.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 316 323
Spain, Basque Country 3.6 1.0 0.2 0.1 - 0.0 0.1 322 324
Spain, Canary Islands 6.7 1.4 0.1 0.5 0.0 - 0.1 407 415
Spain, Cuenca 3.2 1.6 - 0.4 - 0.1 - 36 36
Spain, Girona 4.3 1.7 0.2 0.2 - - 0.1 127 132
Spain, Granada 4.1 1.1 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 165 167
Spain, Murcia 4.6 0.9 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.3 234 244
Spain, Navarra 2.7 1.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 - - 86 86
Spain, Tarragona 6.3 0.7 0.0 0.3 - - 0.1 128 129
Spain, Zaragoza 3.2 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 137 141
Sweden 5.1 1.6 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 2231 2235
Switzerland, Geneva 2.6 1.2 0.2 - - 0.0 - 66 66
Switzerland, Graubunden and Glarus 4.9 1.4 - 0.2 - - - 58 58
Switzerland, Neuchatel 2.8 0.7 - - - - - 22 22
Switzerland, St Gall-Appenzell 5.5 0.9 0.2 - - - 0.0 117 119
Switzerland, Ticino 5.0 1.1 0.2 0.1 - - - 86 86
Switzerland, Valais 3.0 1.0 0.3 - - - 0.0 45 46
Switzerland, Vaud 3.7 0.5 0.1 0.2 - 0.0 0.0 108 109
The Netherlands 4.3 1.1 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 3368 3380
The Netherlands, Eindhoven 3.6 0.7 0.3 0.2 - 0.0 0.0 175 177
The Netherlands, Maastricht 3.8 1.5 0.1 0.3 - - - 191 191
UK, England, East of England Region 3.7 1.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 522 536
UK, England, Merseyside and Cheshire 5.7 1.5 0.5 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 678 728
UK, England, North Western 6.3 1.4 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1224 1289
UK, England, Northern And Yorkshire 6.7 1.4 0.6 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 2018 2081
UK, England, Oxford Region 2.8 1.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 398 407
UK, England, South and Western Regions 5.1 1.5 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 1655 1809
UK, England, Thames 3.6 1.2 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 2603 2842
UK, England, Trent 4.9 1.4 0.5 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 1173 1257
UK, England, West Midlands 5.6 1.6 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 1403 1448
UK, Northern Ireland 5.3 1.3 0.5 0.2 - - 0.3 389 405
UK, Scotland 6.7 1.4 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 1561 1591
Oceania
Australia, New South Wales 4.3 1.1 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 1304 1338
Australia, Northern Territory (data not available) - - - - - - - - -
Australia, Queensland 4.9 1.3 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 744 805
Australia, South 2.8 1.1 1.1 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 259 261
Australia, Tasmania 5.5 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 107 108
Australia, Victoria 3.4 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 815 837
Australia, Western 4.8 1.3 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 401 412
Australian Capital Territory 3.7 1.0 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 - 49 49
French Polynesia 12.1 1.2 0.3 1.4 0.2 - 0.4 72 73
New Zealand 6.1 1.2 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 979 993
USA, Hawaii 5.3 1.5 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 - 298 298
USA, Hawaii: Chinese 2.8 1.5 - 0.1 - 0.3 - 16 16
USA, Hawaii: Filipino 6.1 2.1 0.2 0.2 - - - 56 56
USA, Hawaii: Hawaiian 6.8 1.6 0.7 0.2 - - - 56 56
USA, Hawaii: Japanese 3.7 1.2 0.2 0.1 - - - 47 47
USA, Hawaii: White 5.3 1.7 0.5 0.0 - 0.1 - 75 75
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Algeria, Setif 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.1 - - 22 22 *
Egypt, Gharbiah 1.9 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.0 127 127
Tunisia, Centre, Sousse 2.3 - 0.1 0.5 0.4 0.1 32 32 *
Uganda, Kyadondo County 1.6 0.3 0.4 0.3 - 1.1 26 38 *
Zimbabwe, Harare: African 1.3 0.1 1.9 0.1 0.5 0.2 31 53 *
America, Central and South
Argentina, Bahia Blanca 5.3 0.2 2.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 76 87
Brazil, Brasilia 5.5 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.4 1.1 172 185
Brazil, Cuiaba 1.8 0.1 - 0.1 - - 14 14
Brazil, Goiania 5.5 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.1 106 110
Brazil, Sao Paulo 5.4 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.4 1.1 1703 2025
Chile, Valdivia 2.5 0.6 0.1 0.6 0.8 0.3 44 48
Colombia, Cali 4.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.3 231 247
Costa Rica 5.6 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.8 486 548
Ecuador, Quito 2.9 - 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 111 125
France, La Martinique 4.8 0.3 0.4 0.5 - 0.2 87 91
Peru, Trujillo 4.2 - - 0.2 0.3 - 47 47 *
America, North
Canada (excluding Quebec, Yukon and Nunavut) 13.6 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.9 0.4 12749 13240
Canada, Alberta 15.4 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.8 0.0 1560 1569
Canada, British Columbia 12.4 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.7 0.0 2113 2129
Canada, Manitoba 17.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 1.1 0.1 802 808
Canada, New Brunswick 13.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.0 409 410
Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador 12.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.6 - 259 260
Canada, Northwest Territories 2.0 - - - - - 2 2
Canada, Nova Scotia 13.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 1.1 0.1 553 561
Canada, Ontario 13.4 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.9 0.8 6409 6857
Canada, Prince Edward Island 12.8 - 0.2 0.3 1.5 - 84 84
Canada, Saskatchewan 13.8 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.0 558 560
USA, Alabama 9.9 0.1 0.2 0.2 1.0 0.1 2021 2047
USA, Alabama: Black 8.8 0.1 0.3 0.2 1.9 0.0 421 429
USA, Alabama: White 10.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.7 0.1 1557 1574
USA, Alaska 13.7 0.2 0.0 0.1 1.2 0.1 235 235
USA, Arizona 11.5 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.7 0.0 2416 2436
USA, California 13.8 0.4 0.2 0.4 1.0 0.0 17842 17933
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area 14.9 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.9 0.0 3843 3857
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Black 11.0 0.4 0.1 0.4 1.7 - 215 215
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Chinese 8.3 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.1 171 171
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Filipino 10.7 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.8 - 140 141
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Hispanic White 11.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.1 329 330
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Japanese 12.4 - 0.4 0.3 0.1 - 60 60
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Non-Hispanic White 17.2 0.2 0.2 0.5 1.0 0.0 2707 2719
USA, California, Los Angeles County 13.5 0.7 0.1 0.5 1.2 0.0 4798 4814
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Black 9.7 0.6 0.3 0.8 2.2 0.1 439 440
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Chinese 7.8 0.5 - 0.3 0.3 - 106 106
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Filipino 13.9 0.5 0.1 0.6 0.9 - 164 165
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Hispanic White 10.1 0.5 0.1 0.5 1.1 - 993 995
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Japanese 13.0 - - 1.0 0.6 0.1 83 84
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Korean 6.0 - 0.2 0.6 0.5 - 50 50
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Non-Hispanic White 17.3 0.9 0.1 0.5 1.1 0.0 2816 2827
USA, California: Asian and Pacific Islander 9.7 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.7 0.0 1492 1495
USA, California: Black 9.5 0.5 0.2 0.5 1.9 0.1 877 879
USA, California: Hispanic White 10.3 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.9 0.0 2394 2403
USA, California: Non-hispanic White 15.8 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.9 0.0 12844 12921
USA, Colorado 12.7 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.2 1955 1992
USA, Connecticut 18.3 0.5 0.2 0.3 1.0 0.1 2780 2793
USA, Connecticut: Black 10.1 0.7 0.4 0.5 1.9 0.1 123 124
USA, Connecticut: White 19.1 0.5 0.2 0.3 1.0 0.1 2616 2628
USA, District of Columbia 11.9 0.2 0.2 0.6 2.1 0.2 335 345
USA, District of Columbia: Black 10.1 0.2 0.2 0.5 2.1 0.3 208 215
USA, District of Columbia: White 13.7 - 0.2 0.7 2.2 - 108 110
USA, Florida 12.7 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.9 0.1 10591 10691
USA, Florida: Black 10.2 0.5 0.4 0.8 2.0 0.2 939 951
USA, Florida: White 13.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.1 9503 9590
USA, Georgia 11.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 1.0 0.1 3466 3500
USA, Georgia, Atlanta 11.9 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.2 0.1 1147 1159
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: Black 8.8 0.3 0.2 0.6 1.8 0.1 271 276
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: White 13.6 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.9 0.0 848 855
USA, Georgia: Black 9.4 0.3 0.2 0.5 1.6 0.1 729 739
USA, Georgia: White 12.0 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.8 0.1 2691 2715
USA, Idaho 14.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.1 675 686
USA, Illinois 15.9 0.2 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.1 7966 8021
USA, Illinois: Black 9.5 0.4 0.3 0.6 1.7 0.2 745 756
USA, Illinois: White 16.9 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.9 0.0 6956 6999
USA, Indiana 16.8 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.9 0.0 4120 4140
USA, Iowa 18.4 0.2 0.1 0.3 1.1 0.1 2302 2326
USA, Kentucky 14.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.9 0.0 2420 2441
USA, Louisiana 10.7 0.2 0.1 0.3 1.0 0.0 1990 2012
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: Black 8.9 0.1 0.1 0.5 1.2 0.1 144 145
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: White 10.9 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.9 - 284 286
USA, Louisiana: Black 9.1 0.3 0.3 0.5 1.7 0.1 512 521
USA, Louisiana: White 11.5 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.7 0.0 1458 1471
USA, Maine 19.8 0.3 0.2 0.3 1.2 0.1 1096 1115
USA, Massachusetts 18.7 0.3 0.1 0.3 1.0 0.1 4897 4929
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Age-standardized (world) incidence rates (per 100,000)
by histological type
Corpus uteri (C54) (Contd)
Carcinoma
Sarcoma Other Unspec.
Number of cases
Adeno Other Unspec. MV Total
America, North (Contd)
USA, Michigan 16.9 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.1 6854 6898
USA, Michigan, Detroit 16.6 0.4 0.3 0.4 1.2 0.1 2831 2846
USA, Michigan, Detroit: Black 11.5 0.5 0.3 0.5 2.0 0.1 481 485
USA, Michigan, Detroit: White 18.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 1.1 0.0 2319 2330
USA, Michigan: Black 11.3 0.5 0.3 0.4 1.8 0.1 606 611
USA, Michigan: White 17.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.9 0.1 6125 6164
USA, Missouri 15.7 0.2 0.2 0.3 1.1 0.1 3800 3828
USA, Missouri: Black 10.8 0.2 0.3 0.2 2.3 0.0 264 268
USA, Missouri: White 16.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 1.0 0.1 3497 3521
USA, Montana 13.7 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.9 - 545 560
USA, New Jersey 18.4 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.2 0.1 6738 6790
USA, New Jersey: Black 11.5 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.7 0.3 561 575
USA, New Jersey: White 19.9 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.1 0.1 6001 6039
USA, New Mexico 11.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.1 848 864
USA, New Mexico: American Indian 9.2 - - 0.5 0.9 - 50 50
USA, New Mexico: Hispanic White 9.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.1 210 215
USA, New Mexico: Non-Hispanic White 13.4 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.8 0.0 572 582
USA, New York state 16.8 0.5 0.4 0.4 1.2 0.1 14037 14221
USA, New York state: Black 11.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 2.2 0.2 1524 1549
USA, New York state: White 18.1 0.5 0.3 0.4 1.1 0.1 12130 12287
USA, NPCR 14.9 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.1 138265 139510
USA, NPCR: Black 9.8 0.4 0.3 0.5 1.8 0.1 10512 10674
USA, NPCR: White 15.6 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.9 0.1 122663 123708
USA, Ohio 17.4 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.1 8299 8369
USA, Ohio: Black 9.7 0.2 0.4 0.7 1.2 0.2 510 523
USA, Ohio: White 17.9 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.1 7537 7592
USA, Oklahoma 10.9 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.3 1662 1706
USA, Oregon 15.6 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.8 0.0 2219 2233
USA, Pennsylvania 20.0 0.3 0.3 0.5 1.2 0.1 11282 11360
USA, Pennsylvania: Black 10.0 0.5 0.3 0.7 2.0 0.1 569 578
USA, Pennsylvania: White 20.9 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.1 0.0 10496 10565
USA, Rhode Island 17.7 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.7 0.1 820 823
USA, SEER (9 registries) 15.9 0.3 0.3 0.4 1.1 0.1 16946 17062
USA, SEER (9 registries): Black 10.3 0.4 0.3 0.5 1.9 0.1 1145 1156
USA, SEER (9 registries): White 16.9 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.0 0.1 14401 14502
USA, SEER (14 registries) 14.8 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.0 0.0 43352 43641
USA, SEER (14 registries): Asian and Pacific Islander 10.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.7 0.0 2410 2417
USA, SEER (14 registries): Black 9.8 0.4 0.3 0.6 1.8 0.1 3009 3047
USA, SEER (14 registries): Hispanic White 10.5 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.9 0.1 3178 3196
USA, SEER (14 registries): Non-hispanic White 16.5 0.3 0.2 0.3 1.0 0.0 34247 34472
USA, South Carolina 11.5 0.3 0.1 0.3 1.0 0.1 2024 2045
USA, South Carolina: Black 10.5 0.4 0.2 0.5 2.1 0.1 513 519
USA, South Carolina: White 11.9 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.1 1470 1484
USA, Texas 11.0 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.1 8380 8506
USA, Texas: Black 8.6 0.6 0.3 0.4 1.6 0.2 756 775
USA, Texas: White 11.3 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.7 0.1 7424 7526
USA, Utah 14.9 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.9 0.0 986 990
USA, Vermont 19.8 0.2 0.1 0.2 1.0 0.1 505 511
USA, Washington State 16.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.9 0.0 3753 3778
USA, Washington, Seattle 16.4 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.9 0.0 2592 2608
USA, West Virginia 18.0 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.0 1504 1516
USA, Wisconsin 17.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.9 0.1 3723 3771
Asia
Bahrain: Bahraini 4.0 - 0.6 0.2 0.5 - 33 33
China, Guangzhou City 4.7 0.1 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.3 324 370 *
China, Hong Kong 7.5 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.2 1816 1848
China, Jiashan 0.8 - 0.1 0.1 - - 12 14 *
China, Nangang District, Harbin City - - - - - 2.8 62 70
China, Shanghai 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 4.9 1271 1358 *
China, Zhongshan 9.0 0.1 1.2 0.1 0.4 - 358 359 *
Cyprus 10.1 0.6 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.0 281 282 *
India, Chennai (Madras) 1.4 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.3 147 171
India, Karunagappally 0.5 - - 0.1 0.5 - 10 10
India, Mumbai (Bombay) 2.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 526 547
India, Nagpur 1.7 0.3 0.1 - 0.0 0.2 84 90 *
India, New Delhi 1.7 0.2 1.2 0.0 0.1 0.5 545 623 *
India, Poona - - - - - 1.9 107 117 *
India, Trivandrum 2.3 - 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.0 81 82 *
Israel 11.0 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.9 0.2 2292 2363
Israel: Jews 11.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.9 0.1 2141 2187
Israel: Non-Jews 8.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 - 138 139
Japan, Aichi Prefecture 4.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.5 192 202
Japan, Fukui Prefecture 3.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.2 144 145
Japan, Hiroshima 6.5 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.0 305 312
Japan, Miyagi Prefecture 5.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.4 531 588
Japan, Nagasaki Prefecture 6.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.4 - 451 463
Japan, Osaka Prefecture 2.6 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 1121 1263
Japan, Yamagata Prefecture 4.8 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 302 316
Korea 2.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1 3069 3157
Korea, Busan 1.9 0.1 - 0.2 0.2 0.1 270 274
Korea, Daegu 2.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 190 190
Korea, Daejeon 2.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.3 111 116
Korea, Gwangju 1.7 - 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 73 77
Korea, Incheon 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 183 188
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Asia (Contd)
Korea, Jejudo 2.3 0.1 - - 0.1 0.1 23 24
Korea, Seoul 2.7 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1 950 972
Korea, Ulsan 1.7 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 45 49
Kuwait: Kuwaitis 2.8 0.3 - 0.1 0.5 - 42 42
Kuwait: Non-Kuwaitis 3.4 0.2 - 0.1 0.6 - 29 29
Malaysia, Penang 5.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 127 129
Malaysia, Sarawak 2.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 115 118
Oman: Omani 0.4 0.2 0.1 - 0.2 - 13 14 *
Pakistan, South Karachi 5.6 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.4 - 129 130 *
Philippines, Manila 7.7 0.2 0.8 0.1 0.5 0.7 794 876 *
Singapore 7.8 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.8 0.1 859 867
Singapore: Chinese 8.0 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.8 0.1 728 734
Singapore: Indian 6.5 - - 0.6 0.5 0.2 45 46
Singapore: Malay 6.8 0.1 0.1 0.5 1.1 0.1 86 87
Thailand, Chiang Mai 3.0 - - 0.3 0.2 0.1 138 140 *
Thailand, Lampang 2.1 0.1 - 0.0 0.2 0.7 54 73 *
Thailand, Songkhla 2.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 89 90
Turkey, Antalya 5.7 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.3 206 215 *
Turkey, Izmir 5.5 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.0 546 548 *
Europe
Austria 10.6 0.2 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.2 4698 4778
Austria, Tyrol 10.6 0.0 0.1 0.9 1.0 0.0 369 371
Austria, Vorarlberg 11.4 0.1 0.5 0.9 1.3 0.4 196 202
Belarus 11.0 1.6 0.1 0.7 0.4 0.4 5649 5719 *
Belgium, Antwerp 10.4 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.8 0.0 915 917 *
Belgium, Flanders 11.0 0.1 0.9 0.2 0.6 0.2 2762 2892
Bulgaria 13.5 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.5 5198 5420 *
Croatia 9.2 0.1 0.9 0.4 0.3 1.2 2329 2582
Czech Republic 16.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.3 8058 8224
Denmark 11.2 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.4 0.1 2975 3079
Estonia 12.3 0.1 0.3 0.9 0.7 0.3 923 939
Finland (data not available) - - - - - - - -
France, Bas-Rhin 12.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.0 559 563
France, Calvados 8.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.1 274 276
France, Doubs 9.3 0.4 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.1 228 232
France, Haut-Rhin 12.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 - 390 393
France, Herault 8.6 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.5 0.1 436 442
France, Isere 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.5 0.1 438 446
France, Loire-Atlantique 7.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.0 401 401
France, Manche 7.6 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.5 - 205 205
France, Somme 9.9 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.8 0.1 289 295
France, Tarn 9.8 - - 0.2 0.3 0.1 197 200
France, Vendee 7.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.7 0.3 230 235
Germany, Brandenburg (data not available) - - - - - - - -
Germany, Free State of Saxony (data not available) - - - - - - - -
Germany, Hamburg 5.5 0.0 0.7 0.1 0.2 0.0 559 620
Germany, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (data not available) - - - - - - - -
Germany, Munich 11.5 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.3 1489 1544
Germany, Northrhine-Westphalia: Munster 9.8 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.4 - 1347 1407
Germany, Saarland 11.9 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.1 804 809
Iceland 11.3 - 0.1 0.3 0.8 0.1 120 122
Ireland 8.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.2 1177 1219
Italy, Biella Province 11.9 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.0 143 144
Italy, Brescia Province 9.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 1.3 0.9 344 361
Italy, Ferrara Province 12.4 - - 0.4 0.4 0.1 273 276
Italy, Florence and Prato 11.3 0.1 0.2 0.4 1.4 0.3 790 820
Italy, Genoa Province 8.5 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.7 0.3 334 349
Italy, Macerata Province 9.5 0.6 0.4 - 0.3 0.4 98 105
Italy, Milan 9.8 0.1 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.2 683 701
Italy, Modena Province 14.2 0.0 0.1 0.8 0.7 0.2 486 492
Italy, Naples 6.5 0.9 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.6 142 155
Italy, North East Cancer Surveillance Network 9.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.3 1154 1182
Italy, Parma Province 13.6 0.4 - 0.4 0.4 0.3 335 350
Italy, Ragusa Province 10.9 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.8 0.3 159 164
Italy, Reggio Emilia Province 11.6 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.7 0.4 296 307
Italy, Romagna Region 10.5 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.6 0.5 622 650
Italy, Salerno Province 7.9 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.8 323 353
Italy, Sassari Province 10.5 0.2 - 0.9 0.7 0.1 253 256
Italy, Sondrio 12.9 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.4 0.0 114 115
Italy, Syracuse Province 11.4 0.2 0.2 0.6 1.2 0.3 184 187
Italy, Torino 9.8 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.2 600 614
Italy, Umbria Region 11.1 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.9 521 571
Italy, Varese Province 10.7 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.8 0.2 304 315
Italy, Veneto Region 10.0 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.8 0.2 899 919
Latvia 14.0 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.3 0.5 1806 1856
Lithuania 13.5 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.3 1.2 2322 2424
Malta 15.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.7 0.1 250 252
Norway 12.6 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.8 0.1 2731 2760 *
Poland, Cracow 12.8 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 462 485
Poland, Kielce (data not available) - - - - - - - -
Poland, Warsaw City 11.2 - 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.4 996 1012
Portugal, Porto 5.9 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.1 859 874 *
Portugal, South Regional 7.9 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.6 0.2 1218 1246
Russia, St Petersburg 12.0 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.4 0.6 2998 3184
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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by histological type
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Age-standardized (world) incidence rates (per 100,000)
by histological type
Corpus uteri (C54) (Contd)
Carcinoma
Sarcoma Other Unspec.
Number of cases
Adeno Other Unspec. MV Total
Europe (Contd)
Serbia 9.5 0.9 0.2 0.6 0.3 0.6 2184 2349
Slovak Republic 15.3 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.7 0.3 3310 3409
Slovenia 15.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.1 1399 1402
Spain, Albacete 8.9 - 0.1 0.1 0.9 0.5 127 141
Spain, Asturias 9.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.1 566 575
Spain, Basque Country 10.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.1 876 901
Spain, Canary Islands 10.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.3 574 597
Spain, Cuenca 10.6 0.4 0.5 - 0.2 0.2 111 115
Spain, Girona 11.8 0.0 - 0.2 0.6 0.2 307 314
Spain, Granada 12.3 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.4 0.1 440 448
Spain, Murcia 10.6 0.1 0.1 0.9 0.4 0.1 511 522
Spain, Navarra 12.5 - 0.3 0.5 1.2 0.1 340 347
Spain, Tarragona 10.9 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.8 0.4 257 269
Spain, Zaragoza 9.7 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.0 436 442
Sweden 14.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 6402 6404
Switzerland, Geneva 10.2 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.4 - 228 228
Switzerland, Graubunden and Glarus 9.9 - 0.3 0.0 0.5 - 108 108
Switzerland, Neuchatel 15.4 - 0.1 0.5 0.7 0.1 140 142
Switzerland, St Gall-Appenzell 10.8 - - 0.3 0.7 0.1 258 262
Switzerland, Ticino 8.9 - - 0.1 0.5 - 160 160
Switzerland, Valais 11.9 0.1 0.2 - 0.7 0.1 148 150
Switzerland, Vaud 11.2 0.1 0.0 0.5 0.7 0.1 344 346
The Netherlands 10.2 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.6 0.0 7576 7601
The Netherlands, Eindhoven 10.8 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.7 - 487 487
The Netherlands, Maastricht 11.5 - 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 504 507
UK, England, East of England Region 11.0 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.0 1469 1522
UK, England, Merseyside and Cheshire 8.7 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.0 1021 1087
UK, England, North Western 8.8 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.0 1768 1843
UK, England, Northern And Yorkshire 8.6 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.0 2705 2785
UK, England, Oxford Region 9.2 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.0 1082 1114
UK, England, South and Western Regions 9.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.8 3307 3646
UK, England, Thames 8.1 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.6 0.1 5406 5776
UK, England, Trent 9.4 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.6 0.0 2279 2381
UK, England, West Midlands 10.0 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.0 2569 2635
UK, Northern Ireland 8.2 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.1 604 618
UK, Scotland 8.8 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.1 2212 2291
Oceania
Australia, New South Wales 8.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.0 2210 2237
Australia, Northern Territory (data not available) - - - - - - - -
Australia, Queensland 9.9 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.8 0.0 1394 1418
Australia, South 11.2 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.1 731 751
Australia, Tasmania 7.4 - 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.1 160 164
Australia, Victoria 9.9 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.1 2017 2052
Australia, Western 7.9 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.1 574 593
Australian Capital Territory 7.2 - 0.5 0.2 0.9 - 80 81
French Polynesia 10.5 0.3 0.3 0.6 1.0 0.3 57 58
New Zealand 9.4 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.8 0.1 1446 1473
USA, Hawaii 16.7 0.3 0.5 0.4 1.1 0.0 803 806
USA, Hawaii: Chinese 10.5 0.3 0.4 0.9 1.0 - 46 46
USA, Hawaii: Filipino 14.2 0.2 0.4 0.5 1.5 0.1 111 111
USA, Hawaii: Hawaiian 24.1 0.5 1.3 0.5 1.6 - 158 158
USA, Hawaii: Japanese 17.4 0.4 0.2 0.5 1.1 0.0 214 216
USA, Hawaii: White 17.6 0.1 0.5 0.2 1.0 0.0 207 208
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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by histological type
Ovary (C56)
Carcinoma
sex cord Germ Other Unsp.
Number of cases
Serous Mucin. Endom. Clear Adeno. Oth. Unsp. stromal cell MV Total
Africa
Algeria, Setif 0.6 0.5 - 0.0 0.6 0.3 - 0.1 - - 0.1 49 53 *
Egypt, Gharbiah 1.2 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.8 256 290
Tunisia, Centre, Sousse 1.5 0.3 0.3 - 0.6 0.1 - 0.3 0.1 - - 33 34 *
Uganda, Kyadondo County - - - - 2.6 0.6 0.4 - 0.3 0.1 4.0 56 114 *
Zimbabwe, Harare: African 0.6 0.6 0.2 - 0.6 0.1 1.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 1.7 66 122 *
America, Central and South
Argentina, Bahia Blanca 2.2 0.5 0.3 - 1.0 0.8 3.0 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.9 73 97
Brazil, Brasilia 1.6 0.9 1.2 - 2.1 0.6 0.7 0.1 0.4 0.1 3.3 282 331
Brazil, Cuiaba 1.0 0.2 0.1 - 1.9 0.8 0.4 - 0.2 0.1 1.6 40 52
Brazil, Goiania 0.8 0.6 0.3 0.3 3.0 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.6 120 126
Brazil, Sao Paulo 1.8 0.8 2.1 0.1 1.9 0.6 0.7 0.1 0.4 0.1 2.9 2379 3197
Chile, Valdivia 1.7 0.4 2.2 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.5 - 1.2 69 81
Colombia, Cali 2.4 0.9 0.8 0.2 0.8 0.3 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.1 2.8 310 426
Costa Rica 1.4 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.1 1.7 357 483
Ecuador, Quito 1.1 0.4 0.4 0.1 1.6 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 1.2 171 207
France, La Martinique 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.3 1.4 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.7 65 70
Peru, Trujillo 1.3 0.6 0.4 0.4 1.5 1.1 0.2 - 0.4 - 0.1 67 68 *
America, North
Canada (excluding Quebec, Yukon and Nunavut) 3.5 0.7 1.0 0.6 1.4 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.9 7084 8326
Canada, Alberta 3.5 0.5 1.3 0.6 1.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 754 815
Canada, British Columbia 3.8 0.4 0.9 0.7 1.1 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 1258 1365
Canada, Manitoba 3.1 1.0 1.2 0.7 1.4 0.3 0.6 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.3 382 428
Canada, New Brunswick 4.3 0.6 1.1 0.3 1.2 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.3 255 283
Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador 3.3 1.0 0.8 0.4 0.6 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.3 128 137
Canada, Northwest Territories 1.4 - 1.3 - 1.2 - - - - - - 4 4
Canada, Nova Scotia 2.9 1.1 1.2 0.5 1.5 0.2 0.2 - 0.4 0.3 0.5 308 342
Canada, Ontario 3.5 0.7 1.0 0.6 1.7 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.3 1.5 3654 4580
Canada, Prince Edward Island 3.2 0.5 1.4 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.1 - 1.1 0.4 0.2 43 46
Canada, Saskatchewan 3.1 0.6 0.9 0.6 1.3 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 298 326
USA, Alabama 3.3 0.6 1.6 0.2 1.8 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.5 1528 1721
USA, Alabama: Black 2.1 0.3 0.7 0.0 1.4 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.6 227 270
USA, Alabama: White 3.7 0.6 1.9 0.3 1.9 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.5 1283 1431
USA, Alaska 2.8 0.6 1.3 0.2 1.5 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.6 122 129
USA, Arizona 3.2 0.7 1.1 0.4 1.6 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.4 1566 1702
USA, California 3.8 0.8 1.2 0.5 1.5 0.4 0.6 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.2 10617 11298
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area 4.0 0.8 1.1 0.6 1.4 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.1 2158 2275
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Black 2.2 0.9 0.2 0.2 1.4 0.0 0.5 0.2 0.7 0.5 0.2 111 121
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Chinese 1.6 0.5 1.5 0.9 1.1 0.5 0.2 - 1.0 0.5 0.0 128 130
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Filipino 1.9 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.1 80 83
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Hispanic White 3.5 0.6 1.0 0.4 0.9 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.8 0.3 0.0 218 226
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Japanese 2.0 1.1 1.4 0.6 1.1 0.7 0.1 - - 0.8 - 31 31
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Non-Hispanic White 4.9 0.8 1.2 0.6 1.6 0.4 0.7 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.1 1472 1562
USA, California, Los Angeles County 3.6 0.8 1.3 0.5 1.3 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.2 2812 2961
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Black 1.9 0.6 0.5 0.2 1.1 0.4 0.7 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.3 194 216
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Chinese 2.3 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.5 - 0.6 0.1 0.1 99 104
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Filipino 3.2 1.2 1.6 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 81 86
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Hispanic White 2.9 0.7 1.1 0.5 1.5 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.2 710 739
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Japanese 3.3 0.2 2.2 2.0 1.0 0.6 0.2 - 0.2 - - 52 52
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Korean 2.4 1.1 0.6 - 0.9 0.3 - 0.1 0.4 0.2 - 40 40
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Non-Hispanic White 4.7 0.8 1.6 0.6 1.4 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.2 1550 1633
USA, California: Asian and Pacific Islander 2.2 0.8 1.1 0.7 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.1 960 996
USA, California: Black 2.0 0.7 0.4 0.2 1.3 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.3 433 478
USA, California: Hispanic White 3.0 0.7 1.1 0.3 1.5 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.2 1693 1758
USA, California: Non-hispanic White 4.5 0.8 1.4 0.5 1.6 0.5 0.6 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.2 7450 7981
USA, Colorado 4.2 0.8 1.3 0.5 1.4 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.5 1349 1467
USA, Connecticut 4.0 0.6 1.4 0.6 1.4 0.3 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 1312 1412
USA, Connecticut: Black 0.9 0.1 0.4 0.1 1.5 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.3 - 42 45
USA, Connecticut: White 4.3 0.7 1.5 0.7 1.4 0.3 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 1245 1340
USA, District of Columbia 3.0 0.6 1.0 0.5 1.3 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.7 170 193
USA, District of Columbia: Black 3.0 0.3 0.4 0.3 1.8 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.7 104 123
USA, District of Columbia: White 3.1 1.0 1.4 0.7 0.3 1.4 0.3 - 0.1 0.2 0.8 55 59
USA, Florida 3.7 0.8 0.9 0.3 2.0 0.3 0.8 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.5 6765 7411
USA, Florida: Black 1.9 0.5 0.4 0.1 1.6 0.4 0.7 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.7 441 510
USA, Florida: White 4.0 0.8 0.9 0.4 2.0 0.3 0.9 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.5 6245 6817
USA, Georgia 3.5 0.6 1.0 0.3 1.9 0.3 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.5 2313 2573
USA, Georgia, Atlanta 3.9 0.6 1.2 0.4 2.1 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 797 843
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: Black 2.5 0.5 0.7 0.1 2.3 0.2 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.5 185 206
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: White 4.5 0.6 1.4 0.5 2.0 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2 587 612
USA, Georgia: Black 1.9 0.5 0.5 0.1 1.8 0.2 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.6 407 477
USA, Georgia: White 4.0 0.6 1.1 0.4 1.9 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.5 1871 2061
USA, Idaho 3.4 0.6 1.2 0.5 1.5 0.5 0.7 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.4 401 440
USA, Illinois 3.7 0.8 1.2 0.5 1.7 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 4195 4556
USA, Illinois: Black 1.8 0.4 0.6 0.1 2.0 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.4 362 417
USA, Illinois: White 4.1 0.9 1.3 0.5 1.6 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 3688 3987
USA, Indiana 3.6 0.8 1.2 0.5 1.8 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 2063 2204
USA, Iowa 4.2 0.9 1.3 0.4 1.3 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.4 1158 1275
USA, Kentucky 3.2 0.8 1.2 0.4 1.8 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.5 1354 1516
USA, Louisiana 2.7 0.7 0.8 0.2 2.1 0.5 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.4 1311 1438
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: Black 1.6 0.3 0.8 0.1 2.5 0.3 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.4 95 106
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: White 2.9 0.7 1.1 0.2 3.0 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.3 221 234
USA, Louisiana: Black 1.9 0.6 0.5 0.1 1.9 0.4 0.7 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.5 285 322
USA, Louisiana: White 3.1 0.8 1.0 0.2 2.2 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.3 1021 1111
USA, Maine 4.4 0.5 1.1 0.5 1.3 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.3 489 538
USA, Massachusetts 4.4 0.8 1.5 0.7 1.2 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.4 2445 2656
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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by histological type
Ovary (C56) (Contd)
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sex cord Germ Other Unsp.
Number of cases
Serous Mucin. Endom. Clear Adeno. Oth. Unsp. stromal cell MV Total
America, North (Contd)
USA, Michigan 4.0 0.7 1.2 0.5 1.4 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 3441 3771
USA, Michigan, Detroit 3.8 0.7 1.3 0.4 1.4 0.4 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.2 1454 1586
USA, Michigan, Detroit: Black 2.1 0.6 0.5 0.1 1.4 0.2 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.3 231 258
USA, Michigan, Detroit: White 4.3 0.8 1.6 0.6 1.5 0.5 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.2 1210 1313
USA, Michigan: Black 2.2 0.5 0.6 0.2 1.4 0.3 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.4 302 336
USA, Michigan: White 4.3 0.8 1.3 0.5 1.4 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 3094 3385
USA, Missouri 3.5 0.7 1.4 0.4 1.5 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 1914 2101
USA, Missouri: Black 2.5 0.5 0.4 0.2 1.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 116 131
USA, Missouri: White 3.6 0.7 1.5 0.5 1.5 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 1778 1950
USA, Montana 5.4 0.8 1.2 0.4 1.4 0.3 0.8 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 353 394
USA, New Jersey 4.1 1.0 1.4 0.5 2.1 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.5 3643 3942
USA, New Jersey: Black 2.1 0.8 0.6 0.2 1.6 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.9 282 320
USA, New Jersey: White 4.5 1.0 1.6 0.5 2.2 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.5 3221 3473
USA, New Mexico 3.6 0.7 0.9 0.4 1.4 0.4 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.4 554 602
USA, New Mexico: American Indian 2.9 1.0 0.7 0.3 2.9 0.5 1.1 0.3 - 0.3 0.9 40 47
USA, New Mexico: Hispanic White 2.9 0.7 1.1 0.3 1.1 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 153 166
USA, New Mexico: Non-Hispanic White 4.2 0.6 0.8 0.4 1.4 0.4 0.7 0.0 0.6 0.5 0.5 354 382
USA, New York state 4.3 0.8 1.2 0.5 1.6 0.4 0.8 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.4 7413 8177
USA, New York state: Black 2.5 0.6 0.7 0.2 1.3 0.3 0.9 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.3 740 818
USA, New York state: White 4.7 0.8 1.3 0.6 1.6 0.4 0.8 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.4 6402 7068
USA, NPCR 3.8 0.7 1.2 0.4 1.6 0.3 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.4 77255 84293
USA, NPCR: Black 2.1 0.5 0.5 0.1 1.4 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.5 5209 5946
USA, NPCR: White 4.1 0.8 1.3 0.5 1.6 0.4 0.6 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.4 69131 75272
USA, Ohio 3.5 0.7 1.1 0.4 1.6 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 3856 4229
USA, Ohio: Black 2.1 0.5 0.4 0.0 1.2 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.5 228 255
USA, Ohio: White 3.6 0.7 1.2 0.5 1.7 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 3543 3886
USA, Oklahoma 3.5 0.6 1.1 0.3 1.6 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.3 1.0 1133 1302
USA, Oregon 4.3 0.5 1.3 0.5 1.4 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.3 1222 1325
USA, Pennsylvania 4.1 0.9 1.4 0.6 1.5 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 5211 5647
USA, Pennsylvania: Black 2.1 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.8 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.3 270 301
USA, Pennsylvania: White 4.3 0.9 1.5 0.6 1.6 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 4812 5213
USA, Rhode Island 4.6 0.6 1.3 0.6 1.1 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.2 405 426
USA, SEER (9 registries) 4.1 0.7 1.2 0.5 1.4 0.3 0.7 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.2 9194 9907
USA, SEER (9 registries): Black 2.2 0.6 0.5 0.1 1.6 0.2 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 597 657
USA, SEER (9 registries): White 4.5 0.7 1.3 0.6 1.5 0.4 0.7 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.2 7866 8477
USA, SEER (14 registries) 3.8 0.8 1.2 0.5 1.6 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 24727 26634
USA, SEER (14 registries): Asian and Pacific Islander 2.3 0.7 1.1 0.6 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.2 1451 1518
USA, SEER (14 registries): Black 2.0 0.6 0.5 0.2 1.6 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.4 1574 1762
USA, SEER (14 registries): Hispanic White 3.0 0.7 1.0 0.3 1.5 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.2 2237 2344
USA, SEER (14 registries): Non-hispanic White 4.3 0.8 1.4 0.5 1.7 0.4 0.6 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.3 19235 20761
USA, South Carolina 3.6 0.7 0.9 0.3 1.3 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 1232 1361
USA, South Carolina: Black 2.3 0.5 0.4 0.1 1.2 0.1 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.6 222 273
USA, South Carolina: White 4.0 0.7 1.1 0.4 1.3 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 993 1069
USA, Texas 3.2 0.6 0.9 0.3 1.4 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.5 5409 5991
USA, Texas: Black 2.1 0.5 0.6 0.1 1.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.6 414 478
USA, Texas: White 3.4 0.6 0.9 0.3 1.4 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.5 4860 5358
USA, Utah 3.9 0.7 1.5 0.6 1.0 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.3 562 601
USA, Vermont 3.6 0.7 1.4 0.8 1.3 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 210 223
USA, Washington State 5.0 0.6 1.3 0.5 1.6 0.3 0.8 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.2 2244 2414
USA, Washington, Seattle 5.2 0.7 1.3 0.5 1.5 0.3 0.8 0.1 0.5 0.4 0.2 1554 1670
USA, West Virginia 3.7 0.7 1.4 0.3 1.6 0.6 0.8 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.5 731 831
USA, Wisconsin 4.2 0.8 1.4 0.6 1.5 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.7 1939 2179
Asia
Bahrain: Bahraini 1.1 - 0.9 0.1 2.8 0.1 0.9 0.6 0.5 - 0.3 42 49
China, Guangzhou City 1.2 0.5 0.3 0.0 1.1 0.1 1.4 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.4 240 322 *
China, Hong Kong 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.2 569 616
China, Jiashan 0.6 1.0 0.1 - 1.5 0.1 - 0.1 0.2 0.1 - 47 47 *
China, Nangang District, Harbin City - - - - - - - - - - 5.2 110 133
China, Shanghai 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 5.8 1338 1634 *
China, Zhongshan 0.6 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.2 - 0.1 0.2 0.1 1.3 125 139 *
Cyprus 3.0 0.7 0.8 0.3 1.6 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.1 185 190 *
India, Chennai (Madras) 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 1.8 0.2 0.8 0.1 0.2 0.0 2.0 351 559
India, Karunagappally 1.1 0.9 0.1 - 1.6 0.1 0.1 - 0.4 - 0.5 41 45
India, Mumbai (Bombay) 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.0 2.3 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 1.8 1177 1541
India, Nagpur 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 4.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 - 1.1 259 282 *
India, New Delhi 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.0 2.0 0.4 3.7 0.0 0.2 0.0 1.9 1467 1802 *
India, Poona - - - - - - - - - - 6.8 323 443 *
India, Trivandrum 1.5 0.8 0.7 0.2 0.8 0.1 0.1 - 0.2 - 0.4 144 148 *
Israel 4.0 0.5 1.2 0.2 1.4 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.8 1498 1741
Israel: Jews 4.3 0.5 1.3 0.2 1.4 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.6 1434 1617
Israel: Non-Jews 1.2 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.8 0.1 0.1 - 0.3 0.0 0.6 53 64
Japan, Aichi Prefecture 1.8 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.1 - - 0.5 0.1 0.8 199 232
Japan, Fukui Prefecture 2.6 0.9 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.1 - - 0.3 0.1 1.2 192 239
Japan, Hiroshima 2.2 1.5 0.7 1.2 0.8 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.7 0.1 - 293 313
Japan, Miyagi Prefecture 1.2 0.8 0.7 1.2 0.9 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.1 1.2 506 668
Japan, Nagasaki Prefecture 1.6 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.7 0.1 0.0 370 448
Japan, Osaka Prefecture 1.2 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.1 1.4 1435 1994
Japan, Yamagata Prefecture 1.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 1.2 263 352
Korea 1.4 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.7 4596 5334
Korea, Busan 1.5 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.7 495 565
Korea, Daegu 1.4 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.5 313 340
Korea, Daejeon 1.6 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.7 148 167
Korea, Gwangju 1.4 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.8 163 186
Korea, Incheon 1.5 0.9 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.1 1.1 283 354
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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by histological type
Ovary (C56) (Contd)
Carcinoma
sex cord Germ Other Unsp.
Number of cases
Serous Mucin. Endom. Clear Adeno. Oth. Unsp. stromal cell MV Total
Asia (Contd)
Korea, Jejudo 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.8 0.1 0.7 37 43
Korea, Seoul 1.7 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.9 1398 1618
Korea, Ulsan 1.6 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.8 0.3 0.7 104 116
Kuwait: Kuwaitis 1.2 0.4 0.6 0.1 1.1 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.2 - 0.7 51 64
Kuwait: Non-Kuwaitis 1.8 0.4 0.9 0.1 1.2 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 58 60
Malaysia, Penang 1.7 1.2 1.0 0.9 1.8 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.7 0.1 1.4 208 230
Malaysia, Sarawak 0.9 1.6 0.2 0.2 1.7 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.9 262 289
Oman: Omani 1.0 0.9 0.5 - 1.4 0.3 0.6 - 0.4 0.2 0.7 98 111 *
Pakistan, South Karachi 2.0 1.3 0.5 0.1 2.7 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.1 195 201 *
Philippines, Manila 1.7 1.6 1.8 0.5 1.0 0.2 1.3 0.0 0.6 0.2 2.9 826 1133 *
Singapore 2.4 0.8 1.4 1.3 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.7 0.2 0.3 736 771
Singapore: Chinese 2.4 0.8 1.4 1.4 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.6 0.1 0.3 594 619
Singapore: Indian 3.1 0.4 1.6 0.3 0.4 0.2 - - 0.4 - 0.6 41 44
Singapore: Malay 2.2 0.7 2.0 1.3 1.4 0.2 - - 1.0 0.7 0.7 101 108
Thailand, Chiang Mai 1.0 1.3 1.0 0.8 0.4 0.0 - 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.4 223 235 *
Thailand, Lampang 0.9 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.1 1.4 90 124 *
Thailand, Songkhla 1.7 1.7 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.4 167 178
Turkey, Antalya 2.0 0.6 1.3 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.4 180 195 *
Turkey, Izmir 2.0 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.4 406 425 *
Europe
Austria 3.2 0.8 0.9 0.1 2.8 0.4 1.4 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.9 3710 4153
Austria, Tyrol 6.4 1.5 1.5 0.2 1.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.5 310 338
Austria, Vorarlberg 3.4 0.9 1.2 0.2 1.1 0.1 1.5 - - 0.1 0.9 112 128
Belarus 1.7 0.5 0.2 0.1 3.6 1.1 0.2 0.6 0.5 0.1 1.8 3816 4081 *
Belgium, Antwerp 3.5 1.0 0.9 0.5 1.4 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.1 610 622 *
Belgium, Flanders 3.4 0.9 0.8 0.4 2.1 0.3 1.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.5 1918 2208
Bulgaria 1.3 1.1 0.4 0.3 2.8 2.0 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.1 2.1 2900 3729 *
Croatia 2.2 1.0 1.1 0.0 2.9 0.3 2.3 0.1 0.3 0.1 2.9 1929 2529
Czech Republic 4.4 1.5 1.6 0.3 2.0 0.9 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.2 1.3 5182 5834
Denmark 5.6 1.5 1.4 0.7 2.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 2835 2984
Estonia 5.6 1.3 0.4 0.3 1.1 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.1 1.4 735 784
Finland (data not available) - - - - - - - - - - - - -
France, Bas-Rhin 5.7 1.1 0.3 0.2 1.1 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.3 379 398
France, Calvados 3.4 1.0 1.4 0.4 1.5 0.2 0.2 - 0.2 0.3 0.3 237 246
France, Doubs 3.7 1.0 0.6 0.3 2.1 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 178 191
France, Haut-Rhin 3.5 1.4 0.7 0.1 4.1 0.6 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.5 311 336
France, Herault 3.6 0.9 0.4 0.2 2.7 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 360 371
France, Isere 3.9 0.9 0.8 0.4 1.4 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.3 359 378
France, Loire-Atlantique 2.6 0.6 0.5 0.2 2.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.1 304 311
France, Manche 5.6 0.9 1.4 0.2 1.2 0.6 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 230 232
France, Somme 3.6 0.9 1.1 0.0 1.7 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.6 180 199
France, Tarn 2.9 0.6 0.5 0.4 1.4 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.2 120 129
France, Vendee 1.7 0.6 0.6 0.3 1.6 0.2 0.5 - 0.4 0.1 0.6 155 165
Germany, Brandenburg (data not available) - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Free State of Saxony (data not available) - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Hamburg 2.6 0.6 0.6 0.1 2.1 0.5 2.7 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 638 861
Germany, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (data not available) - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Munich 5.3 0.8 1.1 0.3 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.3 1.3 1046 1267
Germany, Northrhine-Westphalia: Munster 3.0 1.0 0.7 0.1 2.6 0.4 2.7 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 1145 1402
Germany, Saarland 3.8 1.1 0.8 0.2 1.8 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.7 503 560
Iceland 6.1 0.7 0.4 0.7 0.8 0.4 0.9 - 0.2 0.2 0.3 102 105
Ireland 3.7 1.3 0.9 0.4 2.7 0.4 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.3 1.2 1319 1531
Italy, Biella Province 2.7 0.6 0.5 0.2 3.4 0.3 0.2 - 0.3 0.3 0.7 88 96
Italy, Brescia Province 2.8 0.6 1.6 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.8 0.1 0.7 0.2 1.0 214 243
Italy, Ferrara Province 2.5 0.4 0.8 0.2 1.8 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.8 134 163
Italy, Florence and Prato 3.9 0.9 1.1 0.4 0.9 0.1 0.8 0.1 0.2 0.1 1.6 481 593
Italy, Genoa Province 3.3 1.0 1.9 0.2 1.7 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.7 269 308
Italy, Macerata Province 1.9 0.4 0.9 - 2.2 0.5 0.6 - - 0.1 1.8 66 82
Italy, Milan 3.3 0.5 1.1 0.3 1.5 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.1 1.1 468 574
Italy, Modena Province 3.0 0.6 1.1 0.3 1.5 0.8 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.9 264 310
Italy, Naples 1.5 0.7 0.6 0.1 1.5 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.5 0.2 1.3 106 127
Italy, North East Cancer Surveillance Network 2.4 0.9 0.7 0.4 2.5 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.4 830 881
Italy, Parma Province 3.5 0.7 0.6 0.5 3.3 0.7 1.0 0.1 - 0.3 1.2 227 268
Italy, Ragusa Province 3.1 1.0 0.8 0.2 0.5 0.7 - - 0.7 0.1 2.5 90 107
Italy, Reggio Emilia Province 3.2 0.8 0.2 0.2 2.3 - 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.2 1.5 172 209
Italy, Romagna Region 2.9 0.8 1.4 0.4 1.6 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.4 0.2 1.2 394 482
Italy, Salerno Province 1.7 0.9 0.5 0.0 1.6 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.1 2.1 221 297
Italy, Sassari Province 2.0 1.5 0.6 0.1 1.5 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 1.2 130 161
Italy, Sondrio 3.8 1.3 0.9 0.2 2.4 0.5 0.4 0.2 - 0.3 1.0 80 95
Italy, Syracuse Province 3.1 0.5 0.6 0.2 1.5 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.3 - 0.7 97 110
Italy, Torino 3.1 0.8 1.0 0.3 1.7 0.2 0.9 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.0 413 483
Italy, Umbria Region 3.0 0.6 0.5 0.2 2.2 0.3 0.8 0.1 0.5 0.1 1.5 330 420
Italy, Varese Province 4.4 0.7 0.7 0.3 2.1 0.1 0.6 - 0.2 0.1 1.2 217 252
Italy, Veneto Region 2.7 0.7 0.7 0.2 1.7 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.8 582 680
Latvia 1.8 0.7 0.2 0.1 5.8 1.6 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.1 1.8 1241 1405
Lithuania 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.1 7.3 1.4 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.1 2.7 1825 2120
Malta 2.7 1.7 1.1 0.9 2.2 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.8 144 159
Norway 6.0 1.1 1.5 0.6 1.8 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.3 2202 2343
Poland, Cracow 0.3 0.1 0.4 - 8.6 0.5 2.1 0.0 0.3 0.1 2.5 390 473 *
Poland, Kielce (data not available) - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Poland, Warsaw City 3.3 1.1 1.4 0.3 1.6 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.2 1.0 707 797
Portugal, Porto 1.4 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.2 452 477 *
Portugal, South Regional 1.8 0.7 0.5 0.2 1.3 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.2 1.3 736 902
Russia, St Petersburg 4.4 0.7 0.8 0.2 1.2 0.1 0.9 0.5 0.3 0.1 2.5 1938 2547
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Ovary (C56) (Contd)
Carcinoma
sex cord Germ Other Unsp.
Number of cases
Serous Mucin. Endom. Clear Adeno. Oth. Unsp. stromal cell MV Total
Europe (Contd)
Serbia 1.6 0.9 0.6 0.0 3.3 0.7 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.1 1.2 1458 1720
Slovak Republic 3.8 1.3 1.1 0.4 1.4 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.2 1.0 1896 2140
Slovenia 4.9 0.6 1.4 0.3 1.1 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.3 804 818
Spain, Albacete 1.9 1.2 0.3 0.4 0.9 0.0 0.5 - 0.4 0.2 0.5 68 77
Spain, Asturias 3.6 0.8 3.0 0.7 1.4 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.1 0.5 553 600
Spain, Basque Country 2.4 1.0 1.3 0.3 1.4 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.5 516 581
Spain, Canary Islands 2.4 1.3 0.6 0.3 1.0 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.7 343 388
Spain, Cuenca 2.2 0.5 1.5 0.4 0.9 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.8 0.0 0.8 64 81
Spain, Girona 2.8 0.3 1.0 1.0 1.2 - 0.4 - 0.3 0.1 0.8 165 195
Spain, Granada 2.0 1.0 1.5 0.3 1.3 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.6 224 256
Spain, Murcia 2.5 1.1 0.9 0.3 1.5 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.7 298 338
Spain, Navarra 4.0 0.9 1.3 0.5 1.1 0.2 0.1 - 0.5 0.2 0.3 197 214
Spain, Tarragona 3.3 0.7 0.8 0.8 1.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.7 145 167
Spain, Zaragoza 2.0 0.9 1.3 0.5 0.9 0.3 0.5 - 0.2 0.1 0.5 236 264
Sweden 4.3 1.1 1.4 0.6 1.6 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.0 3984 3989
Switzerland, Geneva 4.7 1.0 0.5 0.2 1.3 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.4 171 185
Switzerland, Graubunden and Glarus 6.7 1.5 0.8 0.1 1.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 - 0.3 0.5 100 111
Switzerland, Neuchatel 3.4 0.9 1.0 0.5 2.1 0.2 1.0 - 0.9 - 0.5 73 82
Switzerland, St Gall-Appenzell 4.4 0.8 0.3 0.1 2.9 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2 212 224
Switzerland, Ticino 3.6 0.6 1.7 1.0 0.8 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.3 - 0.1 122 128
Switzerland, Valais 5.0 0.7 0.8 0.1 2.2 0.8 0.3 - 0.4 0.1 0.3 119 128
Switzerland, Vaud 5.0 0.4 0.7 0.7 1.0 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.3 238 256
The Netherlands 3.2 1.1 1.0 0.4 2.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 5760 5946
The Netherlands, Eindhoven 3.4 1.3 1.1 0.2 2.5 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.2 382 392
The Netherlands, Maastricht 3.3 1.4 1.0 0.4 1.8 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.1 342 345
UK, England, East of England Region 4.5 1.1 1.0 0.6 2.5 0.2 1.5 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.0 1317 1543
UK, England, Merseyside and Cheshire 2.6 1.3 1.1 0.4 3.2 0.4 2.1 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.1 1027 1294
UK, England, North Western 2.9 1.0 1.8 0.7 2.1 0.2 1.6 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.1 1602 1963
UK, England, Northern And Yorkshire 3.5 1.3 1.5 0.7 2.2 0.2 0.8 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.5 2707 3399
UK, England, Oxford Region 4.1 0.8 1.7 0.7 2.3 0.1 1.2 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.1 1104 1246
UK, England, South and Western Regions 3.7 1.2 1.0 0.5 2.7 0.2 1.4 0.1 0.3 0.3 1.3 3227 4131
UK, England, Thames 3.0 1.0 0.8 0.4 2.8 0.3 2.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.6 5335 6896
UK, England, Trent 3.5 1.0 1.3 0.6 2.1 0.2 1.9 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 1960 2494
UK, England, West Midlands 3.3 1.1 1.2 0.7 2.8 0.2 1.2 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.5 2370 2789
UK, Northern Ireland 4.0 2.5 1.5 0.8 1.7 1.1 0.7 0.3 0.4 0.2 1.5 787 905
UK, Scotland 3.5 1.1 1.4 0.6 2.0 0.3 0.8 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.6 2308 2656
Oceania
Australia, New South Wales 3.6 0.7 0.7 0.5 1.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.2 1794 1967
Australia, Northern Territory (data not available) - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Australia, Queensland 3.6 1.0 0.9 0.5 0.9 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.1 925 1035
Australia, South 3.2 0.6 0.8 0.3 1.4 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 436 494
Australia, Tasmania 4.2 0.4 0.8 0.4 0.7 0.1 0.2 - 0.3 0.3 0.5 135 148
Australia, Victoria 3.2 0.6 0.8 0.5 1.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.5 1343 1515
Australia, Western 3.8 0.3 0.5 0.4 1.0 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 459 500
Australian Capital Territory 3.7 0.7 0.6 0.2 1.1 0.2 1.0 - 0.5 0.4 0.2 74 84
French Polynesia 2.4 0.9 1.2 0.2 2.1 - 0.5 - 0.2 0.2 0.6 36 36
New Zealand 3.4 0.9 0.9 0.5 1.3 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.3 0.6 1146 1262
USA, Hawaii 3.2 0.6 1.0 0.6 1.1 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.7 0.3 0.4 353 381
USA, Hawaii: Chinese 1.5 0.2 - 1.6 1.1 0.1 0.5 0.1 - 0.3 0.2 21 24
USA, Hawaii: Filipino 3.3 0.5 1.8 0.5 0.8 - 0.4 0.2 0.7 0.2 0.2 56 59
USA, Hawaii: Hawaiian 3.0 1.0 0.5 - 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.4 1.0 1.0 0.3 48 50
USA, Hawaii: Japanese 2.8 0.7 1.9 1.1 1.0 0.2 0.4 0.2 1.3 0.1 0.5 104 111
USA, Hawaii: White 4.7 0.5 0.8 0.1 1.5 0.3 0.4 - 0.2 0.3 0.6 100 110
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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by histological type
Testis (C62)
Germ cell
Other
Unspec.
Number of cases
Seminoma Spermatocytic seminoma Non-seminomatous MV Total
Africa
Algeria, Setif 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 - 6 6*
Egypt, Gharbiah 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 32 33
Tunisia, Centre, Sousse 0.3 - 0.1 - - 5 5*
Uganda, Kyadondo County 0.3 - - 0.2 0.1 5 7*
Zimbabwe, Harare: African 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.1 8 16 *
America, Central and South
Argentina, Bahia Blanca 2.2 - 1.7 1.0 0.6 38 40
Brazil, Brasilia 0.2 - 0.2 0.2 1.0 40 49
Brazil, Cuiaba 0.5 - 0.3 0.3 - 10 10
Brazil, Goiania 0.7 0.0 0.5 0.1 0.0 33 34
Brazil, Sao Paulo 1.1 0.0 0.8 0.1 0.6 566 740
Chile, Valdivia 3.8 0.1 4.2 0.2 0.4 84 86
Colombia, Cali 1.3 - 0.8 0.1 0.2 107 115
Costa Rica 1.0 0.1 1.2 0.1 0.3 248 276
Ecuador, Quito 1.8 0.1 1.5 0.1 0.4 136 147
France, La Martinique 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 11 13
Peru, Trujillo 1.6 - 1.1 - - 38 38 *
America, North
Canada (excluding Quebec, Yukon and Nunavut) 2.4 0.0 2.0 0.1 0.1 2948 3034
Canada, Alberta 2.7 0.0 2.4 0.1 0.0 448 451
Canada, British Columbia 2.4 0.0 2.0 0.1 0.0 515 520
Canada, Manitoba 2.6 0.1 2.3 0.0 - 152 153
Canada, New Brunswick 1.8 - 1.6 0.2 - 76 76
Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador 1.6 - 0.9 - - 39 39
Canada, Northwest Territories 1.5 - 1.5 - - 4 4
Canada, Nova Scotia 2.7 0.0 1.9 - - 115 115
Canada, Ontario 2.4 0.0 1.9 0.1 0.2 1432 1508
Canada, Prince Edward Island 2.7 - 1.9 0.4 0.1 18 19
Canada, Saskatchewan 2.7 0.0 2.7 0.1 - 149 149
USA, Alabama 2.2 0.0 1.4 0.1 0.0 439 443
USA, Alabama: Black 0.8 0.0 0.2 0.2 - 33 34
USA, Alabama: White 2.7 0.0 1.8 0.1 0.0 398 401
USA, Alaska 2.4 0.2 2.6 0.1 0.1 98 98
USA, Arizona 2.6 0.1 2.0 0.1 0.0 660 665
USA, California 2.5 0.0 2.1 0.1 0.0 4562 4585
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area 2.6 0.0 2.0 0.1 0.0 922 926
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Black 1.1 - 1.1 0.1 - 31 31
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Chinese 1.3 - 0.3 0.1 - 24 25
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Filipino 0.5 - 0.5 - - 8 8
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Hispanic White 2.1 - 1.5 0.1 - 164 164
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Japanese 3.4 - 0.8 - - 13 13
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Non-Hispanic White 3.6 0.0 2.9 0.1 0.0 637 640
USA, California, Los Angeles County 2.1 0.0 1.9 0.1 0.0 1122 1126
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Black 0.7 - 0.2 0.2 0.0 27 29
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Chinese 1.0 - 0.5 0.1 - 14 14
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Filipino 0.7 - 1.0 - - 11 11
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Hispanic White 1.7 0.0 1.8 0.1 - 443 444
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Japanese 1.5 - 1.3 - - 10 10
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Korean 0.2 - 0.5 - - 3 3
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Non-Hispanic White 3.4 0.1 3.2 0.2 0.0 596 597
USA, California: Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9 - 0.6 0.1 0.0 179 180
USA, California: Black 0.8 - 0.5 0.2 0.0 94 96
USA, California: Hispanic White 1.9 0.0 1.7 0.1 0.0 1166 1171
USA, California: Non-hispanic White 3.6 0.0 3.0 0.1 0.0 3048 3063
USA, Colorado 3.2 0.0 2.1 0.2 0.0 691 698
USA, Connecticut 3.1 0.0 2.2 0.1 - 491 493
USA, Connecticut: Black 1.0 - 0.4 - - 14 14
USA, Connecticut: White 3.4 0.0 2.5 0.1 - 465 467
USA, District of Columbia 1.7 - 1.1 0.2 - 48 50
USA, District of Columbia: Black 0.4 - 0.3 0.2 - 7 7
USA, District of Columbia: White 3.1 - 2.0 0.1 - 39 40
USA, Florida 2.4 0.0 1.8 0.2 0.0 1826 1840
USA, Florida: Black 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.0 68 70
USA, Florida: White 2.8 0.0 2.1 0.2 0.0 1723 1735
USA, Georgia 2.0 0.0 1.5 0.1 0.0 853 858
USA, Georgia, Atlanta 2.1 0.0 1.5 0.1 0.0 337 340
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: Black 0.7 - 0.3 0.1 0.1 36 37
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: White 2.9 0.0 2.2 0.1 - 292 294
USA, Georgia: Black 0.6 - 0.2 0.1 0.0 65 66
USA, Georgia: White 2.6 0.0 2.0 0.1 0.0 775 779
USA, Idaho 3.2 0.1 1.8 0.1 - 183 185
USA, Illinois 2.6 0.0 1.9 0.1 0.0 1543 1554
USA, Illinois: Black 0.7 - 0.5 0.1 - 59 60
USA, Illinois: White 2.9 0.0 2.1 0.1 0.0 1416 1426
USA, Indiana 2.8 0.0 2.1 0.1 0.0 812 817
USA, Iowa 3.4 0.0 2.6 0.0 0.1 466 467
USA, Kentucky 2.6 0.0 1.9 0.1 0.0 505 511
USA, Louisiana 2.3 0.0 1.4 0.1 0.0 450 454
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: Black 0.7 - 0.6 - - 14 14
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: White 2.8 - 2.0 0.1 - 75 75
USA, Louisiana: Black 0.7 0.0 0.5 0.1 0.0 44 45
USA, Louisiana: White 3.1 0.0 1.9 0.1 - 402 405
USA, Maine 3.2 0.0 2.3 0.2 - 202 204
USA, Massachusetts 3.1 0.1 2.5 0.1 0.0 1014 1019
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Testis (C62) (Contd)
Germ cell
Other
Unspec.
Number of cases
Seminoma Spermatocytic seminoma Non-seminomatous MV Total
America, North (Contd)
USA, Michigan 2.8 0.0 1.9 0.1 0.0 1280 1292
USA, Michigan, Detroit 2.7 0.0 1.8 0.1 0.0 513 515
USA, Michigan, Detroit: Black 0.5 - 0.5 0.1 - 28 28
USA, Michigan, Detroit: White 3.5 0.0 2.2 0.2 0.0 476 478
USA, Michigan: Black 0.6 - 0.4 0.1 - 40 41
USA, Michigan: White 3.2 0.0 2.2 0.1 0.0 1209 1220
USA, Missouri 2.4 0.0 1.8 0.1 0.0 637 640
USA, Missouri: Black 0.8 - 0.3 - 0.1 16 17
USA, Missouri: White 2.7 0.0 2.1 0.1 0.0 616 618
USA, Montana 3.1 - 2.7 0.1 - 136 137
USA, New Jersey 2.8 0.0 2.2 0.1 0.0 1178 1183
USA, New Jersey: Black 0.9 - 0.4 - - 47 47
USA, New Jersey: White 3.3 0.0 2.7 0.2 0.0 1096 1101
USA, New Mexico 2.7 0.1 2.3 0.2 0.0 233 237
USA, New Mexico: American Indian 1.8 - 1.7 0.2 - 16 16
USA, New Mexico: Hispanic White 2.4 0.1 1.9 0.2 0.1 86 89
USA, New Mexico: Non-Hispanic White 3.2 0.1 3.0 0.1 0.0 130 131
USA, New York state 2.6 0.0 1.7 0.1 0.0 2330 2360
USA, New York state: Black 0.8 - 0.3 0.2 0.0 106 108
USA, New York state: White 3.1 0.0 2.1 0.1 0.0 2162 2190
USA, NPCR 2.6 0.0 2.0 0.1 0.0 28977 29216
USA, NPCR: Black 0.7 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.0 871 887
USA, NPCR: White 3.0 0.0 2.3 0.1 0.0 27062 27275
USA, Ohio 2.7 0.1 2.1 0.1 0.0 1495 1507
USA, Ohio: Black 0.6 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.0 42 43
USA, Ohio: White 2.9 0.1 2.3 0.1 0.0 1402 1413
USA, Oklahoma 2.3 0.0 1.6 0.2 0.0 383 385
USA, Oregon 3.5 0.0 2.9 0.1 - 607 612
USA, Pennsylvania 3.0 0.0 2.2 0.1 0.0 1732 1739
USA, Pennsylvania: Black 0.6 - 0.8 0.3 - 52 52
USA, Pennsylvania: White 3.4 0.1 2.4 0.1 0.0 1656 1663
USA, Rhode Island 2.7 0.0 2.4 0.0 0.0 147 148
USA, SEER (9 registries) 2.8 0.0 2.1 0.1 0.0 3787 3800
USA, SEER (9 registries): Black 0.8 - 0.5 0.1 0.0 120 121
USA, SEER (9 registries): White 3.3 0.0 2.5 0.1 0.0 3453 3465
USA, SEER (14 registries) 2.6 0.0 2.0 0.1 0.0 9905 9956
USA, SEER (14 registries): Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0 - 0.7 0.1 0.0 314 315
USA, SEER (14 registries): Black 0.8 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.0 294 298
USA, SEER (14 registries): Hispanic White 1.8 0.0 1.7 0.1 0.0 1481 1489
USA, SEER (14 registries): Non-hispanic White 3.5 0.0 2.7 0.1 0.0 7663 7701
USA, South Carolina 1.8 0.0 1.6 0.1 0.0 381 385
USA, South Carolina: Black 0.6 - 0.3 0.1 - 29 29
USA, South Carolina: White 2.3 0.0 2.2 0.1 0.0 347 351
USA, Texas 2.2 0.0 1.9 0.1 0.1 2475 2520
USA, Texas: Black 0.6 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.0 75 77
USA, Texas: White 2.5 0.0 2.1 0.1 0.1 2333 2373
USA, Utah 2.7 0.0 2.6 0.1 0.0 333 333
USA, Vermont 4.6 0.0 2.1 0.0 0.1 109 110
USA, Washington State 3.4 0.0 2.3 0.1 0.0 976 983
USA, Washington, Seattle 3.4 0.0 2.3 0.1 0.0 684 685
USA, West Virginia 2.4 0.1 1.8 0.2 0.0 201 202
USA, Wisconsin 3.6 0.0 2.3 0.2 0.1 899 914
Asia
Bahrain: Bahraini 0.4 - 0.4 0.1 0.2 9 11
China, Guangzhou City 0.5 - 0.2 0.0 0.1 37 43 *
China, Hong Kong 0.8 0.0 0.5 0.2 0.2 282 292
China, Jiashan 0.7 - - - - 8 8*
China, Nangang District, Harbin City - - - - 0.2 5 5
China, Shanghai 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 126 142 *
China, Zhongshan 0.2 - 0.2 0.3 - 22 24 *
Cyprus 2.0 0.2 1.6 0.2 - 71 72 *
India, Chennai (Madras) 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 62 75
India, Karunagappally 0.2 - - - - 2 2
India, Mumbai (Bombay) 0.4 - 0.2 0.1 0.1 225 256
India, Nagpur 0.5 - 0.1 0.1 0.2 42 50 *
India, New Delhi 0.3 - 0.2 0.2 0.1 215 242 *
India, Poona - - - - 0.8 61 66 *
India, Trivandrum 0.1 - 0.2 0.1 0.0 13 13 *
Israel 2.0 0.0 1.5 0.1 0.1 535 587
Israel: Jews 2.2 0.0 1.7 0.2 0.1 487 520
Israel: Non-Jews 0.6 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 38 41
Japan, Aichi Prefecture 0.8 - 0.9 - 0.1 54 55
Japan, Fukui Prefecture 1.1 - 0.3 0.1 0.3 38 41
Japan, Hiroshima 1.6 - 1.0 0.0 0.0 79 81
Japan, Miyagi Prefecture 1.4 - 0.9 0.1 0.1 145 152
Japan, Nagasaki Prefecture 0.8 0.0 0.8 - 0.0 52 53
Japan, Osaka Prefecture 0.6 - 0.3 0.0 0.1 238 264
Japan, Yamagata Prefecture 1.0 - 0.2 0.0 0.2 37 42
Korea 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 525 554
Korea, Busan 0.1 - 0.4 0.0 0.0 44 47
Korea, Daegu 0.2 - 0.4 0.1 0.0 36 38
Korea, Daejeon 0.1 0.0 0.3 - 0.0 12 13
Korea, Gwangju 0.2 - 0.3 0.1 - 20 20
Korea, Incheon 0.1 - 0.3 - 0.0 29 31
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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by histological type
Testis (C62) (Contd)
Germ cell
Other
Unspec.
Number of cases
Seminoma Spermatocytic seminoma Non-seminomatous MV Total
Asia (Contd)
Korea, Jejudo - - - 0.2 0.2 1 2
Korea, Seoul 0.2 - 0.3 0.1 0.0 171 181
Korea, Ulsan 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 15 15
Kuwait: Kuwaitis 0.7 - 0.5 - - 24 24
Kuwait: Non-Kuwaitis 0.2 0.0 1.0 0.1 - 37 37
Malaysia, Penang 0.4 - 0.2 0.1 0.3 21 21
Malaysia, Sarawak 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.1 38 42
Oman: Omani 0.3 - 0.1 - 0.0 11 12 *
Pakistan, South Karachi 0.6 - 0.4 0.2 - 52 53 *
Philippines, Manila 0.5 - 0.2 0.1 0.2 118 147 *
Singapore 0.6 0.0 0.4 - 0.0 83 85
Singapore: Chinese 0.5 0.0 0.3 - 0.0 62 64
Singapore: Indian 0.4 - 0.6 - - 6 6
Singapore: Malay 0.6 - 0.6 - - 15 15
Thailand, Chiang Mai 0.4 - 0.2 0.0 0.1 28 32 *
Thailand, Lampang 0.4 - 0.1 - 0.1 12 14 *
Thailand, Songkhla 0.2 - 0.1 - - 11 11
Turkey, Antalya 1.2 - 0.9 0.1 0.0 84 87 *
Turkey, Izmir 1.0 0.0 1.1 0.1 0.1 220 228 *
Europe
Austria 4.5 0.1 2.1 0.5 0.2 1707 1717
Austria, Tyrol 3.9 0.1 2.8 0.3 0.4 146 146
Austria, Vorarlberg 4.2 0.1 3.4 0.2 0.1 79 80
Belarus 0.8 0.0 0.6 0.1 0.1 433 445 *
Belgium, Antwerp 1.9 0.0 1.6 0.1 0.0 157 158 *
Belgium, Flanders 1.6 0.0 1.6 0.3 0.1 447 461
Bulgaria 1.7 0.1 1.6 0.1 0.2 764 816 *
Croatia 1.6 0.0 1.6 0.3 1.8 402 610
Czech Republic 3.3 0.1 2.9 0.1 0.1 1818 1859
Denmark 5.0 0.0 3.9 0.1 0.1 1341 1361
Estonia 1.0 0.1 1.3 0.1 0.0 84 85
Finland (data not available) - - - - - - -
France, Bas-Rhin 3.3 - 3.2 0.1 0.0 197 198
France, Calvados 2.0 0.0 2.5 0.0 0.1 80 81
France, Doubs 3.1 - 2.5 - - 76 76
France, Haut-Rhin 4.6 - 2.6 0.2 - 145 145
France, Herault 2.4 - 2.1 0.1 - 104 104
France, Isere 2.3 0.1 2.5 0.1 0.0 149 151
France, Loire-Atlantique 3.2 0.1 2.4 0.1 0.0 178 178
France, Manche 1.7 0.1 2.3 - - 51 51
France, Somme 2.1 0.0 2.4 0.1 - 69 69
France, Tarn 2.3 - 3.1 0.3 - 46 46
France, Vendee 2.8 - 2.6 0.1 0.3 79 81
Germany, Brandenburg (data not available) - - - - - - -
Germany, Free State of Saxony (data not available) - - - - - - -
Germany, Hamburg 4.1 0.0 1.5 0.2 0.1 290 308
Germany, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (data not available) - - - - - - -
Germany, Munich 5.8 0.0 2.6 0.1 0.1 601 613
Germany, Northrhine-Westphalia: Munster 4.6 - 3.0 0.2 0.2 557 587
Germany, Saarland 4.5 - 3.3 0.2 0.1 246 247
Iceland 3.2 - 1.9 - - 40 40
Ireland 3.1 0.0 2.3 0.1 0.1 568 583
Italy, Biella Province 3.3 0.2 2.5 0.2 - 32 32
Italy, Brescia Province 3.0 - 2.1 0.0 0.5 86 94
Italy, Ferrara Province 2.3 0.0 2.3 0.1 - 43 43
Italy, Florence and Prato 2.2 0.1 1.5 - 0.3 113 118
Italy, Genoa Province 2.6 - 1.4 0.1 0.1 55 58
Italy, Macerata Province 1.6 0.2 2.6 0.1 0.7 23 25
Italy, Milan 2.7 0.0 1.7 0.2 0.2 134 139
Italy, Modena Province 3.0 0.1 1.9 0.2 0.1 89 90
Italy, Naples 2.2 - 1.4 0.1 - 55 55
Italy, North East Cancer Surveillance Network 2.6 0.1 1.9 0.3 0.1 289 292
Italy, Parma Province 1.6 0.3 2.5 0.2 - 47 47
Italy, Ragusa Province 1.6 0.1 1.6 - 0.3 27 27
Italy, Reggio Emilia Province 2.9 0.1 1.5 - 0.4 59 64
Italy, Romagna Region 2.7 0.1 1.7 0.2 0.3 129 139
Italy, Salerno Province 2.1 0.1 1.6 0.2 0.6 94 108
Italy, Sassari Province 2.0 - 2.6 - 0.1 57 58
Italy, Sondrio 4.5 0.4 2.6 0.4 0.7 38 40
Italy, Syracuse Province 1.4 0.1 2.6 0.1 0.1 34 35
Italy, Torino 3.0 0.1 2.2 0.3 - 132 132
Italy, Umbria Region 2.7 0.0 1.9 0.1 0.9 97 120
Italy, Varese Province 3.9 0.1 3.0 - 0.3 94 95
Italy, Veneto Region 2.8 - 2.2 0.1 0.1 224 227
Latvia 0.9 0.2 0.7 0.1 0.2 120 128
Lithuania 0.8 0.0 0.8 0.1 0.1 175 185
Malta 2.8 0.1 1.1 - - 41 41
Norway 4.9 0.0 4.6 0.1 0.1 1166 1171
Poland, Cracow 2.0 - 1.1 0.5 0.5 82 85 *
Poland, Kielce (data not available) - - - - - - -
Poland, Warsaw City 1.9 - 2.1 0.1 0.2 170 179
Portugal, Porto 0.6 0.0 1.0 0.2 0.0 154 155 *
Portugal, South Regional 0.8 0.0 0.9 0.1 0.1 131 137
Russia, St Petersburg 0.7 0.0 0.6 0.2 0.1 202 215
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Europe (Contd)
Serbia 2.4 0.0 1.2 0.6 0.8 484 563
Slovak Republic 2.7 0.0 3.5 0.2 0.2 960 980
Slovenia 3.2 0.0 4.2 0.1 - 411 411
Spain, Albacete 1.4 - 2.0 - - 28 28
Spain, Asturias 1.1 0.0 0.8 0.2 0.1 63 66
Spain, Basque Country 1.5 - 1.5 0.0 0.0 149 151
Spain, Canary Islands 0.9 0.0 1.2 0.1 0.0 97 99
Spain, Cuenca 0.8 - 2.2 - 0.3 14 15
Spain, Girona 1.7 - 1.8 0.3 - 59 59
Spain, Granada 0.8 - 1.6 - - 54 54
Spain, Murcia 1.0 - 1.4 0.4 0.1 89 92
Spain, Navarra 1.3 - 1.3 0.1 - 41 41
Spain, Tarragona 1.9 0.1 1.5 0.3 - 48 48
Spain, Zaragoza 0.9 0.1 1.2 0.2 0.1 54 57
Sweden 2.8 - 2.5 0.0 0.0 1213 1214
Switzerland, Geneva 3.9 - 2.8 0.1 0.1 81 82
Switzerland, Graubunden and Glarus 5.6 - 4.7 - - 65 65
Switzerland, Neuchatel 3.5 - 2.6 - - 26 26
Switzerland, St Gall-Appenzell 5.9 0.1 4.4 0.1 0.1 145 147
Switzerland, Ticino 5.7 - 2.8 0.0 - 75 75
Switzerland, Valais 4.8 - 2.9 0.1 - 62 62
Switzerland, Vaud 5.6 - 3.3 0.1 - 151 151
The Netherlands 2.8 0.0 3.1 0.1 0.0 2604 2611
The Netherlands, Eindhoven 2.6 0.1 2.9 - 0.1 157 158
The Netherlands, Maastricht 2.5 0.1 3.2 0.0 - 126 126
UK, England, East of England Region 3.4 - 2.6 0.1 - 439 446
UK, England, Merseyside and Cheshire 3.8 0.1 2.4 0.2 0.0 368 401
UK, England, North Western 3.5 0.0 2.7 0.1 - 693 702
UK, England, Northern And Yorkshire 3.6 0.0 2.6 0.2 0.0 1096 1104
UK, England, Oxford Region 4.0 0.0 3.0 0.2 0.0 546 565
UK, England, South and Western Regions 3.8 0.0 2.8 0.2 0.7 1171 1316
UK, England, Thames 3.3 0.0 2.0 0.2 0.0 2032 2156
UK, England, Trent 3.2 0.0 2.2 0.1 0.0 684 699
UK, England, West Midlands 3.1 0.0 2.4 0.1 0.0 784 809
UK, Northern Ireland 3.3 0.0 2.6 0.1 0.2 270 277
UK, Scotland 4.3 0.0 3.1 0.1 0.0 1016 1038
Oceania
Australia, New South Wales 3.1 0.0 2.5 0.1 0.0 1021 1044
Australia, Northern Territory (data not available) - - - - - - -
Australia, Queensland 2.8 0.0 2.5 0.1 0.0 524 537
Australia, South 3.1 - 2.1 0.2 0.1 214 220
Australia, Tasmania 4.7 - 1.5 0.2 - 84 84
Australia, Victoria 3.1 0.0 2.2 0.1 0.1 714 734
Australia, Western 3.3 0.0 2.0 0.1 - 288 288
Australian Capital Territory 4.4 - 1.9 0.2 - 59 61
French Polynesia 1.4 0.2 0.7 0.4 - 18 18
New Zealand 4.3 - 2.3 0.1 0.1 685 696
USA, Hawaii 2.4 - 1.5 0.0 - 133 133
USA, Hawaii: Chinese 2.3 - 1.2 - - 7 7
USA, Hawaii: Filipino 1.2 - 1.1 - - 11 11
USA, Hawaii: Hawaiian 3.2 - 1.4 0.1 - 28 28
USA, Hawaii: Japanese 2.9 - 1.5 - - 24 24
USA, Hawaii: White 3.3 - 2.0 - - 53 53
*Important. See note on population page.
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Unspec.
Squamous Adeno Other Unspec. MV Total
Africa
Algeria, Setif 0.1 0.2 - 0.0 0.3 0.1 17 18 *
Egypt, Gharbiah 0.5 1.8 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.4 118 138
Tunisia, Centre, Sousse 0.7 2.0 - - 0.3 - 29 29 *
Uganda, Kyadondo County - 0.1 - 0.0 0.3 0.2 17 21 *
Zimbabwe, Harare: African 0.1 1.1 - - 0.4 0.2 31 45 *
America, Central and South
Argentina, Bahia Blanca 0.5 6.8 - 2.1 - - 69 77
Brazil, Brasilia 0.1 2.3 0.0 0.8 0.5 1.3 105 115
Brazil, Cuiaba - 1.0 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.9 12 20
Brazil, Goiania 0.2 2.5 0.4 0.2 0.7 0.9 58 69
Brazil, Sao Paulo 0.1 4.2 0.1 0.5 0.2 1.6 1053 1398
Chile, Valdivia 0.1 4.8 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.9 51 59
Colombia, Cali 0.4 2.4 - 0.1 0.2 0.9 108 135
Costa Rica 0.2 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.1 220 301
Ecuador, Quito 0.2 2.0 - 0.1 0.3 0.5 68 83
France, La Martinique 0.3 1.5 - 0.2 - 0.5 26 28
Peru, Trujillo 0.7 2.9 - 0.1 0.2 0.1 35 35 *
America, North
Canada (excluding Quebec, Yukon and Nunavut) 0.6 8.0 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.9 6366 7836
Canada, Alberta 0.6 9.1 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.2 789 946
Canada, British Columbia 0.6 6.5 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.2 973 1145
Canada, Manitoba 1.2 10.3 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.6 377 507
Canada, New Brunswick 1.1 10.3 - 0.8 - 0.5 287 337
Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador 0.4 8.3 - 0.2 0.6 0.2 162 171
Canada, Northwest Territories - 8.5 - - - - 7 7
Canada, Nova Scotia 0.5 11.6 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.8 367 449
Canada, Ontario 0.5 7.4 0.0 0.1 0.3 1.4 3018 3821
Canada, Prince Edward Island 0.7 9.2 - - - 1.7 48 58
Canada, Saskatchewan 0.8 8.9 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.7 338 395
USA, Alabama 0.8 9.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 1399 1524
USA, Alabama: Black 0.4 10.1 - 0.3 0.2 0.3 251 294
USA, Alabama: White 0.9 9.0 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.1 1135 1215
USA, Alaska 0.6 11.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.5 183 198
USA, Arizona 0.7 9.6 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 1702 1907
USA, California 0.7 8.5 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 8946 9800
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area 0.6 7.9 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 1659 1817
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Black 0.6 8.6 0.5 0.0 0.4 0.3 111 132
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Chinese 0.5 3.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 - 61 67
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Filipino - 5.3 0.2 - - - 42 47
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Hispanic White 0.7 9.8 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 214 231
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Japanese 0.4 5.5 - - - - 15 18
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Non-Hispanic White 0.6 8.5 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.1 1133 1236
USA, California, Los Angeles County 0.6 8.6 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.1 2327 2529
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Black 0.4 11.0 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.2 287 311
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Chinese 0.2 3.1 - 0.1 0.2 - 41 43
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Filipino 0.3 6.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 - 48 50
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Hispanic White 0.6 9.1 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.0 581 641
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Japanese 0.6 5.6 - 0.1 - 0.3 31 35
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Korean 0.2 4.0 - - 0.5 - 23 24
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Non-Hispanic White 0.8 9.3 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.1 1283 1390
USA, California: Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4 4.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 497 547
USA, California: Black 0.4 10.1 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.2 601 668
USA, California: Hispanic White 0.7 9.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 1618 1764
USA, California: Non-hispanic White 0.7 8.9 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.1 6142 6732
USA, Colorado 0.9 8.4 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.5 1100 1275
USA, Connecticut 0.8 10.7 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.0 1348 1428
USA, Connecticut: Black 0.4 11.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 88 90
USA, Connecticut: White 0.8 10.7 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.0 1237 1315
USA, District of Columbia 0.5 9.8 - 0.3 0.3 0.6 155 192
USA, District of Columbia: Black 0.4 10.4 - 0.4 0.3 0.7 97 128
USA, District of Columbia: White 0.7 8.1 - - 0.6 0.4 51 54
USA, Florida 0.9 9.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.5 6642 7334
USA, Florida: Black 0.4 8.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.7 444 501
USA, Florida: White 1.0 9.5 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.4 6115 6742
USA, Georgia 0.9 9.3 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.3 2278 2487
USA, Georgia, Atlanta 0.9 9.7 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.1 731 763
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: Black 0.7 11.8 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 219 231
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: White 1.0 9.2 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.1 502 522
USA, Georgia: Black 0.6 11.3 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.4 542 601
USA, Georgia: White 1.0 8.9 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.3 1719 1869
USA, Idaho 0.6 9.1 - 0.1 0.2 0.1 358 409
USA, Illinois 0.8 10.7 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 4334 4739
USA, Illinois: Black 0.4 12.1 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.2 521 579
USA, Illinois: White 0.9 10.5 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 3699 4043
USA, Indiana 0.9 11.2 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.1 2244 2458
USA, Iowa 0.8 10.6 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.2 1116 1249
USA, Kentucky 0.8 11.5 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.2 1539 1707
USA, Louisiana 0.9 12.3 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.3 1742 1906
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: Black 0.3 11.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.8 101 120
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: White 1.0 12.7 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.5 277 298
USA, Louisiana: Black 0.6 12.6 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.7 402 470
USA, Louisiana: White 1.0 12.4 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.2 1338 1432
USA, Maine 1.0 11.5 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.2 540 602
USA, Massachusetts 0.8 10.3 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.4 2283 2465
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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USA, Michigan 0.8 9.8 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.3 3367 3683
USA, Michigan, Detroit 0.7 11.4 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.1 1528 1649
USA, Michigan, Detroit: Black 0.5 12.6 0.2 0.7 0.4 0.2 329 362
USA, Michigan, Detroit: White 0.7 11.2 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 1172 1259
USA, Michigan: Black 0.6 12.5 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.4 446 495
USA, Michigan: White 0.9 9.5 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.3 2866 3129
USA, Missouri 0.8 10.7 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.5 2086 2301
USA, Missouri: Black 0.7 13.5 - - 0.8 0.7 189 214
USA, Missouri: White 0.8 10.5 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.5 1884 2074
USA, Montana 1.0 9.0 - 0.2 0.5 0.1 319 349
USA, New Jersey 0.9 11.1 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.4 3318 3591
USA, New Jersey: Black 0.5 11.1 - 0.3 0.3 0.6 317 353
USA, New Jersey: White 1.0 11.3 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.4 2896 3131
USA, New Mexico 0.6 10.0 - 0.1 0.3 0.1 566 645
USA, New Mexico: American Indian - 13.3 - 0.4 - 0.3 38 45
USA, New Mexico: Hispanic White 0.8 11.8 - 0.0 0.2 0.1 204 232
USA, New Mexico: Non-Hispanic White 0.5 8.9 - 0.2 0.5 0.1 318 360
USA, New York state 0.9 10.3 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 6768 7448
USA, New York state: Black 0.5 8.4 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.4 606 672
USA, New York state: White 0.9 10.9 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 5976 6576
USA, NPCR 0.8 10.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 76034 83690
USA, NPCR: Black 0.5 10.8 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 6776 7639
USA, NPCR: White 0.9 10.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 66991 73587
USA, Ohio 0.8 9.6 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.2 3869 4195
USA, Ohio: Black 0.4 11.0 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.1 359 393
USA, Ohio: White 0.8 9.4 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.2 3429 3717
USA, Oklahoma 0.9 9.5 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.8 1158 1325
USA, Oregon 0.7 8.9 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 1077 1202
USA, Pennsylvania 1.0 10.8 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.2 5034 5584
USA, Pennsylvania: Black 0.5 14.1 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.4 413 485
USA, Pennsylvania: White 1.0 10.4 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 4525 4999
USA, Rhode Island 0.8 12.4 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 455 494
USA, SEER (9 registries) 0.7 9.8 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 8516 9288
USA, SEER (9 registries): Black 0.6 11.6 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.2 813 891
USA, SEER (9 registries): White 0.7 10.0 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.1 7128 7779
USA, SEER (14 registries) 0.7 9.7 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 23015 25145
USA, SEER (14 registries): Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5 4.7 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 886 962
USA, SEER (14 registries): Black 0.5 11.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 2145 2389
USA, SEER (14 registries): Hispanic White 0.6 9.7 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 2211 2404
USA, SEER (14 registries): Non-hispanic White 0.8 10.0 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 17502 19099
USA, South Carolina 0.9 10.7 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.3 1432 1588
USA, South Carolina: Black 0.5 11.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 303 341
USA, South Carolina: White 1.0 10.5 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.4 1110 1225
USA, Texas 0.8 11.1 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.6 6711 7492
USA, Texas: Black 0.5 11.5 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.8 605 690
USA, Texas: White 0.8 11.2 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.5 5968 6657
USA, Utah 0.5 7.7 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.0 426 471
USA, Vermont 0.9 9.3 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 212 226
USA, Washington State 0.8 9.9 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 1932 2166
USA, Washington, Seattle 0.6 9.9 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 1309 1459
USA, West Virginia 0.9 10.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 737 813
USA, Wisconsin 0.8 10.0 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.6 1955 2124
Asia
Bahrain: Bahraini 0.4 3.5 - - 0.3 0.6 20 27
China, Guangzhou City 0.6 0.9 - 0.8 0.2 0.2 110 147 *
China, Hong Kong 0.3 2.9 - 0.0 0.1 0.1 706 730
China, Jiashan 0.4 0.6 - 0.8 0.1 - 15 24 *
China, Nangang District, Harbin City - - - - - 3.2 69 75
China, Shanghai 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.3 826 1193 *
China, Zhongshan 0.2 0.6 - 0.9 0.3 - 42 62 *
Cyprus 0.6 4.1 - 0.0 0.4 0.2 111 116 *
India, Chennai (Madras) 0.1 0.8 - 0.0 0.2 0.1 104 117
India, Karunagappally - 0.5 - - 0.1 0.1 5 6
India, Mumbai (Bombay) 0.1 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 404 435
India, Nagpur 0.0 0.9 - - 0.1 - 43 43 *
India, New Delhi 0.1 2.0 - 0.2 0.2 0.3 512 566 *
India, Poona - - - - - 1.7 101 106 *
India, Trivandrum 0.1 0.8 - - 0.2 0.4 34 41 *
Israel 0.8 9.7 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.6 1616 1857
Israel: Jews 0.8 10.2 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.5 1527 1722
Israel: Non-Jews 1.3 3.4 - 0.1 0.2 0.5 72 82
Japan, Aichi Prefecture 0.8 3.0 - - 0.2 1.6 161 213
Japan, Fukui Prefecture 0.7 4.0 - 0.0 0.2 1.4 177 233
Japan, Hiroshima 1.3 5.8 - 0.5 0.1 0.2 279 318
Japan, Miyagi Prefecture 1.0 5.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.9 640 765
Japan, Nagasaki Prefecture 1.0 4.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.4 380 455
Japan, Osaka Prefecture 0.6 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.2 1282 1683
Japan, Yamagata Prefecture 0.6 2.1 - 0.1 0.0 1.3 178 266
Korea 0.7 3.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.0 3977 4775
Korea, Busan 0.6 3.4 - 0.1 0.2 1.2 392 488
Korea, Daegu 0.6 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.1 247 295
Korea, Daejeon 0.8 3.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.0 126 149
Korea, Gwangju 1.1 2.6 - 0.1 0.2 1.1 110 137
Korea, Incheon 0.7 2.8 - 0.0 0.2 1.1 207 252
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Asia (Contd)
Korea, Jejudo 1.0 3.3 - - 0.3 0.9 35 41
Korea, Seoul 0.9 4.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.1 1201 1393
Korea, Ulsan 0.6 4.2 - 0.3 0.1 1.1 83 95
Kuwait: Kuwaitis 0.5 4.8 - - 0.2 0.7 53 62
Kuwait: Non-Kuwaitis 0.1 1.6 - 0.1 1.1 0.4 38 43
Malaysia, Penang 0.5 2.8 - - 0.2 0.6 69 78
Malaysia, Sarawak 0.1 1.3 - 0.0 0.2 0.5 58 75
Oman: Omani 0.2 1.2 - 0.1 0.1 0.1 29 33 *
Pakistan, South Karachi 0.1 1.5 - 0.0 0.2 - 50 52 *
Philippines, Manila 0.1 2.9 - 0.6 0.1 0.9 206 315 *
Singapore 0.4 3.3 0.0 0.1 0.2 1.0 340 419
Singapore: Chinese 0.5 3.8 0.0 0.1 0.2 1.1 309 375
Singapore: Indian 0.3 1.1 - - 0.2 0.4 11 14
Singapore: Malay 0.1 2.0 - - - 1.0 20 30
Thailand, Chiang Mai 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 60 69 *
Thailand, Lampang 0.8 0.2 - - 0.0 0.5 24 35 *
Thailand, Songkhla 0.3 0.3 - 0.0 0.0 0.2 18 23
Turkey, Antalya 0.3 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.2 84 94 *
Turkey, Izmir 0.6 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.2 266 290 *
Europe
Austria 0.9 10.2 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.9 3504 3741
Austria, Tyrol 0.4 9.8 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.6 241 260
Austria, Vorarlberg 0.4 8.6 - 0.6 0.2 1.2 112 124
Belarus 0.5 7.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 4.9 2499 3787 *
Belgium, Antwerp 1.1 6.5 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.5 539 584 *
Belgium, Flanders 0.9 7.4 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.5 1697 1824
Bulgaria 0.3 3.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 1.8 1062 1643 *
Croatia 0.3 3.9 0.0 2.4 0.3 3.1 1099 1588
Czech Republic 1.0 15.3 0.1 0.3 0.2 4.2 5910 7505
Denmark 1.2 5.9 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.9 1521 1804
Estonia 0.5 11.6 0.1 0.6 0.5 2.8 578 692
Finland (data not available) - - - - - - - -
France, Bas-Rhin 0.6 13.4 0.1 0.1 0.9 0.5 503 524
France, Calvados 0.7 7.9 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.5 217 226
France, Doubs 0.5 9.0 - 0.1 0.4 0.3 168 182
France, Haut-Rhin 0.7 10.7 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.3 303 318
France, Herault 1.0 8.4 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.3 365 381
France, Isere 0.7 7.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.6 320 347
France, Loire-Atlantique 0.8 9.6 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.3 437 451
France, Manche 0.7 6.6 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 162 169
France, Somme 1.1 9.5 0.1 0.1 0.2 1.0 213 239
France, Tarn 0.6 6.5 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.9 126 147
France, Vendee 0.4 6.6 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.4 178 186
Germany, Brandenburg (data not available) - - - - - - - -
Germany, Free State of Saxony (data not available) - - - - - - - -
Germany, Hamburg 0.8 7.7 - 0.5 0.3 0.1 508 636
Germany, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (data not available) - - - - - - - -
Germany, Munich 0.7 9.7 0.4 0.1 0.4 1.4 1023 1170
Germany, Northrhine-Westphalia: Munster 0.9 8.8 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 947 1078
Germany, Saarland 0.8 10.1 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.6 524 557
Iceland 0.9 13.6 - 0.2 0.6 0.6 136 143
Ireland 0.5 5.8 0.0 0.2 0.3 2.1 777 1046
Italy, Biella Province 0.5 7.7 - - - 2.5 70 98
Italy, Brescia Province 1.1 10.1 0.5 1.5 0.3 2.3 319 374
Italy, Ferrara Province 1.3 9.4 - 0.3 0.8 1.8 196 236
Italy, Florence and Prato 0.4 10.6 0.1 0.4 0.4 1.7 641 761
Italy, Genoa Province 0.8 8.0 0.1 0.4 0.1 2.0 257 328
Italy, Macerata Province 0.5 7.9 0.4 1.0 - 1.3 82 94
Italy, Milan 1.1 10.5 0.0 0.1 0.3 1.7 552 638
Italy, Modena Province 1.3 11.3 0.1 0.5 - 1.1 376 418
Italy, Naples 0.5 4.9 0.1 0.2 0.1 1.6 87 112
Italy, North East Cancer Surveillance Network 0.7 9.0 0.0 1.8 0.4 0.8 1073 1156
Italy, Parma Province 1.7 8.0 0.1 0.5 0.7 1.1 206 237
Italy, Ragusa Province 0.5 3.0 - - - 1.7 44 58
Italy, Reggio Emilia Province 0.2 8.3 0.1 0.4 0.4 2.4 193 247
Italy, Romagna Region 0.9 11.0 0.0 0.3 0.4 1.7 583 693
Italy, Salerno Province 0.8 3.6 0.1 0.2 0.2 1.9 152 210
Italy, Sassari Province 0.5 6.2 0.1 0.5 0.5 1.1 137 161
Italy, Sondrio 0.8 11.1 - - 0.3 2.7 86 105
Italy, Syracuse Province 0.7 3.0 0.1 0.2 - 0.8 48 57
Italy, Torino 0.8 7.2 - 0.2 0.3 1.0 366 416
Italy, Umbria Region 0.7 7.9 0.1 1.4 - 2.1 401 509
Italy, Varese Province 0.9 10.5 0.1 0.5 0.2 1.6 244 280
Italy, Veneto Region 0.9 11.4 0.0 0.5 0.3 1.8 856 1007
Latvia 0.2 8.0 - 0.1 0.3 5.4 650 1052
Lithuania 0.4 9.1 0.1 0.4 0.5 5.3 1190 1650
Malta 0.3 3.8 0.0 0.1 0.9 1.6 63 85
Norway 0.4 7.3 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.9 1361 1587
Poland, Cracow 0.2 6.7 - 0.7 - 3.6 184 272 *
Poland, Kielce (data not available) - - - - - - - -
Poland, Warsaw City 0.4 6.3 0.0 0.4 0.0 3.1 424 614
Portugal, Porto 0.6 3.9 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 484 507 *
Portugal, South Regional 0.3 4.1 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.4 541 581
Russia, St Petersburg 0.4 5.7 - 1.3 0.4 4.7 1061 1707
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Europe (Contd)
Serbia 0.8 2.9 0.1 0.2 0.3 1.4 779 1014
Slovak Republic 0.7 9.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 2.4 1527 1931
Slovenia 0.5 7.9 0.0 0.1 0.6 1.3 663 680
Spain, Albacete 0.9 3.1 0.1 0.8 - 0.5 52 62
Spain, Asturias 1.0 8.1 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.6 405 475
Spain, Basque Country 1.1 9.2 0.0 0.3 0.2 1.5 717 842
Spain, Canary Islands 1.1 3.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.7 206 247
Spain, Cuenca 0.3 3.3 - 0.5 0.8 0.7 39 51
Spain, Girona 1.0 6.3 - 0.1 0.3 0.8 166 188
Spain, Granada 1.3 3.7 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.5 153 168
Spain, Murcia 1.3 3.8 - 0.3 0.3 0.6 210 236
Spain, Navarra 1.1 8.4 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.6 216 245
Spain, Tarragona 1.0 5.0 - 0.1 0.2 0.8 122 148
Spain, Zaragoza 0.7 4.7 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.3 205 218
Sweden 0.7 6.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.4 2680 2838
Switzerland, Geneva 0.8 7.4 - 0.2 0.2 0.5 132 141
Switzerland, Graubunden and Glarus 1.4 7.7 - 0.2 0.4 0.1 79 83
Switzerland, Neuchatel 0.4 9.2 - 0.4 0.5 0.8 64 71
Switzerland, St Gall-Appenzell 0.6 6.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.9 140 163
Switzerland, Ticino 0.6 9.2 0.1 0.3 1.2 0.5 130 139
Switzerland, Valais 0.9 6.8 - 0.3 0.1 0.4 82 87
Switzerland, Vaud 1.0 5.6 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.5 174 188
The Netherlands 0.8 6.5 0.0 0.1 0.3 1.1 4322 5010
The Netherlands, Eindhoven 0.7 6.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 1.5 261 315
The Netherlands, Maastricht 0.8 7.0 - 0.1 0.2 0.8 274 306
UK, England, East of England Region 0.6 5.1 0.0 1.0 0.3 0.0 566 795
UK, England, Merseyside and Cheshire 0.6 5.7 0.0 1.1 0.4 0.0 491 727
UK, England, North Western 0.6 5.5 0.0 1.3 0.3 0.1 832 1226
UK, England, Northern And Yorkshire 0.8 6.6 0.0 0.6 0.3 0.5 1643 2283
UK, England, Oxford Region 0.6 5.7 0.0 0.8 0.3 - 572 724
UK, England, South and Western Regions 0.6 5.6 0.0 0.5 0.3 1.2 1714 2349
UK, England, Thames 0.5 5.0 0.0 1.0 0.3 0.4 2437 3638
UK, England, Trent 0.7 5.8 0.1 1.4 0.2 0.2 1071 1616
UK, England, West Midlands 0.6 5.9 0.0 0.8 0.4 0.3 1210 1612
UK, Northern Ireland 0.5 5.1 - 0.3 0.2 2.0 323 451
UK, Scotland 0.7 6.3 0.0 1.0 0.3 0.8 1309 1749
Oceania
Australia, New South Wales 0.8 9.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.1 2163 2379
Australia, Northern Territory (data not available) - - - - - - - -
Australia, Queensland 1.0 8.7 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.0 1066 1242
Australia, South 0.6 10.3 0.0 - 0.3 0.2 543 656
Australia, Tasmania 1.1 8.9 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.9 180 201
Australia, Victoria 0.6 8.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 1.1 1477 1720
Australia, Western 0.9 7.9 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 523 589
Australian Capital Territory 0.5 8.9 0.1 0.1 0.2 - 85 90
French Polynesia 0.5 4.4 - 0.2 0.3 0.6 25 27
New Zealand 0.5 6.5 0.0 0.2 0.4 1.1 909 1101
USA, Hawaii 0.8 7.9 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.3 363 387
USA, Hawaii: Chinese 0.5 6.0 - - - 0.3 22 25
USA, Hawaii: Filipino 0.3 5.6 - 0.2 0.4 0.3 40 43
USA, Hawaii: Hawaiian 0.7 9.6 0.2 0.4 - 0.3 51 53
USA, Hawaii: Japanese 1.4 7.4 - 0.1 0.6 0.2 111 116
USA, Hawaii: White 0.8 10.3 - 0.3 0.4 0.4 122 132
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Africa
Algeria, Setif - 0.5 - 0.1 0.6 0.0 33 34 *
Egypt, Gharbiah 0.0 1.0 - 0.1 0.2 0.3 75 89
Tunisia, Centre, Sousse 0.2 0.9 - - 0.6 - 15 17 *
Uganda, Kyadondo County - - - 0.0 0.2 0.1 12 17 *
Zimbabwe, Harare: African 0.2 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.1 30 37 *
America, Central and South
Argentina, Bahia Blanca - 2.6 - 1.0 0.2 - 31 37
Brazil, Brasilia 0.1 1.4 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.6 74 81
Brazil, Cuiaba - 1.3 0.2 0.3 - 0.1 12 13
Brazil, Goiania 0.1 1.6 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.4 41 46
Brazil, Sao Paulo 0.1 1.9 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.7 674 887
Chile, Valdivia - 2.5 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.8 32 39
Colombia, Cali 0.1 1.4 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.6 90 114
Costa Rica 0.1 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.7 136 188
Ecuador, Quito 0.1 1.1 - 0.0 0.3 0.5 44 61
France, La Martinique 0.1 1.0 0.2 0.3 - 0.3 21 26
Peru, Trujillo 0.2 1.4 - - 0.1 - 19 19 *
America, North
Canada (excluding Quebec, Yukon and Nunavut) 0.3 4.3 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.5 3947 5065
Canada, Alberta 0.4 5.1 - 0.1 0.5 0.0 507 612
Canada, British Columbia 0.3 3.2 - 0.1 0.3 0.1 554 697
Canada, Manitoba 0.3 5.6 - 0.1 0.2 0.2 215 308
Canada, New Brunswick 0.3 6.5 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.1 198 233
Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador 0.3 5.0 - 0.0 0.5 0.3 108 117
Canada, Northwest Territories - 2.6 - - - - 2 2
Canada, Nova Scotia 0.5 6.0 - 0.2 0.3 0.4 250 301
Canada, Ontario 0.3 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.8 1877 2503
Canada, Prince Edward Island - 4.3 - 0.2 0.6 0.5 25 29
Canada, Saskatchewan 0.5 4.7 - 0.2 0.4 0.4 211 263
USA, Alabama 0.4 4.5 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.1 897 999
USA, Alabama: Black 0.2 5.6 - 0.1 0.6 0.1 214 239
USA, Alabama: White 0.5 4.1 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.1 670 747
USA, Alaska 0.4 4.9 - 0.1 0.2 - 77 85
USA, Arizona 0.5 5.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 1044 1172
USA, California 0.4 4.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.0 5193 5807
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area 0.4 3.7 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.0 971 1087
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Black 0.2 5.3 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.0 89 104
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Chinese 0.3 1.8 0.1 0.1 0.1 - 45 48
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Filipino 0.1 2.9 0.1 - - - 36 37
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Hispanic White 0.5 5.4 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.0 153 168
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Japanese - 2.4 0.1 - - - 13 14
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Non-Hispanic White 0.5 3.7 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 606 685
USA, California, Los Angeles County 0.4 4.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.0 1422 1598
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Black 0.3 5.0 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.0 172 196
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Chinese 0.6 1.4 0.0 0.1 0.3 - 27 30
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Filipino 0.2 3.0 0.1 0.1 - - 32 34
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Hispanic White 0.4 4.6 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.0 409 442
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Japanese 0.3 2.5 - - 0.9 - 19 19
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Korean 0.1 1.9 - - 1.0 - 15 15
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Non-Hispanic White 0.4 4.5 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 727 836
USA, California: Asian and Pacific Islander 0.2 2.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 316 340
USA, California: Black 0.2 5.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.0 371 427
USA, California: Hispanic White 0.3 5.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1 1085 1178
USA, California: Non-hispanic White 0.4 4.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.0 3367 3803
USA, Colorado 0.4 4.4 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.2 672 790
USA, Connecticut 0.5 5.2 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.1 844 925
USA, Connecticut: Black 0.2 4.8 0.2 - 0.6 0.1 53 57
USA, Connecticut: White 0.6 5.2 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.1 775 852
USA, District of Columbia 0.4 4.4 - 0.2 0.7 0.2 117 131
USA, District of Columbia: Black 0.4 5.3 - 0.3 0.8 0.3 89 102
USA, District of Columbia: White 0.3 2.0 - - 0.6 0.1 23 24
USA, Florida 0.5 4.4 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.2 3869 4364
USA, Florida: Black 0.3 4.5 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.2 330 372
USA, Florida: White 0.5 4.4 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.2 3500 3950
USA, Georgia 0.5 4.6 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.2 1393 1585
USA, Georgia, Atlanta 0.5 3.9 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.1 376 420
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: Black 0.3 4.8 - 0.0 0.3 0.1 122 136
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: White 0.6 3.6 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.1 245 275
USA, Georgia: Black 0.2 5.4 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 345 394
USA, Georgia: White 0.5 4.4 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.2 1031 1173
USA, Idaho 0.6 5.9 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.1 275 309
USA, Illinois 0.5 5.5 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.1 2878 3237
USA, Illinois: Black 0.3 6.0 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 368 428
USA, Illinois: White 0.5 5.5 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.1 2446 2743
USA, Indiana 0.6 6.2 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.1 1560 1725
USA, Iowa 0.4 5.6 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.1 725 826
USA, Kentucky 0.6 5.8 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.2 961 1109
USA, Louisiana 0.4 6.4 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.2 1099 1263
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: Black 0.2 6.2 0.1 - 0.4 0.2 84 98
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: White 0.4 6.7 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.2 169 194
USA, Louisiana: Black 0.3 6.1 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.2 280 323
USA, Louisiana: White 0.4 6.6 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.2 817 937
USA, Maine 0.6 5.3 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 312 354
USA, Massachusetts 0.6 5.4 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.2 1568 1750
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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USA, Michigan 0.4 5.4 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.2 2227 2505
USA, Michigan, Detroit 0.4 5.9 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.0 1006 1133
USA, Michigan, Detroit: Black 0.3 7.3 0.0 0.3 0.7 0.0 264 291
USA, Michigan, Detroit: White 0.5 5.6 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.0 733 832
USA, Michigan: Black 0.3 6.8 0.1 0.3 0.6 0.2 325 363
USA, Michigan: White 0.5 5.1 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.2 1864 2099
USA, Missouri 0.5 5.5 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.2 1367 1535
USA, Missouri: Black 0.3 6.0 - 0.0 0.1 0.3 123 140
USA, Missouri: White 0.5 5.5 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.2 1229 1378
USA, Montana 0.3 4.3 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.1 172 204
USA, New Jersey 0.5 5.3 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.2 2058 2297
USA, New Jersey: Black 0.2 5.3 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.3 222 245
USA, New Jersey: White 0.5 5.4 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.2 1787 1999
USA, New Mexico 0.2 4.8 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 305 362
USA, New Mexico: American Indian - 7.1 - 0.2 0.2 - 28 31
USA, New Mexico: Hispanic White 0.3 6.0 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.1 125 148
USA, New Mexico: Non-Hispanic White 0.2 4.0 - 0.1 0.3 0.1 144 174
USA, New York state 0.5 4.9 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.2 4239 4849
USA, New York state: Black 0.3 4.2 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.2 467 528
USA, New York state: White 0.5 5.2 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.2 3670 4209
USA, NPCR 0.5 5.1 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.2 47752 53785
USA, NPCR: Black 0.3 5.5 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.2 4824 5481
USA, NPCR: White 0.5 5.1 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.2 41531 46775
USA, Ohio 0.5 5.4 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.1 2712 2999
USA, Ohio: Black 0.1 6.2 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.1 274 304
USA, Ohio: White 0.5 5.2 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.1 2385 2634
USA, Oklahoma 0.4 4.8 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.4 736 841
USA, Oregon 0.5 4.5 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 645 719
USA, Pennsylvania 0.5 5.5 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.1 3268 3696
USA, Pennsylvania: Black 0.3 6.3 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 267 319
USA, Pennsylvania: White 0.5 5.4 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1 2944 3311
USA, Rhode Island 0.8 6.0 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.1 290 332
USA, SEER (9 registries) 0.4 4.8 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.1 5077 5720
USA, SEER (9 registries): Black 0.3 6.1 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.1 575 641
USA, SEER (9 registries): White 0.4 4.8 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.1 4176 4722
USA, SEER (14 registries) 0.4 4.7 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1 13785 15524
USA, SEER (14 registries): Asian and Pacific Islander 0.2 2.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 525 573
USA, SEER (14 registries): Black 0.3 5.7 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.2 1438 1627
USA, SEER (14 registries): Hispanic White 0.3 5.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1 1453 1589
USA, SEER (14 registries): Non-hispanic White 0.4 4.8 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1 10218 11568
USA, South Carolina 0.4 5.0 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.1 837 929
USA, South Carolina: Black 0.2 5.8 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.0 230 255
USA, South Carolina: White 0.5 4.7 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 597 664
USA, Texas 0.5 5.9 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.3 4280 4843
USA, Texas: Black 0.3 6.9 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.4 480 560
USA, Texas: White 0.5 5.8 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.3 3720 4194
USA, Utah 0.3 4.4 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 283 306
USA, Vermont 0.4 5.2 - 0.1 0.3 0.0 135 146
USA, Washington State 0.4 4.8 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1 1083 1252
USA, Washington, Seattle 0.3 4.8 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1 723 833
USA, West Virginia 0.5 5.3 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 479 536
USA, Wisconsin 0.5 5.3 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.2 1261 1403
Asia
Bahrain: Bahraini 0.4 2.6 - - 0.3 0.3 21 25
China, Guangzhou City 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.1 49 77 *
China, Hong Kong 0.1 1.5 - 0.0 0.0 0.1 387 404
China, Jiashan 0.1 0.4 - 0.2 - - 7 10 *
China, Nangang District, Harbin City - - - - - 1.9 40 46
China, Shanghai 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.2 450 641 *
China, Zhongshan 0.1 0.3 - 0.2 0.0 - 19 21 *
Cyprus 0.3 1.7 - - 0.7 0.1 55 58 *
India, Chennai (Madras) 0.0 0.4 - - 0.3 0.1 59 71
India, Karunagappally 0.1 - - - 0.1 0.1 2 3
India, Mumbai (Bombay) 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 177 195
India, Nagpur 0.0 0.3 - - 0.2 - 21 21 *
India, New Delhi 0.0 0.9 - 0.1 0.1 0.1 201 225 *
India, Poona - - - - - 0.9 55 60 *
India, Trivandrum - 0.1 - - 0.1 0.1 7 10 *
Israel 0.4 4.8 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 958 1109
Israel: Jews 0.4 5.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.2 921 1042
Israel: Non-Jews 0.2 0.9 - - 0.4 0.2 28 34
Japan, Aichi Prefecture 0.3 1.1 - - - 0.5 63 80
Japan, Fukui Prefecture 0.1 1.3 - - - 0.7 74 115
Japan, Hiroshima 0.5 1.7 - 0.1 0.1 0.0 102 122
Japan, Miyagi Prefecture 0.3 2.0 - 0.0 0.2 0.3 265 340
Japan, Nagasaki Prefecture 0.2 1.7 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 186 227
Japan, Osaka Prefecture 0.2 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 537 756
Japan, Yamagata Prefecture 0.2 1.4 - - - 0.5 117 173
Korea 0.1 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 1674 2123
Korea, Busan 0.1 1.3 - 0.0 0.2 0.5 172 228
Korea, Daegu 0.1 1.5 0.0 - 0.2 0.5 125 158
Korea, Daejeon 0.1 1.2 - - 0.2 0.5 51 66
Korea, Gwangju 0.1 1.0 - 0.0 0.1 0.4 44 56
Korea, Incheon 0.2 1.2 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.5 100 127
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Age-standardized (world) incidence rates (per 100,000)
by histological type
Kidney and renal pelvis (C64-65) - Female (Contd)
Carcinoma
Other
Unspec.
Number of cases
Squamous Adeno Other Unspec. MV Total
Asia (Contd)
Korea, Jejudo 0.1 1.4 - - 0.2 0.4 17 22
Korea, Seoul 0.2 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.5 480 597
Korea, Ulsan 0.2 1.3 - - 0.1 0.3 29 35
Kuwait: Kuwaitis - 1.1 - 0.1 0.3 0.5 20 27
Kuwait: Non-Kuwaitis - 0.9 - 0.3 2.4 0.4 14 17
Malaysia, Penang 0.2 0.9 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.4 33 42
Malaysia, Sarawak 0.1 0.6 - - 0.1 - 28 28
Oman: Omani 0.1 1.1 - - 0.2 0.2 31 34 *
Pakistan, South Karachi - 0.7 - - 0.1 0.0 20 21 *
Philippines, Manila 0.2 1.4 - 0.4 0.2 0.4 138 225 *
Singapore 0.2 1.7 - 0.0 0.1 0.6 185 246
Singapore: Chinese 0.2 1.8 - 0.0 0.1 0.6 159 213
Singapore: Indian 0.2 0.9 - - - 0.4 6 8
Singapore: Malay - 1.4 - - 0.4 0.5 20 25
Thailand, Chiang Mai 0.5 0.2 - - - 0.3 26 35 *
Thailand, Lampang 0.2 0.1 - - 0.0 0.3 8 14 *
Thailand, Songkhla 0.2 0.2 - - 0.1 0.2 13 17
Turkey, Antalya 0.2 1.2 - 0.0 0.3 0.0 48 52 *
Turkey, Izmir 0.2 1.4 - 0.0 0.1 0.1 139 148 *
Europe
Austria 0.4 5.5 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.5 2572 2854
Austria, Tyrol 0.2 5.6 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.4 171 191
Austria, Vorarlberg 0.1 4.8 - 0.1 - 0.4 70 78
Belarus 0.1 3.9 0.1 0.0 0.4 1.6 1786 2549 *
Belgium, Antwerp 0.3 3.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 316 343 *
Belgium, Flanders 0.3 4.1 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.3 1069 1180
Bulgaria 0.1 1.3 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.7 549 844 *
Croatia 0.2 1.7 - 1.1 0.2 1.8 640 1016
Czech Republic 0.6 7.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 1.9 3686 4858
Denmark 0.8 3.2 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.6 1038 1274
Estonia 0.1 5.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.9 390 478
Finland (data not available) - - - - - - - -
France, Bas-Rhin 0.4 5.6 - - 0.6 0.3 287 312
France, Calvados 0.2 3.4 - 0.1 0.2 0.2 100 107
France, Doubs 0.3 3.2 - 0.0 0.1 0.1 75 82
France, Haut-Rhin 0.3 5.8 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 194 215
France, Herault 0.2 3.1 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.1 162 169
France, Isere 0.2 3.4 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.3 179 205
France, Loire-Atlantique 0.4 4.1 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.1 237 245
France, Manche 0.2 3.5 0.1 - - 0.2 91 99
France, Somme 0.2 4.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.4 103 117
France, Tarn 0.5 2.6 0.3 0.0 - 0.3 68 81
France, Vendee 0.3 2.9 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.2 102 108
Germany, Brandenburg (data not available) - - - - - - - -
Germany, Free State of Saxony (data not available) - - - - - - - -
Germany, Hamburg 0.5 3.6 - 0.2 0.3 0.0 335 434
Germany, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (data not available) - - - - - - - -
Germany, Munich 0.5 4.4 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.6 614 741
Germany, Northrhine-Westphalia: Munster 0.4 4.3 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 627 744
Germany, Saarland 0.4 5.0 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.4 343 375
Iceland 0.7 6.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.9 74 87
Ireland 0.2 2.9 - 0.1 0.4 0.7 422 547
Italy, Biella Province 0.2 3.1 0.0 - - 0.6 40 55
Italy, Brescia Province 0.3 4.2 0.5 0.4 0.4 1.1 170 209
Italy, Ferrara Province 0.5 4.3 - 0.1 0.0 0.4 113 138
Italy, Florence and Prato 0.2 4.4 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.6 328 403
Italy, Genoa Province 0.3 3.2 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.9 129 184
Italy, Macerata Province 0.0 3.5 - 0.3 0.1 0.6 41 51
Italy, Milan 0.3 3.9 - 0.1 0.3 0.8 280 362
Italy, Modena Province 0.4 4.8 - 0.1 0.6 0.5 183 217
Italy, Naples 0.2 2.8 0.1 0.1 0.7 1.1 64 86
Italy, North East Cancer Surveillance Network 0.3 3.9 - 0.8 0.2 0.5 595 660
Italy, Parma Province 0.3 4.0 0.1 0.3 1.0 0.6 104 131
Italy, Ragusa Province 0.2 1.3 0.1 - 0.6 1.3 27 41
Italy, Reggio Emilia Province 0.3 4.2 - 0.4 - 0.6 107 137
Italy, Romagna Region 0.3 5.2 - 0.1 0.3 1.2 310 398
Italy, Salerno Province 0.2 1.6 - 0.0 0.3 1.2 75 123
Italy, Sassari Province 0.2 2.2 - 0.3 0.6 0.6 61 82
Italy, Sondrio 0.3 4.9 - - 1.0 0.9 42 53
Italy, Syracuse Province 0.1 1.5 - - 0.6 0.5 27 38
Italy, Torino 0.4 3.2 - 0.2 0.4 0.5 214 273
Italy, Umbria Region 0.4 2.8 - 0.5 0.8 1.2 179 246
Italy, Varese Province 0.3 4.4 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.5 117 140
Italy, Veneto Region 0.5 5.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.8 484 601
Latvia 0.1 4.6 0.0 0.0 0.3 2.2 537 851
Lithuania 0.2 4.9 0.0 0.2 0.5 2.2 910 1243
Malta 0.1 3.1 0.1 - - 0.3 49 56
Norway 0.2 3.4 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.5 795 1013
Poland, Cracow 0.2 2.8 - 0.4 0.0 2.0 117 194 *
Poland, Kielce (data not available) - - - - - - - -
Poland, Warsaw City 0.3 2.7 0.0 0.2 0.3 1.5 270 400
Portugal, Porto 0.2 1.8 - 0.0 0.3 0.1 272 281 *
Portugal, South Regional 0.1 1.8 - 0.1 0.3 0.2 291 311
Russia, St Petersburg 0.2 3.6 0.0 0.6 0.3 1.8 1073 1624
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Carcinoma
Other
Unspec.
Number of cases
Squamous Adeno Other Unspec. MV Total
Europe (Contd)
Serbia 0.6 1.5 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.7 517 663
Slovak Republic 0.5 4.4 0.0 0.1 0.4 1.1 1024 1326
Slovenia 0.3 3.1 - 0.0 0.6 0.5 377 389
Spain, Albacete 0.2 2.0 - 0.3 - 0.2 31 35
Spain, Asturias 0.2 2.9 - 0.0 0.3 0.3 164 219
Spain, Basque Country 0.3 2.9 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.5 271 344
Spain, Canary Islands 0.3 1.4 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.3 99 131
Spain, Cuenca 0.5 1.6 - 0.2 0.6 0.7 23 33
Spain, Girona 0.3 2.7 - 0.0 0.1 0.3 76 93
Spain, Granada 0.2 2.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.4 82 102
Spain, Murcia 0.3 1.9 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.2 107 122
Spain, Navarra 0.2 2.5 - 0.1 0.3 0.2 78 100
Spain, Tarragona 0.2 1.9 - 0.1 0.3 0.4 55 71
Spain, Zaragoza 0.1 2.3 - 0.1 0.5 0.1 108 114
Sweden 0.4 3.6 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.2 1926 2057
Switzerland, Geneva 0.1 2.4 - 0.0 0.2 0.2 48 58
Switzerland, Graubunden and Glarus 0.3 3.4 - - 0.4 0.3 40 47
Switzerland, Neuchatel 0.6 3.0 - - - 0.2 29 32
Switzerland, St Gall-Appenzell 0.5 3.3 - 0.0 0.1 0.1 92 100
Switzerland, Ticino 0.1 2.9 - 0.1 0.2 0.3 55 64
Switzerland, Valais 0.1 2.9 - 0.0 0.6 0.1 38 41
Switzerland, Vaud 0.5 3.0 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.4 113 132
The Netherlands 0.4 3.4 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.6 2726 3251
The Netherlands, Eindhoven 0.4 3.3 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.6 171 207
The Netherlands, Maastricht 0.5 3.4 0.1 0.0 0.8 0.3 177 197
UK, England, East of England Region 0.2 2.6 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.0 339 487
UK, England, Merseyside and Cheshire 0.4 2.8 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.0 285 452
UK, England, North Western 0.4 2.8 - 0.6 0.3 0.0 515 805
UK, England, Northern And Yorkshire 0.4 3.4 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 1035 1509
UK, England, Oxford Region 0.3 2.8 - 0.4 0.3 0.0 319 430
UK, England, South and Western Regions 0.3 2.7 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.5 967 1410
UK, England, Thames 0.3 2.2 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.2 1337 2147
UK, England, Trent 0.4 2.8 0.0 0.6 0.3 0.1 610 1000
UK, England, West Midlands 0.3 2.7 - 0.4 0.4 0.1 658 928
UK, Northern Ireland 0.2 2.7 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.9 208 299
UK, Scotland 0.4 3.1 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.5 840 1224
Oceania
Australia, New South Wales 0.9 4.3 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.0 1355 1543
Australia, Northern Territory (data not available) - - - - - - - -
Australia, Queensland 1.2 4.2 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.0 663 813
Australia, South 0.5 4.2 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 273 336
Australia, Tasmania 0.2 5.7 - 0.0 0.2 0.5 113 130
Australia, Victoria 0.4 4.4 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 931 1085
Australia, Western 0.7 4.1 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.1 297 348
Australian Capital Territory 0.6 5.6 0.1 0.2 0.5 - 67 72
French Polynesia 0.5 0.6 - 0.3 0.4 0.6 6 10
New Zealand 0.3 3.4 - 0.1 0.4 0.6 522 655
USA, Hawaii 0.2 3.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 170 192
USA, Hawaii: Chinese - 2.0 - 0.1 - 0.3 10 13
USA, Hawaii: Filipino 0.2 3.2 0.2 - - 0.1 28 28
USA, Hawaii: Hawaiian - 3.9 - - - - 20 21
USA, Hawaii: Japanese 0.3 2.8 0.1 0.1 - 0.5 51 61
USA, Hawaii: White 0.1 3.8 - 0.1 0.3 0.2 49 52
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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by histological type
Bladder (C67) - Male
Sarcoma Other Unspec.
Squamous Transitional Adeno Other Unspec. MV Total
Africa
Algeria, Setif 0.5 2.2 0.5 0.1 0.5 - - 0.8 70 81 *
Egypt, Gharbiah 4.7 17.8 1.2 0.0 1.2 0.0 - 2.9 991 1080
Tunisia, Centre, Sousse 0.2 17.9 0.3 0.1 0.4 - - - 174 175 *
Uganda, Kyadondo County 0.1 0.9 0.0 - 0.3 0.1 - 1.5 15 29 *
Zimbabwe, Harare: African 1.0 1.3 0.1 - 2.9 0.1 - 1.1 45 95 *
America, Central and South
Argentina, Bahia Blanca - 11.0 0.8 - 3.1 - - 0.2 121 136
Brazil, Brasilia 0.4 9.3 0.5 - 0.2 0.0 - 2.2 226 238
Brazil, Cuiaba 0.5 5.0 0.9 - 0.2 - - 0.4 40 41
Brazil, Goiania 0.2 11.1 0.4 - 0.4 - 0.1 0.6 156 168
Brazil, Sao Paulo 0.1 12.9 0.5 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.0 2.4 2839 3309
Chile, Valdivia - 3.2 - - 0.1 - - 0.5 32 35
Colombia, Cali 0.2 6.8 0.3 - 0.4 0.0 - 1.0 260 293
Costa Rica 0.0 4.4 0.2 - 0.1 - - 1.0 343 423
Ecuador, Quito 0.2 4.0 0.1 - 0.2 - - 0.8 120 141
France, La Martinique 0.2 5.0 0.5 - 0.4 - - 1.0 77 88
Peru, Trujillo 0.1 2.7 0.4 - 0.5 - - 0.1 33 33 *
America, North
Canada (excluding Quebec, Yukon and Nunavut) 0.1 15.5 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 1.2 13852 15145
Canada, Alberta 0.2 18.5 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 1776 1812
Canada, British Columbia 0.2 19.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.3 3230 3282
Canada, Manitoba 0.1 14.5 0.3 0.2 0.4 - 0.0 0.9 668 734
Canada, New Brunswick 0.1 21.6 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.1 - 0.2 635 647
Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador 0.1 18.3 0.2 - 0.1 - - - 378 378
Canada, Northwest Territories - 10.3 - - - - - - 9 9
Canada, Nova Scotia 0.3 23.6 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.7 879 911
Canada, Ontario 0.1 12.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 2.1 5371 6445
Canada, Prince Edward Island 0.2 17.1 0.4 - 0.1 - - - 96 96
Canada, Saskatchewan 0.1 18.6 0.1 0.1 0.4 - 0.0 0.3 810 831
USA, Alabama 0.1 16.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 2670 2720
USA, Alabama: Black 0.3 6.7 0.1 0.0 0.2 - 0.0 0.1 214 221
USA, Alabama: White 0.1 18.2 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 2419 2462
USA, Alaska - 20.5 - 0.3 0.4 - - 0.5 302 307
USA, Arizona 0.1 19.7 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 4051 4103
USA, California 0.2 18.0 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 20410 20643
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area 0.2 16.5 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 3742 3784
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Black 0.2 9.7 0.4 - 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 143 145
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Chinese - 6.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 - 0.1 0.1 125 129
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Filipino 0.2 6.5 - - 0.2 - - 0.1 65 68
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Hispanic White 0.2 10.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 - - - 225 227
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Japanese 0.3 8.9 - 0.1 - - - - 37 37
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Non-Hispanic White 0.2 20.9 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 2992 3022
USA, California, Los Angeles County 0.2 16.3 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 4735 4768
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Black 0.5 10.1 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.0 - 0.1 294 301
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Chinese - 8.8 0.2 - 0.3 - - - 121 122
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Filipino 0.1 6.1 0.1 0.1 - - - - 57 57
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Hispanic White 0.1 8.7 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 534 538
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Japanese - 11.0 - 0.1 0.2 - - - 88 88
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Korean - 7.8 - 0.2 0.3 - - - 43 44
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Non-Hispanic White 0.2 22.9 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 3504 3524
USA, California: Asian and Pacific Islander 0.0 7.5 0.1 0.0 0.2 - 0.0 0.0 954 969
USA, California: Black 0.3 10.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 647 659
USA, California: Hispanic White 0.1 9.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 1512 1534
USA, California: Non-hispanic White 0.2 22.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 17006 17188
USA, Colorado 0.2 19.5 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 2617 2662
USA, Connecticut 0.2 25.3 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 3419 3457
USA, Connecticut: Black 0.4 9.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 - - 0.2 71 73
USA, Connecticut: White 0.2 26.2 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 3293 3329
USA, District of Columbia 0.3 13.3 0.3 - 0.4 0.1 - 0.2 267 273
USA, District of Columbia: Black 0.4 11.0 0.2 - 0.4 0.1 - 0.2 145 147
USA, District of Columbia: White 0.2 16.3 0.1 - 0.4 0.1 - 0.3 107 110
USA, Florida 0.2 22.1 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.4 18260 18528
USA, Florida: Black 0.3 8.0 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.1 - 0.2 480 495
USA, Florida: White 0.2 23.4 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.4 17550 17800
USA, Georgia 0.2 17.6 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 4199 4275
USA, Georgia, Atlanta 0.2 16.4 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 1132 1147
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: Black 0.3 8.7 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.1 - 0.1 150 153
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: White 0.2 19.1 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 959 971
USA, Georgia: Black 0.3 9.6 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.0 - 0.2 456 466
USA, Georgia: White 0.2 19.8 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 3708 3773
USA, Idaho 0.2 21.6 0.1 0.1 0.2 - 0.1 0.1 996 1008
USA, Illinois 0.1 21.7 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 9502 9640
USA, Illinois: Black 0.2 10.0 0.1 - 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 468 477
USA, Illinois: White 0.1 23.1 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 8779 8908
USA, Indiana 0.2 20.4 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.2 4432 4492
USA, Iowa 0.2 21.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 2570 2611
USA, Kentucky 0.3 21.6 0.2 0.1 0.3 - 0.0 0.3 3102 3158
USA, Louisiana 0.2 18.4 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 2814 2849
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: Black 0.3 12.0 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.2 - 0.2 130 131
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: White 0.3 22.5 0.3 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 0.3 530 536
USA, Louisiana: Black 0.3 9.4 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 358 365
USA, Louisiana: White 0.2 21.4 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 2436 2463
USA, Maine 0.1 26.4 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.1 - 0.3 1363 1393
USA, Massachusetts 0.2 26.0 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 6161 6244
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Bladder (C67) - Male (Contd)
Carcinoma
Sarcoma Other Unspec.
Number of cases
Squamous Transitional Adeno Other Unspec. MV Total
America, North (Contd)
USA, Michigan 0.2 23.3 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 8399 8537
USA, Michigan, Detroit 0.2 23.9 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 3395 3423
USA, Michigan, Detroit: Black 0.3 10.7 0.4 - 0.3 - - 0.1 306 308
USA, Michigan, Detroit: White 0.2 27.5 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 3067 3093
USA, Michigan: Black 0.3 10.7 0.4 - 0.2 - - 0.2 410 417
USA, Michigan: White 0.2 24.8 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 7878 8007
USA, Missouri 0.2 19.7 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.3 4258 4338
USA, Missouri: Black 0.6 10.0 0.5 0.1 0.1 - - 0.2 163 166
USA, Missouri: White 0.2 20.5 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.3 4069 4145
USA, Montana 0.1 21.3 0.2 0.1 0.5 - 0.1 0.0 810 827
USA, New Jersey 0.2 24.9 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.3 8003 8084
USA, New Jersey: Black 0.2 10.7 0.3 0.1 0.2 - - 0.2 322 325
USA, New Jersey: White 0.2 27.1 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.3 7525 7603
USA, New Mexico 0.1 15.7 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 1043 1064
USA, New Mexico: American Indian - 3.7 - - - - - - 12 12
USA, New Mexico: Hispanic White 0.2 10.2 0.2 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 202 208
USA, New Mexico: Non-Hispanic White 0.1 19.9 0.2 0.1 0.3 - 0.0 0.2 817 832
USA, New York state 0.2 22.7 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.3 15887 16299
USA, New York state: Black 0.2 9.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 675 697
USA, New York state: White 0.2 25.1 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.3 14926 15312
USA, NPCR 0.2 20.9 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 172592 175440
USA, NPCR: Black 0.3 9.4 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 6453 6605
USA, NPCR: White 0.2 22.3 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.3 161763 164400
USA, Ohio 0.1 22.0 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.3 9512 9715
USA, Ohio: Black 0.2 10.5 0.5 - 0.2 - - 0.1 373 387
USA, Ohio: White 0.1 22.4 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.3 8810 8991
USA, Oklahoma 0.1 17.3 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.5 2324 2404
USA, Oregon 0.2 23.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 3137 3190
USA, Pennsylvania 0.2 25.0 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 13004 13141
USA, Pennsylvania: Black 0.4 11.8 0.3 0.1 0.3 - - 0.1 416 418
USA, Pennsylvania: White 0.2 26.0 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 12411 12544
USA, Rhode Island 0.1 29.9 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.5 1234 1254
USA, SEER (9 registries) 0.2 20.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 18962 19184
USA, SEER (9 registries): Black 0.3 9.8 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 724 734
USA, SEER (9 registries): White 0.2 22.3 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 17311 17511
USA, SEER (14 registries) 0.2 19.8 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 50862 51459
USA, SEER (14 registries): Asian and Pacific Islander 0.1 8.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 - 0.0 0.0 1566 1585
USA, SEER (14 registries): Black 0.3 10.2 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 2048 2080
USA, SEER (14 registries): Hispanic White 0.1 10.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 2206 2241
USA, SEER (14 registries): Non-hispanic White 0.2 23.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 44497 45005
USA, South Carolina 0.2 18.7 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 2641 2691
USA, South Carolina: Black 0.3 7.9 0.2 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 0.2 249 257
USA, South Carolina: White 0.2 21.5 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 2366 2407
USA, Texas 0.1 16.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 10289 10569
USA, Texas: Black 0.2 8.6 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 482 504
USA, Texas: White 0.1 17.0 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 9610 9864
USA, Utah 0.2 16.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 - 0.0 0.1 996 1001
USA, Vermont 0.2 21.2 0.2 0.3 0.8 0.0 - 0.2 509 522
USA, Washington State 0.2 22.8 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 4809 4877
USA, Washington, Seattle 0.2 22.9 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.1 3254 3292
USA, West Virginia 0.1 23.0 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.0 - 0.3 1795 1817
USA, Wisconsin 0.1 20.9 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.3 4347 4435
Asia
Bahrain: Bahraini 0.6 10.7 1.3 - 1.4 - - 0.7 73 81
China, Guangzhou City 0.1 4.3 0.2 - 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.1 274 351 *
China, Hong Kong 0.1 9.9 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.6 2376 2499
China, Jiashan 0.2 5.3 0.2 - 0.1 0.1 - - 71 73 *
China, Nangang District, Harbin City - - - - - - - 6.2 116 138
China, Shanghai 0.0 1.1 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 - 6.8 1595 1996 *
China, Zhongshan 0.1 3.6 0.0 - 1.3 0.0 - - 149 169 *
Cyprus 0.1 19.8 0.3 0.1 0.3 - 0.1 0.0 495 500 *
India, Chennai (Madras) 0.1 1.6 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.8 170 238
India, Karunagappally 0.5 2.9 0.2 - - - - 0.6 30 35
India, Mumbai (Bombay) 0.1 2.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 596 767
India, Nagpur 0.2 2.5 0.1 - - - - 0.1 105 109 *
India, New Delhi 0.1 3.0 0.1 0.0 1.4 0.0 - 1.6 845 1128 *
India, Poona - - - - - - - 2.8 138 167 *
India, Trivandrum 0.0 1.8 0.0 - 0.0 - - 0.1 49 51 *
Israel 0.1 25.8 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.9 4558 4767
Israel: Jews 0.1 26.2 0.3 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.8 4245 4422
Israel: Non-Jews - 17.2 0.2 0.1 - - - 0.6 250 255
Japan, Aichi Prefecture 0.2 9.3 0.2 0.0 - - - 0.8 388 415
Japan, Fukui Prefecture 0.1 9.7 0.2 - 0.0 - - 0.8 445 473
Japan, Hiroshima 0.1 15.8 0.3 - 0.3 - - 0.1 707 718
Japan, Miyagi Prefecture 0.2 9.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 1.0 1026 1174
Japan, Nagasaki Prefecture 0.1 10.9 0.1 0.0 0.7 - 0.0 0.0 896 951
Japan, Osaka Prefecture 0.1 5.8 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 1.7 2428 3011
Japan, Yamagata Prefecture 0.3 5.9 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 1.0 477 549
Korea 0.1 7.6 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 1.1 6688 7405
Korea, Busan 0.0 8.4 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 676 766
Korea, Daegu 0.0 8.0 0.2 - 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.8 421 447
Korea, Daejeon 0.0 8.5 0.4 0.0 - 0.0 - 1.2 217 236
Korea, Gwangju 0.0 8.4 0.3 - 0.2 - - 1.3 220 242
Korea, Incheon 0.0 7.6 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 1.1 355 395
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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by histological type
Bladder (C67) - Male (Contd)
Carcinoma
Sarcoma Other Unspec.
Number of cases
Squamous Transitional Adeno Other Unspec. MV Total
Asia (Contd)
Korea, Jejudo 0.1 5.3 0.1 - - - - 1.2 43 47
Korea, Seoul 0.0 9.7 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 1.0 1892 2022
Korea, Ulsan - 6.5 0.5 - 0.1 - - 1.4 83 95
Kuwait: Kuwaitis 0.2 4.6 0.1 - 0.2 0.0 - 1.1 46 57
Kuwait: Non-Kuwaitis 0.3 5.9 - - 0.5 - - 0.3 101 103
Malaysia, Penang 0.1 5.3 0.5 - 0.2 - - 1.2 122 128
Malaysia, Sarawak 0.1 2.3 0.3 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.3 99 107
Oman: Omani 0.6 4.0 0.1 - 0.1 - - 0.2 83 85 *
Pakistan, South Karachi 0.2 8.5 0.2 - 0.3 - - - 218 219 *
Philippines, Manila 0.1 3.4 0.2 - 0.2 - - 0.7 237 279 *
Singapore 0.1 6.9 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 586 600
Singapore: Chinese 0.0 7.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 482 493
Singapore: Indian - 4.3 0.1 - - - - 0.1 34 35
Singapore: Malay 0.2 7.1 0.2 - 0.1 - - 0.3 70 72
Thailand, Chiang Mai 0.2 4.3 0.2 - - - - 0.4 188 199 *
Thailand, Lampang 0.2 4.5 - - - - - 0.9 101 121 *
Thailand, Songkhla 0.1 3.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 0.5 106 119
Turkey, Antalya 0.2 13.7 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.0 - 1.4 416 445 *
Turkey, Izmir 0.4 15.3 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 1.0 1294 1353 *
Europe
Austria 0.1 18.4 0.2 0.1 1.3 0.1 0.0 0.7 6476 6654
Austria, Tyrol 0.1 24.5 0.1 0.1 0.5 - - 0.6 622 630
Austria, Vorarlberg 0.4 22.5 0.1 - 0.9 - - 0.5 275 284
Belarus 0.4 10.9 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 2.3 3945 4323 *
Belgium, Antwerp 0.2 20.1 0.3 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.1 1686 1691 *
Belgium, Flanders 0.2 22.6 0.4 0.1 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.7 5354 5587
Bulgaria 0.3 9.7 0.2 - 0.2 0.0 0.0 2.5 3418 4313 *
Croatia 0.2 11.5 0.3 - 1.5 - - 4.6 2322 3079
Czech Republic 0.2 18.1 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.0 6995 7424
Denmark 0.2 24.8 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.8 5793 6154
Estonia 0.2 14.5 0.3 - 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.6 719 743
Finland (data not available) - - - - - - - - - -
France, Bas-Rhin 0.3 14.9 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.2 582 588
France, Calvados 0.1 13.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 - - 1.0 376 378
France, Doubs 0.2 14.8 0.5 - 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 308 311
France, Haut-Rhin 0.4 17.9 0.2 - 0.1 - 0.0 0.1 498 504
France, Herault 0.2 14.9 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 691 695
France, Isere 0.2 14.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 645 652
France, Loire-Atlantique 0.1 11.7 0.5 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 0.1 535 538
France, Manche 0.2 10.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.5 275 279
France, Somme 0.3 14.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.3 356 363
France, Tarn 0.5 14.1 - 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 0.3 303 310
France, Vendee 0.1 10.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 - 0.2 293 295
Germany, Brandenburg (data not available) - - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Free State of Saxony (data not available) - - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Hamburg 0.2 18.9 0.2 0.0 1.6 0.0 - 0.3 1418 1603
Germany, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (data not available) - - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Munich 0.1 18.1 0.2 - 0.1 0.0 0.0 1.3 1837 1968
Germany, Northrhine-Westphalia: Munster 0.2 19.4 0.2 0.1 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.3 2313 2526
Germany, Saarland 0.2 11.5 0.3 - 0.4 0.1 - 0.4 625 645
Iceland 0.1 19.5 0.1 - 0.3 - - 0.3 192 196
Ireland 0.1 12.8 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.9 1715 1844
Italy, Biella Province 0.1 31.0 0.4 - 0.4 - - 1.2 317 330
Italy, Brescia Province 0.2 27.8 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 3.7 758 836
Italy, Ferrara Province 0.0 33.1 0.6 0.1 0.2 - 0.0 1.3 672 737
Italy, Florence and Prato 0.1 34.0 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.0 - 2.6 2132 2310
Italy, Genoa Province 0.1 35.3 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 - 4.6 1132 1276
Italy, Macerata Province 0.4 30.1 0.5 0.1 0.9 - - 2.1 332 356
Italy, Milan 0.0 25.6 0.4 - 2.2 - 0.1 2.2 1558 1674
Italy, Modena Province 0.2 30.8 0.2 - 0.3 - - 0.1 1019 1024
Italy, Naples 0.3 37.7 1.0 - 0.3 - - 7.9 596 739
Italy, North East Cancer Surveillance Network 0.2 19.6 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 1.0 2172 2273
Italy, Parma Province 0.2 28.6 0.2 - 0.6 0.1 - 1.2 661 699
Italy, Ragusa Province 0.5 28.4 0.4 - 0.2 - - 3.6 401 436
Italy, Reggio Emilia Province 0.0 29.6 0.2 0.1 0.2 - - 1.2 721 755
Italy, Romagna Region 0.1 32.6 0.1 - 0.3 0.0 0.0 2.5 1832 1960
Italy, Salerno Province 0.2 30.5 0.4 0.0 0.5 0.1 - 6.2 1142 1356
Italy, Sassari Province 0.2 23.6 0.8 0.3 0.4 0.0 - 3.3 507 583
Italy, Sondrio 0.2 35.5 0.2 - - - - 2.9 276 295
Italy, Syracuse Province 0.1 31.6 0.4 - 0.3 - - 1.6 453 479
Italy, Torino 0.1 36.1 0.4 0.0 0.9 - 0.0 0.8 1778 1820
Italy, Umbria Region 0.2 29.7 0.4 0.0 1.5 0.0 - 2.5 1456 1602
Italy, Varese Province 0.2 29.5 0.1 - 0.4 - 0.0 1.4 649 675
Italy, Veneto Region 0.1 28.9 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.1 1.5 2242 2331
Latvia 0.6 8.2 0.9 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 4.4 996 1153
Lithuania 1.1 9.8 0.8 - 1.1 - 0.0 3.8 1566 1844
Malta 0.1 25.1 0.6 - 0.3 - 0.1 0.7 359 368
Norway 0.1 18.6 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.3 3809 3889
Poland, Cracow 0.1 13.0 0.4 - 0.8 0.0 - 3.4 247 444 *
Poland, Kielce (data not available) - - - - - - - - - -
Poland, Warsaw City 0.0 12.2 0.1 - 0.3 0.0 - 3.4 803 1016
Portugal, Porto 0.2 16.9 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.3 1947 1985 *
Portugal, South Regional 0.1 13.0 0.4 0.0 0.6 0.1 0.0 1.6 1740 1931
Russia, St Petersburg 0.5 6.1 0.3 0.0 1.2 0.0 0.0 3.2 1149 1597
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Bladder (C67) - Male (Contd)
Carcinoma
Sarcoma Other Unspec.
Number of cases
Squamous Transitional Adeno Other Unspec. MV Total
Europe (Contd)
Serbia 0.2 11.8 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.0 - 1.6 2622 2931
Slovak Republic 0.3 12.4 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 1.2 2085 2303
Slovenia 0.2 13.7 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.6 1043 1061
Spain, Albacete 0.3 24.0 0.4 - 0.3 0.1 0.1 1.9 350 370
Spain, Asturias 0.1 27.4 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 1.1 1488 1553
Spain, Basque Country 0.2 29.8 0.2 0.0 0.3 - 0.0 1.3 2213 2329
Spain, Canary Islands 0.4 19.4 0.2 0.0 0.5 - 0.0 1.0 996 1044
Spain, Cuenca 0.3 18.6 0.4 - 0.5 - - 2.4 247 286
Spain, Girona 0.2 34.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 1.0 872 898
Spain, Granada 0.2 27.9 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.1 1.1 959 1002
Spain, Murcia 0.3 34.5 0.1 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 2.1 1505 1592
Spain, Navarra 0.2 34.6 0.5 0.3 0.6 - 0.1 0.6 884 905
Spain, Tarragona 0.1 34.6 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.0 - 2.0 796 853
Spain, Zaragoza 0.2 28.4 0.3 - 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.8 1169 1214
Sweden 0.1 16.8 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 7571 7588
Switzerland, Geneva 0.3 27.9 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.2 - 0.4 461 468
Switzerland, Graubunden and Glarus 0.8 12.0 0.3 0.1 0.9 - - 0.5 133 140
Switzerland, Neuchatel 0.2 12.3 - - 0.6 - - 0.3 95 98
Switzerland, St Gall-Appenzell 0.2 10.8 0.1 0.1 - 0.2 - 0.3 238 247
Switzerland, Ticino 0.2 16.6 0.2 0.4 0.2 - - 0.7 254 266
Switzerland, Valais - 21.5 0.2 - 0.6 - - 0.4 245 250
Switzerland, Vaud 0.2 15.4 0.5 - 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 425 433
The Netherlands 0.2 13.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 8895 9000
The Netherlands, Eindhoven 0.3 25.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 973 975
The Netherlands, Maastricht 0.2 23.5 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.0 - 0.2 901 908
UK, England, East of England Region 0.2 20.6 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 2759 2858
UK, England, Merseyside and Cheshire 0.2 21.3 0.2 0.1 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 2312 2432
UK, England, North Western 0.3 23.0 0.3 0.1 1.4 0.1 0.0 0.4 4249 4480
UK, England, Northern And Yorkshire 0.3 23.9 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.3 7207 7475
UK, England, Oxford Region 0.2 15.6 0.1 0.1 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 1795 1875
UK, England, South and Western Regions 0.4 20.7 0.4 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 2.8 7233 8350
UK, England, Thames 0.2 17.0 0.2 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.4 10247 11249
UK, England, Trent 0.2 21.1 0.3 0.1 1.4 0.1 0.0 0.3 4757 5203
UK, England, West Midlands 0.2 19.9 0.3 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.2 4800 4994
UK, Northern Ireland 0.1 9.4 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 - 1.8 618 721
UK, Scotland 0.4 21.2 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.5 4775 5012
Oceania
Australia, New South Wales 0.1 10.7 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 2779 2964
Australia, Northern Territory (data not available) - - - - - - - - - -
Australia, Queensland 0.1 18.2 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 2329 2516
Australia, South 0.2 21.6 0.1 - 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 1384 1443
Australia, Tasmania 0.3 20.1 - - 0.2 - 0.0 0.3 393 397
Australia, Victoria 0.1 6.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.6 1286 1413
Australia, Western 0.2 8.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 572 592
Australian Capital Territory 0.3 11.3 - - 0.2 - - 0.2 102 111
French Polynesia - 10.2 0.2 - 0.3 - - 0.6 43 45
New Zealand 0.1 14.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.5 2039 2115
USA, Hawaii 0.0 12.4 0.2 0.1 0.2 - 0.0 0.1 631 637
USA, Hawaii: Chinese - 7.5 - - - - - - 33 33
USA, Hawaii: Filipino - 6.1 - - 0.2 - 0.1 - 49 49
USA, Hawaii: Hawaiian 0.2 11.5 0.2 0.3 - - - - 55 55
USA, Hawaii: Japanese 0.1 12.5 0.1 0.1 0.2 - - 0.0 210 211
USA, Hawaii: White - 19.8 0.2 0.1 0.1 - - 0.2 257 261
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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by histological type
Bladder (C67) - Female
Sarcoma Other Unspec.
Squamous Transitional Adeno Other Unspec. MV Total
Africa
Algeria, Setif - 0.3 0.1 - - - - 0.1 10 11 *
Egypt, Gharbiah 1.9 2.3 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.8 232 262
Tunisia, Centre, Sousse 0.1 2.0 - - 0.1 - - - 22 22 *
Uganda, Kyadondo County - 0.9 - - 0.5 0.0 - 0.5 11 17 *
Zimbabwe, Harare: African 0.7 1.0 0.1 - 1.7 0.1 - 0.4 31 63 *
America, Central and South
Argentina, Bahia Blanca - 1.8 - - 0.6 - - 0.2 26 31
Brazil, Brasilia 0.2 3.0 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.6 96 104
Brazil, Cuiaba 0.1 1.2 0.2 - 0.1 0.1 - 0.7 11 16
Brazil, Goiania 0.2 2.5 - - 0.2 - - 0.3 51 59
Brazil, Sao Paulo 0.1 3.0 0.2 - 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.9 1028 1299
Chile, Valdivia 0.1 1.2 - - 0.1 - - 0.3 14 17
Colombia, Cali 0.1 1.4 0.1 - 0.3 - - 0.4 91 109
Costa Rica 0.1 1.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.5 95 138
Ecuador, Quito 0.3 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.3 40 53
France, La Martinique 0.2 1.2 0.1 - 0.0 - - 0.1 29 33
Peru, Trujillo 0.1 1.2 - - - - - - 16 16 *
America, North
Canada (excluding Quebec, Yukon and Nunavut) 0.1 4.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.4 4663 5241
Canada, Alberta 0.1 5.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 568 599
Canada, British Columbia 0.1 5.6 0.1 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 0.1 1129 1169
Canada, Manitoba 0.1 3.6 0.0 - 0.2 - - 0.2 208 238
Canada, New Brunswick 0.1 5.5 0.1 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 205 209
Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador - 5.4 - - 0.1 - - - 114 114
Canada, Northwest Territories - 2.0 - - - - - - 2 2
Canada, Nova Scotia 0.1 6.0 0.1 - 0.1 - - 0.3 279 300
Canada, Ontario 0.1 3.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.6 1843 2279
Canada, Prince Edward Island - 3.5 - 0.3 - - - 0.2 27 30
Canada, Saskatchewan 0.1 5.9 - 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 288 301
USA, Alabama 0.1 4.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 903 933
USA, Alabama: Black 0.1 2.5 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 125 134
USA, Alabama: White 0.1 4.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 768 789
USA, Alaska - 4.1 0.2 - 0.1 - 0.0 0.3 67 72
USA, Arizona 0.1 5.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 1242 1269
USA, California 0.1 4.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 6592 6751
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area 0.1 4.6 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 1360 1390
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Black 0.2 3.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 - - 0.0 71 72
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Chinese - 1.9 - - - - - 0.0 48 48
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Filipino - 1.3 0.1 - - - - - 17 17
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Hispanic White 0.1 3.2 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 98 100
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Japanese - 3.0 0.1 - 0.1 - - - 17 17
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Non-Hispanic White 0.1 5.9 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 1073 1099
USA, California, Los Angeles County 0.2 3.8 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 1580 1601
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Black 0.2 3.7 0.1 0.1 0.2 - - 0.0 151 154
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Chinese 0.1 1.8 - - - - - 0.1 30 30
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Filipino 0.1 0.8 - - - - - - 10 10
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Hispanic White 0.1 2.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 202 206
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Japanese 0.1 3.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 - - - 28 29
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Korean - 2.7 - - - - - - 20 20
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Non-Hispanic White 0.2 5.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 1106 1119
USA, California: Asian and Pacific Islander 0.0 1.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 286 292
USA, California: Black 0.2 3.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 307 312
USA, California: Hispanic White 0.1 2.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 549 562
USA, California: Non-hispanic White 0.2 5.5 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 5362 5496
USA, Colorado 0.1 5.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 0.1 840 874
USA, Connecticut 0.1 7.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 1269 1293
USA, Connecticut: Black 0.3 3.0 - - 0.1 - - - 38 38
USA, Connecticut: White 0.1 7.5 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 1216 1240
USA, District of Columbia 0.2 4.9 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 - 0.2 159 162
USA, District of Columbia: Black 0.3 4.8 0.3 0.1 0.1 - - 0.1 110 111
USA, District of Columbia: White - 5.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.0 - 0.2 46 47
USA, Florida 0.1 5.7 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 5990 6100
USA, Florida: Black 0.3 2.7 0.2 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 0.1 249 258
USA, Florida: White 0.1 6.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 5675 5773
USA, Georgia 0.2 4.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 1472 1515
USA, Georgia, Atlanta 0.2 4.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 451 457
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: Black 0.3 3.7 0.1 0.0 0.2 - 0.0 0.1 109 113
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: White 0.2 4.7 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 338 340
USA, Georgia: Black 0.3 2.9 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 254 267
USA, Georgia: White 0.1 4.5 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 1211 1241
USA, Idaho 0.1 4.6 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 258 266
USA, Illinois 0.2 5.6 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 3427 3514
USA, Illinois: Black 0.3 3.8 0.2 0.0 0.2 - 0.0 0.1 308 325
USA, Illinois: White 0.2 5.9 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 3030 3100
USA, Indiana 0.1 5.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 1545 1584
USA, Iowa 0.1 5.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 846 880
USA, Kentucky 0.1 5.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 - - 0.1 1038 1080
USA, Louisiana 0.1 4.5 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 953 975
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: Black 0.0 3.5 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.0 - 0.1 63 66
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: White 0.1 6.2 0.0 - 0.1 - - 0.1 186 188
USA, Louisiana: Black 0.2 3.6 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 209 219
USA, Louisiana: White 0.1 4.9 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 737 749
USA, Maine 0.0 7.7 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 - 0.2 516 541
USA, Massachusetts 0.1 7.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 2403 2466
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Sarcoma Other Unspec.
Number of cases
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America, North (Contd)
USA, Michigan 0.1 5.9 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 2853 2899
USA, Michigan, Detroit 0.1 6.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 1206 1214
USA, Michigan, Detroit: Black 0.2 3.7 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.1 - 0.0 186 191
USA, Michigan, Detroit: White 0.1 6.8 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 1010 1013
USA, Michigan: Black 0.2 3.7 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 235 242
USA, Michigan: White 0.1 6.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 2578 2617
USA, Missouri 0.1 4.8 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 1424 1470
USA, Missouri: Black 0.2 3.4 0.3 - 0.0 - - 0.0 94 96
USA, Missouri: White 0.1 4.9 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 1317 1361
USA, Montana 0.1 6.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 271 281
USA, New Jersey 0.1 6.6 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 2971 3036
USA, New Jersey: Black 0.2 3.8 0.2 - 0.1 0.1 - 0.2 196 204
USA, New Jersey: White 0.1 7.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 2720 2777
USA, New Mexico 0.1 4.1 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 337 348
USA, New Mexico: American Indian 0.3 0.5 - - - - - - 3 3
USA, New Mexico: Hispanic White 0.1 2.1 0.1 - 0.0 - - 0.0 60 61
USA, New Mexico: Non-Hispanic White 0.1 5.5 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 270 280
USA, New York state 0.1 6.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 6148 6382
USA, New York state: Black 0.2 3.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 430 448
USA, New York state: White 0.1 6.9 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 5636 5848
USA, NPCR 0.1 5.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 59765 61379
USA, NPCR: Black 0.2 3.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 3671 3832
USA, NPCR: White 0.1 5.7 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 54695 56118
USA, Ohio 0.1 5.7 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 3431 3526
USA, Ohio: Black 0.2 3.6 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 212 220
USA, Ohio: White 0.1 5.7 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 3109 3194
USA, Oklahoma 0.1 4.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 766 805
USA, Oregon 0.1 6.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 1001 1022
USA, Pennsylvania 0.1 6.6 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 4735 4820
USA, Pennsylvania: Black 0.1 4.0 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 227 236
USA, Pennsylvania: White 0.1 6.8 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 4453 4527
USA, Rhode Island 0.1 8.8 0.1 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 0.1 474 482
USA, SEER (9 registries) 0.1 5.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 6508 6653
USA, SEER (9 registries): Black 0.3 3.6 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 433 445
USA, SEER (9 registries): White 0.1 5.8 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 5794 5923
USA, SEER (14 registries) 0.1 5.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 17144 17555
USA, SEER (14 registries): Asian and Pacific Islander 0.0 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 469 478
USA, SEER (14 registries): Black 0.2 3.5 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 1121 1156
USA, SEER (14 registries): Hispanic White 0.1 2.7 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 809 824
USA, SEER (14 registries): Non-hispanic White 0.1 5.8 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 14573 14924
USA, South Carolina 0.2 4.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 823 854
USA, South Carolina: Black 0.3 3.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.2 162 175
USA, South Carolina: White 0.1 4.5 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 656 674
USA, Texas 0.2 3.7 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 3301 3460
USA, Texas: Black 0.2 2.8 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.2 258 277
USA, Texas: White 0.1 3.9 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 2974 3111
USA, Utah 0.2 4.0 0.1 0.0 - - - 0.1 300 306
USA, Vermont 0.2 7.1 0.2 0.2 - - 0.1 0.0 222 225
USA, Washington State 0.1 5.6 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 1474 1512
USA, Washington, Seattle 0.1 5.5 0.1 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 982 1013
USA, West Virginia 0.2 7.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 748 766
USA, Wisconsin 0.1 5.8 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 1563 1611
Asia
Bahrain: Bahraini 0.4 2.7 0.4 - - 0.1 - 0.2 20 21
China, Guangzhou City - 1.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.0 - 0.0 74 95 *
China, Hong Kong 0.0 2.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 768 803
China, Jiashan - 0.8 0.1 - 0.2 - - - 13 15 *
China, Nangang District, Harbin City - - - - - - - 1.8 41 45
China, Shanghai 0.0 0.3 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 465 609 *
China, Zhongshan 0.1 0.5 0.0 - 0.4 - - - 29 37 *
Cyprus - 3.5 0.1 - - - - - 100 100 *
India, Chennai (Madras) 0.0 0.5 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 64 86
India, Karunagappally 0.1 0.1 - - - - - - 2 2
India, Mumbai (Bombay) 0.1 0.6 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 140 182
India, Nagpur 0.0 0.9 - - - - - 0.0 36 37 *
India, New Delhi 0.0 0.6 0.0 - 0.3 0.0 - 0.4 156 225 *
India, Poona - - - - - - - 1.0 48 61 *
India, Trivandrum - 0.3 - - 0.1 - - 0.0 12 13 *
Israel 0.1 4.6 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 1091 1153
Israel: Jews 0.1 4.8 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 1051 1101
Israel: Non-Jews - 1.6 0.1 - - - - - 26 26
Japan, Aichi Prefecture 0.0 1.6 0.1 - - - - 0.5 89 112
Japan, Fukui Prefecture 0.1 1.7 0.0 - 0.0 - - 0.4 120 143
Japan, Hiroshima 0.2 3.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.1 - - 193 207
Japan, Miyagi Prefecture 0.1 2.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 327 423
Japan, Nagasaki Prefecture 0.1 1.9 0.0 - 0.2 - - 0.0 256 291
Japan, Osaka Prefecture 0.1 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 676 937
Japan, Yamagata Prefecture 0.0 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 175 216
Korea 0.0 1.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1620 1935
Korea, Busan - 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 0.4 131 176
Korea, Daegu - 1.6 0.1 - - 0.0 - 0.4 115 139
Korea, Daejeon - 1.6 0.1 - 0.0 - - 0.2 59 67
Korea, Gwangju - 1.7 0.0 - 0.1 - - 0.3 67 77
Korea, Incheon 0.0 1.2 0.1 - 0.0 - - 0.3 85 104
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Bladder (C67) - Female (Contd)
Carcinoma
Sarcoma Other Unspec.
Number of cases
Squamous Transitional Adeno Other Unspec. MV Total
Asia (Contd)
Korea, Jejudo - 0.8 - - - - - 0.3 11 16
Korea, Seoul 0.0 1.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.3 472 548
Korea, Ulsan - 1.2 - - - - - 0.2 20 24
Kuwait: Kuwaitis 0.1 2.0 - - 0.4 0.0 - 0.4 21 27
Kuwait: Non-Kuwaitis 0.1 2.2 0.1 - - - - 0.3 12 14
Malaysia, Penang 0.3 1.0 0.2 - 0.1 - - 0.2 37 39
Malaysia, Sarawak 0.0 0.4 0.2 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 26 30
Oman: Omani 0.2 1.5 0.1 - 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 35 36 *
Pakistan, South Karachi 0.1 2.3 0.2 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 46 47 *
Philippines, Manila 0.0 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.3 81 102 *
Singapore 0.0 1.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 172 181
Singapore: Chinese 0.0 1.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 151 159
Singapore: Indian - 0.8 - - - - - - 3 3
Singapore: Malay - 1.8 0.2 - - - - 0.1 18 19
Thailand, Chiang Mai 0.0 1.8 0.2 - - - - 0.3 82 96 *
Thailand, Lampang 0.1 1.0 0.0 - - - - 0.4 28 39 *
Thailand, Songkhla - 0.6 0.1 - - - - 0.1 21 23
Turkey, Antalya 0.0 2.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.3 63 72 *
Turkey, Izmir 0.1 1.8 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 165 175 *
Europe
Austria 0.1 4.5 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 2415 2560
Austria, Tyrol 0.0 6.6 0.1 - 0.2 - - 0.6 245 249
Austria, Vorarlberg 0.1 4.2 0.3 - 0.2 - - 0.2 75 81
Belarus 0.0 1.3 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 779 865 *
Belgium, Antwerp 0.1 3.5 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 392 393 *
Belgium, Flanders 0.1 4.2 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 1342 1467
Bulgaria 0.0 1.7 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 757 992 *
Croatia 0.0 2.3 0.1 - 0.4 - - 1.0 719 983
Czech Republic 0.1 4.6 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 2502 2731
Denmark 0.2 6.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.4 1960 2156
Estonia 0.1 2.4 0.0 0.0 0.2 - 0.0 0.2 243 268
Finland (data not available) - - - - - - - - - -
France, Bas-Rhin 0.1 1.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 129 135
France, Calvados 0.1 1.3 0.0 0.1 0.1 - - 0.1 63 67
France, Doubs 0.1 1.8 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 63 64
France, Haut-Rhin 0.1 2.3 0.1 - 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 103 108
France, Herault 0.1 2.2 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 - - 148 148
France, Isere 0.1 1.6 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 120 127
France, Loire-Atlantique 0.2 1.7 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 144 147
France, Manche 0.1 1.8 0.0 - - - - - 70 70
France, Somme 0.2 2.1 0.1 - 0.1 - - 0.1 70 76
France, Tarn 0.1 2.1 0.0 0.0 - - - 0.0 76 78
France, Vendee 0.1 1.4 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 56 56
Germany, Brandenburg (data not available) - - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Free State of Saxony (data not available) - - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Hamburg 0.2 4.6 0.1 0.0 0.5 0.0 - 0.1 518 646
Germany, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (data not available) - - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Munich 0.1 4.5 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 693 769
Germany, Northrhine-Westphalia: Munster 0.1 4.3 0.1 0.0 0.8 0.0 - 0.1 760 909
Germany, Saarland 0.3 2.7 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 245 262
Iceland 0.4 5.7 0.1 - 0.3 - - 0.0 71 72
Ireland 0.1 4.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 0.3 667 721
Italy, Biella Province - 6.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.2 88 93
Italy, Brescia Province 0.0 4.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 - - 0.8 178 212
Italy, Ferrara Province 0.2 6.2 0.0 - - - - 0.4 170 195
Italy, Florence and Prato 0.0 6.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 0.5 493 551
Italy, Genoa Province 0.0 5.6 0.1 0.0 0.1 - - 1.2 261 339
Italy, Macerata Province - 5.3 0.0 - 0.2 - - 0.3 69 75
Italy, Milan 0.0 4.8 0.1 - 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.6 467 536
Italy, Modena Province 0.0 5.5 0.1 - 0.2 - - 0.2 246 253
Italy, Naples 0.1 4.9 0.1 - - - - 1.4 86 122
Italy, North East Cancer Surveillance Network 0.1 3.7 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 - 0.2 630 687
Italy, Parma Province 0.1 6.0 0.0 - 0.1 - - 0.2 181 196
Italy, Ragusa Province - 4.2 - - 0.0 0.3 - 0.8 72 85
Italy, Reggio Emilia Province 0.0 5.8 0.1 - - 0.0 - 0.3 179 188
Italy, Romagna Region 0.0 5.8 0.1 0.0 0.1 - - 0.6 410 455
Italy, Salerno Province 0.0 3.9 - - 0.1 - 0.0 0.9 184 223
Italy, Sassari Province 0.1 3.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 - - 0.5 98 115
Italy, Sondrio - 8.9 0.2 - 0.1 - 0.1 0.8 88 97
Italy, Syracuse Province 0.1 3.5 - - 0.0 - - 0.2 60 65
Italy, Torino 0.0 6.2 0.1 - 0.0 - 0.0 0.3 439 469
Italy, Umbria Region 0.1 5.3 0.1 - 0.3 - - 0.4 339 364
Italy, Varese Province 0.1 4.3 0.1 - 0.1 - - 0.3 143 155
Italy, Veneto Region 0.1 5.8 0.2 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.3 634 672
Latvia 0.2 1.4 0.2 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.7 313 381
Lithuania 0.2 1.4 0.2 - 0.2 0.0 - 0.7 430 545
Malta - 4.4 0.1 - 0.1 - - 0.0 84 85
Norway 0.1 4.9 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 1282 1341
Poland, Cracow 0.0 2.6 0.1 - 0.2 - - 0.9 73 146 *
Poland, Kielce (data not available) - - - - - - - - - -
Poland, Warsaw City 0.1 2.8 0.1 - 0.1 0.1 0.0 1.0 289 384
Portugal, Porto 0.1 3.3 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 572 583 *
Portugal, South Regional 0.0 2.5 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.4 480 556
Russia, St Petersburg 0.1 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.7 430 666
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Bladder (C67) - Female (Contd)
Carcinoma
Sarcoma Other Unspec.
Number of cases
Squamous Transitional Adeno Other Unspec. MV Total
Europe (Contd)
Serbia 0.1 2.9 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 803 947
Slovak Republic 0.1 2.9 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 677 765
Slovenia 0.1 2.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 339 350
Spain, Albacete 0.0 2.5 0.1 - 0.2 - - 0.2 53 58
Spain, Asturias 0.0 3.3 0.1 - 0.1 - - 0.2 262 289
Spain, Basque Country 0.1 4.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.3 402 451
Spain, Canary Islands 0.0 2.3 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 156 173
Spain, Cuenca 0.0 2.9 0.1 - 0.1 - - 0.3 46 54
Spain, Girona 0.0 4.3 - - 0.1 - - 0.2 152 165
Spain, Granada 0.1 2.8 0.1 0.0 - - - 0.0 129 133
Spain, Murcia 0.1 3.7 0.1 - 0.0 - - 0.3 231 246
Spain, Navarra 0.1 4.7 - 0.0 0.2 - - 0.2 142 158
Spain, Tarragona 0.0 4.9 - - 0.2 - - 0.3 146 161
Spain, Zaragoza 0.0 3.5 0.1 - 0.1 - - 0.1 191 202
Sweden 0.1 4.7 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 2683 2691
Switzerland, Geneva 0.1 5.8 0.0 - 0.1 - - 0.1 135 140
Switzerland, Graubunden and Glarus 0.1 2.1 - - 0.4 - 0.2 0.1 34 38
Switzerland, Neuchatel 0.1 2.4 0.2 - 0.1 - - 0.1 31 33
Switzerland, St Gall-Appenzell 0.3 2.6 - - 0.2 - - 0.3 91 99
Switzerland, Ticino 0.0 3.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 - - 0.1 72 74
Switzerland, Valais 0.4 4.4 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 69 71
Switzerland, Vaud 0.0 3.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 123 132
The Netherlands 0.2 2.8 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 2620 2682
The Netherlands, Eindhoven 0.1 5.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 269 272
The Netherlands, Maastricht 0.2 5.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 262 263
UK, England, East of England Region 0.2 5.5 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 957 1039
UK, England, Merseyside and Cheshire 0.2 5.6 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 872 962
UK, England, North Western 0.2 6.8 0.1 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.2 1685 1883
UK, England, Northern And Yorkshire 0.3 6.9 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 2814 3041
UK, England, Oxford Region 0.2 3.8 0.0 0.0 0.3 - 0.0 0.0 569 624
UK, England, South and Western Regions 0.2 5.3 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 1.0 2514 3062
UK, England, Thames 0.2 4.3 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 3671 4242
UK, England, Trent 0.2 6.1 0.1 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 1750 2015
UK, England, West Midlands 0.3 5.3 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 1731 1881
UK, Northern Ireland 0.2 2.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.5 244 293
UK, Scotland 0.3 6.5 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.3 2036 2203
Oceania
Australia, New South Wales 0.1 3.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 1014 1089
Australia, Northern Territory (data not available) - - - - - - - - - -
Australia, Queensland 0.1 4.7 0.1 0.0 0.1 - - 0.0 726 791
Australia, South 0.2 5.6 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 456 474
Australia, Tasmania 0.2 5.6 - - 0.0 - - 0.2 135 141
Australia, Victoria 0.2 1.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 492 547
Australia, Western 0.1 2.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 194 213
Australian Capital Territory 0.2 3.1 - - - - - - 31 34
French Polynesia - 2.8 - - - - - 0.5 11 13
New Zealand 0.1 3.9 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 732 778
USA, Hawaii 0.1 2.8 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 179 182
USA, Hawaii: Chinese 0.4 1.1 0.2 - - - - - 12 12
USA, Hawaii: Filipino - 1.7 - - - - - - 14 14
USA, Hawaii: Hawaiian - 3.4 0.2 - - - - 0.1 21 22
USA, Hawaii: Japanese - 2.2 - - 0.0 - 0.0 - 54 54
USA, Hawaii: White 0.2 4.3 - - - 0.0 - 0.0 61 62
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Eye (C69) - Male
Retinoblastoma Melanoma
Carcinoma
Sarcoma Other Unspec.
Number of cases
Squamous Other Unspec. MV Total
Africa
Algeria, Setif - - 0.1 - - - - 0.0 4 4*
Egypt, Gharbiah 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.0 - - 0.0 0.0 21 24
Tunisia, Centre, Sousse 0.1 - 0.2 - - - - - 3 3*
Uganda, Kyadondo County 0.1 - 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 48 56 *
Zimbabwe, Harare: African 0.2 - 3.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 140 141 *
America, Central and South
Argentina, Bahia Blanca - 0.2 - - 0.2 - - - 3 3
Brazil, Brasilia 0.0 0.0 0.8 - 0.1 - - 0.6 34 38
Brazil, Cuiaba - - 0.7 0.2 - 0.2 - 0.1 8 8
Brazil, Goiania 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.2 - 0.1 - 0.0 19 19
Brazil, Sao Paulo 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 257 310
Chile, Valdivia - - 0.2 0.1 - - - - 3 3
Colombia, Cali 0.3 0.2 0.3 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 32 33
Costa Rica 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 54 60
Ecuador, Quito 0.2 0.1 0.4 - - - - - 20 21
France, La Martinique - - 0.1 - - - - - 1 1
Peru, Trujillo 0.2 - 0.4 - - - - - 7 7*
America, North
Canada (excluding Quebec, Yukon and Nunavut) 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 360 555
Canada, Alberta 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 - - 47 61
Canada, British Columbia 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - - 39 91
Canada, Manitoba - 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - - 14 23
Canada, New Brunswick - 0.4 0.0 - - - - - 9 10
Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador 0.2 0.4 0.1 - - - - - 9 9
Canada, Northwest Territories - - - - - - - - 0 0
Canada, Nova Scotia 0.1 0.3 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 15 18
Canada, Ontario 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 205 312
Canada, Prince Edward Island - 0.2 0.2 - 0.2 - - - 3 3
Canada, Saskatchewan 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 - - 19 28
USA, Alabama 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - - 43 64
USA, Alabama: Black 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - - - 2 4
USA, Alabama: White 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - - 40 59
USA, Alaska 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 - - - - 6 9
USA, Arizona 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.0 79 100
USA, California 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 542 718
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - - 108 143
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Black - - - - 0.1 - - - 2 2
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Chinese 0.2 - - - - - - - 1 1
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Filipino 0.2 0.1 - - - - - - 2 2
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Japanese - - - - - - - - 0 0
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Hispanic White 0.2 0.2 0.0 - - - - - 10 15
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Non-Hispanic White 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - - 86 114
USA, California, Los Angeles County 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 136 165
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Black 0.2 - - - - - - - 3 3
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Chinese 0.2 0.1 - - - - - - 1 2
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Filipino - - - - - - - - 0 0
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Hispanic White 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 44 49
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Japanese 0.9 - - - - - - - - 1
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Korean - - - - - - - - 0 0
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Non-Hispanic White 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - 82 104
USA, California: Asian and Pacific Islander 0.2 0.1 - 0.0 - - 0.0 - 17 20
USA, California: Black 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 12 13
USA, California: Hispanic White 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 100 117
USA, California: Non-hispanic White 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 394 544
USA, Colorado 0.1 0.5 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 55 82
USA, Connecticut 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 46 62
USA, Connecticut: Black - - - 0.1 - 0.1 - - 2 2
USA, Connecticut: White 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 44 60
USA, District of Columbia 0.4 - - - - - - - 3 3
USA, District of Columbia: Black 0.4 - - - - - - - 2 2
USA, District of Columbia: White 0.5 - - - - - - - 1 1
USA, Florida 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 269 482
USA, Florida: Black 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 16 23
USA, Florida: White 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 241 441
USA, Georgia 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.0 92 121
USA, Georgia, Atlanta 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - - 25 32
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: Black 0.1 - 0.0 - - - - - 2 2
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: White 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 - - - - 20 27
USA, Georgia: Black 0.2 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - - 14 16
USA, Georgia: White 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.0 76 103
USA, Idaho - 0.3 - 0.1 - - - - 13 17
USA, Illinois 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 172 235
USA, Illinois: Black 0.2 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 - - 11 12
USA, Illinois: White 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 148 208
USA, Indiana 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 73 126
USA, Iowa 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 63 85
USA, Kentucky 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 83 109
USA, Louisiana 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.0 65 88
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: Black - - 0.1 - - - - 0.1 2 2
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: White - 0.6 0.2 0.1 - - - - 12 17
USA, Louisiana: Black 0.1 0.1 0.0 - - 0.0 - 0.0 5 9
USA, Louisiana: White 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 - - 59 78
USA, Maine 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - - 18 33
USA, Massachusetts 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.0 53 159
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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USA, Michigan 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 150 188
USA, Michigan, Detroit 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 0.0 60 66
USA, Michigan, Detroit: Black 0.2 0.1 - 0.0 - - - - 7 7
USA, Michigan, Detroit: White 0.3 0.4 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 51 57
USA, Michigan: Black 0.2 0.1 - 0.0 - - - - 8 9
USA, Michigan: White 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 136 170
USA, Missouri 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 88 138
USA, Missouri: Black 0.2 - 0.1 0.1 - - - - 3 4
USA, Missouri: White 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 0.0 82 130
USA, Montana 0.2 0.6 0.1 - - 0.1 - - 16 25
USA, New Jersey 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 124 190
USA, New Jersey: Black 0.2 0.1 0.0 - - 0.0 - - 7 9
USA, New Jersey: White 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 110 174
USA, New Mexico 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 25 34
USA, New Mexico: American Indian 0.5 - 0.2 - - - - - 3 3
USA, New Mexico: Hispanic White 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 - - 7 8
USA, New Mexico: Non-Hispanic White 0.1 0.4 0.2 - 0.0 - - - 15 23
USA, New York state 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 283 438
USA, New York state: Black 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 22 25
USA, New York state: White 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 254 403
USA, NPCR 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3312 4871
USA, NPCR: Black 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 143 180
USA, NPCR: White 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3002 4491
USA, Ohio 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 168 221
USA, Ohio: Black 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 - - 8 8
USA, Ohio: White 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 153 206
USA, Oklahoma 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 54 85
USA, Oregon 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 - - 56 94
USA, Pennsylvania 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 - - 210 324
USA, Pennsylvania: Black 0.1 0.1 0.1 - - 0.0 - - 7 10
USA, Pennsylvania: White 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 194 304
USA, Rhode Island - 0.5 0.0 0.1 - - - 0.0 9 20
USA, SEER (9 registries) 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 394 530
USA, SEER (9 registries): Black 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 14 14
USA, SEER (9 registries): White 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 352 486
USA, SEER (14 registries) 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1141 1546
USA, SEER (14 registries): Asian and Pacific Islander 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 34 37
USA, SEER (14 registries): Black 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 38 46
USA, SEER (14 registries): Hispanic White 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 125 151
USA, SEER (14 registries): Non-hispanic White 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 909 1271
USA, South Carolina 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.0 46 66
USA, South Carolina: Black 0.2 - 0.1 - - - - - 7 8
USA, South Carolina: White 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.0 38 57
USA, Texas 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.0 302 387
USA, Texas: Black 0.2 0.0 0.0 - - - - - 10 13
USA, Texas: White 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.0 284 366
USA, Utah 0.2 0.7 0.1 - - - - - 30 51
USA, Vermont 0.1 0.3 0.1 - - 0.0 - - 3 9
USA, Washington State 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - - 89 143
USA, Washington, Seattle 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - - 62 95
USA, West Virginia 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 - - 42 53
USA, Wisconsin 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 125 157
Asia
Bahrain: Bahraini - - - - - - - - 0 0
China, Guangzhou City 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 - - - 12 13 *
China, Hong Kong 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 31 32
China, Jiashan - - - 0.1 - - - - 1 1*
China, Nangang District, Harbin City - - - - - - - 0.1 1 2
China, Shanghai - - 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 0.2 22 28 *
China, Zhongshan 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - - 5 5*
Cyprus - 0.1 0.1 - - - - - 4 6*
India, Chennai (Madras) 0.2 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - - 0.0 21 23
India, Karunagappally - 0.1 - - - - - - 1 1
India, Mumbai (Bombay) 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 31 37
India, Nagpur 0.3 - - - - - - 0.0 12 13 *
India, New Delhi 0.2 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 82 95 *
India, Poona - - - - - - - 0.1 6 7*
India, Trivandrum 0.0 - 0.1 - - 0.0 - - 4 4*
Israel 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 60 76
Israel: Jews 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 50 59
Israel: Non-Jews 0.0 0.1 0.1 - - 0.1 - - 6 7
Japan, Aichi Prefecture 0.2 - - - - - - 0.0 3 3
Japan, Fukui Prefecture - - - - - - - - 0 0
Japan, Hiroshima 0.2 0.0 0.0 - - - - - 4 4
Japan, Miyagi Prefecture 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - - 21 21
Japan, Nagasaki Prefecture 0.3 - - 0.0 - - - - 6 6
Japan, Osaka Prefecture 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - - 0.0 16 21
Japan, Yamagata Prefecture 0.1 - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 3 4
Korea 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 153 206
Korea, Busan 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 - 0.0 10 13
Korea, Daegu 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 14 14
Korea, Daejeon 0.2 0.1 - 0.0 - - - 0.1 10 14
Korea, Gwangju 0.2 0.1 0.1 - - - - - 6 9
Korea, Incheon 0.1 0.1 0.0 - - 0.0 - 0.0 11 14
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
Age-standardized (world) incidence rates (per 100,000)
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Korea, Jejudo - 0.1 0.1 - - - - 0.1 2 3
Korea, Seoul 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 46 53
Korea, Ulsan 0.3 0.0 - - - 0.0 - 0.1 7 9
Kuwait: Kuwaitis 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - - - - 2 4
Kuwait: Non-Kuwaitis 0.1 0.3 - 0.0 - - - - 6 7
Malaysia, Penang 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 - - - - 4 4
Malaysia, Sarawak 0.1 0.1 0.1 - - 0.0 - 0.0 11 15
Oman: Omani 0.1 0.1 0.3 - - - - - 12 12 *
Pakistan, South Karachi 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 22 23 *
Philippines, Manila 0.3 - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - 33 40 *
Singapore 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - - 0.1 13 15
Singapore: Chinese 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - - 0.0 11 12
Singapore: Indian 0.2 - - - - - - 0.2 1 2
Singapore: Malay - 0.1 - - - - - - 1 1
Thailand, Chiang Mai 0.1 0.0 0.2 - - - - 0.2 14 17 *
Thailand, Lampang 0.2 - 0.1 - - - - 0.0 3 4*
Thailand, Songkhla 0.3 0.1 0.2 - - - - - 13 13
Turkey, Antalya 0.0 0.2 0.2 - - - - - 10 10 *
Turkey, Izmir 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - - 19 20 *
Europe
Austria 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 83 104
Austria, Tyrol - 0.5 0.1 - - - - - 12 12
Austria, Vorarlberg - 0.5 - - - - - 0.1 6 7
Belarus 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.1 192 201 *
Belgium, Antwerp 0.1 0.3 - - - 0.1 - - 19 20 *
Belgium, Flanders 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 80 102
Bulgaria 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 107 115 *
Croatia 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 0.3 56 101
Czech Republic 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 0.1 194 236
Denmark 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.2 161 217
Estonia 0.1 0.8 - - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 34 41
Finland (data not available) - - - - - - - - - -
France, Bas-Rhin 0.1 0.6 0.1 - - - - 0.1 12 27
France, Calvados 0.2 0.2 0.1 - - - 0.1 - 8 10
France, Doubs 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.1 - - - - 9 15
France, Haut-Rhin - 0.5 0.0 - - - - 0.2 5 19
France, Herault 0.2 0.3 0.1 - 0.0 - - - 19 19
France, Isere 0.1 0.5 0.1 - 0.0 0.1 - - 13 26
France, Loire-Atlantique 0.3 0.6 0.1 - - - - 0.0 14 32
France, Manche 0.2 0.4 0.1 - - 0.1 - 0.1 9 12
France, Somme 0.3 0.7 0.0 - - - - 0.0 8 16
France, Tarn - 0.5 0.0 - - - - 0.0 7 10
France, Vendee - 0.2 0.2 - 0.1 - - 0.1 12 14
Germany, Brandenburg (data not available) - - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Free State of Saxony (data not available) - - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Hamburg - 0.4 - - 0.0 - - - 19 29
Germany, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (data not available) - - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Munich 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 0.2 18 41
Germany, Northrhine-Westphalia: Munster 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 39 49
Germany, Saarland - 0.5 0.0 - - 0.0 - 0.0 27 27
Iceland - 0.3 - - - 0.2 0.1 - 5 5
Ireland 0.1 0.6 0.0 - - 0.0 - 0.1 64 96
Italy, Biella Province - 0.3 - - - - - - 1 2
Italy, Brescia Province - 0.3 0.1 - 0.0 - - 0.3 10 15
Italy, Ferrara Province - 0.1 0.1 - - - - 0.1 1 3
Italy, Florence and Prato 0.1 0.4 0.0 - - - - 0.1 13 28
Italy, Genoa Province - 0.3 - - - - - 0.1 5 10
Italy, Macerata Province - 0.3 - - - - - - 1 2
Italy, Milan 0.1 0.3 - 0.0 - - 0.0 0.0 10 18
Italy, Modena Province 0.2 0.3 - - - - - 0.1 6 10
Italy, Naples 0.1 0.2 0.1 - - - - - 5 5
Italy, North East Cancer Surveillance Network 0.1 0.3 0.1 - - - - 0.3 41 58
Italy, Parma Province - 0.3 0.1 - - - - 0.0 6 7
Italy, Ragusa Province - 0.2 0.2 - - - - - 4 5
Italy, Reggio Emilia Province - 0.5 - 0.1 0.1 - - 0.3 13 15
Italy, Romagna Region 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 0.1 24 29
Italy, Salerno Province - 0.3 0.1 - - - - 0.1 11 16
Italy, Sassari Province - 0.2 0.0 - - - - - 5 5
Italy, Sondrio - 0.4 0.2 - - - - - 3 3
Italy, Syracuse Province - 0.7 - - - - - - 4 8
Italy, Torino 0.1 0.3 0.0 - - - - 0.2 10 18
Italy, Umbria Region 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.0 - - - 0.2 16 22
Italy, Varese Province - 0.5 - - 0.1 - 0.1 0.1 10 13
Italy, Veneto Region 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 - 0.0 24 40
Latvia 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.2 47 54
Lithuania 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.1 58 64
Malta 0.4 0.1 - - - - - - 3 3
Norway 0.1 0.7 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.0 95 141
Poland, Cracow - 0.5 - 0.0 - 0.1 - 0.1 14 16 *
Poland, Kielce (data not available) - - - - - - - - - -
Poland, Warsaw City 0.1 0.2 - - - 0.0 - 0.0 15 16
Portugal, Porto 0.2 0.2 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 48 50 *
Portugal, South Regional 0.2 0.3 0.1 - - 0.0 - 0.0 41 45
Russia, St Petersburg 0.1 0.3 - 0.0 0.0 - - 0.1 51 56
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Eye (C69) - Male (Contd)
Retinoblastoma Melanoma
Carcinoma
Sarcoma Other Unspec.
Number of cases
Squamous Other Unspec. MV Total
Europe (Contd)
Serbia 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 42 86
Slovak Republic 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.0 105 115
Slovenia 0.1 0.5 0.0 - - - - - 35 35
Spain, Albacete - 0.6 0.2 - 0.1 - - 0.1 8 9
Spain, Asturias 0.2 0.3 0.0 - 0.0 - - - 14 16
Spain, Basque Country 0.1 0.3 0.1 - - 0.1 - - 26 30
Spain, Canary Islands - 0.2 0.3 0.0 - - - - 23 23
Spain, Cuenca - 0.1 0.1 - - - - - 2 2
Spain, Girona - 0.2 0.2 - - - - 0.1 7 9
Spain, Granada 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.0 - - - - 13 15
Spain, Murcia - 0.2 0.1 - - - - 0.0 10 12
Spain, Navarra 0.4 0.2 0.1 - - - - - 8 10
Spain, Tarragona - 0.2 0.1 - - - - 0.0 7 7
Spain, Zaragoza 0.1 0.3 0.0 - - - - 0.0 14 15
Sweden 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 192 291
Switzerland, Geneva 0.4 0.2 0.0 - - - - 0.0 5 7
Switzerland, Graubunden and Glarus - 0.9 0.1 0.1 - - - - 9 9
Switzerland, Neuchatel - 0.6 - 0.2 - 0.2 - - 5 5
Switzerland, St Gall-Appenzell - 0.3 - - - - - 0.0 5 6
Switzerland, Ticino 0.6 0.1 - - - - - - 3 4
Switzerland, Valais - 0.4 - 0.1 - - - - 4 6
Switzerland, Vaud - 0.3 0.1 0.0 - - - - 10 11
The Netherlands 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 303 357
The Netherlands, Eindhoven 0.1 0.9 - 0.0 - - - - 32 35
The Netherlands, Maastricht - 0.3 - - - - - - 11 11
UK, England, East of England Region 0.1 0.4 - 0.0 - 0.0 - - 37 51
UK, England, Merseyside and Cheshire 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - - 37 47
UK, England, North Western 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 88 107
UK, England, Northern And Yorkshire 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 98 147
UK, England, Oxford Region 0.2 0.5 0.0 - - 0.0 - 0.0 43 63
UK, England, South and Western Regions 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 - 0.3 119 204
UK, England, Thames 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 158 265
UK, England, Trent 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - - 74 110
UK, England, West Midlands 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 69 82
UK, Northern Ireland 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 0.1 24 32
UK, Scotland 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.0 108 129
Oceania
Australia, New South Wales 0.2 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 166 225
Australia, Northern Territory (data not available) - - - - - - - - - -
Australia, Queensland 0.2 0.8 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 132 170
Australia, South 0.3 1.1 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 - - 53 76
Australia, Tasmania - 0.4 0.5 0.1 - - - 0.1 15 17
Australia, Victoria 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 136 149
Australia, Western 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 - - 62 65
Australian Capital Territory 0.2 1.0 - - - - - - 5 9
French Polynesia 0.6 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 - - - 6 6
New Zealand 0.2 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 130 137
USA, Hawaii 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 - - 12 12
USA, Hawaii: Chinese - - - - - - - - 0 0
USA, Hawaii: Filipino - - 0.1 - - - - - 1 1
USA, Hawaii: Hawaiian 0.4 - 0.5 - - - - - 4 4
USA, Hawaii: Japanese - - 0.0 0.1 - 0.4 - - 3 3
USA, Hawaii: White - 0.1 0.3 - - - - - 4 4
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Retinoblastoma Melanoma
Carcinoma
Sarcoma Other Unspec.
Number of cases
Squamous Other Unspec. MV Total
Africa
Algeria, Setif - - - - - - - - 0 0*
Egypt, Gharbiah 0.1 0.1 0.0 - - 0.0 - - 13 14
Tunisia, Centre, Sousse - - 0.1 - - - 0.1 - 2 2*
Uganda, Kyadondo County 0.1 - 1.6 - 0.1 - - 0.2 51 60 *
Zimbabwe, Harare: African 0.2 0.1 3.0 0.1 - 0.0 - 0.3 111 117 *
America, Central and South
Argentina, Bahia Blanca - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.2 - 3 4
Brazil, Brasilia 0.1 0.0 0.2 - - - - 0.6 16 32
Brazil, Cuiaba - 0.2 0.1 - - 0.1 - - 3 3
Brazil, Goiania 0.3 0.1 0.5 - - 0.0 - 0.0 17 18
Brazil, Sao Paulo 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 229 300
Chile, Valdivia - 0.2 - 0.1 - - - - 3 3
Colombia, Cali 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.0 - 0.1 - 0.0 31 32
Costa Rica 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 - - - 0.1 30 35
Ecuador, Quito 0.3 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 19 21
France, La Martinique - - - - - - - - 0 0
Peru, Trujillo 0.1 0.1 0.2 - 0.1 - - - 6 6*
America, North
Canada (excluding Quebec, Yukon and Nunavut) 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 270 454
Canada, Alberta 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - 38 46
Canada, British Columbia 0.1 0.4 0.0 - - 0.0 - 0.0 27 73
Canada, Manitoba 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 - - - - 12 17
Canada, New Brunswick 0.2 0.3 - - - - - - 12 14
Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador - 0.3 0.0 - - - - - 7 7
Canada, Northwest Territories 1.5 - - - - - - - 1 1
Canada, Nova Scotia - 0.3 - - - - - - 11 14
Canada, Ontario 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 149 259
Canada, Prince Edward Island - 0.2 - - - - - - 2 2
Canada, Saskatchewan 0.1 0.3 0.1 - - - - - 11 21
USA, Alabama 0.1 0.2 0.0 - - 0.0 - 0.0 28 45
USA, Alabama: Black 0.1 0.0 0.1 - - 0.0 - - 5 5
USA, Alabama: White 0.1 0.2 - - - 0.0 - 0.0 23 40
USA, Alaska - 0.1 - - - - - 0.1 2 3
USA, Arizona 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.0 54 80
USA, California 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 375 547
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - - 85 112
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Black - 0.1 - - - - - - 1 1
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Chinese - - - - - - - - 0 0
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Filipino - 0.1 - - - - - - 1 2
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Japanese - - - - - - - - 0 0
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Hispanic White 0.1 0.4 - - - - - - 10 12
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Non-Hispanic White 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - - 71 92
USA, California, Los Angeles County 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 81 120
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Black 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 - - - - 2 3
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Chinese - - - 0.1 - - - - 1 1
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Filipino - - - 0.1 - - - - 1 1
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Hispanic White 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - - - 23 29
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Japanese - - - - - - - - - 0
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Korean - - - - - - - - 0 0
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Non-Hispanic White 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 52 83
USA, California: Asian and Pacific Islander 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - - - 9 13
USA, California: Black 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.0 - - 5 6
USA, California: Hispanic White 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.0 66 86
USA, California: Non-hispanic White 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 281 420
USA, Colorado 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.0 - - - 0.0 45 107
USA, Connecticut 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 51 81
USA, Connecticut: Black 0.2 0.1 - - - 0.2 - - 3 3
USA, Connecticut: White 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 48 77
USA, District of Columbia 0.1 0.1 - - - 0.1 - - 4 4
USA, District of Columbia: Black 0.2 - - - - 0.1 - - 2 2
USA, District of Columbia: White - 0.1 - - - - - - 1 1
USA, Florida 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 214 412
USA, Florida: Black 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 - 0.0 - - 6 11
USA, Florida: White 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 200 387
USA, Georgia 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 67 91
USA, Georgia, Atlanta 0.2 0.2 - - 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 20 28
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: Black 0.3 - - - - - - - 5 5
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: White 0.1 0.3 - - 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 14 22
USA, Georgia: Black 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 - - 10 10
USA, Georgia: White 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 55 79
USA, Idaho 0.2 0.4 0.0 - - - - - 13 20
USA, Illinois 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 132 185
USA, Illinois: Black 0.2 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.0 - - 11 11
USA, Illinois: White 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 113 164
USA, Indiana 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 - - - - 52 97
USA, Iowa 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 55 73
USA, Kentucky 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 69 90
USA, Louisiana 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.0 45 75
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: Black 0.1 0.2 - - - - - - 3 3
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: White 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 - - - - 8 15
USA, Louisiana: Black 0.2 0.1 - - - - - - 6 7
USA, Louisiana: White 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.0 39 68
USA, Maine 0.1 0.7 - - - - - - 8 40
USA, Massachusetts 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.0 45 145
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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USA, Michigan 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 116 153
USA, Michigan, Detroit 0.1 0.3 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.0 - 47 58
USA, Michigan, Detroit: Black 0.1 0.0 - - 0.0 - 0.0 - 4 5
USA, Michigan, Detroit: White 0.1 0.4 0.0 - 0.0 - - - 42 51
USA, Michigan: Black 0.1 0.0 - - 0.0 - 0.0 - 4 5
USA, Michigan: White 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 107 141
USA, Missouri 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 70 99
USA, Missouri: Black 0.1 - - - - - - - 1 1
USA, Missouri: White 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 69 98
USA, Montana 0.4 0.5 0.0 - - - 0.0 - 17 23
USA, New Jersey 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 98 172
USA, New Jersey: Black 0.1 - - - - 0.0 - - 3 3
USA, New Jersey: White 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 90 162
USA, New Mexico 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - - 24 35
USA, New Mexico: American Indian - - 0.1 - - - - - 1 1
USA, New Mexico: Hispanic White 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 - - - - 8 10
USA, New Mexico: Non-Hispanic White - 0.5 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 - - 15 24
USA, New York state 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 246 416
USA, New York state: Black 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.0 15 17
USA, New York state: White 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 221 389
USA, NPCR 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2552 4121
USA, NPCR: Black 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 114 128
USA, NPCR: White 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2319 3816
USA, Ohio 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 146 213
USA, Ohio: Black 0.2 0.0 - - - - 0.0 - 7 7
USA, Ohio: White 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 136 201
USA, Oklahoma 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 40 67
USA, Oregon 0.0 0.6 0.0 - - - - - 34 84
USA, Pennsylvania 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 153 274
USA, Pennsylvania: Black 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 - - 0.0 - 12 13
USA, Pennsylvania: White 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 138 258
USA, Rhode Island 0.1 0.5 - 0.0 - 0.0 - - 9 22
USA, SEER (9 registries) 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 343 483
USA, SEER (9 registries): Black 0.1 0.0 - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 13 14
USA, SEER (9 registries): White 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 314 448
USA, SEER (14 registries) 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 872 1291
USA, SEER (14 registries): Asian and Pacific Islander 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 22 27
USA, SEER (14 registries): Black 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 29 32
USA, SEER (14 registries): Hispanic White 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.0 89 113
USA, SEER (14 registries): Non-hispanic White 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 711 1087
USA, South Carolina 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 21 45
USA, South Carolina: Black - 0.0 - - - - - - 1 1
USA, South Carolina: White 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 19 39
USA, Texas 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 222 301
USA, Texas: Black 0.2 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 14 14
USA, Texas: White 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 199 274
USA, Utah 0.1 0.5 0.0 - - 0.0 - - 19 38
USA, Vermont 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 - - - 0.1 5 12
USA, Washington State 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 92 131
USA, Washington, Seattle 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 59 82
USA, West Virginia 0.0 0.4 - 0.0 - 0.1 - 0.0 23 37
USA, Wisconsin 0.2 0.5 0.0 - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 106 128
Asia
Bahrain: Bahraini 0.1 - - - - - - - 1 1
China, Guangzhou City 0.2 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 9 11 *
China, Hong Kong 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.0 24 26
China, Jiashan - - 0.1 - - - - - 1 1*
China, Nangang District, Harbin City - - - - - - - 0.2 2 2
China, Shanghai 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - - - 0.1 14 18 *
China, Zhongshan 0.1 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 - - - 6 6*
Cyprus - 0.1 0.1 0.0 - - - - 5 5*
India, Chennai (Madras) 0.2 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - - - 19 19
India, Karunagappally - 0.1 - - - - - - 1 1
India, Mumbai (Bombay) 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 32 33
India, Nagpur 0.3 - 0.0 - - - - - 14 14 *
India, New Delhi 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 31 39 *
India, Poona - - - - - - - 0.0 3 3*
India, Trivandrum 0.2 0.0 - - - - - - 4 4*
Israel 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.0 49 65
Israel: Jews 0.1 0.2 0.0 - - 0.0 - 0.0 45 57
Israel: Non-Jews 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 - - 4 4
Japan, Aichi Prefecture - - 0.0 - - - - 0.0 1 3
Japan, Fukui Prefecture - - - - - - - 0.0 2 2
Japan, Hiroshima 0.3 - - - - - - - 2 3
Japan, Miyagi Prefecture 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - - - 6 6
Japan, Nagasaki Prefecture 0.3 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 6 8
Japan, Osaka Prefecture 0.2 0.0 0.0 - - - - 0.0 23 24
Japan, Yamagata Prefecture - - - 0.0 - - - - 1 1
Korea 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.1 133 177
Korea, Busan 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - - - 0.0 11 13
Korea, Daegu 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - - 0.0 8 9
Korea, Daejeon 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 - - - 0.1 3 5
Korea, Gwangju 0.1 0.1 0.0 - - - - 0.0 8 8
Korea, Incheon 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 9 10
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
Age-standardized (world) incidence rates (per 100,000)
by histological type
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Sarcoma Other Unspec.
Number of cases
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Asia (Contd)
Korea, Jejudo - - - - - - - - 0 0
Korea, Seoul 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 0.0 44 51
Korea, Ulsan 0.1 - - - - - - 0.1 1 2
Kuwait: Kuwaitis - - - - - - - - 0 0
Kuwait: Non-Kuwaitis - 0.0 0.3 - - - - 0.7 2 4
Malaysia, Penang 0.2 - - - - - - 0.0 3 4
Malaysia, Sarawak 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 10 12
Oman: Omani 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 - - - - 12 12 *
Pakistan, South Karachi 0.1 0.1 0.2 - - 0.0 - - 10 10 *
Philippines, Manila 0.2 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.0 27 36 *
Singapore 0.1 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - 7 7
Singapore: Chinese 0.1 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - 5 5
Singapore: Indian - - - - - - - - 0 0
Singapore: Malay 0.2 - - - - - - - 2 2
Thailand, Chiang Mai 0.1 - 0.0 - - - - 0.1 3 4*
Thailand, Lampang 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 - - - - 4 4*
Thailand, Songkhla 0.1 - 0.1 - - - - - 7 7
Turkey, Antalya - - 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 - 0.1 6 8*
Turkey, Izmir 0.2 0.2 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 31 37 *
Europe
Austria 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 86 111
Austria, Tyrol - 0.5 - - - - - - 8 13
Austria, Vorarlberg - 0.3 - - - - - 0.3 3 5
Belarus 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.1 237 259 *
Belgium, Antwerp - 0.1 - 0.0 - 0.0 - - 12 12 *
Belgium, Flanders 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 95 118
Bulgaria 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 107 118 *
Croatia 0.1 0.2 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 54 146
Czech Republic 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 179 222
Denmark 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 - - - 0.1 133 180
Estonia 0.2 0.6 - 0.0 - - - - 35 42
Finland (data not available) - - - - - - - - - -
France, Bas-Rhin - 0.6 - - - - - 0.1 13 23
France, Calvados 0.4 0.1 - - - - - 0.0 7 8
France, Doubs - 0.7 0.1 0.0 - 0.2 - - 8 17
France, Haut-Rhin 0.1 0.5 - 0.0 - 0.1 - - 8 19
France, Herault 0.1 0.2 0.0 - 0.0 - - - 13 13
France, Isere 0.1 1.0 - - - - - - 13 45
France, Loire-Atlantique 0.1 0.3 - 0.0 - - - 0.1 12 18
France, Manche - 0.4 0.1 - - - - - 7 7
France, Somme - 0.6 - 0.1 - - - - 8 16
France, Tarn - 0.1 - - - - - - 0 3
France, Vendee - 0.2 - - - - - 0.0 7 10
Germany, Brandenburg (data not available) - - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Free State of Saxony (data not available) - - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Hamburg 0.1 0.2 0.0 - 0.0 - - 0.0 20 28
Germany, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (data not available) - - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Munich - 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 20 41
Germany, Northrhine-Westphalia: Munster 0.2 0.2 - 0.0 0.0 0.1 - - 26 39
Germany, Saarland - 0.3 - - 0.1 - - - 20 21
Iceland - 0.3 0.1 - - - - - 3 3
Ireland 0.1 0.7 0.0 - - 0.0 - 0.1 67 109
Italy, Biella Province - 0.3 - - - - - - 1 4
Italy, Brescia Province 0.2 0.2 - - - - - 0.1 4 10
Italy, Ferrara Province 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.2 14 18
Italy, Florence and Prato 0.2 0.3 - - - - - 0.1 10 23
Italy, Genoa Province - 0.2 - - - - - 0.0 4 6
Italy, Macerata Province - 0.6 - - - - - - 3 4
Italy, Milan 0.1 0.2 0.0 - - - - 0.0 10 23
Italy, Modena Province 0.2 0.4 - 0.0 - 0.1 - 0.1 14 18
Italy, Naples 0.1 0.2 - - - - - - 3 4
Italy, North East Cancer Surveillance Network - 0.2 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 0.5 29 52
Italy, Parma Province - 0.1 0.0 - - - - 0.0 3 5
Italy, Ragusa Province - 0.4 - - - - - - 1 4
Italy, Reggio Emilia Province - 0.2 - - - - - 0.3 4 7
Italy, Romagna Region - 0.2 0.0 0.0 - - - 0.2 9 20
Italy, Salerno Province 0.1 - 0.0 - - - - 0.3 2 11
Italy, Sassari Province - 0.1 - - - - - 0.0 2 2
Italy, Sondrio - 0.1 - - - - - - 0 1
Italy, Syracuse Province 0.3 0.3 - - - - - - 5 6
Italy, Torino - 0.2 - 0.0 - - - 0.0 6 14
Italy, Umbria Region 0.2 0.4 0.0 - - - - 0.1 9 21
Italy, Varese Province - 0.1 0.1 - - - - 0.0 5 6
Italy, Veneto Region 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 - - - 0.0 18 42
Latvia 0.2 0.4 - - - - - 0.2 52 57
Lithuania 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.1 75 91
Malta 0.6 0.1 - - - 0.1 0.1 0.0 8 9
Norway 0.1 0.6 - 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 108 147
Poland, Cracow - 0.3 - - - - - 0.1 8 10 *
Poland, Kielce (data not available) - - - - - - - - - -
Poland, Warsaw City 0.1 0.2 - - - - - 0.1 20 27
Portugal, Porto 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 40 41 *
Portugal, South Regional 0.4 0.2 0.0 - - 0.1 - 0.0 42 48
Russia, St Petersburg 0.1 0.3 - 0.0 0.0 - - 0.2 86 101
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Retinoblastoma Melanoma
Carcinoma
Sarcoma Other Unspec.
Number of cases
Squamous Other Unspec. MV Total
Europe (Contd)
Serbia 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 57 87
Slovak Republic 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 0.1 99 118
Slovenia 0.1 0.3 0.0 - - - - - 33 33
Spain, Albacete - 0.2 - - - 0.2 - - 1 4
Spain, Asturias 0.2 0.2 0.0 - - - - 0.0 13 15
Spain, Basque Country 0.1 0.2 0.0 - - 0.1 - 0.0 21 25
Spain, Canary Islands - 0.1 0.1 - - - - - 7 8
Spain, Cuenca 0.6 - - - - - - - 1 1
Spain, Girona 0.2 0.2 - - - - - - 4 6
Spain, Granada - 0.1 - - - - - - 2 4
Spain, Murcia 0.1 0.1 - - - - - 0.1 6 12
Spain, Navarra - 0.2 0.1 - - - - - 7 8
Spain, Tarragona 0.2 0.3 - 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.1 8 10
Spain, Zaragoza 0.1 0.2 0.0 - - - - - 10 10
Sweden 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 165 254
Switzerland, Geneva - 0.2 - - - - - 0.1 2 5
Switzerland, Graubunden and Glarus 0.4 0.3 - - - - - 0.0 4 5
Switzerland, Neuchatel 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.2 - - - - 6 6
Switzerland, St Gall-Appenzell 0.2 0.4 - - - - - 0.2 8 12
Switzerland, Ticino - 0.1 - - - - - - 2 2
Switzerland, Valais - 0.1 - - - - - - 1 1
Switzerland, Vaud 0.3 0.2 - - - - - - 8 8
The Netherlands 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 259 309
The Netherlands, Eindhoven - 0.2 - - - 0.1 - - 7 10
The Netherlands, Maastricht 0.1 0.3 - - - 0.2 - - 16 17
UK, England, East of England Region 0.1 0.4 - 0.0 - 0.1 - - 41 53
UK, England, Merseyside and Cheshire 0.1 0.3 - 0.0 - - - - 36 40
UK, England, North Western 0.1 0.2 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - - 41 59
UK, England, Northern And Yorkshire 0.1 0.5 0.0 - - 0.0 - - 100 138
UK, England, Oxford Region 0.2 0.3 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - - 26 46
UK, England, South and Western Regions 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 98 198
UK, England, Thames 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 150 276
UK, England, Trent 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - - 62 80
UK, England, West Midlands 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 - - - 0.0 47 59
UK, Northern Ireland 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 0.0 14 17
UK, Scotland 0.1 0.6 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 130 152
Oceania
Australia, New South Wales 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 124 161
Australia, Northern Territory (data not available) - - - - - - - - - -
Australia, Queensland 0.2 0.7 0.1 0.0 - - - - 63 98
Australia, South 0.2 0.9 0.0 0.0 - - - - 37 64
Australia, Tasmania 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 - - - 0.0 7 9
Australia, Victoria 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.0 75 86
Australia, Western 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - - 29 35
Australian Capital Territory 0.2 0.9 - - - - - - 9 11
French Polynesia - - 0.3 - - - - - 1 1
New Zealand 0.2 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 118 124
USA, Hawaii 0.1 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 - 0.0 - 10 11
USA, Hawaii: Chinese - - - - - - - - 0 0
USA, Hawaii: Filipino 0.4 - - - 0.1 - - - 2 2
USA, Hawaii: Hawaiian - - - - - - - - 0 0
USA, Hawaii: Japanese - 0.0 - - - - - - 1 1
USA, Hawaii: White 0.3 0.2 0.3 - - - 0.0 - 6 7
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Gliomas Embryonal Other neuro Other Unspec. Number of cases
Astro. Oligo. Epend. Other Medullobl. Other MV Total
Africa
Algeria, Setif 0.5 - - 0.1 0.0 - - - 0.1 22 26 *
Egypt, Gharbiah 1.9 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.0 - 0.0 1.3 149 227
Tunisia, Centre, Sousse 2.3 0.1 0.1 - 0.3 0.3 - - 0.4 31 35 *
Uganda, Kyadondo County 0.2 - - 0.1 - 0.0 - - 0.2 4 9*
Zimbabwe, Harare: African 0.5 - 0.0 0.2 - 0.1 - - 0.4 21 45 *
America, Central and South
Argentina, Bahia Blanca 2.2 0.3 0.4 - 0.2 0.1 - 0.4 0.4 22 28
Brazil, Brasilia 2.7 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.7 3.7 176 220
Brazil, Cuiaba 1.8 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 - 0.8 3.3 26 49
Brazil, Goiania 2.9 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 - - 0.0 1.4 65 92
Brazil, Sao Paulo 3.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 3.3 1031 1747
Chile, Valdivia 0.9 - 0.4 - - 0.1 - - 2.4 15 34
Colombia, Cali 3.0 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 1.3 168 213
Costa Rica 1.8 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 - 0.0 1.3 207 309
Ecuador, Quito 2.4 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 - 0.0 0.7 103 123
France, La Martinique 1.7 0.3 0.1 - 0.3 - - - 0.2 24 27
Peru, Trujillo 3.0 - 0.1 0.1 0.1 - - - 0.9 35 47 *
America, North
Canada (excluding Quebec, Yukon and Nunavut) 3.8 0.8 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.6 3574 4488
Canada, Alberta 3.9 0.9 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 427 503
Canada, British Columbia 3.9 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.2 670 760
Canada, Manitoba 3.9 1.2 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 171 222
Canada, New Brunswick 4.7 0.7 0.2 0.7 0.1 0.7 - 0.1 0.3 137 168
Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador 5.1 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.2 - - 0.1 0.2 98 110
Canada, Northwest Territories 2.6 - - - - - - - - 2 2
Canada, Nova Scotia 5.2 0.7 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 - 0.0 0.3 164 200
Canada, Ontario 3.4 0.8 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.3 1.1 1721 2316
Canada, Prince Edward Island 3.1 0.5 1.0 0.1 0.3 - - - 0.2 20 21
Canada, Saskatchewan 3.8 0.8 - 0.3 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 0.2 164 186
USA, Alabama 4.0 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.3 643 758
USA, Alabama: Black 2.2 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 79 94
USA, Alabama: White 4.5 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.3 0.2 - 0.1 0.3 556 654
USA, Alaska 3.7 1.3 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 0.3 86 96
USA, Arizona 3.9 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 760 883
USA, California 4.0 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 4802 5396
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area 3.8 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.1 956 1058
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Black 2.6 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.2 - 0.2 0.2 44 52
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Chinese 1.7 0.6 0.1 - 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.3 - 45 48
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Filipino 1.5 0.3 - 0.2 - - - - 0.1 15 18
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Hispanic White 3.0 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 - 0.2 0.2 115 122
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Japanese 2.5 0.6 - - - 0.8 - - - 8 8
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Non-Hispanic White 4.8 0.9 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.2 - 0.1 0.1 677 753
USA, California, Los Angeles County 3.6 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 1158 1291
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Black 1.9 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.1 - 0.3 64 74
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Chinese 2.4 - 0.4 0.3 - - - 0.3 0.1 27 30
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Filipino 1.0 0.9 0.3 - 0.2 0.3 - - 0.2 16 17
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Hispanic White 2.9 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 338 374
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Japanese 2.7 0.2 - 0.1 - - - 0.6 - 11 12
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Korean 0.6 0.9 0.2 - - - - 0.2 - 9 9
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Non-Hispanic White 5.2 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.1 667 743
USA, California: Asian and Pacific Islander 1.8 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 285 326
USA, California: Black 2.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 182 210
USA, California: Hispanic White 3.1 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 888 985
USA, California: Non-hispanic White 5.1 0.8 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 3404 3824
USA, Colorado 4.1 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.4 658 768
USA, Connecticut 4.7 0.7 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 633 691
USA, Connecticut: Black 2.1 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.4 - - 0.1 - 26 28
USA, Connecticut: White 4.9 0.7 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 598 653
USA, District of Columbia 4.0 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.5 - 0.1 0.2 72 87
USA, District of Columbia: Black 3.8 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.4 - - 0.2 39 48
USA, District of Columbia: White 3.5 0.2 - 0.2 - 1.2 - 0.2 0.2 26 29
USA, Florida 4.1 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.5 2726 3275
USA, Florida: Black 2.7 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 0.4 189 235
USA, Florida: White 4.4 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.5 2502 2999
USA, Georgia 4.3 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 1112 1253
USA, Georgia, Atlanta 4.3 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 377 417
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: Black 2.4 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.1 - - 0.1 74 88
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: White 5.2 0.5 0.2 0.6 0.5 - 0.0 0.1 0.1 293 316
USA, Georgia: Black 2.6 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 0.1 166 193
USA, Georgia: White 4.8 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 928 1037
USA, Idaho 5.7 0.9 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.2 - 0.1 0.2 262 300
USA, Illinois 3.9 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 1754 1997
USA, Illinois: Black 2.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.3 133 158
USA, Illinois: White 4.2 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 1565 1779
USA, Indiana 4.3 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 917 1039
USA, Iowa 4.5 0.7 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.2 - 0.1 0.2 514 582
USA, Kentucky 4.4 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 599 697
USA, Louisiana 3.7 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 0.3 574 684
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: Black 2.3 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 0.1 32 39
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: White 3.7 0.8 - 0.4 0.1 0.4 - - 0.2 81 92
USA, Louisiana: Black 2.4 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 0.2 98 121
USA, Louisiana: White 4.1 0.6 0.2 0.6 0.3 0.2 - 0.1 0.3 470 555
USA, Maine 5.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.2 261 298
USA, Massachusetts 4.7 0.8 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 1129 1248
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Astro. Oligo. Epend. Other Medullobl. Other MV Total
America, North (Contd)
USA, Michigan 4.2 0.9 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.4 1666 1875
USA, Michigan, Detroit 4.1 1.0 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 668 727
USA, Michigan, Detroit: Black 2.1 0.6 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.3 88 101
USA, Michigan, Detroit: White 4.7 1.1 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 563 609
USA, Michigan: Black 2.2 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 118 136
USA, Michigan: White 4.5 1.0 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.4 1520 1709
USA, Missouri 4.3 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.5 911 1059
USA, Missouri: Black 2.5 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 - - 0.5 51 60
USA, Missouri: White 4.5 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.5 856 995
USA, Montana 4.3 0.9 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.1 - 0.1 0.1 156 178
USA, New Jersey 4.3 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.3 1378 1580
USA, New Jersey: Black 2.6 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.2 - 0.1 0.4 96 116
USA, New Jersey: White 4.5 0.6 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.3 1209 1383
USA, New Mexico 3.5 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 233 274
USA, New Mexico: American Indian 0.6 0.9 0.2 - - - - - 0.2 7 8
USA, New Mexico: Hispanic White 3.5 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 73 89
USA, New Mexico: Non-Hispanic White 4.1 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.1 - 0.1 0.2 148 172
USA, New York state 4.2 0.7 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.3 3066 3499
USA, New York state: Black 2.5 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 222 260
USA, New York state: White 4.6 0.8 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.3 2727 3105
USA, NPCR 4.2 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 34783 39855
USA, NPCR: Black 2.4 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 2019 2396
USA, NPCR: White 4.5 0.7 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.3 31584 36100
USA, Ohio 4.4 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 0.2 1820 2072
USA, Ohio: Black 2.8 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.1 - 0.0 0.5 100 129
USA, Ohio: White 4.5 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 0.2 1661 1882
USA, Oklahoma 4.1 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.8 545 651
USA, Oregon 4.4 1.1 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.2 617 715
USA, Pennsylvania 4.6 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 2115 2347
USA, Pennsylvania: Black 2.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 90 97
USA, Pennsylvania: White 4.7 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 1956 2177
USA, Rhode Island 4.7 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 192 208
USA, SEER (9 registries) 4.2 0.8 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 4204 4714
USA, SEER (9 registries): Black 2.4 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 251 290
USA, SEER (9 registries): White 4.7 0.8 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 3719 4161
USA, SEER (14 registries) 4.1 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 10961 12403
USA, SEER (14 registries): Asian and Pacific Islander 2.0 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 470 535
USA, SEER (14 registries): Black 2.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 608 715
USA, SEER (14 registries): Hispanic White 3.2 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 1187 1330
USA, SEER (14 registries): Non-hispanic White 4.8 0.8 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 8589 9696
USA, South Carolina 4.2 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 571 658
USA, South Carolina: Black 2.4 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 81 101
USA, South Carolina: White 4.8 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 484 550
USA, Texas 3.9 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.5 2882 3426
USA, Texas: Black 2.6 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.3 191 236
USA, Texas: White 4.0 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.5 2625 3101
USA, Utah 4.6 0.9 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 337 369
USA, Vermont 4.6 0.9 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 112 124
USA, Washington State 4.7 0.9 0.2 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 1048 1222
USA, Washington, Seattle 4.5 0.9 0.2 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 692 813
USA, West Virginia 4.4 0.8 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 0.1 303 352
USA, Wisconsin 4.3 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 0.6 937 1066
Asia
Bahrain: Bahraini 1.4 - 0.1 0.7 0.2 0.1 - 0.2 0.2 18 23
China, Guangzhou City 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 1.3 126 168 *
China, Hong Kong 1.7 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.4 534 613
China, Jiashan 0.2 0.1 0.1 1.2 - - - 2.3 - 23 44 *
China, Nangang District, Harbin City - - - - - - - - 5.6 102 130
China, Shanghai 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 4.2 530 1011 *
China, Zhongshan 0.6 - 0.1 0.5 0.1 - - 0.0 0.5 47 59 *
Cyprus 3.7 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 - 0.2 0.3 71 93 *
India, Chennai (Madras) 1.9 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 262 309
India, Karunagappally 1.4 0.1 0.1 - 0.2 0.2 - 0.3 1.3 23 34
India, Mumbai (Bombay) 2.4 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 917 998
India, Nagpur 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.1 0.0 - - 0.2 128 140 *
India, New Delhi 2.1 0.2 0.1 0.8 0.2 - - 0.0 0.6 929 1069 *
India, Poona - - - - - - - - 3.5 246 271 *
India, Trivandrum 1.3 0.1 - 0.4 0.1 - - 0.0 1.0 56 85 *
Israel 4.1 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 777 927
Israel: Jews 4.0 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 672 786
Israel: Non-Jews 3.5 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 97 107
Japan, Aichi Prefecture 1.2 0.2 - 0.0 0.1 - - 0.1 1.0 59 88
Japan, Fukui Prefecture 0.7 - - 0.3 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 1.3 48 80
Japan, Hiroshima 1.5 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.1 - - 0.1 - 57 69
Japan, Miyagi Prefecture 1.4 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.0 - 0.3 0.2 146 184
Japan, Nagasaki Prefecture 1.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 - 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 96 104
Japan, Osaka Prefecture 0.9 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 0.8 415 649
Japan, Yamagata Prefecture 0.9 - 0.2 0.2 0.2 - 0.1 0.1 0.5 65 95
Korea 1.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 1.1 1787 2698
Korea, Busan 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.3 143 248
Korea, Daegu 1.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 0.6 113 144
Korea, Daejeon 1.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 1.2 73 105
Korea, Gwangju 1.3 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.7 78 98
Korea, Incheon 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 1.2 106 168
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Brain and central nervous system (C71-72) - Male (Contd)
Gliomas Embryonal Other neuro Other Unspec. Number of cases
Astro. Oligo. Epend. Other Medullobl. Other MV Total
Asia (Contd)
Korea, Jejudo 1.6 0.4 - 0.1 - - - 0.1 0.3 20 22
Korea, Seoul 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 1.4 491 759
Korea, Ulsan 0.9 0.3 0.1 - 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 0.8 37 48
Kuwait: Kuwaitis 2.4 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 - 1.7 41 66
Kuwait: Non-Kuwaitis 1.6 - 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 - 0.4 0.8 47 58
Malaysia, Penang 1.2 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 1.3 45 74
Malaysia, Sarawak 0.7 - 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 48 67
Oman: Omani 1.5 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 - 0.5 72 82 *
Pakistan, South Karachi 1.7 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 - - 0.1 109 114 *
Philippines, Manila 1.0 0.1 0.0 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.8 139 280 *
Singapore 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.3 145 164
Singapore: Chinese 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 114 131
Singapore: Indian 1.5 0.1 0.1 - 0.2 0.5 - - 0.1 16 17
Singapore: Malay 0.8 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 0.1 - - 0.1 15 16
Thailand, Chiang Mai 0.6 - 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 0.6 35 56 *
Thailand, Lampang 0.4 - 0.0 - - - - - 0.5 10 21 *
Thailand, Songkhla 0.6 0.1 - - 0.1 0.1 - - 0.6 25 43
Turkey, Antalya 3.1 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.9 160 191 *
Turkey, Izmir 2.8 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.3 365 415 *
Europe
Austria 3.7 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.2 1.0 1270 1524
Austria, Tyrol 3.4 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.0 - - 0.4 86 100
Austria, Vorarlberg 3.9 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.2 - - - 1.2 51 62
Belarus 2.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.0 856 1103 *
Belgium, Antwerp 3.4 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.2 - - 0.2 0.1 254 265 *
Belgium, Flanders 3.9 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 832 898
Bulgaria 2.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.8 731 1529 *
Croatia 2.7 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 5.6 607 1303
Czech Republic 3.3 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 1.5 1404 1853
Denmark 3.8 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.9 876 1120
Estonia 3.9 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.1 - 0.8 188 221
Finland (data not available) - - - - - - - - - - -
France, Bas-Rhin 2.1 1.4 0.0 0.5 0.4 0.1 - 0.1 0.9 124 172
France, Calvados 2.6 1.5 0.2 0.5 0.3 - 0.1 - 0.3 84 94
France, Doubs 2.1 2.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 - - 0.1 0.2 80 86
France, Haut-Rhin 2.5 1.0 0.4 1.3 0.2 - - 0.2 0.1 120 127
France, Herault 2.3 1.5 0.3 0.5 0.6 - - - 0.4 141 160
France, Isere 3.4 1.4 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 0.4 184 224
France, Loire-Atlantique 3.0 1.1 0.3 0.7 0.3 - 0.1 0.1 0.2 176 187
France, Manche 1.6 1.2 0.1 0.6 - - - 0.1 0.4 58 67
France, Somme 3.1 0.8 - 0.6 0.3 0.3 - - 0.4 58 89
France, Tarn 2.5 1.0 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.1 - - 1.1 52 72
France, Vendee 2.5 0.4 - 0.2 0.8 - - - 0.2 69 76
Germany, Brandenburg (data not available) - - - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Free State of Saxony (data not available) - - - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Hamburg 3.9 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.4 238 330
Germany, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (data not available) - - - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Munich 3.5 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.3 362 481
Germany, Northrhine-Westphalia: Munster 4.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 396 472
Germany, Saarland 3.8 0.5 0.1 0.7 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 202 221
Iceland 4.3 0.3 - - - 0.2 - - 0.7 40 48
Ireland 4.6 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.2 - 0.1 1.3 583 798
Italy, Biella Province 1.3 0.1 0.8 0.4 - - - - 1.2 12 28
Italy, Brescia Province 3.1 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.3 - - 0.2 2.9 84 137
Italy, Ferrara Province 3.5 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.4 - - 2.3 70 104
Italy, Florence and Prato 3.0 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 2.6 157 297
Italy, Genoa Province 3.1 0.3 0.6 1.1 0.8 - - 0.3 1.0 86 141
Italy, Macerata Province 2.8 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.2 - - - 3.1 24 44
Italy, Milan 2.6 0.3 0.4 1.1 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.1 1.5 149 257
Italy, Modena Province 2.1 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.3 - - 2.8 71 152
Italy, Naples 2.9 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.2 - 0.2 3.1 61 111
Italy, North East Cancer Surveillance Network 2.6 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.1 - 0.1 2.6 251 465
Italy, Parma Province 4.1 0.5 0.7 1.1 0.4 0.0 - 0.1 2.4 94 146
Italy, Ragusa Province 2.7 0.4 - 0.3 0.8 - - 0.2 2.7 38 67
Italy, Reggio Emilia Province 2.1 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 3.5 55 112
Italy, Romagna Region 3.4 0.5 0.1 0.8 0.3 0.1 - - 1.9 170 272
Italy, Salerno Province 2.5 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 3.2 95 183
Italy, Sassari Province 2.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 - - - 3.4 44 104
Italy, Sondrio 2.0 0.3 - - - 0.2 - - 2.1 18 29
Italy, Syracuse Province 2.9 0.6 0.2 0.7 0.2 - - 0.1 2.7 41 78
Italy, Torino 2.5 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.4 - - 0.2 2.9 118 228
Italy, Umbria Region 3.3 0.2 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.2 - - 2.0 123 218
Italy, Varese Province 3.5 0.3 0.3 0.4 1.0 - - 0.1 2.4 84 130
Italy, Veneto Region 3.5 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.0 - 0.1 1.3 271 378
Latvia 2.7 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 2.9 229 415
Lithuania 3.9 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.0 - 0.0 1.4 517 610
Malta 3.5 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.1 - - 0.1 0.9 43 61
Norway 4.2 0.9 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.4 799 938
Poland, Cracow 3.1 0.4 - 0.2 0.2 0.6 - - 2.4 89 142 *
Poland, Kielce (data not available) - - - - - - - - - - -
Poland, Warsaw City 2.4 0.4 0.1 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.4 198 330
Portugal, Porto 3.1 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.3 408 437 *
Portugal, South Regional 2.8 1.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 2.6 436 718
Russia, St Petersburg 2.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.0 372 562
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Brain and central nervous system (C71-72) - Male (Contd)
Gliomas Embryonal Other neuro Other Unspec. Number of cases
Astro. Oligo. Epend. Other Medullobl. Other MV Total
Europe (Contd)
Serbia 5.0 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.2 2.2 976 1279
Slovak Republic 2.9 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.4 1.6 593 856
Slovenia 3.3 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.6 319 326
Spain, Albacete 3.6 0.1 - 1.7 - - - - 0.5 24 62
Spain, Asturias 3.7 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 0.4 151 218
Spain, Basque Country 3.8 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 281 392
Spain, Canary Islands 3.8 0.6 0.1 0.5 0.1 - - 0.0 0.4 192 237
Spain, Cuenca 4.0 0.4 0.0 0.6 - - - - 0.8 18 50
Spain, Girona 3.2 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.2 0.1 1.7 79 127
Spain, Granada 3.1 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 - - 0.6 99 121
Spain, Murcia 2.6 0.2 0.2 0.9 0.5 0.1 - 0.0 1.2 116 186
Spain, Navarra 3.5 0.3 0.6 1.0 0.6 0.4 - 0.3 0.8 74 139
Spain, Tarragona 2.6 0.3 - 1.1 0.1 - - 0.2 1.7 65 106
Spain, Zaragoza 3.1 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.3 - - - 0.7 118 144
Sweden 3.5 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 1477 1558
Switzerland, Geneva 4.7 0.9 - 0.1 0.3 - - 0.2 0.9 83 93
Switzerland, Graubunden and Glarus 5.7 0.3 0.5 - 0.4 - - - 1.2 42 56
Switzerland, Neuchatel 3.1 0.3 0.5 - 0.6 0.9 - - 1.2 25 33
Switzerland, St Gall-Appenzell 3.6 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.1 - 0.1 0.7 82 95
Switzerland, Ticino 4.9 0.2 - 0.3 0.5 0.5 - 0.3 0.5 60 69
Switzerland, Valais 3.5 0.4 0.2 0.1 - 0.2 - - 0.7 37 44
Switzerland, Vaud 4.0 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.2 - - - 0.4 106 116
The Netherlands 3.5 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.7 2394 2836
The Netherlands, Eindhoven 3.2 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 - 0.1 0.5 148 171
The Netherlands, Maastricht 4.1 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 0.5 160 182
UK, England, East of England Region 3.6 0.5 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.1 - 0.0 0.4 425 564
UK, England, Merseyside and Cheshire 3.9 0.6 0.2 0.9 0.4 0.1 - 1.1 0.2 370 585
UK, England, North Western 3.8 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 521 723
UK, England, Northern And Yorkshire 4.3 0.4 0.3 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 1082 1453
UK, England, Oxford Region 4.1 0.3 0.1 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.4 425 555
UK, England, South and Western Regions 3.4 0.5 0.2 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 1.8 1041 1648
UK, England, Thames 3.9 0.4 0.3 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.4 1950 2775
UK, England, Trent 3.9 0.3 0.2 1.0 0.3 0.2 - 0.1 0.4 672 1050
UK, England, West Midlands 4.1 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 794 1012
UK, Northern Ireland 3.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 207 334
UK, Scotland 4.1 0.6 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.6 766 1063
Oceania
Australia, New South Wales 4.5 0.5 0.2 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 1132 1299
Australia, Northern Territory (data not available) - - - - - - - - - - -
Australia, Queensland 4.4 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 565 673
Australia, South 5.1 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.4 0.1 - 0.1 0.1 256 329
Australia, Tasmania 4.9 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 - - 0.7 88 105
Australia, Victoria 4.8 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.9 903 1061
Australia, Western 4.4 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 - 0.1 0.2 302 344
Australian Capital Territory 4.4 0.1 0.6 0.7 0.6 - - - - 42 54
French Polynesia 1.2 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.8 - - 0.9 1.1 13 25
New Zealand 4.4 0.7 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.6 631 775
USA, Hawaii 2.7 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 137 153
USA, Hawaii: Chinese 0.6 - - 0.4 - - - 0.6 - 4 5
USA, Hawaii: Filipino 1.3 0.5 0.2 0.1 - - - 0.5 0.1 14 18
USA, Hawaii: Hawaiian 3.5 0.3 - 0.3 0.6 0.3 - - - 27 29
USA, Hawaii: Japanese 2.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.4 - - - 0.0 24 25
USA, Hawaii: White 4.7 0.4 0.5 0.4 1.6 - 0.3 0.1 0.1 61 67
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Brain and central nervous system (C71-72) - Female
Gliomas Embryonal Other neuro Other Unspec. Number of cases
Astro. Oligo. Epend. Other Medullobl. Other MV Total
Africa
Algeria, Setif 0.5 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.6 22 31 *
Egypt, Gharbiah 1.3 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 - 0.0 1.0 121 195
Tunisia, Centre, Sousse 0.5 0.1 0.2 - 0.3 0.1 - - 0.6 14 20 *
Uganda, Kyadondo County 0.3 0.1 - - - - - 0.0 0.3 5 14 *
Zimbabwe, Harare: African 0.3 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 1.0 13 38 *
America, Central and South
Argentina, Bahia Blanca 1.6 - 0.2 - 0.6 0.3 - 0.1 0.9 26 31
Brazil, Brasilia 2.1 - 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.2 3.3 136 186
Brazil, Cuiaba 1.9 0.2 - - 0.3 - - 0.4 2.7 22 43
Brazil, Goiania 2.5 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 - 0.1 - 1.6 62 94
Brazil, Sao Paulo 2.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 2.7 866 1617
Chile, Valdivia 0.9 0.3 0.1 - 0.3 - - 0.1 0.8 17 23
Colombia, Cali 2.3 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 0.9 140 183
Costa Rica 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 1.4 180 289
Ecuador, Quito 2.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 - - - 0.2 93 104
France, La Martinique 1.3 0.1 - 0.1 - - - - 0.2 18 21
Peru, Trujillo 1.2 0.1 - - 0.4 0.1 - 0.1 0.7 27 37 *
America, North
Canada (excluding Quebec, Yukon and Nunavut) 2.5 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.6 2541 3511
Canada, Alberta 2.5 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.1 - 0.0 0.1 286 357
Canada, British Columbia 2.6 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 - 0.1 0.1 456 569
Canada, Manitoba 2.2 0.5 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 107 159
Canada, New Brunswick 3.0 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.6 - 0.0 0.1 90 111
Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador 2.8 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 54 62
Canada, Northwest Territories 1.8 - - - - - - - - 1 1
Canada, Nova Scotia 3.1 0.7 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 - 0.0 0.2 111 161
Canada, Ontario 2.3 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 1.0 1286 1924
Canada, Prince Edward Island 3.1 1.2 - 0.4 - - - - 0.4 20 22
Canada, Saskatchewan 2.8 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.1 - 0.1 0.1 130 145
USA, Alabama 2.9 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 538 653
USA, Alabama: Black 1.4 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 0.2 64 80
USA, Alabama: White 3.4 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 471 566
USA, Alaska 2.7 0.8 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.2 - - 0.2 62 70
USA, Arizona 2.7 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 591 704
USA, California 2.7 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 3592 4284
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area 2.7 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 695 808
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Black 1.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 - 0.2 24 32
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Chinese 1.3 0.5 0.1 0.3 - - - - 0.1 29 36
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Filipino 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.2 - - - - 16 21
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Hispanic White 2.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 110 126
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Japanese 1.0 - - - - - - - - 4 4
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Non-Hispanic White 3.4 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 0.1 472 540
USA, California, Los Angeles County 2.4 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 898 1086
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Black 2.0 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 - - 0.1 74 93
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Chinese 1.5 0.4 0.1 0.1 - 0.2 - - 0.2 20 24
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Filipino 1.0 - - 0.2 - - - - 0.2 6 12
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Hispanic White 2.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 294 348
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Japanese 0.5 0.4 - - - - - - - 4 5
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Korean 0.8 0.4 0.3 - 0.5 0.3 - - 0.1 10 12
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Non-Hispanic White 3.3 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 - 0.1 0.2 474 575
USA, California: Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 0.1 209 259
USA, California: Black 1.6 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 149 188
USA, California: Hispanic White 2.4 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 776 908
USA, California: Non-hispanic White 3.4 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 2427 2894
USA, Colorado 2.9 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 459 578
USA, Connecticut 3.1 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 0.1 475 543
USA, Connecticut: Black 1.8 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.1 - - - 22 28
USA, Connecticut: White 3.3 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 0.1 445 507
USA, District of Columbia 2.4 0.4 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.3 - 0.0 0.1 56 67
USA, District of Columbia: Black 2.0 0.1 - 0.4 0.5 0.4 - 0.0 0.2 33 38
USA, District of Columbia: White 2.5 0.5 0.1 0.4 1.3 - - - - 20 24
USA, Florida 2.9 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 2174 2692
USA, Florida: Black 1.6 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 0.4 150 194
USA, Florida: White 3.1 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 1982 2449
USA, Georgia 2.8 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 858 998
USA, Georgia, Atlanta 2.6 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 274 314
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: Black 1.5 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 52 64
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: White 3.3 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 220 248
USA, Georgia: Black 1.6 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 124 154
USA, Georgia: White 3.3 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 729 838
USA, Idaho 3.5 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 0.2 159 193
USA, Illinois 2.8 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 1456 1720
USA, Illinois: Black 1.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 - - 0.1 0.3 104 123
USA, Illinois: White 3.1 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 1306 1545
USA, Indiana 3.2 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 0.1 766 917
USA, Iowa 3.4 0.6 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 413 498
USA, Kentucky 3.2 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 484 615
USA, Louisiana 2.6 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 - 0.1 0.3 453 574
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: Black 1.9 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 - 0.2 0.3 31 39
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: White 2.8 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.3 - - - 0.1 62 76
USA, Louisiana: Black 1.8 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 0.4 96 132
USA, Louisiana: White 3.0 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 - 0.1 0.2 354 437
USA, Maine 3.4 0.6 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.2 - 0.1 0.2 175 229
USA, Massachusetts 3.1 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 930 1072
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Brain and central nervous system (C71-72) - Female (Contd)
Other neuro Other Unspec.
Astro. Oligo. Epend. Other Medullobl. Other MV Total
America, North (Contd)
USA, Michigan 2.8 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 1220 1469
USA, Michigan, Detroit 2.7 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 523 599
USA, Michigan, Detroit: Black 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.1 70 84
USA, Michigan, Detroit: White 3.2 0.9 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 443 505
USA, Michigan: Black 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 0.1 95 111
USA, Michigan: White 3.0 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 1112 1344
USA, Missouri 3.2 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.4 721 903
USA, Missouri: Black 1.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 - - 0.3 35 47
USA, Missouri: White 3.4 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.4 675 844
USA, Montana 3.6 0.9 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 0.1 130 159
USA, New Jersey 3.0 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.3 1091 1338
USA, New Jersey: Black 1.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 - - 0.4 79 104
USA, New Jersey: White 3.2 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.3 965 1178
USA, New Mexico 2.0 0.7 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 0.1 159 203
USA, New Mexico: American Indian 0.6 0.9 0.2 0.5 0.2 - - - - 10 11
USA, New Mexico: Hispanic White 2.1 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 56 67
USA, New Mexico: Non-Hispanic White 2.2 0.8 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.1 - 0.0 0.2 89 120
USA, New York state 3.0 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.3 2446 3009
USA, New York state: Black 2.0 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.3 221 292
USA, New York state: White 3.2 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.3 2149 2623
USA, NPCR 2.9 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 27120 32720
USA, NPCR: Black 1.6 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 1679 2119
USA, NPCR: White 3.1 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 24573 29562
USA, Ohio 3.0 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 1479 1748
USA, Ohio: Black 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 84 114
USA, Ohio: White 3.1 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 1367 1603
USA, Oklahoma 3.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 0.6 447 552
USA, Oregon 3.0 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.2 - 0.1 0.1 406 509
USA, Pennsylvania 3.2 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 1703 2031
USA, Pennsylvania: Black 1.9 0.2 - 0.3 0.0 0.1 - 0.2 0.0 87 103
USA, Pennsylvania: White 3.3 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 1580 1888
USA, Rhode Island 3.4 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.1 157 187
USA, SEER (9 registries) 2.8 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 3170 3717
USA, SEER (9 registries): Black 1.5 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 185 228
USA, SEER (9 registries): White 3.1 0.7 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 2795 3268
USA, SEER (14 registries) 2.8 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 8361 10022
USA, SEER (14 registries): Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 0.1 338 410
USA, SEER (14 registries): Black 1.6 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 512 656
USA, SEER (14 registries): Hispanic White 2.5 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 1017 1183
USA, SEER (14 registries): Non-hispanic White 3.2 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 6403 7672
USA, South Carolina 2.9 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 466 549
USA, South Carolina: Black 1.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 66 90
USA, South Carolina: White 3.5 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 394 452
USA, Texas 2.6 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 2188 2724
USA, Texas: Black 1.6 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 150 185
USA, Texas: White 2.8 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.4 1985 2472
USA, Utah 3.0 0.6 0.2 0.6 0.3 0.1 - 0.2 0.0 247 285
USA, Vermont 2.8 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 - - 0.3 70 81
USA, Washington State 3.2 0.8 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 794 945
USA, Washington, Seattle 2.9 0.9 0.2 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 531 633
USA, West Virginia 3.2 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 236 293
USA, Wisconsin 3.0 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.4 734 857
Asia
Bahrain: Bahraini 0.5 0.1 - 0.1 - 0.1 - 0.1 - 5 8
China, Guangzhou City 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 1.0 88 126 *
China, Hong Kong 1.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 0.2 331 380
China, Jiashan 0.3 - 0.1 0.9 - - - 1.5 0.1 16 37 *
China, Nangang District, Harbin City - - - - - - - - 4.7 90 116
China, Shanghai 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 - 0.1 3.9 556 934 *
China, Zhongshan 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.1 - - 0.1 0.2 46 48 *
Cyprus 2.8 - 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 - 0.2 0.4 75 89 *
India, Chennai (Madras) 1.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 - - - 0.5 158 195
India, Karunagappally 0.6 0.1 - 0.2 0.5 - - - 0.5 14 19
India, Mumbai (Bombay) 1.6 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 0.3 581 639
India, Nagpur 1.6 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.1 - - 0.0 0.2 110 121 *
India, New Delhi 1.1 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.1 - 0.0 - 0.4 444 527 *
India, Poona - - - - - - - - 1.8 110 127 *
India, Trivandrum 0.7 0.2 - 0.2 0.3 - - 0.1 0.7 41 64 *
Israel 2.8 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 569 722
Israel: Jews 2.8 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 503 617
Israel: Non-Jews 2.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 59 69
Japan, Aichi Prefecture 0.5 0.1 - 0.2 0.1 - - 0.1 0.7 35 56
Japan, Fukui Prefecture 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 - - 0.1 0.9 41 74
Japan, Hiroshima 1.1 - 0.3 0.1 - - - 0.1 - 50 58
Japan, Miyagi Prefecture 1.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 91 126
Japan, Nagasaki Prefecture 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 - 0.0 0.1 79 89
Japan, Osaka Prefecture 0.8 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 0.7 358 580
Japan, Yamagata Prefecture 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.3 - - - 0.0 0.5 58 106
Korea 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.9 1405 2332
Korea, Busan 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 1.0 109 211
Korea, Daegu 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 0.5 98 123
Korea, Daejeon 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 1.0 40 73
Korea, Gwangju 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 - 0.1 1.1 49 86
Korea, Incheon 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 1.0 96 159
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Brain and central nervous system (C71-72) - Female (Contd)
Gliomas Embryonal Other neuro Other Unspec. Number of cases
Astro. Oligo. Epend. Other Medullobl. Other MV Total
Asia (Contd)
Korea, Jejudo 0.6 0.8 - - 0.2 - 0.1 - 0.8 15 24
Korea, Seoul 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 1.1 426 684
Korea, Ulsan 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 - - 0.3 1.0 24 42
Kuwait: Kuwaitis 0.8 - 0.1 - 0.1 0.1 - - 1.8 17 41
Kuwait: Non-Kuwaitis 1.0 0.0 0.1 0.6 1.0 - - - 0.3 24 33
Malaysia, Penang 0.7 - 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 - 0.1 0.9 36 58
Malaysia, Sarawak 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 0.2 40 49
Oman: Omani 0.9 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 - 0.2 0.6 51 60 *
Pakistan, South Karachi 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 73 78 *
Philippines, Manila 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 1.0 115 250 *
Singapore 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 - 0.0 0.3 109 135
Singapore: Chinese 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 - 0.0 0.3 80 103
Singapore: Indian 0.8 0.3 - 0.2 0.4 - - - 0.3 11 13
Singapore: Malay 0.8 0.1 0.2 - 0.2 0.3 - 0.1 0.1 18 19
Thailand, Chiang Mai 0.6 - 0.1 - 0.0 - - - 0.7 25 52 *
Thailand, Lampang 0.6 0.1 - 0.1 0.1 0.2 - 0.1 1.0 21 40 *
Thailand, Songkhla 0.6 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 - 0.0 0.1 0.3 27 38
Turkey, Antalya 2.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 - 0.1 0.8 108 135 *
Turkey, Izmir 1.6 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.1 - 0.0 0.1 0.2 208 247 *
Europe
Austria 2.5 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.8 997 1279
Austria, Tyrol 2.6 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.1 - - 0.1 0.2 72 86
Austria, Vorarlberg 2.7 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.2 - - 1.1 38 54
Belarus 1.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.7 707 925 *
Belgium, Antwerp 2.5 0.2 0.2 0.1 - - - 0.0 0.1 185 203 *
Belgium, Flanders 2.8 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 648 732
Bulgaria 1.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 1.9 545 1179 *
Croatia 2.0 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 4.0 522 1150
Czech Republic 2.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 1117 1602
Denmark 2.8 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.7 703 942
Estonia 3.0 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.4 176 200
Finland (data not available) - - - - - - - - - - -
France, Bas-Rhin 1.4 1.1 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.0 - - 0.7 96 140
France, Calvados 1.5 1.2 0.1 0.3 - 0.2 0.1 - 0.2 70 81
France, Doubs 1.2 2.2 0.5 0.2 0.2 - - - - 71 77
France, Haut-Rhin 1.8 0.8 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 0.1 88 95
France, Herault 2.2 1.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 - - 0.1 0.4 124 146
France, Isere 2.1 0.8 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 0.4 132 168
France, Loire-Atlantique 1.7 1.0 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 126 137
France, Manche 1.5 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 - 0.0 0.2 47 53
France, Somme 2.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.2 - - 0.2 44 70
France, Tarn 1.7 0.8 - - - - - 0.1 0.3 35 50
France, Vendee 2.0 0.9 - 0.2 - 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 57 62
Germany, Brandenburg (data not available) - - - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Free State of Saxony (data not available) - - - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Hamburg 2.7 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.4 - 0.0 0.4 172 293
Germany, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (data not available) - - - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Munich 2.5 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.0 301 433
Germany, Northrhine-Westphalia: Munster 3.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 - 0.1 0.3 334 437
Germany, Saarland 2.2 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 - - 0.0 0.3 151 171
Iceland 3.6 0.3 0.3 - 0.2 0.2 - - 1.0 35 47
Ireland 2.8 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 1.1 378 596
Italy, Biella Province 2.5 - 0.8 0.2 - - - - 0.4 18 29
Italy, Brescia Province 2.6 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.5 - 0.1 1.6 66 113
Italy, Ferrara Province 2.2 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.7 - - - 2.1 56 102
Italy, Florence and Prato 2.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 - - - 1.9 139 268
Italy, Genoa Province 1.8 0.0 0.1 1.1 0.4 - - 0.1 0.9 63 117
Italy, Macerata Province 3.5 0.7 - 0.1 - - - 0.2 1.2 29 48
Italy, Milan 1.8 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 - 0.0 0.9 107 202
Italy, Modena Province 2.1 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.2 - 0.0 1.8 62 140
Italy, Naples 2.1 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.5 - - - 2.0 43 84
Italy, North East Cancer Surveillance Network 1.4 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 1.4 167 391
Italy, Parma Province 3.1 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.1 - - 0.3 1.2 63 107
Italy, Ragusa Province 1.8 0.4 0.2 0.8 - - - - 1.5 28 49
Italy, Reggio Emilia Province 1.2 0.7 - 0.2 - 0.1 - 0.2 2.6 36 89
Italy, Romagna Region 2.2 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.1 - - - 1.3 116 224
Italy, Salerno Province 2.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 2.7 84 177
Italy, Sassari Province 1.6 0.1 - - 0.2 - - - 1.9 28 64
Italy, Sondrio 2.0 - 0.7 0.2 0.4 - - - 0.2 18 21
Italy, Syracuse Province 1.1 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.7 - - - 1.7 23 51
Italy, Torino 1.6 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 - - 0.0 2.0 82 200
Italy, Umbria Region 1.8 0.3 0.6 0.7 0.1 0.2 - 0.1 1.7 104 204
Italy, Varese Province 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 1.2 48 87
Italy, Veneto Region 2.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.1 - 0.2 1.3 217 359
Latvia 1.6 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 1.7 173 337
Lithuania 2.7 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 1.1 476 574
Malta 1.9 0.1 0.1 0.4 - - - - 0.7 29 45
Norway 2.7 0.7 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.3 556 718
Poland, Cracow 1.6 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.4 - 0.1 1.8 64 121 *
Poland, Kielce (data not available) - - - - - - - - - - -
Poland, Warsaw City 1.5 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 - 0.1 0.1 1.8 155 294
Portugal, Porto 2.1 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 320 346 *
Portugal, South Regional 2.0 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.1 1.8 332 593
Russia, St Petersburg 1.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 1.4 333 545
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Brain and central nervous system (C71-72) - Female (Contd)
Gliomas Embryonal Other neuro Other Unspec. Number of cases
Astro. Oligo. Epend. Other Medullobl. Other MV Total
Europe (Contd)
Serbia 3.7 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.1 1.6 786 1017
Slovak Republic 2.0 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 1.0 464 676
Slovenia 2.0 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.5 238 248
Spain, Albacete 1.7 - - 0.5 0.2 - - - 0.1 12 37
Spain, Asturias 2.7 0.4 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.0 - 0.0 0.7 125 201
Spain, Basque Country 2.9 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 - 0.0 1.0 224 353
Spain, Canary Islands 2.7 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.0 - - 0.1 0.5 139 201
Spain, Cuenca 1.7 0.5 0.0 1.5 - - - - 1.0 10 37
Spain, Girona 2.8 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.2 - 0.1 1.3 69 106
Spain, Granada 2.0 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.6 80 105
Spain, Murcia 1.5 0.0 0.2 0.8 - - - - 0.9 75 145
Spain, Navarra 3.6 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.2 0.1 - - 0.5 55 117
Spain, Tarragona 2.7 0.3 0.4 1.1 0.1 - - 0.3 1.1 69 105
Spain, Zaragoza 2.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 - - 0.0 0.4 101 126
Sweden 2.3 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.3 1027 1125
Switzerland, Geneva 2.3 0.1 0.1 0.4 - - - - 0.8 46 63
Switzerland, Graubunden and Glarus 4.4 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.4 - - - 0.3 42 48
Switzerland, Neuchatel 2.2 - - 0.8 1.3 0.4 - - 0.6 19 24
Switzerland, St Gall-Appenzell 2.6 0.5 - 0.1 0.2 - - - 0.5 57 74
Switzerland, Ticino 2.8 0.1 0.5 0.5 - - - - 0.6 37 59
Switzerland, Valais 2.2 - 0.5 - 0.2 0.2 - - 0.6 29 38
Switzerland, Vaud 2.8 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.2 0.5 74 89
The Netherlands 2.4 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.4 1684 2077
The Netherlands, Eindhoven 2.5 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 0.5 103 134
The Netherlands, Maastricht 2.5 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.4 - - 0.0 0.2 112 126
UK, England, East of England Region 2.1 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 0.4 270 411
UK, England, Merseyside and Cheshire 2.4 0.6 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.0 - 0.9 0.1 258 474
UK, England, North Western 2.4 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 389 608
UK, England, Northern And Yorkshire 2.8 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 693 1045
UK, England, Oxford Region 2.3 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.4 248 362
UK, England, South and Western Regions 2.0 0.4 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 1.2 654 1169
UK, England, Thames 2.4 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 1355 2073
UK, England, Trent 2.7 0.3 0.1 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 475 849
UK, England, West Midlands 2.6 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 0.1 523 732
UK, Northern Ireland 2.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 - - 1.3 142 250
UK, Scotland 2.5 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 515 810
Oceania
Australia, New South Wales 2.8 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 771 932
Australia, Northern Territory (data not available) - - - - - - - - - - -
Australia, Queensland 3.0 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 0.1 400 517
Australia, South 3.0 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 164 226
Australia, Tasmania 2.9 0.5 0.5 0.2 - 0.1 - - 0.2 61 70
Australia, Victoria 3.0 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 - 0.0 0.8 633 802
Australia, Western 2.8 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 202 242
Australian Capital Territory 2.7 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.2 - - 0.2 - 35 39
French Polynesia 1.1 - - 0.5 0.5 - - 0.9 0.6 12 18
New Zealand 2.3 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.4 359 493
USA, Hawaii 2.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 - - 0.1 103 118
USA, Hawaii: Chinese 1.2 - - 0.6 - - - - - 3 4
USA, Hawaii: Filipino 1.2 - - - - - - - - 7 8
USA, Hawaii: Hawaiian 2.9 0.6 0.2 0.1 - 0.2 - - 0.2 20 23
USA, Hawaii: Japanese 2.1 0.0 0.7 0.3 - - - - - 19 22
USA, Hawaii: White 3.7 0.6 - - 0.3 0.5 - - 0.1 43 49
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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by histological type
Thyroid (C73) - Male
Carcinoma
Sarcoma Other Unspec.
Number of cases
Follicular Papillary Medular Anaplastic Other Unspec. MV Total
Africa
Algeria, Setif 0.5 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 - - - 32 32 *
Egypt, Gharbiah 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 - - 0.1 48 53
Tunisia, Centre, Sousse 0.1 0.9 0.2 0.1 - - - - - 14 14 *
Uganda, Kyadondo County 0.1 - - - 0.0 0.2 - - 0.2 6 11 *
Zimbabwe, Harare: African 0.3 0.3 - 0.1 0.1 0.1 - - 0.0 10 14 *
America, Central and South
Argentina, Bahia Blanca 0.0 0.4 - - 0.1 0.1 - - - 5 6
Brazil, Brasilia 0.5 1.9 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 - - 0.4 81 88
Brazil, Cuiaba 0.3 0.6 0.2 - - - - - - 8 8
Brazil, Goiania 0.3 1.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 - - 0.1 37 39
Brazil, Sao Paulo 0.5 1.9 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 - - 0.5 740 861
Chile, Valdivia - 1.3 0.1 0.1 - - - - 0.2 15 16
Colombia, Cali 0.3 1.4 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 - - 0.2 76 85
Costa Rica 0.1 1.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 0.1 134 141
Ecuador, Quito 0.2 1.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 - - 0.3 50 57
France, La Martinique - 0.7 0.1 - - 0.1 - - - 11 11
Peru, Trujillo 0.1 1.2 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 - - - 17 17 *
America, North
Canada (excluding Quebec, Yukon and Nunavut) 0.3 2.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 0.1 1961 2095
Canada, Alberta 0.2 2.7 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 - - - 293 295
Canada, British Columbia 0.2 1.7 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 269 271
Canada, Manitoba 0.4 1.5 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 - - - 68 68
Canada, New Brunswick 0.1 1.6 0.4 - 0.0 0.0 - - - 54 54
Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador 0.4 1.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 - - - - 26 26
Canada, Northwest Territories - 1.5 - - - - - - - 2 2
Canada, Nova Scotia 0.1 1.4 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 - - 0.0 52 54
Canada, Ontario 0.3 2.6 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 0.2 1115 1243
Canada, Prince Edward Island - 0.4 - - 0.2 - - - - 3 3
Canada, Saskatchewan 0.3 2.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 - - - 79 79
USA, Alabama 0.3 1.6 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 297 300
USA, Alabama: Black 0.4 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 - - - 37 38
USA, Alabama: White 0.3 1.8 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 255 257
USA, Alaska 0.5 2.8 0.1 0.1 - - - - 0.2 62 63
USA, Arizona 0.4 2.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 471 475
USA, California 0.3 2.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2706 2720
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area 0.3 2.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 542 545
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Black 0.2 1.1 - 0.2 - - - - - 22 22
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Chinese 0.3 2.1 - 0.1 - 0.1 - - - 36 37
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Filipino 0.3 3.2 - 0.2 - - - - - 33 33
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Hispanic White 0.1 1.9 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 66 66
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Japanese 1.1 1.1 - - - - - - - 5 5
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Non-Hispanic White 0.4 2.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 337 339
USA, California, Los Angeles County 0.3 2.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 776 779
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Black 0.4 1.1 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 - - - 47 47
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Chinese 0.4 1.7 0.2 - - - - - - 26 26
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Filipino 0.2 4.6 - - - - - - - 37 37
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Hispanic White 0.2 1.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 168 169
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Japanese 0.3 3.7 - - - - - - - 17 17
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Korean - 3.0 - - - 0.2 - - - 18 18
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Non-Hispanic White 0.4 3.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 - - - 436 438
USA, California: Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3 2.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 - - 0.0 328 329
USA, California: Black 0.4 1.1 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 - - - 102 103
USA, California: Hispanic White 0.2 1.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 469 470
USA, California: Non-hispanic White 0.3 2.6 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 1779 1789
USA, Colorado 0.4 2.7 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 0.1 424 432
USA, Connecticut 0.3 3.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 - - 0.0 386 386
USA, Connecticut: Black 0.4 0.5 - - - - - - - 7 7
USA, Connecticut: White 0.3 3.4 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 - - 0.0 368 368
USA, District of Columbia 0.9 4.0 0.1 0.1 - - - - 0.1 79 82
USA, District of Columbia: Black 0.8 2.8 - 0.1 - - - - - 36 36
USA, District of Columbia: White 0.7 5.3 0.2 - - - - - - 39 40
USA, Florida 0.4 1.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 1408 1434
USA, Florida: Black 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 65 69
USA, Florida: White 0.4 2.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 - - 0.1 1312 1334
USA, Georgia 0.3 1.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 561 568
USA, Georgia, Atlanta 0.3 2.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 - - - 0.0 212 213
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: Black 0.2 0.7 0.1 0.0 - - - - - 26 26
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: White 0.4 2.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 - - - 0.0 172 173
USA, Georgia: Black 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 - - - 64 66
USA, Georgia: White 0.4 2.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 479 484
USA, Idaho 0.4 2.5 0.1 - 0.1 0.1 - - 0.0 117 117
USA, Illinois 0.4 2.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 1088 1100
USA, Illinois: Black 0.2 1.0 0.1 - 0.1 0.1 - - - 60 62
USA, Illinois: White 0.4 2.5 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 962 972
USA, Indiana 0.3 2.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 - - 0.0 475 476
USA, Iowa 0.3 2.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 288 290
USA, Kentucky 0.4 2.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 328 332
USA, Louisiana 0.6 1.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 316 318
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: Black 1.0 0.4 - 0.1 0.1 0.1 - - - 15 15
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: White 0.6 2.2 0.2 0.1 - - - - - 54 54
USA, Louisiana: Black 0.5 0.8 - 0.0 0.1 0.1 - - 0.0 45 47
USA, Louisiana: White 0.6 2.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 - - - - 266 266
USA, Maine 0.3 1.8 0.3 0.0 - 0.0 - - - 99 99
USA, Massachusetts 0.4 2.7 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 638 644
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Thyroid (C73) - Male (Contd)
Carcinoma
Sarcoma Other Unspec.
Number of cases
Follicular Papillary Medular Anaplastic Other Unspec. MV Total
America, North (Contd)
USA, Michigan 0.3 2.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 832 842
USA, Michigan, Detroit 0.3 2.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 - - - 381 384
USA, Michigan, Detroit: Black 0.2 1.6 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 - - - 52 53
USA, Michigan, Detroit: White 0.4 2.9 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - - 321 323
USA, Michigan: Black 0.2 1.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 - - 0.1 63 65
USA, Michigan: White 0.3 2.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 748 756
USA, Missouri 0.4 2.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 473 480
USA, Missouri: Black 0.4 0.7 0.1 0.1 - 0.2 - - - 21 22
USA, Missouri: White 0.4 2.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 446 452
USA, Montana 0.4 2.9 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 - - 0.0 105 108
USA, New Jersey 0.6 2.8 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 958 969
USA, New Jersey: Black 0.4 1.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 - - - 62 64
USA, New Jersey: White 0.7 3.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 836 845
USA, New Mexico 0.5 3.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 - 219 222
USA, New Mexico: American Indian - 1.7 - - - - - - - 7 7
USA, New Mexico: Hispanic White 0.3 3.6 0.1 0.1 - 0.2 - 0.1 - 79 81
USA, New Mexico: Non-Hispanic White 0.7 3.6 0.1 - 0.1 0.1 - - - 130 131
USA, New York state 0.4 2.8 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 1997 2019
USA, New York state: Black 0.3 1.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 111 112
USA, New York state: White 0.5 3.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 1769 1790
USA, NPCR 0.4 2.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 19625 19839
USA, NPCR: Black 0.3 1.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 1025 1052
USA, NPCR: White 0.4 2.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 17441 17616
USA, Ohio 0.4 1.9 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 840 856
USA, Ohio: Black 0.2 0.9 - - 0.0 0.0 - - 0.1 39 42
USA, Ohio: White 0.3 1.9 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 753 766
USA, Oklahoma 0.3 1.5 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 - - 0.0 225 230
USA, Oregon 0.3 2.3 0.2 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 304 305
USA, Pennsylvania 0.5 3.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1507 1513
USA, Pennsylvania: Black 0.5 1.7 0.2 - - 0.0 - - - 76 76
USA, Pennsylvania: White 0.5 3.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1375 1381
USA, Rhode Island 0.5 2.8 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 - - - 116 116
USA, SEER (9 registries) 0.4 2.6 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2574 2588
USA, SEER (9 registries): Black 0.3 1.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 - - - 120 121
USA, SEER (9 registries): White 0.4 2.9 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2206 2216
USA, SEER (14 registries) 0.4 2.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6542 6586
USA, SEER (14 registries): Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3 2.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 516 518
USA, SEER (14 registries): Black 0.4 1.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 - - 0.0 324 330
USA, SEER (14 registries): Hispanic White 0.3 2.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 676 680
USA, SEER (14 registries): Non-hispanic White 0.4 2.7 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4942 4971
USA, South Carolina 0.3 1.6 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 263 265
USA, South Carolina: Black 0.2 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.0 - - 0.0 0.0 37 37
USA, South Carolina: White 0.3 1.9 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 - - 0.0 221 223
USA, Texas 0.4 2.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1669 1699
USA, Texas: Black 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 - - 0.1 94 96
USA, Texas: White 0.4 2.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1494 1518
USA, Utah 0.3 3.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 - - - 201 202
USA, Vermont 0.3 2.2 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 - - 0.0 50 52
USA, Washington State 0.4 2.6 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 577 580
USA, Washington, Seattle 0.4 2.7 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 409 411
USA, West Virginia 0.4 2.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 178 179
USA, Wisconsin 0.4 2.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 0.1 452 463
Asia
Bahrain: Bahraini 0.2 0.9 - - - - - - - 8 8
China, Guangzhou City 0.3 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 74 84 *
China, Hong Kong 0.3 1.6 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 437 447
China, Jiashan 0.1 0.2 - 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 - - 8 11 *
China, Nangang District, Harbin City - - - - - - - - 0.7 13 18
China, Shanghai 0.0 0.2 0.0 - 0.0 - - - 1.2 277 314 *
China, Zhongshan 0.2 0.4 0.1 - 0.1 - - - 0.2 35 35 *
Cyprus 0.2 2.3 0.2 0.0 - - - - 0.0 52 54 *
India, Chennai (Madras) 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 - - 0.2 54 82
India, Karunagappally 0.1 1.3 0.1 - 0.2 - - - - 17 17
India, Mumbai (Bombay) 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 163 184
India, Nagpur 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - - - 0.1 16 17 *
India, New Delhi 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 - - 0.2 197 262 *
India, Poona - - - - - - - - 0.7 43 53 *
India, Trivandrum 0.2 1.4 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 - - 0.1 58 58 *
Israel 0.3 2.6 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 505 526
Israel: Jews 0.3 2.8 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 460 474
Israel: Non-Jews 0.1 1.7 0.2 0.0 - - - - - 41 43
Japan, Aichi Prefecture 0.1 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - - 0.1 47 50
Japan, Fukui Prefecture 0.2 2.1 0.1 0.1 - - - - 0.1 77 81
Japan, Hiroshima 0.1 1.9 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 - - - 88 93
Japan, Miyagi Prefecture 0.1 1.6 0.0 0.1 0.0 - - - 0.1 168 175
Japan, Nagasaki Prefecture 0.2 1.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 - - - 113 122
Japan, Osaka Prefecture 0.1 0.9 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 373 432
Japan, Yamagata Prefecture 0.1 1.0 - 0.1 0.1 0.0 - - 0.2 71 77
Korea 0.2 1.7 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 2212 2314
Korea, Busan 0.2 1.6 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 - - 0.3 200 215
Korea, Daegu 0.1 1.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 114 118
Korea, Daejeon 0.2 1.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 - - 0.2 69 73
Korea, Gwangju 0.2 3.1 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 - - 0.1 118 121
Korea, Incheon 0.3 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 0.2 99 109
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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by histological type
Thyroid (C73) - Male (Contd)
Carcinoma
Sarcoma Other Unspec.
Number of cases
Follicular Papillary Medular Anaplastic Other Unspec. MV Total
Asia (Contd)
Korea, Jejudo 0.1 2.0 0.2 - - - - - 0.7 22 25
Korea, Seoul 0.2 2.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 0.1 623 644
Korea, Ulsan 0.1 1.8 0.0 - 0.2 - - - 0.2 47 49
Kuwait: Kuwaitis 0.2 2.8 0.1 - 0.2 - - - 0.1 45 46
Kuwait: Non-Kuwaitis 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - - - 62 62
Malaysia, Penang 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.2 - 0.0 - - 0.2 23 25
Malaysia, Sarawak 0.2 0.6 - 0.2 0.1 - - - 0.1 45 46
Oman: Omani - 1.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 - - 0.2 30 32 *
Pakistan, South Karachi 0.1 0.5 - - 0.1 0.0 - - - 24 25 *
Philippines, Manila 0.4 1.9 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 - - 0.3 235 260 *
Singapore 0.4 1.4 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 179 180
Singapore: Chinese 0.4 1.5 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 146 147
Singapore: Indian 0.1 1.1 - 0.2 - - - - - 11 11
Singapore: Malay 0.5 1.7 0.1 - - - - - - 22 22
Thailand, Chiang Mai 0.3 0.5 - 0.2 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.1 41 43 *
Thailand, Lampang 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 - - 0.2 14 18 *
Thailand, Songkhla 0.3 1.2 - - - 0.1 - - 0.1 50 52
Turkey, Antalya 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 35 38 *
Turkey, Izmir 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 0.1 86 90 *
Europe
Austria 0.5 1.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 718 737
Austria, Tyrol 0.8 2.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 - - 0.0 0.1 71 73
Austria, Vorarlberg 1.0 0.5 0.1 0.1 - 0.2 0.2 - 0.3 20 25
Belarus 0.2 2.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 881 892 *
Belgium, Antwerp 0.3 0.7 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 - - - 64 64 *
Belgium, Flanders 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 - - 0.0 195 206
Bulgaria 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 199 244 *
Croatia 0.3 1.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.2 282 306
Czech Republic 0.4 1.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 547 571
Denmark 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 205 210
Estonia 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 0.2 51 52
Finland (data not available) - - - - - - - - - - -
France, Bas-Rhin 0.3 1.6 0.3 0.0 - 0.0 - - 0.0 74 75
France, Calvados 0.3 2.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 - - - 0.0 59 59
France, Doubs 0.6 2.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.0 - - - 60 60
France, Haut-Rhin 0.4 1.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 - - - - 58 58
France, Herault 0.3 1.7 0.1 0.1 - - 0.0 - 0.0 61 62
France, Isere 0.4 3.5 0.3 0.0 0.1 - - - - 143 143
France, Loire-Atlantique 0.4 2.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 - - - - 106 106
France, Manche 0.5 1.2 0.1 0.2 - - - - - 32 32
France, Somme 0.5 1.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 - - - - 36 36
France, Tarn 0.5 2.6 0.5 0.0 0.1 - - - 0.0 45 46
France, Vendee 0.4 4.0 0.4 0.0 0.1 - - - 0.1 95 96
Germany, Brandenburg (data not available) - - - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Free State of Saxony (data not available) - - - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Hamburg 0.2 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 - - 0.0 64 75
Germany, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (data not available) - - - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Munich 0.5 1.7 0.2 0.0 0.0 - - - 0.0 207 209
Germany, Northrhine-Westphalia: Munster 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 - - 0.0 110 122
Germany, Saarland 0.5 1.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 - 0.0 - 0.0 69 71
Iceland 0.6 3.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 - - - - 41 41
Ireland 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 0.1 87 94
Italy, Biella Province 0.4 2.5 - 0.2 - 0.1 - - - 23 23
Italy, Brescia Province 0.3 3.5 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.0 - - 0.3 100 105
Italy, Ferrara Province 0.5 5.0 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 - - 0.2 85 87
Italy, Florence and Prato 0.2 1.8 0.2 - - 0.5 - - 0.7 118 143
Italy, Genoa Province 0.7 2.3 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 - - 0.2 65 71
Italy, Macerata Province 0.3 1.3 0.3 0.2 - - - - 0.3 17 17
Italy, Milan 0.2 2.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 114 119
Italy, Modena Province 0.4 4.9 0.5 0.1 - 0.1 - - - 127 127
Italy, Naples 0.6 2.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 - - - 0.2 50 53
Italy, North East Cancer Surveillance Network 0.4 1.7 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 - - 0.3 204 210
Italy, Parma Province 0.5 3.7 0.2 0.3 - 0.1 - - 0.1 69 71
Italy, Ragusa Province 0.1 2.0 0.1 - - - - - 1.1 28 31
Italy, Reggio Emilia Province 0.6 4.0 0.2 0.1 - 0.1 0.0 - 0.2 82 84
Italy, Romagna Region 0.8 2.6 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 - - 0.3 141 151
Italy, Salerno Province 0.4 1.9 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 - - 0.7 75 93
Italy, Sassari Province 0.5 2.3 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 - - 0.0 49 50
Italy, Sondrio 0.2 1.8 0.2 - - 0.2 - - 0.2 14 15
Italy, Syracuse Province 0.5 2.7 0.2 0.0 0.1 - - - - 35 35
Italy, Torino 0.4 1.7 0.2 - 0.0 0.1 - - 0.0 79 80
Italy, Umbria Region 0.5 2.4 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 - - 0.3 92 104
Italy, Varese Province 0.4 1.9 0.1 0.0 0.1 - - - 0.4 39 45
Italy, Veneto Region 0.3 2.1 0.2 0.1 - 0.0 - - 0.1 153 156
Latvia 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 - - 0.2 58 70
Lithuania 0.3 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 159 167
Malta 0.2 1.3 0.0 - 0.1 - - - 0.1 18 19
Norway 0.2 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 243 247
Poland, Cracow 0.3 1.1 - - 0.0 0.1 - - 0.3 35 43 *
Poland, Kielce (data not available) - - - - - - - - - - -
Poland, Warsaw City 0.1 0.8 - 0.1 0.0 0.1 - - 0.2 65 66
Portugal, Porto 0.3 1.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 193 194 *
Portugal, South Regional 0.1 1.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 - - 0.1 139 151
Russia, St Petersburg 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 - - 0.2 121 152
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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by histological type
Thyroid (C73) - Male (Contd)
Carcinoma
Sarcoma Other Unspec.
Number of cases
Follicular Papillary Medular Anaplastic Other Unspec. MV Total
Europe (Contd)
Serbia 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 93 125
Slovak Republic 0.2 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 0.1 204 219
Slovenia 0.4 1.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 115 116
Spain, Albacete 0.1 0.8 0.4 - - - - - - 9 10
Spain, Asturias 0.2 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - - 55 55
Spain, Basque Country 0.3 1.0 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 - - 0.0 91 94
Spain, Canary Islands 0.4 1.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 - - - 81 81
Spain, Cuenca - 0.6 0.2 - 0.2 0.1 - - - 9 9
Spain, Girona 0.2 1.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 - - - 40 40
Spain, Granada 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.0 - - - - 0.0 26 27
Spain, Murcia 0.2 1.0 0.8 0.1 - - - - - 68 68
Spain, Navarra 0.8 1.1 0.0 0.3 0.0 - - 0.0 0.0 49 51
Spain, Tarragona 0.2 1.2 0.1 0.1 - - - - 0.0 22 23
Spain, Zaragoza 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 36 37
Sweden 0.2 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 406 407
Switzerland, Geneva 0.4 1.5 - - 0.1 0.1 - - - 27 27
Switzerland, Graubunden and Glarus 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.1 - - - - - 7 7
Switzerland, Neuchatel 0.4 1.7 0.2 - - - - - - 15 15
Switzerland, St Gall-Appenzell 0.7 1.0 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 - - 0.0 37 38
Switzerland, Ticino 0.5 1.7 0.2 0.1 - - - - - 25 25
Switzerland, Valais 0.3 1.1 0.3 0.1 - - - - 0.1 16 17
Switzerland, Vaud 0.1 1.3 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 - - 41 41
The Netherlands 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 521 524
The Netherlands, Eindhoven 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 - - 0.0 33 34
The Netherlands, Maastricht 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.1 - - - - - 24 24
UK, England, East of England Region 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 87 95
UK, England, Merseyside and Cheshire 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 71 78
UK, England, North Western 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 94 105
UK, England, Northern And Yorkshire 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 212 230
UK, England, Oxford Region 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 - - - 78 84
UK, England, South and Western Regions 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 207 232
UK, England, Thames 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 387 433
UK, England, Trent 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 145 153
UK, England, West Midlands 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 - - 0.0 181 189
UK, Northern Ireland 0.4 0.6 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 - - 0.2 66 72
UK, Scotland 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 - 177 177
Oceania
Australia, New South Wales 0.4 1.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 493 506
Australia, Northern Territory (data not available) - - - - - - - - - - -
Australia, Queensland 0.6 1.8 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 - - 0.0 291 304
Australia, South 0.3 1.8 0.1 0.1 0.0 - - - 0.0 112 112
Australia, Tasmania 0.5 1.4 - 0.3 - 0.1 - - 0.0 34 35
Australia, Victoria 0.3 1.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 251 257
Australia, Western 0.3 1.8 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 - - 0.0 129 130
Australian Capital Territory 0.6 1.6 - - - - - - - 20 20
French Polynesia 0.9 3.7 - - 0.2 0.7 - - - 26 26
New Zealand 0.3 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 177 181
USA, Hawaii 0.5 2.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 131 132
USA, Hawaii: Chinese - 1.6 - - - - - - - 5 5
USA, Hawaii: Filipino 0.5 5.1 - - - - - - 0.2 36 37
USA, Hawaii: Hawaiian 0.7 3.2 0.5 - - - - - - 23 23
USA, Hawaii: Japanese 0.4 1.2 0.1 0.0 - - - - - 18 18
USA, Hawaii: White 0.9 2.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 - - - 40 40
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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by histological type
Thyroid (C73) - Female
Carcinoma
Sarcoma Other Unspec.
Number of cases
Follicular Papillary Medular Anaplastic Other Unspec. MV Total
Africa
Algeria, Setif 1.3 1.8 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 - - 0.1 87 88 *
Egypt, Gharbiah 0.4 1.5 0.0 0.4 0.1 - - - 0.3 145 151
Tunisia, Centre, Sousse 0.6 2.2 0.3 - - - - - - 34 34 *
Uganda, Kyadondo County 0.5 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 0.5 - - 0.3 24 26 *
Zimbabwe, Harare: African 0.7 0.6 0.0 0.4 - 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 31 45 *
America, Central and South
Argentina, Bahia Blanca 0.3 1.0 - - 0.2 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 16 17
Brazil, Brasilia 0.9 7.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 - - 1.1 329 338
Brazil, Cuiaba 0.7 1.8 - - 0.2 0.1 - - 2.0 31 43
Brazil, Goiania 1.6 6.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 - - 0.5 197 208
Brazil, Sao Paulo 1.9 8.5 0.1 0.2 0.2 1.9 0.0 - 2.0 3798 4399
Chile, Valdivia 0.2 3.6 0.1 - - 0.1 0.1 - 0.3 39 42
Colombia, Cali 0.5 8.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.2 - - 0.3 440 450
Costa Rica 0.5 6.9 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 - - 0.4 706 739
Ecuador, Quito 1.0 7.2 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.3 - - 1.1 320 356
France, La Martinique 0.8 3.7 0.3 - 0.5 0.1 - - 1.2 65 80
Peru, Trujillo 0.9 4.2 0.1 0.1 - 0.4 - - - 68 68 *
America, North
Canada (excluding Quebec, Yukon and Nunavut) 0.7 7.8 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.5 6278 6839
Canada, Alberta 0.8 7.7 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 801 802
Canada, British Columbia 0.4 4.8 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 729 733
Canada, Manitoba 0.6 6.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 - - 0.0 264 265
Canada, New Brunswick 0.4 6.6 0.2 0.0 - 0.0 - - 0.0 177 178
Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador 0.6 5.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 - - - 101 102
Canada, Northwest Territories - 5.2 - - 0.7 - - - - 7 7
Canada, Nova Scotia 0.4 5.1 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 - - 0.0 179 180
Canada, Ontario 0.8 9.7 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 - 0.9 3798 4349
Canada, Prince Edward Island 0.5 3.6 - - - - - - - 19 19
Canada, Saskatchewan 0.7 5.8 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 - - 0.0 203 204
USA, Alabama 0.7 5.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 891 898
USA, Alabama: Black 0.9 3.5 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 - - 0.1 169 171
USA, Alabama: White 0.6 5.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 699 704
USA, Alaska 0.7 8.7 0.1 - 0.1 0.2 - - 0.2 172 173
USA, Arizona 0.9 7.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 - - 0.0 1362 1368
USA, California 0.8 7.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 8447 8487
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area 0.7 6.7 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 1568 1572
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Black 0.4 3.1 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 - - - 57 57
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Chinese 0.5 7.6 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 - - - 134 135
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Filipino 0.9 7.4 0.1 0.1 0.2 - - - - 94 94
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Hispanic White 0.7 6.4 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 - - - 236 236
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Japanese 1.3 4.4 - - 0.1 - - - - 22 22
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Non-Hispanic White 0.6 6.9 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 823 826
USA, California, Los Angeles County 0.7 7.9 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 2507 2516
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Black 0.6 3.1 - 0.1 - 0.2 - - 0.0 127 129
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Chinese 0.4 6.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 - - - - 81 81
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Filipino 1.0 14.0 0.2 0.4 0.1 - - - - 155 155
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Hispanic White 0.6 7.3 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 801 802
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Japanese 0.3 6.3 - 0.3 - - - - - 33 33
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Korean - 8.8 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 - - 0.1 58 59
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Non-Hispanic White 0.9 9.8 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 - - 0.0 1156 1160
USA, California: Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8 8.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 - - 0.0 1256 1264
USA, California: Black 0.7 3.4 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 - - 0.0 304 308
USA, California: Hispanic White 0.7 7.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 1999 2002
USA, California: Non-hispanic White 0.8 7.9 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 4761 4783
USA, Colorado 0.9 8.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 1248 1256
USA, Connecticut 1.0 8.7 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 - - 0.1 1107 1113
USA, Connecticut: Black 0.9 3.7 - 0.1 - - - - 0.2 50 51
USA, Connecticut: White 1.0 9.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 - - 0.0 1002 1007
USA, District of Columbia 1.3 8.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 - - 0.1 189 191
USA, District of Columbia: Black 1.3 7.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 - - 0.1 106 107
USA, District of Columbia: White 0.9 9.0 0.2 - - - - - - 62 62
USA, Florida 0.9 6.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 - - 0.1 4028 4052
USA, Florida: Black 0.8 3.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 - - 0.0 342 345
USA, Florida: White 0.9 6.9 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 - - 0.1 3562 3582
USA, Georgia 0.9 5.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 - - 0.0 1765 1774
USA, Georgia, Atlanta 1.0 6.7 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 - - 0.0 720 720
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: Black 0.7 3.7 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.3 - - 0.0 157 157
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: White 1.2 8.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 525 525
USA, Georgia: Black 0.7 3.7 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 - - 0.1 331 334
USA, Georgia: White 1.0 6.7 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 1371 1377
USA, Idaho 1.1 8.7 0.1 0.1 0.1 - - - - 366 367
USA, Illinois 0.8 7.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 3362 3380
USA, Illinois: Black 0.8 3.6 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 - - 0.1 273 277
USA, Illinois: White 0.8 8.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 2894 2908
USA, Indiana 0.9 6.5 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 1446 1451
USA, Iowa 1.0 8.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 858 861
USA, Kentucky 0.9 7.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 - - 0.0 1047 1057
USA, Louisiana 1.2 6.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 0.1 1036 1052
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: Black 1.6 2.6 0.1 0.2 0.2 - - 0.1 - 59 59
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: White 1.5 6.7 0.3 0.1 - 0.3 - - 0.2 158 163
USA, Louisiana: Black 1.2 3.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 - 206 209
USA, Louisiana: White 1.2 7.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 - - 0.1 818 831
USA, Maine 0.8 7.0 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - - 335 338
USA, Massachusetts 0.9 9.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 - - 0.0 2123 2132
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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USA, Michigan 0.8 7.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 2665 2696
USA, Michigan, Detroit 0.9 7.7 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 - - 0.0 1164 1171
USA, Michigan, Detroit: Black 1.0 4.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 - - 0.1 177 180
USA, Michigan, Detroit: White 0.9 9.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 - - 0.0 942 946
USA, Michigan: Black 0.9 4.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 - - 0.1 237 242
USA, Michigan: White 0.8 8.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 2322 2348
USA, Missouri 0.8 7.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 1492 1496
USA, Missouri: Black 0.9 3.5 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 - - - 93 93
USA, Missouri: White 0.8 7.9 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 1366 1370
USA, Montana 0.9 10.7 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - - 318 321
USA, New Jersey 1.3 9.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 2941 2966
USA, New Jersey: Black 0.9 4.3 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 211 213
USA, New Jersey: White 1.4 9.9 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 0.1 2500 2522
USA, New Mexico 0.9 10.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 - - 0.1 630 636
USA, New Mexico: American Indian 1.2 7.0 - - - 0.2 - - - 40 40
USA, New Mexico: Hispanic White 0.8 9.5 0.1 0.3 - 0.1 - - 0.2 211 214
USA, New Mexico: Non-Hispanic White 0.9 12.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 368 371
USA, New York state 1.1 8.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 6142 6201
USA, New York state: Black 0.9 4.5 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 556 564
USA, New York state: White 1.1 9.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 5157 5205
USA, NPCR 0.9 7.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 60008 60456
USA, NPCR: Black 0.9 3.9 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 4202 4256
USA, NPCR: White 0.9 7.8 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 51480 51843
USA, Ohio 0.8 6.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 2590 2605
USA, Ohio: Black 0.9 2.9 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 168 170
USA, Ohio: White 0.8 6.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 2301 2314
USA, Oklahoma 0.4 5.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 0.1 584 596
USA, Oregon 0.6 7.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 - - 0.0 845 848
USA, Pennsylvania 1.4 10.7 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 4873 4903
USA, Pennsylvania: Black 1.6 7.5 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 - 363 365
USA, Pennsylvania: White 1.3 10.9 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 4328 4355
USA, Rhode Island 0.8 10.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 - - - 0.1 376 377
USA, SEER (9 registries) 0.9 8.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 - - 0.0 7789 7819
USA, SEER (9 registries): Black 0.8 4.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 - - 0.1 490 494
USA, SEER (9 registries): White 0.9 8.7 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 6281 6306
USA, SEER (14 registries) 0.9 7.7 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 20337 20454
USA, SEER (14 registries): Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8 8.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 - - 0.0 2004 2014
USA, SEER (14 registries): Black 0.9 3.8 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 1211 1224
USA, SEER (14 registries): Hispanic White 0.8 7.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 2768 2779
USA, SEER (14 registries): Non-hispanic White 1.0 8.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 13969 14047
USA, South Carolina 0.9 5.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 830 839
USA, South Carolina: Black 0.9 3.4 - 0.1 - - - - 0.0 161 162
USA, South Carolina: White 0.9 6.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 - 0.0 0.0 651 659
USA, Texas 0.9 6.7 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 4805 4887
USA, Texas: Black 1.1 3.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 - - 0.1 324 332
USA, Texas: White 0.9 7.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 4216 4285
USA, Utah 0.9 10.6 0.1 0.1 0.0 - - - 0.0 690 691
USA, Vermont 0.7 7.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 - - - 170 170
USA, Washington State 0.8 8.7 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 1754 1760
USA, Washington, Seattle 0.9 8.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 - - 0.0 1212 1215
USA, West Virginia 1.1 7.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 - - 0.1 536 542
USA, Wisconsin 0.9 6.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 1270 1288
Asia
Bahrain: Bahraini 0.9 5.9 - 0.4 0.2 0.3 - - - 57 57
China, Guangzhou City 0.5 3.3 - 0.0 0.2 0.6 - 0.0 0.2 265 295 *
China, Hong Kong 0.9 5.9 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 1525 1557
China, Jiashan - 1.3 - 0.1 - 0.0 0.1 - - 19 20 *
China, Nangang District, Harbin City - - - - - - - - 1.2 29 33
China, Shanghai 0.0 0.8 0.0 - 0.1 - - - 3.8 950 1044 *
China, Zhongshan 0.6 1.8 0.1 0.0 0.2 - - - 0.4 104 105 *
Cyprus 0.5 8.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 - 0.1 189 190 *
India, Chennai (Madras) 0.3 1.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 - - 0.4 159 202
India, Karunagappally 0.4 2.9 0.2 - - 0.2 - - 0.2 42 44
India, Mumbai (Bombay) 0.4 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 - - 0.2 310 355
India, Nagpur 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 - - - 0.1 40 42 *
India, New Delhi 0.4 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.5 - - 0.7 439 579 *
India, Poona - - - - - - - - 1.4 71 93 *
India, Trivandrum 0.7 4.7 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 - - 0.1 195 196 *
Israel 0.8 10.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 - 0.2 1831 1948
Israel: Jews 0.8 10.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 - 0.2 1659 1747
Israel: Non-Jews 1.0 5.5 0.2 - 0.0 0.1 - - 0.1 154 161
Japan, Aichi Prefecture 0.2 4.8 - 0.1 0.1 - - - 0.4 189 196
Japan, Fukui Prefecture 0.3 5.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 - - - 0.2 211 221
Japan, Hiroshima 0.4 10.9 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 - - 0.0 456 472
Japan, Miyagi Prefecture 0.2 8.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 - - 0.2 802 819
Japan, Nagasaki Prefecture 1.0 6.1 - 0.0 0.1 0.1 - - - 457 473
Japan, Osaka Prefecture 0.3 2.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 1029 1194
Japan, Yamagata Prefecture 0.4 6.9 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 0.4 373 393
Korea 0.8 10.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 - 0.4 13311 13725
Korea, Busan 0.4 7.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 - - 0.5 940 989
Korea, Daegu 0.7 8.8 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 - - 0.2 743 753
Korea, Daejeon 0.3 7.6 0.2 0.2 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.5 328 339
Korea, Gwangju 0.6 19.7 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 - - 0.5 794 809
Korea, Incheon 1.0 8.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 - - 0.8 668 715
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Korea, Jejudo 1.1 10.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 - - 1.3 120 128
Korea, Seoul 1.0 12.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 - - 0.5 4024 4122
Korea, Ulsan 0.8 10.4 0.3 - 0.2 - - - 0.6 256 265
Kuwait: Kuwaitis 0.3 6.9 0.1 - - - - - 0.1 119 120
Kuwait: Non-Kuwaitis 0.2 3.9 0.1 - 0.1 0.5 - - 0.3 84 86
Malaysia, Penang 0.9 1.9 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.1 - - 0.8 98 103
Malaysia, Sarawak 0.8 1.4 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 - - 0.3 129 138
Oman: Omani 0.9 4.6 0.2 0.1 - 0.0 - - 0.1 135 137 *
Pakistan, South Karachi 0.8 2.0 - - - 0.1 - - - 70 71 *
Philippines, Manila 1.8 7.5 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.5 - - 0.7 1125 1206 *
Singapore 1.2 5.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 - - 0.1 628 636
Singapore: Chinese 1.1 5.0 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 - - 0.1 506 512
Singapore: Indian 2.6 3.5 0.3 - 0.2 0.2 - - 0.1 45 46
Singapore: Malay 0.9 5.5 - 0.1 - 0.2 - - 0.1 77 78
Thailand, Chiang Mai 1.4 2.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 - 0.3 183 191 *
Thailand, Lampang 0.8 1.8 0.1 0.3 - 0.1 - - 0.6 71 87 *
Thailand, Songkhla 1.5 4.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 - - 0.2 203 209
Turkey, Antalya 1.3 2.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 - - 0.5 149 157 *
Turkey, Izmir 0.7 2.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 - - 0.1 324 329 *
Europe
Austria 1.1 4.5 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 1824 1880
Austria, Tyrol 2.1 6.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 196 198
Austria, Vorarlberg 2.2 2.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 - - - 0.3 66 70
Belarus 0.8 10.7 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 - - 0.3 3822 3860 *
Belgium, Antwerp 0.6 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 - - 128 128 *
Belgium, Flanders 0.7 1.5 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 474 512
Bulgaria 0.4 1.9 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 683 785 *
Croatia 0.8 6.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.5 1167 1254
Czech Republic 0.9 3.8 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 1937 2012
Denmark 0.5 2.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 512 524
Estonia 1.3 3.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 - - 0.1 291 293
Finland (data not available) - - - - - - - - - - -
France, Bas-Rhin 0.9 4.3 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 197 198
France, Calvados 0.7 8.8 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 - - - 203 203
France, Doubs 0.7 9.8 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 - - - 182 182
France, Haut-Rhin 0.7 3.9 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 - - 118 119
France, Herault 1.0 5.7 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.0 - - 0.0 219 220
France, Isere 1.3 11.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 - 0.0 - 0.0 456 461
France, Loire-Atlantique 0.8 9.2 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.0 - - 0.0 404 405
France, Manche 0.9 6.6 0.4 0.0 - - - - 0.0 122 122
France, Somme 1.3 7.1 0.5 0.2 - 0.0 - 0.1 0.1 162 165
France, Tarn 1.1 16.4 0.5 0.0 0.1 - - - - 214 214
France, Vendee 0.9 15.2 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.1 - - 0.1 305 306
Germany, Brandenburg (data not available) - - - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Free State of Saxony (data not available) - - - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Hamburg 0.3 1.6 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 - - 0.0 132 152
Germany, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (data not available) - - - - - - - - - - -
Germany, Munich 0.9 6.1 0.4 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.0 636 637
Germany, Northrhine-Westphalia: Munster 0.6 2.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 - 0.0 261 308
Germany, Saarland 0.8 4.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 211 216
Iceland 1.2 9.2 0.2 0.4 - - - - - 91 91
Ireland 0.5 1.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 - - 0.0 253 263
Italy, Biella Province 0.5 6.9 0.1 - - 0.6 - - 0.0 50 51
Italy, Brescia Province 1.5 13.3 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.2 - - 1.2 311 334
Italy, Ferrara Province 0.8 18.5 0.5 0.0 - 0.2 - - 0.3 263 266
Italy, Florence and Prato 1.1 6.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 1.0 - - 1.7 385 451
Italy, Genoa Province 1.1 7.6 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 - - 0.9 183 203
Italy, Macerata Province 1.7 5.0 0.4 0.0 - - - - 0.5 44 49
Italy, Milan 0.4 6.0 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.5 - - 0.8 309 341
Italy, Modena Province 0.9 13.6 0.6 0.1 - 0.0 - - 0.1 347 349
Italy, Naples 1.2 6.9 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.3 - - 0.5 140 150
Italy, North East Cancer Surveillance Network 0.9 6.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 - - 0.6 680 700
Italy, Parma Province 1.2 11.8 0.8 0.1 - 0.2 - - 0.1 194 198
Italy, Ragusa Province 0.6 6.0 0.2 - - 0.1 - - 3.1 94 97
Italy, Reggio Emilia Province 1.2 13.9 1.0 0.0 - 0.2 - - 0.2 256 259
Italy, Romagna Region 3.2 9.9 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 - - 1.0 495 520
Italy, Salerno Province 1.4 8.4 0.2 0.2 - 0.2 - - 2.0 281 341
Italy, Sassari Province 1.5 10.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 - - 0.0 0.1 197 200
Italy, Sondrio 1.3 6.9 - 0.2 0.1 0.1 - - 0.1 56 58
Italy, Syracuse Province 0.8 12.6 - 0.0 0.2 0.1 - - 0.5 139 146
Italy, Torino 1.2 6.5 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.2 - - 0.0 304 306
Italy, Umbria Region 1.1 7.2 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.3 - - 1.2 247 295
Italy, Varese Province 0.7 5.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 - - 0.4 116 123
Italy, Veneto Region 0.7 6.5 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 - - 0.3 464 482
Latvia 1.9 1.5 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 - - 0.5 366 412
Lithuania 0.9 4.8 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 - 0.3 806 838
Malta 0.7 8.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 111 112
Norway 0.5 3.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 639 649
Poland, Cracow 1.9 4.4 0.2 0.0 - 0.6 - - 0.6 196 214 *
Poland, Kielce (data not available) - - - - - - - - - - -
Poland, Warsaw City 0.5 3.8 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 - 0.0 0.7 308 320
Portugal, Porto 0.9 10.9 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 1223 1233 *
Portugal, South Regional 0.7 4.7 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 - - 0.2 542 564
Russia, St Petersburg 0.8 1.9 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.0 - 0.3 647 714
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Serbia 0.3 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.0 - 0.5 321 405
Slovak Republic 0.6 3.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 768 802
Slovenia 0.6 3.8 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 341 342
Spain, Albacete 0.5 3.7 0.3 - 0.1 0.1 - - - 42 42
Spain, Asturias 1.0 3.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 - - 0.0 193 197
Spain, Basque Country 0.7 3.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - 0.0 235 239
Spain, Canary Islands 0.8 4.8 0.3 0.1 - 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 284 294
Spain, Cuenca - 3.4 - 0.1 - - - - - 20 20
Spain, Girona 1.1 5.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 - - - 0.0 110 112
Spain, Granada 1.0 6.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 - - - - 185 185
Spain, Murcia 1.1 4.9 1.2 0.1 - 0.0 - - 0.1 247 254
Spain, Navarra 1.7 7.9 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.1 - - 0.0 184 185
Spain, Tarragona 0.9 3.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - - 72 72
Spain, Zaragoza 0.3 3.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 - - 0.1 118 123
Sweden 0.5 2.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 1029 1031
Switzerland, Geneva 0.9 4.9 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 - - - 98 98
Switzerland, Graubunden and Glarus 0.2 1.7 0.3 0.2 - - - - - 20 21
Switzerland, Neuchatel 0.4 4.2 - 0.0 - - - - - 26 26
Switzerland, St Gall-Appenzell 1.6 2.9 - 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 - 90 90
Switzerland, Ticino 0.6 4.0 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 - - 0.0 54 55
Switzerland, Valais 1.1 5.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 - - - 0.0 65 66
Switzerland, Vaud 0.7 3.7 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 - - 0.0 105 106
The Netherlands 0.5 1.6 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1285 1293
The Netherlands, Eindhoven 0.7 1.9 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - 85 85
The Netherlands, Maastricht 0.5 1.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 - - - 76 76
UK, England, East of England Region 0.4 1.5 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 - - - 202 209
UK, England, Merseyside and Cheshire 0.5 1.8 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 - - 204 213
UK, England, North Western 0.5 1.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 302 322
UK, England, Northern And Yorkshire 0.6 1.7 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 - - 0.0 545 588
UK, England, Oxford Region 0.9 1.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 - - 0.0 243 252
UK, England, South and Western Regions 0.6 1.6 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 582 640
UK, England, Thames 0.4 1.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 - 0.0 1036 1133
UK, England, Trent 0.5 1.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 - - 0.0 339 363
UK, England, West Midlands 0.8 1.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 - 0.0 456 475
UK, Northern Ireland 0.7 1.7 0.1 - 0.0 0.1 - - 0.4 139 160
UK, Scotland 0.7 1.7 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 472 485
Oceania
Australia, New South Wales 1.1 6.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.0 1590 1639
Australia, Northern Territory (data not available) - - - - - - - - - - -
Australia, Queensland 1.5 6.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 - - 0.0 832 857
Australia, South 1.1 5.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 - - - 0.0 308 310
Australia, Tasmania 0.8 5.6 0.2 0.1 0.0 - - - 0.1 105 107
Australia, Victoria 1.0 3.5 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 - - 0.1 730 750
Australia, Western 0.5 5.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 - - 0.0 332 334
Australian Capital Territory 0.8 4.4 - 0.0 - 0.1 - - - 50 52
French Polynesia 3.9 31.5 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.6 - - 0.2 179 180
New Zealand 1.1 3.6 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 592 598
USA, Hawaii 1.2 10.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 - - - 430 430
USA, Hawaii: Chinese 0.8 10.9 - - - - - - - 38 38
USA, Hawaii: Filipino 1.5 20.5 0.1 0.3 0.2 - - - - 138 138
USA, Hawaii: Hawaiian 1.6 8.6 - 0.2 - - - - - 61 61
USA, Hawaii: Japanese 1.2 5.5 0.1 0.0 - - - - - 60 60
USA, Hawaii: White 1.3 7.1 0.2 - - - - - - 81 81
*Important. See note on population page.
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Africa
Algeria, Setif - - - 0.0 0.0 1.4 50 50 *
Egypt, Gharbiah 0.0 0.3 0.6 1.3 0.1 0.2 180 180
Tunisia, Centre, Sousse - - 1.7 0.7 - 0.5 31 31 *
Uganda, Kyadondo County 0.2 - 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.6 37 37 *
Zimbabwe, Harare: African - - 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.2 27 27 *
America, Central and South
Argentina, Bahia Blanca - - 0.5 0.4 - 1.2 11 16
Brazil, Brasilia - 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 1.6 71 75
Brazil, Cuiaba - - - 0.3 - 2.3 22 24
Brazil, Goiania 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.2 - 1.4 39 41
Brazil, Sao Paulo 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.2 0.0 1.6 626 627
Chile, Valdivia - 0.3 0.3 0.6 - 1 19 19
Colombia, Cali 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.6 0.1 0.4 77 79
Costa Rica 0.0 0.1 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 182 183
Ecuador, Quito 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 - 0.7 43 43
France, La Martinique - - 0.2 - - 0.6 9 9
Peru, Trujillo - 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 10 10 *
America, North
Canada (excluding Quebec, Yukon and Nunavut) 0.1 0.1 1.7 0.4 0.0 0.5 1694 1751
Canada, Alberta 0.2 0.1 1.8 0.4 0.0 0.3 233 233
Canada, British Columbia 0.2 0.1 1.5 0.2 0.1 0.4 284 285
Canada, Manitoba 0.1 0.1 1.9 0.3 0.0 0.1 76 76
Canada, New Brunswick 0.1 0.1 1.7 0.2 - 0.4 50 50
Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador 0.1 0.3 0.8 0.6 - 0.1 27 27
Canada, Northwest Territories 0.9 - - - - . 1 1
Canada, Nova Scotia 0.2 0.2 1.4 0.7 0.0 0.2 67 68
Canada, Ontario - 0.1 1.8 0.3 0.0 0.6 877 932
Canada, Prince Edward Island 0.7 0.6 - 0.7 0.3 . 8 8
Canada, Saskatchewan 0.2 0.1 1.5 0.7 - 0.1 71 71
USA, Alabama 0.0 0.1 1.3 0.4 0.1 0.3 272 273
USA, Alabama: Black 0.1 0.2 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.3 61 61
USA, Alabama: White 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.4 0.1 0.4 208 209
USA, Alaska 0.2 - 1.1 0.4 - 0.3 33 33
USA, Arizona 0.0 0.1 1.2 0.3 0.0 0.5 300 305
USA, California 0.1 0.1 1.4 0.4 0.0 0.4 2259 2281
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area 0.1 0.0 1.6 0.3 0.0 0.6 488 491
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Black 0.3 - 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.4 26 26
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Chinese - - 0.8 0.4 - 0.5 21 21
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Filipino - - 0.9 0.2 - 0.1 12 12
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Hispanic White 0.1 0.1 1.2 0.5 - 0.7 82 82
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Japanese - - - - - 0.7 1 1
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Non-Hispanic White 0.2 0.1 2.3 0.3 0.0 0.7 314 317
USA, California, Los Angeles County 0.1 0.1 1.3 0.6 0.1 0.4 622 627
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Black 0.4 0.1 1.2 0.6 - 0.5 69 70
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Chinese - - 0.3 0.1 - 0.4 8 8
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Filipino 0.1 - 0.4 - 0.1 0.1 6 6
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Hispanic White 0.1 0.1 1.0 0.7 0.1 0.3 211 213
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Japanese - 0.4 0.7 - - . 2 2
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Korean - - 0.4 0.2 - . 3 3
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Non-Hispanic White 0.1 0.1 2.1 0.6 0.1 0.5 306 308
USA, California: Asian and Pacific Islander 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.2 112 112
USA, California: Black 0.3 0.1 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.4 145 146
USA, California: Hispanic White 0.1 0.1 1.0 0.6 0.1 0.4 519 524
USA, California: Non-hispanic White 0.1 0.1 2.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 1438 1453
USA, Colorado 0.1 0.1 1.7 0.4 0.0 0.4 310 318
USA, Connecticut 0.1 0.1 2.1 0.4 0.0 0.6 298 300
USA, Connecticut: Black 0.3 0.2 2.1 0.1 - 0.2 27 27
USA, Connecticut: White 0.1 0.1 2.2 0.4 0.0 0.6 263 265
USA, District of Columbia 0.0 0.1 1.7 0.3 0.0 0.8 46 50
USA, District of Columbia: Black 0.1 0.1 1.1 0.3 0.1 1.1 25 26
USA, District of Columbia: White - 0.2 2.4 0.4 - 0.3 21 22
USA, Florida 0.1 0.1 1.4 0.5 0.0 0.6 1209 1216
USA, Florida: Black 0.1 0.1 0.8 0.5 0.0 0.5 117 118
USA, Florida: White 0.1 0.1 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.6 1060 1066
USA, Georgia 0.1 0.1 1.3 0.4 0.0 0.6 554 562
USA, Georgia, Atlanta 0.1 0.1 1.5 0.4 0.0 0.6 219 223
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: Black 0.2 0.1 1.3 0.4 - 0.6 71 71
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: White 0.1 0.1 1.6 0.5 0.0 0.6 140 143
USA, Georgia: Black 0.1 0.1 1.2 0.4 0.0 0.7 146 148
USA, Georgia: White 0.1 0.1 1.4 0.4 0.0 0.5 397 402
USA, Idaho 0.1 0.1 1.5 0.6 0.0 0.4 91 93
USA, Illinois 0.1 0.1 1.6 0.5 0.0 0.5 956 973
USA, Illinois: Black 0.1 0.1 1.0 0.4 0.0 0.7 113 114
USA, Illinois: White 0.1 0.1 1.7 0.5 0.0 0.5 799 815
USA, Indiana 0.1 0.1 1.6 0.5 0.0 0.5 473 477
USA, Iowa 0.2 0.1 1.6 0.6 0.0 0.3 215 216
USA, Kentucky 0.1 0.1 1.9 0.6 0.0 0.5 333 342
USA, Louisiana 0.1 0.1 1.2 0.6 0.1 0.4 288 290
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: Black - 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.1 1.1 20 21
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: White 0.2 - 1.8 0.9 - 0.4 47 48
USA, Louisiana: Black 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.1 0.5 64 65
USA, Louisiana: White 0.0 0.2 1.6 0.6 0.0 0.4 222 223
USA, Maine 0.2 0.0 2.5 0.7 0.0 0.5 133 135
USA, Massachusetts 0.2 0.1 2.0 0.5 0.0 0.6 564 576
*Important. See note on population page.
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USA, Michigan 0.1 0.1 1.9 0.4 0.0 0.5 778 797
USA, Michigan, Detroit 0.1 0.1 2.2 0.5 - 0.4 344 349
USA, Michigan, Detroit: Black 0.1 0.0 1.5 0.5 - 0.6 68 68
USA, Michigan, Detroit: White 0.2 0.1 2.5 0.4 - 0.4 271 276
USA, Michigan: Black 0.1 0.1 1.4 0.6 - 0.7 99 99
USA, Michigan: White 0.1 0.1 2.0 0.4 0.0 0.5 663 682
USA, Missouri 0.1 0.1 1.6 0.4 0.0 0.5 413 419
USA, Missouri: Black 0.4 0.2 1.2 0.2 - 0.5 38 39
USA, Missouri: White 0.1 0.1 1.7 0.5 0.0 0.5 371 376
USA, Montana 0.3 0.0 1.3 0.6 0.0 0.3 64 65
USA, New Jersey 0.1 0.1 1.9 0.5 0.0 0.5 716 729
USA, New Jersey: Black 0.2 0.1 1.4 0.5 0.1 0.4 84 85
USA, New Jersey: White 0.1 0.1 2.1 0.5 0.0 0.6 602 612
USA, New Mexico 0.0 0.1 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.4 115 118
USA, New Mexico: American Indian - - - - - 0.2 1 1
USA, New Mexico: Hispanic White - 0.1 1.0 0.6 0.0 0.5 40 41
USA, New Mexico: Non-Hispanic White 0.0 0.2 1.9 0.3 - 0.5 71 73
USA, New York state 0.2 0.1 2.0 0.6 0.0 0.6 1687 1737
USA, New York state: Black 0.2 0.1 1.4 0.6 0.0 0.8 217 226
USA, New York state: White 0.1 0.1 2.2 0.6 0.0 0.5 1428 1468
USA, NPCR 0.1 0.1 1.6 0.5 0.0 0.5 16774 17078
USA, NPCR: Black 0.1 0.1 1.1 0.5 0.0 0.6 1646 1677
USA, NPCR: White 0.1 0.1 1.7 0.5 0.0 0.5 14505 14764
USA, Ohio 0.1 0.1 1.7 0.5 0.0 0.5 874 893
USA, Ohio: Black - 0.2 1.2 0.6 - 0.4 80 80
USA, Ohio: White 0.1 0.1 1.8 0.5 0.0 0.5 766 784
USA, Oklahoma 0.1 0.1 1.3 0.6 0.0 0.6 261 267
USA, Oregon 0.1 0.2 1.7 0.2 0.0 0.5 254 255
USA, Pennsylvania 0.1 0.1 2.1 0.6 0.1 0.5 1128 1136
USA, Pennsylvania: Black 0.1 0.1 1.5 0.7 0.1 0.5 100 100
USA, Pennsylvania: White 0.1 0.1 2.2 0.6 0.0 0.5 1000 1007
USA, Rhode Island 0.2 0.0 1.6 0.7 0.1 0.5 88 89
USA, SEER (9 registries) 0.1 0.1 1.7 0.4 0.0 0.4 2006 2023
USA, SEER (9 registries): Black 0.2 0.1 1.4 0.4 0.0 0.5 210 210
USA, SEER (9 registries): White 0.1 0.1 1.8 0.4 0.0 0.4 1670 1686
USA, SEER (14 registries) 0.1 0.1 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.4 5302 5363
USA, SEER (14 registries): Asian and Pacific Islander 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.2 196 196
USA, SEER (14 registries): Black 0.2 0.1 1.1 0.5 0.1 0.5 512 515
USA, SEER (14 registries): Hispanic White 0.1 0.1 1.1 0.6 0.1 0.4 734 741
USA, SEER (14 registries): Non-hispanic White 0.1 0.1 1.9 0.5 0.0 0.4 3786 3832
USA, South Carolina 0.1 0.0 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.4 224 233
USA, South Carolina: Black 0.1 0.1 0.8 0.5 0.0 0.4 57 59
USA, South Carolina: White 0.1 0.0 1.1 0.5 0.0 0.4 162 169
USA, Texas 0.1 0.0 1.3 0.4 0.0 0.6 1312 1370
USA, Texas: Black 0.1 0.0 1.1 0.2 0.0 0.7 130 139
USA, Texas: White 0.1 0.0 1.4 0.5 0.0 0.6 1145 1192
USA, Utah 0.1 0.2 1.4 0.2 0.0 0.2 127 127
USA, Vermont 0.1 0.2 2.0 0.2 0.0 0.7 53 54
USA, Washington State 0.2 0.1 1.6 0.6 0.0 0.4 473 477
USA, Washington, Seattle 0.2 0.1 1.6 0.5 0.0 0.4 315 315
USA, West Virginia 0.1 0.3 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 135 138
USA, Wisconsin 0.1 0.2 1.8 0.5 0.0 0.5 451 454
Asia
Bahrain: Bahraini 0.1 - 0.4 0.3 - 0.9 16 18
China, Guangzhou City - 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.3 34 34 *
China, Hong Kong 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.3 155 157
China, Jiashan - - - - - 0.2 3 3*
China, Nangang District, Harbin City - - - - - 0.1 2 2
China, Shanghai - 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 89 90 *
China, Zhongshan - - 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 14 14 *
Cyprus - 0.1 1.5 0.8 0.1 0.3 47 50 *
India, Chennai (Madras) - 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.9 128 129
India, Karunagappally - - 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 3 3
India, Mumbai (Bombay) - 0.0 0.0 0.2 - 0.7 261 261
India, Nagpur - - - 0.0 - 0.9 42 42 *
India, New Delhi - 0.0 - 0.1 0.0 1.5 474 474 *
India, Poona - - - - - 0.8 66 67 *
India, Trivandrum 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 - 0.1 19 19 *
Israel 0.1 0.1 1.9 0.7 0.0 0.9 547 565
Israel: Jews 0.1 0.2 2.0 0.7 0.0 0.8 457 470
Israel: Non-Jews 0.1 - 1.4 0.8 0.1 0.8 85 86
Japan, Aichi Prefecture - 0.1 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 13 13
Japan, Fukui Prefecture - 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.5 13 13
Japan, Hiroshima - 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 14 16
Japan, Miyagi Prefecture 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 37 41
Japan, Nagasaki Prefecture - 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.3 19 19
Japan, Osaka Prefecture - 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 109 109
Japan, Yamagata Prefecture 0.0 - 0.0 - - 0.2 12 12
Korea 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 346 346
Korea, Busan 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 31 31
Korea, Daegu - - 0.0 0.1 - 0.2 20 20
Korea, Daejeon - 0.0 0.1 0.2 - 0.1 15 15
Korea, Gwangju - - 0.0 0.1 - 0.3 13 13
Korea, Incheon 0.0 - 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 22 22
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Korea, Jejudo - - - 0.1 - 0.1 2 2
Korea, Seoul - 0.0 0.1 0.1 - 0.2 111 111
Korea, Ulsan - 0.0 - 0.2 - 0.1 5 5
Kuwait: Kuwaitis 0.2 0.3 1.3 1.0 0.0 0.3 53 54
Kuwait: Non-Kuwaitis 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.8 57 58
Malaysia, Penang - - 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3 13 13
Malaysia, Sarawak - - 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 29 29
Oman: Omani 0.1 - 1.1 0.5 0.2 1 78 78 *
Pakistan, South Karachi - 0.0 0.5 0.4 - 1 81 81 *
Philippines, Manila 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 - 0.3 60 62 *
Singapore 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.1 69 69
Singapore: Chinese 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.1 51 51
Singapore: Indian - - 0.9 - - . 5 5
Singapore: Malay 0.1 - 0.9 - - 0.3 13 13
Thailand, Chiang Mai - 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.3 35 35 *
Thailand, Lampang - - - - 0.0 0.1 3 3*
Thailand, Songkhla 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 - 0.1 16 16
Turkey, Antalya 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.4 51 54 *
Turkey, Izmir 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.2 124 130 *
Europe
Austria 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.9 428 440
Austria, Tyrol - 0.0 1.0 0.4 - 0.3 29 29
Austria, Vorarlberg - 0.3 0.6 0.7 0.1 0.5 19 19
Belarus 0.0 0.3 1.0 0.7 0.2 0.3 655 665 *
Belgium, Antwerp 0.1 0.1 1.6 0.2 0.0 0.2 100 100 *
Belgium, Flanders 0.1 0.0 1.3 0.4 0.0 0.6 323 323
Bulgaria - 0.2 0.7 0.8 0.1 0.7 564 564 *
Croatia - 0.2 0.1 0.1 - 2.1 306 308
Czech Republic 0.1 0.2 0.9 0.7 0.0 0.5 662 682
Denmark - 0.2 1.4 0.4 0.0 0.4 344 355
Estonia 0.0 0.1 1.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 66 66
Finland (data not available) - - - - - - - -
France, Bas-Rhin 0.0 0.1 1.3 0.6 - 0.2 63 63
France, Calvados 0.2 0.2 1.5 0.3 0.2 0.1 43 43
France, Doubs 0.1 0.4 1.4 0.1 - 0.5 34 34
France, Haut-Rhin 0.1 - 0.9 0.4 - 0.6 37 38
France, Herault 0.1 0.1 1.2 0.5 0.1 0.4 60 60
France, Isere 0.1 0.0 1.6 0.3 0.1 0.6 81 84
France, Loire-Atlantique 0.3 - 1.4 0.3 0.0 0.8 90 90
France, Manche 0.3 0.1 1.6 0.3 - 0.3 36 36
France, Somme 0.2 - 1.4 - - 0.5 33 33
France, Tarn 0.1 0.3 1.7 0.5 0.1 0.1 26 26
France, Vendee 0.5 0.1 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.5 34 34
Germany, Brandenburg (data not available) - - - - - - - -
Germany, Free State of Saxony (data not available) - - - - - - - -
Germany, Hamburg 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.6 - 0.9 86 102
Germany, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (data not available) - - - - - - - -
Germany, Munich 0.1 0.2 1.2 0.6 0.0 0.3 147 153
Germany, Northrhine-Westphalia: Munster 0.0 0.2 0.8 0.6 0.0 0.6 164 168
Germany, Saarland 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.9 0.1 0.1 67 68
Iceland - 0.1 2.4 0.3 0.1 0.4 26 26
Ireland 0.1 0.1 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.5 237 239
Italy, Biella Province - 0.8 4.2 0.9 - 1 34 34
Italy, Brescia Province 0.4 0.2 1.3 0.5 - 1.1 55 56
Italy, Ferrara Province 0.1 0.1 1.7 0.5 0.0 0.2 27 27
Italy, Florence and Prato - 0.1 2.0 0.3 - 1.1 100 106
Italy, Genoa Province 0.1 0.1 1.9 0.4 - 0.4 39 40
Italy, Macerata Province - - 1.9 0.1 0.1 0.6 14 14
Italy, Milan 0.2 0.1 1.9 1.4 0.0 0.5 115 115
Italy, Modena Province 0.1 0.3 2.0 1.0 0.1 0.2 54 54
Italy, Naples 0.2 0.1 1.1 1.2 0.2 0.6 48 48
Italy, North East Cancer Surveillance Network 0.0 0.2 1.1 0.5 0.0 1.3 180 181
Italy, Parma Province 0.1 0.1 1.4 0.3 - 0.5 29 29
Italy, Ragusa Province - 0.4 2.0 0.3 0.1 0.3 24 24
Italy, Reggio Emilia Province - - 1.3 0.5 - 1.8 46 46
Italy, Romagna Region 0.3 0.1 1.7 0.4 - 0.4 76 77
Italy, Salerno Province 0.1 0.2 1.1 0.7 0.1 0.9 73 74
Italy, Sassari Province 0.4 0.4 1.9 1.3 0.2 0.1 49 49
Italy, Sondrio - - - 0.9 0.2 0.6 9 9
Italy, Syracuse Province 0.2 0.2 1.6 0.6 0.3 0.1 27 27
Italy, Torino 0.2 0.1 1.5 0.8 0.1 0.8 78 78
Italy, Umbria Region - 0.5 1.0 1.3 0.0 0.8 71 81
Italy, Varese Province - 0.2 1.1 0.8 0.2 0.8 45 46
Italy, Veneto Region 0.1 0.2 1.8 0.4 0.0 1.7 172 175
Latvia 0.0 0.2 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.7 118 122
Lithuania 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.9 194 194
Malta - 0.2 2.0 0.9 0.2 0.2 35 35
Norway 0.3 0.2 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 285 285
Poland, Cracow - 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 1.8 46 49 *
Poland, Kielce (data not available) - - - - - - - -
Poland, Warsaw City - 0.2 1.5 0.3 0.0 0.3 100 100
Portugal, Porto 0.1 0.1 1.0 0.2 0.0 0.8 179 179 *
Portugal, South Regional 0.0 0.1 1.4 0.4 0.0 0.9 205 205
Russia, St Petersburg 0.0 0.1 1.1 0.5 0.0 0.7 270 276
*Important. See note on population page.
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Serbia 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.3 0.1 1.9 383 403
Slovak Republic 0.1 0.1 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.3 272 285
Slovenia 0.1 0.0 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.2 96 96
Spain, Albacete - 0.2 1.0 0.3 - 0.4 17 17
Spain, Asturias 0.1 0.1 0.9 0.2 0.0 1 76 76
Spain, Basque Country 0.2 0.3 1.8 1.1 0.1 0.3 177 177
Spain, Canary Islands - 0.2 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.3 79 79
Spain, Cuenca 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.1 0.2 . 9 9
Spain, Girona 0.3 0.2 1.6 0.5 - 0.2 44 45
Spain, Granada 0.1 0.1 1.2 0.4 0.0 0.3 46 46
Spain, Murcia 0.2 0.1 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.5 84 84
Spain, Navarra 0.5 - 0.8 1.2 0.1 0.1 40 40
Spain, Tarragona - 0.2 0.8 0.1 - 1.6 39 39
Spain, Zaragoza 0.1 0.2 1.3 0.5 0.0 0.5 64 64
Sweden - 0.2 1.0 0.4 0.0 0.4 471 471
Switzerland, Geneva 0.1 - 1.6 1.0 - 0.5 33 33
Switzerland, Graubunden and Glarus 0.4 0.6 1.2 0.8 - 0.2 19 19
Switzerland, Neuchatel - - 2.9 0.2 0.2 0.4 14 14
Switzerland, St Gall-Appenzell 0.0 0.1 1.5 0.2 - 0.5 38 38
Switzerland, Ticino 0.1 0.1 1.4 1.0 - 1.3 34 34
Switzerland, Valais - 0.1 1.7 0.6 - 0.2 21 21
Switzerland, Vaud - 0.1 1.6 0.4 - 0.3 44 44
The Netherlands 0.1 0.1 1.7 0.3 0.0 0.3 1076 1076
The Netherlands, Eindhoven 0.1 0.1 1.7 0.3 0.1 0.3 74 74
The Netherlands, Maastricht - 0.1 1.5 0.2 0.0 0.4 55 55
UK, England, East of England Region 0.1 0.2 2.0 0.6 0.0 0.4 235 235
UK, England, Merseyside and Cheshire 0.0 0.1 0.9 0.2 0.0 0.8 127 135
UK, England, North Western 0.2 0.1 1.7 0.4 0.0 0.4 312 319
UK, England, Northern And Yorkshire 0.2 0.1 1.8 0.5 0.0 0.2 497 505
UK, England, Oxford Region 0.2 0.2 1.6 0.5 - 0.3 207 207
UK, England, South and Western Regions 0.1 0.1 1.3 0.5 0.0 0.6 396 472
UK, England, Thames 0.0 0.1 1.3 0.4 0.0 0.9 959 1049
UK, England, Trent 0.0 0.2 1.3 0.5 0.0 0.5 310 318
UK, England, West Midlands 0.1 0.2 1.4 0.5 0.0 0.3 344 351
UK, Northern Ireland - - 0.8 0.3 - 1 83 97
UK, Scotland 0.1 0.2 1.3 0.5 0.0 0.4 330 333
Oceania
Australia, New South Wales 0.1 0.1 1.2 0.4 0.1 0.5 412 422
Australia, Northern Territory (data not available) - - - - - - - -
Australia, Queensland 0.2 0.1 1.1 0.2 0.0 0.3 175 183
Australia, South - 0.2 1.2 0.7 0.0 0.2 92 94
Australia, Tasmania - 0.1 1.2 0.8 - 0.1 29 29
Australia, Victoria 0.2 0.1 1.5 0.4 0.0 0.3 319 321
Australia, Western 0.2 0.1 0.9 0.5 0.0 0.3 101 102
Australian Capital Territory 0.1 - 1.2 - - 0.4 14 15
French Polynesia - - 0.2 0.4 - 0.8 8 8
New Zealand 0.2 0.2 0.9 0.4 0.0 0.4 201 203
USA, Hawaii 0.0 0.1 0.9 0.6 - 0.2 63 63
USA, Hawaii: Chinese - - 0.4 0.6 - 0.4 3 3
USA, Hawaii: Filipino - - 0.7 0.8 - 0.1 10 10
USA, Hawaii: Hawaiian - - 0.8 0.7 - 0.2 10 10
USA, Hawaii: Japanese - - 1.3 0.1 - 0.4 9 9
USA, Hawaii: White 0.1 0.2 1.0 0.6 - 0.1 21 21
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Hodgkin lymphoma - Female
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Africa
Algeria, Setif - 0.0 - - - 1.2 45 46 *
Egypt, Gharbiah 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.0 0.1 83 83
Tunisia, Centre, Sousse - - 0.9 0.3 - 0.1 18 18 *
Uganda, Kyadondo County 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.8 23 24 *
Zimbabwe, Harare: African - - 0.2 0.1 0.1 0 15 16 *
America, Central and South
Argentina, Bahia Blanca - 0.1 0.1 0.4 - 1.5 15 20
Brazil, Brasilia - 0.0 0.3 0.2 - 1 55 58
Brazil, Cuiaba - - 0.2 - - 1.3 13 14
Brazil, Goiania 0.1 - 0.2 0.2 - 1.1 35 37
Brazil, Sao Paulo 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.0 1.2 544 544
Chile, Valdivia - - 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 8 8
Colombia, Cali - 0.1 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.3 66 69
Costa Rica 0.0 0.0 1.1 0.2 0.0 0.2 153 154
Ecuador, Quito - 0.1 0.2 0.2 - 0.4 29 29
France, La Martinique - - 0.3 - - 0.5 8 8
Peru, Trujillo - 0.1 - 0.2 - 0.2 8 8*
America, North
Canada (excluding Quebec, Yukon and Nunavut) 0.0 0.0 1.6 0.2 0.0 0.3 1352 1410
Canada, Alberta 0.1 0.0 1.8 0.2 0.0 0.2 180 181
Canada, British Columbia 0.1 0.0 1.3 0.1 0.0 0.2 193 194
Canada, Manitoba 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.2 - 0.1 54 54
Canada, New Brunswick 0.1 0.0 1.8 0.1 - 0.2 46 46
Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador 0.1 0.1 1.0 0.1 - 0.1 18 18
Canada, Northwest Territories - - - - - . 0 0
Canada, Nova Scotia 0.1 - 1.8 0.3 0.0 0.2 59 59
Canada, Ontario 0.0 0.0 1.7 0.2 0.0 0.4 724 780
Canada, Prince Edward Island - - 2.4 0.3 - . 10 10
Canada, Saskatchewan 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.3 0.0 0 68 68
USA, Alabama 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.2 0.0 0.3 216 223
USA, Alabama: Black 0.1 0.1 0.9 0.2 - 0.2 46 46
USA, Alabama: White 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.2 0.0 0.3 166 173
USA, Alaska - - 1.5 0.2 - 0.1 27 27
USA, Arizona 0.0 0.0 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.3 228 235
USA, California 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.2 0.0 0.2 1773 1789
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.2 0.0 0.2 358 361
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Black 0.1 0.1 1.0 0.1 - 0.2 19 19
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Chinese 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.1 - 0 13 13
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Filipino - 0.1 1.4 - - 0.2 15 15
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Hispanic White 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.2 - 0.2 54 55
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Japanese - - 0.9 - - . 2 2
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Non-Hispanic White 0.0 0.0 2.1 0.2 0.0 0.3 231 233
USA, California, Los Angeles County 0.1 0.0 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.2 505 505
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Black 0.2 0.1 1.1 0.2 0.0 0.1 51 51
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Chinese - - - 0.0 - 0.1 2 2
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Filipino - - 1.5 0.1 - 0.3 17 17
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Hispanic White - 0.0 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.2 153 153
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Japanese - - 0.6 - - . 2 2
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Korean - - 0.3 - - . 2 2
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Non-Hispanic White 0.1 0.0 2.4 0.4 0.0 0.3 273 273
USA, California: Asian and Pacific Islander 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.1 - 0.1 110 110
USA, California: Black 0.1 0.1 0.9 0.2 0.0 0.2 102 102
USA, California: Hispanic White 0.0 0.0 1.1 0.2 0.0 0.2 387 389
USA, California: Non-hispanic White 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.2 0.0 0.3 1150 1164
USA, Colorado 0.0 0.1 1.6 0.1 0.0 0.3 235 240
USA, Connecticut 0.1 0.1 2.3 0.2 0.0 0.5 285 285
USA, Connecticut: Black 0.1 0.1 1.6 0.3 - 0.3 26 26
USA, Connecticut: White 0.1 0.0 2.4 0.2 0.0 0.5 252 252
USA, District of Columbia - 0.1 1.0 0.2 - 0.8 34 35
USA, District of Columbia: Black - 0.1 0.7 0.3 - 0.8 18 19
USA, District of Columbia: White - - 1.5 - - 0.3 13 13
USA, Florida 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.2 0.0 0.4 977 985
USA, Florida: Black 0.0 0.1 0.9 0.2 0.0 0.3 103 103
USA, Florida: White 0.0 0.0 1.6 0.2 0.0 0.4 856 864
USA, Georgia 0.1 0.0 1.3 0.2 0.0 0.3 450 454
USA, Georgia, Atlanta 0.0 0.1 1.5 0.2 0.0 0.4 183 184
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: Black 0.1 0.0 1.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 57 57
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: White - 0.1 1.8 0.2 0.0 0.5 122 123
USA, Georgia: Black 0.1 0.1 1.1 0.2 0.0 0.3 121 121
USA, Georgia: White 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.2 0.0 0.4 325 329
USA, Idaho - - 2.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 88 89
USA, Illinois 0.0 0.0 1.7 0.2 0.0 0.3 757 766
USA, Illinois: Black 0.1 0.0 1.2 0.1 - 0.4 92 94
USA, Illinois: White 0.0 0.0 1.8 0.2 0.0 0.3 633 640
USA, Indiana 0.1 0.0 1.7 0.2 0.0 0.4 395 402
USA, Iowa 0.1 0.0 2.0 0.3 0.0 0.1 202 203
USA, Kentucky 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.4 0.0 0.4 271 274
USA, Louisiana 0.0 0.1 1.5 0.4 0.0 0.2 282 284
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: Black 0.1 - 0.9 0.5 - 0.3 23 23
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: White - 0.1 2.0 0.4 0.1 0.4 41 41
USA, Louisiana: Black 0.0 0.1 0.9 0.3 0.0 0.2 66 66
USA, Louisiana: White 0.0 0.0 1.8 0.4 0.0 0.3 214 216
USA, Maine 0.0 0.1 1.9 0.1 - 0.2 76 80
USA, Massachusetts 0.0 0.1 2.1 0.2 0.0 0.3 500 505
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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USA, Michigan 0.1 0.0 1.8 0.2 0.0 0.4 656 672
USA, Michigan, Detroit 0.1 0.1 2.2 0.2 - 0.3 306 310
USA, Michigan, Detroit: Black 0.1 0.1 1.6 0.1 - 0.2 67 67
USA, Michigan, Detroit: White 0.0 0.0 2.4 0.2 - 0.3 235 239
USA, Michigan: Black 0.1 0.1 1.4 0.1 - 0.3 82 84
USA, Michigan: White 0.0 0.0 1.9 0.2 0.0 0.4 561 575
USA, Missouri 0.0 0.0 1.7 0.2 0.0 0.2 322 324
USA, Missouri: Black 0.1 0.1 0.8 0.2 - 0.3 26 26
USA, Missouri: White 0.0 0.0 1.8 0.2 0.0 0.2 294 296
USA, Montana 0.1 0.0 2.0 0.3 - 0.3 63 66
USA, New Jersey 0.1 0.1 2.1 0.3 0.0 0.3 685 689
USA, New Jersey: Black 0.2 0.1 1.2 0.3 0.0 0.3 77 77
USA, New Jersey: White 0.0 0.1 2.5 0.3 0.0 0.4 596 600
USA, New Mexico - 0.0 1.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 75 76
USA, New Mexico: American Indian - - 0.3 - - . 2 2
USA, New Mexico: Hispanic White - - 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.2 22 23
USA, New Mexico: Non-Hispanic White - 0.0 1.9 0.2 - 0.3 51 51
USA, New York state 0.1 0.1 1.9 0.3 0.0 0.4 1451 1490
USA, New York state: Black 0.1 0.0 1.1 0.2 0.0 0.3 151 155
USA, New York state: White 0.0 0.1 2.2 0.3 0.0 0.4 1263 1297
USA, NPCR 0.0 0.0 1.6 0.2 0.0 0.3 13794 14009
USA, NPCR: Black 0.1 0.1 1.0 0.2 0.0 0.3 1338 1349
USA, NPCR: White 0.0 0.0 1.7 0.2 0.0 0.3 11955 12155
USA, Ohio 0.0 0.1 1.7 0.2 0.0 0.3 741 748
USA, Ohio: Black 0.1 0.1 1.1 0.4 - 0.2 68 68
USA, Ohio: White 0.0 0.1 1.8 0.2 0.0 0.3 651 658
USA, Oklahoma 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.3 0.0 0.4 188 192
USA, Oregon 0.0 0.1 1.6 0.2 0.0 0.2 197 200
USA, Pennsylvania 0.1 0.1 2.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 949 952
USA, Pennsylvania: Black 0.2 0.2 1.5 0.2 - 0.1 72 72
USA, Pennsylvania: White 0.1 0.1 2.1 0.3 0.0 0.3 862 865
USA, Rhode Island 0.0 0.1 1.6 0.5 - 0.4 78 78
USA, SEER (9 registries) 0.1 0.0 1.7 0.2 0.0 0.3 1685 1696
USA, SEER (9 registries): Black 0.1 0.1 1.4 0.1 0.0 0.2 181 181
USA, SEER (9 registries): White 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.2 0.0 0.3 1409 1420
USA, SEER (14 registries) 0.0 0.0 1.6 0.2 0.0 0.3 4481 4515
USA, SEER (14 registries): Asian and Pacific Islander 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.1 160 160
USA, SEER (14 registries): Black 0.1 0.1 1.1 0.2 0.0 0.2 424 424
USA, SEER (14 registries): Hispanic White 0.0 0.0 1.1 0.2 0.0 0.2 529 533
USA, SEER (14 registries): Non-hispanic White 0.0 0.0 2.1 0.3 0.0 0.3 3316 3346
USA, South Carolina 0.1 0.1 1.2 0.2 0.0 0.4 213 219
USA, South Carolina: Black 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.4 56 56
USA, South Carolina: White 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.2 0.0 0.4 153 159
USA, Texas 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.1 0.0 0.4 987 1032
USA, Texas: Black 0.1 0.0 1.0 0.1 - 0.5 123 126
USA, Texas: White 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.1 0.0 0.3 838 879
USA, Utah 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.1 - 0.2 112 112
USA, Vermont 0.0 0.1 2.8 0.0 0.0 0.5 55 55
USA, Washington State 0.1 0.1 1.9 0.2 0.0 0.2 385 388
USA, Washington, Seattle 0.1 0.0 1.9 0.2 - 0.3 266 268
USA, West Virginia 0.0 0.1 1.3 0.2 0.0 0.4 116 116
USA, Wisconsin 0.0 0.1 2.0 0.2 0.0 0.3 374 379
Asia
Bahrain: Bahraini - - 0.8 0.4 - 0.6 15 15
China, Guangzhou City - 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 21 23 *
China, Hong Kong 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.1 - 0.1 98 101
China, Jiashan - - - - - 0.8 4 4*
China, Nangang District, Harbin City - - - - - 0.1 2 2
China, Shanghai - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 44 44 *
China, Zhongshan - - - - - 0.2 8 8*
Cyprus - 0.1 2.5 0.5 - 0.5 62 63 *
India, Chennai (Madras) - - 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.4 58 59
India, Karunagappally - - 0.1 - - . 1 1
India, Mumbai (Bombay) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.4 118 118
India, Nagpur - - - - - 0.3 15 15 *
India, New Delhi - - - 0.0 - 0.8 176 176 *
India, Poona - - - - - 0.5 37 37 *
India, Trivandrum - 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 15 15 *
Israel 0.0 0.0 2.1 0.5 0.0 0.8 511 540
Israel: Jews 0.0 0.0 2.2 0.4 0.0 0.8 439 461
Israel: Non-Jews - 0.0 1.7 0.6 - 0.4 68 69
Japan, Aichi Prefecture - - 0.1 0.1 - 0.2 8 8
Japan, Fukui Prefecture - 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.2 6 6
Japan, Hiroshima - 0.1 0.1 0.1 - 0 10 10
Japan, Miyagi Prefecture - 0.0 0.1 0.0 - 0.2 24 27
Japan, Nagasaki Prefecture - - - 0.1 0.0 0.1 12 12
Japan, Osaka Prefecture 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 54 54
Japan, Yamagata Prefecture - - 0.1 - - 0.1 7 7
Korea 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 187 191
Korea, Busan 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 21 22
Korea, Daegu - - 0.1 0.0 - 0.1 13 13
Korea, Daejeon - 0.0 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 6 6
Korea, Gwangju - - 0.0 0.1 - 0.1 7 7
Korea, Incheon - - 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 7 8
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Nodular Classical Nodular Mixed Lymphocytic Unspec.
Number of cases
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Korea, Jejudo - - 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 3 3
Korea, Seoul 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 55 56
Korea, Ulsan - - 0.1 0.1 - 0.1 6 6
Kuwait: Kuwaitis 0.1 0.3 1.0 0.2 - 0.2 33 33
Kuwait: Non-Kuwaitis 0.1 - 0.7 0.1 - 0.3 24 25
Malaysia, Penang 0.0 - 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 10 10
Malaysia, Sarawak - - 0.0 - - 0.5 23 23
Oman: Omani - 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.4 32 33 *
Pakistan, South Karachi - - 0.4 0.3 - 0.3 31 32 *
Philippines, Manila 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 60 63 *
Singapore - - 0.4 0.0 - 0.2 48 48
Singapore: Chinese - - 0.3 0.0 - 0.1 27 27
Singapore: Indian - - 0.5 0.2 - 0.2 7 7
Singapore: Malay - - 0.7 0.1 - 0.5 14 14
Thailand, Chiang Mai - - 0.0 0.2 - 0.2 18 18 *
Thailand, Lampang - - - - - . 0 0*
Thailand, Songkhla - 0.1 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 10 11
Turkey, Antalya - 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.3 32 35 *
Turkey, Izmir - 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.1 76 77 *
Europe
Austria 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.6 319 334
Austria, Tyrol 0.1 - 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.4 21 21
Austria, Vorarlberg - 0.1 1.1 0.5 0.1 0.1 18 18
Belarus 0.0 0.2 1.4 0.6 0.1 0.3 703 712 *
Belgium, Antwerp 0.1 0.0 1.2 0.2 - 0.2 72 72 *
Belgium, Flanders 0.1 0.0 1.5 0.2 0.0 0.4 280 280
Bulgaria - 0.1 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.4 369 369 *
Croatia - 0.1 0.2 0.0 - 2.1 306 312
Czech Republic 0.0 0.2 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.4 620 646
Denmark - 0.0 1.3 0.2 0.0 0.2 250 260
Estonia - 0.2 1.6 0.5 0.0 0.2 91 93
Finland (data not available) - - - - - - - -
France, Bas-Rhin - 0.1 1.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 52 52
France, Calvados 0.1 - 1.5 - 0.0 0.1 30 30
France, Doubs - 0.3 1.7 0.1 - 0.3 31 31
France, Haut-Rhin 0.0 0.2 1.3 0.4 - 0.3 42 44
France, Herault 0.0 0.0 2.1 0.3 0.0 0.2 73 73
France, Isere 0.1 - 1.5 0.1 0.0 0.3 58 60
France, Loire-Atlantique 0.1 - 1.4 0.1 - 0.7 68 68
France, Manche - - 1.2 0.1 - . 15 15
France, Somme - - 1.4 - - 0.4 27 27
France, Tarn - 0.1 0.5 0.6 - 0.4 18 18
France, Vendee 0.1 - 1.7 0.3 - 0.6 36 36
Germany, Brandenburg (data not available) - - - - - - - -
Germany, Free State of Saxony (data not available) - - - - - - - -
Germany, Hamburg 0.1 0.0 0.9 0.2 0.0 1 99 107
Germany, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (data not available) - - - - - - - -
Germany, Munich 0.0 0.2 1.6 0.3 0.0 0.1 128 138
Germany, Northrhine-Westphalia: Munster 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.5 108 110
Germany, Saarland 0.1 0.3 0.8 0.4 - 0 45 45
Iceland - 0.2 1.4 0.2 - . 14 14
Ireland 0.0 0.1 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 211 213
Italy, Biella Province - - 2.7 - - 0.1 15 15
Italy, Brescia Province 0.0 - 1.7 0.3 0.0 1 53 54
Italy, Ferrara Province - 0.2 2.8 0.2 - 0.1 34 34
Italy, Florence and Prato - 0.0 2.6 0.1 0.0 1 95 102
Italy, Genoa Province 0.0 0.1 2.7 0.6 - 0.2 37 40
Italy, Macerata Province - 0.0 1.4 0.3 - 1 14 14
Italy, Milan 0.1 - 1.7 0.5 0.0 0.3 77 77
Italy, Modena Province 0.1 0.1 1.9 0.4 0.1 0.2 47 47
Italy, Naples 0.1 0.1 1.5 0.3 - 0.5 35 35
Italy, North East Cancer Surveillance Network 0.1 0.1 1.2 0.2 0.0 0.9 152 154
Italy, Parma Province 0.1 - 3.5 0.3 0.1 0.2 42 42
Italy, Ragusa Province 0.1 - 1.8 0.1 - 0.2 17 17
Italy, Reggio Emilia Province - 0.1 0.9 0.1 0.1 1.3 37 37
Italy, Romagna Region 0.0 0.1 2.2 0.1 0.0 0.6 73 73
Italy, Salerno Province 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.9 61 61
Italy, Sassari Province 0.1 - 2.7 0.3 - 0.2 40 40
Italy, Sondrio - - 0.4 0.6 - 1.9 13 13
Italy, Syracuse Province - 0.1 1.9 0.4 0.2 0.3 21 21
Italy, Torino 0.1 0.1 1.3 0.4 0.1 0.4 68 68
Italy, Umbria Region 0.0 0.1 1.2 0.8 0.0 0.4 50 59
Italy, Varese Province - 0.2 2.2 0.4 - 0.4 40 40
Italy, Veneto Region 0.1 0.0 1.3 0.2 - 1 107 112
Latvia 0.1 0.1 1.0 0.1 0.1 0.6 120 126
Lithuania 0.0 0.1 1.1 0.2 0.1 1 255 255
Malta - 0.1 0.9 0.2 0.1 0 15 15
Norway 0.0 0.1 1.3 0.2 0.0 0.1 219 222
Poland, Cracow - - 0.1 0.1 0.1 1.6 40 42 *
Poland, Kielce (data not available) - - - - - - - -
Poland, Warsaw City - 0.1 1.6 0.1 - 0.2 93 93
Portugal, Porto - 0.0 1.2 0.1 - 0.6 164 164 *
Portugal, South Regional 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.1 - 0.8 165 165
Russia, St Petersburg - 0.0 1.4 0.4 0.0 0.6 324 327
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Serbia 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.1 1.4 272 285
Slovak Republic 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.3 0.0 0.3 305 320
Slovenia - 0.0 1.4 0.4 0.0 0.2 113 113
Spain, Albacete 0.0 0.2 1.0 0.1 - 0.1 12 13
Spain, Asturias - 0.0 1.3 0.2 - 0.7 68 69
Spain, Basque Country 0.0 0.0 1.8 0.4 0.0 0.2 107 108
Spain, Canary Islands - 0.1 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 71 72
Spain, Cuenca - 0.1 0.7 0.6 - 0 8 8
Spain, Girona 0.2 0.1 1.1 0.3 - 0.2 25 25
Spain, Granada 0.0 - 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.1 31 31
Spain, Murcia - 0.1 1.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 55 55
Spain, Navarra 0.2 - 1.9 0.4 0.0 0 38 39
Spain, Tarragona 0.1 - 1.1 - - 0.9 25 25
Spain, Zaragoza 0.0 - 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.6 41 42
Sweden 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.2 0.0 0.3 400 400
Switzerland, Geneva - 0.4 2.2 0.3 - 0.3 35 35
Switzerland, Graubunden and Glarus - - 1.1 - - . 6 6
Switzerland, Neuchatel - 0.4 1.8 0.1 - 0.2 11 11
Switzerland, St Gall-Appenzell 0.1 - 2.2 0.3 - 0.2 36 36
Switzerland, Ticino 0.1 - 2.2 0.5 - 1.7 37 37
Switzerland, Valais 0.4 0.1 1.5 0.1 - . 18 18
Switzerland, Vaud - 0.1 1.6 0.1 0.0 0.2 41 41
The Netherlands 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.1 0.0 0.2 773 773
The Netherlands, Eindhoven - 0.0 1.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 54 54
The Netherlands, Maastricht 0.1 0.0 1.7 0.2 0.0 0.3 51 51
UK, England, East of England Region 0.0 0.1 1.5 0.3 0.0 0.3 163 167
UK, England, Merseyside and Cheshire 0.0 0.1 1.4 0.2 - 0.5 122 133
UK, England, North Western 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.1 0.0 0.2 188 191
UK, England, Northern And Yorkshire 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.2 0.0 0.2 321 327
UK, England, Oxford Region 0.1 0.1 1.3 0.2 - 0.2 127 130
UK, England, South and Western Regions 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.1 0.0 0.4 309 381
UK, England, Thames 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.2 0.0 0.6 680 742
UK, England, Trent 0.0 0.0 1.1 0.2 0.0 0.3 219 221
UK, England, West Midlands 0.0 0.1 1.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 244 246
UK, Northern Ireland - 0.0 0.8 0.1 - 0.7 76 81
UK, Scotland 0.0 0.1 1.5 0.2 0.0 0.2 297 301
Oceania
Australia, New South Wales 0.0 0.1 1.3 0.2 0.0 0.4 342 351
Australia, Northern Territory (data not available) - - - - - - - -
Australia, Queensland 0.0 0.1 1.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 148 151
Australia, South - 0.1 1.2 0.2 - 0 61 62
Australia, Tasmania - - 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.1 21 21
Australia, Victoria 0.0 0.1 1.5 0.2 - 0.2 268 269
Australia, Western 0.0 0.0 1.1 0.1 - 0.2 74 74
Australian Capital Territory 0.1 - 0.6 0.5 - 0.3 13 13
French Polynesia - - 0.5 - - 0.4 6 6
New Zealand 0.0 0.1 1.1 0.2 0.0 0.3 185 185
USA, Hawaii 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.1 36 36
USA, Hawaii: Chinese - 0.1 - - - . 1 1
USA, Hawaii: Filipino - 0.2 0.7 - - 0.1 6 6
USA, Hawaii: Hawaiian - - 1.0 - 0.2 0.3 9 9
USA, Hawaii: Japanese - - 0.4 0.1 - . 5 5
USA, Hawaii: White 0.2 - 1.3 0.1 - 0.1 12 12
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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by histological type
Haematopoietic and lymphoid tissues - Male
T-cell and Non-Hodgkin Other Unspec.
Number of cases
B-cell NK-cell Myeloid lymphoma, NOS MV Total
Africa
Algeria, Setif 0.7 - 1.6 5.0 - 1.6 222 222 *
Egypt, Gharbiah 16.7 0.5 2.5 1.2 0.0 4.1 1217 1321
Tunisia, Centre, Sousse 8.8 0.6 2.9 - - 1.4 138 141 *
Uganda, Kyadondo County 2.8 - 0.3 0.8 - 4.5 158 194 *
Zimbabwe, Harare: African 6.9 0.1 1.2 3.9 - 1.2 322 375 *
America, Central and South
Argentina, Bahia Blanca 8.2 0.1 6.0 2.9 - 6.0 129 184
Brazil, Brasilia 5.8 0.3 2.5 7.6 0.0 3.5 459 505
Brazil, Cuiaba 2.7 - 2.8 4.2 - 3.8 72 111
Brazil, Goiania 6.7 0.2 4.0 2.9 0.1 4.5 240 287
Brazil, Sao Paulo 7.8 0.7 4.5 6.1 0.1 5.2 5249 5289
Chile, Valdivia 5.7 0.5 2.7 1.2 0.3 5.1 133 133
Colombia, Cali 9.5 0.4 3.1 1.1 - 6.5 696 773
Costa Rica 6.1 0.6 2.7 0.6 0.0 3.4 976 1119
Ecuador, Quito 6.9 0.4 4.1 2.6 0.0 5.5 564 579
France, La Martinique 9.7 0.8 5.9 6.6 - 2.7 295 296
Peru, Trujillo 10.8 1.1 3.7 2.5 - 2.0 192 192 *
America, North
Canada (excluding Quebec, Yukon and Nunavut) 17.0 1.2 5.9 2.7 0.2 4.9 20569 25083
Canada, Alberta 21.2 1.3 6.6 0.4 0.1 2.8 2829 2900
Canada, British Columbia 17.7 1.2 7.4 1.0 0.1 3.7 3855 4575
Canada, Manitoba 22.8 1.3 8.7 0.7 - 3.2 1408 1511
Canada, New Brunswick 19.7 1.8 8.1 0.5 0.0 3.4 850 876
Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador 12.3 0.9 4.9 1.4 - 2.8 375 379
Canada, Northwest Territories 14.2 - - - - 1.0 11 11
Canada, Nova Scotia 20.8 1.1 5.1 0.7 0.2 4.4 936 1053
Canada, Ontario 14.4 1.2 4.8 4.7 0.3 6.5 9117 12374
Canada, Prince Edward Island 20.0 0.8 8.5 1.2 - 2.5 149 151
Canada, Saskatchewan 22.9 1.1 6.6 0.6 0.1 2.4 1039 1253
USA, Alabama 15.9 1.1 3.7 1.2 0.1 3.6 3297 3661
USA, Alabama: Black 14.7 1.3 3.1 0.6 0.0 2.6 550 620
USA, Alabama: White 16.0 1.0 3.7 1.3 0.1 3.9 2700 2990
USA, Alaska 20.9 1.2 4.8 1.1 0.2 2.9 442 469
USA, Arizona 14.3 0.9 3.8 1.3 0.1 4.4 3817 4307
USA, California 19.1 1.5 6.2 0.9 0.1 3.7 30140 31786
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area 19.8 2.1 5.7 0.9 0.1 3.5 6195 6459
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Black 20.9 1.9 4.9 0.9 0.1 3.4 409 433
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Chinese 10.1 1.0 4.4 0.5 0.3 3.2 281 289
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Filipino 14.0 1.2 5.3 0.5 0.2 3.0 202 214
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Hispanic White 17.5 1.7 4.5 0.8 0.1 3.4 684 710
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Japanese 10.1 0.4 4.9 0.8 - 1.9 57 60
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Non-Hispanic White 22.0 2.2 6.2 1.0 0.1 3.5 4157 4339
USA, California, Los Angeles County 19.7 1.5 6.3 0.7 0.0 3.5 8169 8403
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Black 21.3 1.7 6.2 0.7 0.0 2.1 778 804
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Chinese 9.6 0.6 4.1 0.3 - 1.7 172 177
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Filipino 15.6 1.6 5.6 0.5 - 3.0 199 205
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Hispanic White 16.0 1.4 5.2 0.6 0.0 4.0 1921 1972
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Japanese 14.2 1.1 5.6 0.5 - 4.2 133 137
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Korean 6.7 1.0 2.8 0.3 - 2.5 67 69
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Non-Hispanic White 22.9 1.6 7.2 0.9 0.1 3.5 4575 4713
USA, California: Asian and Pacific Islander 11.7 1.3 4.9 0.6 0.1 2.4 2259 2338
USA, California: Black 20.3 1.9 6.0 0.8 0.1 2.6 1768 1867
USA, California: Hispanic White 16.2 1.3 5.1 0.8 0.0 4.0 4984 5168
USA, California: Non-hispanic White 20.6 1.5 6.6 1.0 0.1 3.7 20474 21735
USA, Colorado 19.6 1.3 4.7 1.0 0.0 3.2 3260 3763
USA, Connecticut 20.5 1.6 5.7 1.2 0.1 4.3 3711 3939
USA, Connecticut: Black 15.7 1.8 4.5 0.6 - 3.1 180 189
USA, Connecticut: White 20.9 1.6 5.8 1.2 0.1 4.4 3461 3676
USA, District of Columbia 17.9 1.4 3.7 2.1 - 4.9 452 503
USA, District of Columbia: Black 19.8 1.2 2.9 2.7 - 5.8 305 339
USA, District of Columbia: White 14.1 1.4 4.6 1.1 - 3.3 124 139
USA, Florida 17.2 1.2 4.7 1.8 0.1 5.1 18821 19656
USA, Florida: Black 16.8 1.6 3.6 1.4 0.1 4.1 1481 1552
USA, Florida: White 17.2 1.2 4.8 1.8 0.1 5.2 17087 17841
USA, Georgia 16.4 1.1 4.3 1.3 0.0 3.5 5426 5975
USA, Georgia, Atlanta 18.7 1.5 6.2 1.0 0.0 3.8 2010 2166
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: Black 18.6 1.6 5.4 0.7 0.0 3.9 516 575
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: White 19.5 1.5 6.7 1.1 - 3.9 1448 1539
USA, Georgia: Black 17.5 1.4 3.9 0.8 0.0 3.2 1142 1288
USA, Georgia: White 16.3 1.0 4.5 1.4 0.0 3.7 4201 4597
USA, Idaho 20.1 1.1 5.1 0.6 0.0 3.4 1172 1259
USA, Illinois 19.7 1.1 5.0 1.3 0.1 4.3 11106 12260
USA, Illinois: Black 19.2 1.2 4.0 1.1 0.1 3.9 1163 1289
USA, Illinois: White 19.7 1.0 5.1 1.3 0.1 4.5 9578 10584
USA, Indiana 18.8 1.1 4.9 1.0 0.1 3.4 5213 5634
USA, Iowa 22.6 1.1 7.2 0.6 0.1 3.4 3526 3788
USA, Kentucky 20.6 1.3 6.1 1.2 0.1 3.9 3765 4338
USA, Louisiana 19.6 1.5 6.5 1.2 0.1 4.0 4121 4473
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: Black 18.6 2.6 5.5 1.2 - 2.8 282 305
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: White 19.2 1.9 7.2 1.3 0.2 5.1 647 677
USA, Louisiana: Black 19.1 1.6 5.3 1.0 0.0 3.5 922 1026
USA, Louisiana: White 20.0 1.4 6.8 1.2 0.1 4.4 3167 3414
USA, Maine 21.6 0.9 4.7 1.4 0.0 3.4 1327 1514
USA, Massachusetts 19.1 1.4 4.5 1.2 0.1 3.2 5614 6192
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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by histological type
Haematopoietic and lymphoid tissues - Male (Contd)
T-cell and Non-Hodgkin Other Unspec.
B-cell NK-cell Myeloid lymphoma, NOS MV Total
America, North (Contd)
USA, Michigan 19.6 1.4 4.9 1.4 0.0 3.8 9242 9927
USA, Michigan, Detroit 21.4 1.7 7.8 1.1 0.0 4.1 4408 4617
USA, Michigan, Detroit: Black 19.7 2.1 6.7 0.9 - 3.5 774 827
USA, Michigan, Detroit: White 22.0 1.7 8.2 1.2 0.0 4.4 3552 3706
USA, Michigan: Black 19.0 2.0 4.3 1.0 - 3.5 935 1021
USA, Michigan: White 19.6 1.3 5.0 1.4 0.1 3.9 8112 8703
USA, Missouri 18.3 1.3 4.6 1.2 0.0 3.8 4985 5541
USA, Missouri: Black 18.8 1.5 4.4 1.0 - 3.9 391 435
USA, Missouri: White 18.3 1.3 4.7 1.2 0.0 3.8 4553 5062
USA, Montana 19.5 1.2 5.2 0.9 0.1 2.8 862 1001
USA, New Jersey 21.5 1.7 6.7 1.3 0.1 4.6 9310 10030
USA, New Jersey: Black 22.6 1.7 6.2 1.3 0.1 4.1 945 1040
USA, New Jersey: White 21.5 1.6 6.6 1.2 0.1 4.5 7968 8567
USA, New Mexico 17.6 1.4 5.9 1.1 0.0 3.9 1552 1720
USA, New Mexico: American Indian 10.1 2.4 3.9 0.9 - 4.2 75 79
USA, New Mexico: Hispanic White 13.8 1.0 5.5 0.7 0.1 3.8 417 456
USA, New Mexico: Non-Hispanic White 20.8 1.5 6.3 1.4 0.0 3.7 1023 1147
USA, New York state 20.4 1.4 7.1 1.3 0.1 4.3 18227 21501
USA, New York state: Black 20.3 1.7 4.9 1.3 0.0 4.0 1959 2231
USA, New York state: White 20.9 1.4 7.5 1.3 0.1 4.5 15704 18640
USA, NPCR 18.7 1.3 4.7 1.3 0.1 4.1 199998 217914
USA, NPCR: Black 18.4 1.6 4.0 1.1 0.0 3.4 16596 18341
USA, NPCR: White 18.8 1.3 4.8 1.3 0.1 4.2 175615 191273
USA, Ohio 17.6 1.4 4.3 1.7 0.1 4.1 10382 10989
USA, Ohio: Black 17.3 1.6 4.1 1.5 0.0 3.4 845 909
USA, Ohio: White 17.4 1.3 4.3 1.7 0.1 4.1 9252 9790
USA, Oklahoma 15.6 1.1 4.7 1.5 0.1 5.1 2999 3234
USA, Oregon 19.8 1.9 4.3 0.7 0.1 3.5 3288 3538
USA, Pennsylvania 20.7 1.5 5.2 1.1 0.0 3.6 12912 14471
USA, Pennsylvania: Black 19.4 1.8 4.0 1.6 0.1 3.0 835 952
USA, Pennsylvania: White 20.5 1.3 5.1 1.1 0.0 3.7 11717 13124
USA, Rhode Island 19.5 2.3 5.1 0.6 0.0 3.8 1077 1137
USA, SEER (9 registries) 20.7 1.6 6.5 1.0 0.0 3.7 26924 28386
USA, SEER (9 registries): Black 19.1 1.9 5.7 0.9 0.0 3.5 2047 2195
USA, SEER (9 registries): White 21.6 1.6 6.7 1.1 0.0 3.8 22862 24098
USA, SEER (14 registries) 19.9 1.5 6.4 1.0 0.1 3.8 70234 74812
USA, SEER (14 registries): Asian and Pacific Islander 11.4 1.2 5.2 0.7 0.1 2.7 3588 3718
USA, SEER (14 registries): Black 20.0 1.8 5.8 0.9 0.1 3.3 5572 6041
USA, SEER (14 registries): Hispanic White 16.4 1.3 5.3 0.8 0.1 4.1 6632 6930
USA, SEER (14 registries): Non-hispanic White 21.0 1.5 6.6 1.1 0.1 3.8 53257 56884
USA, South Carolina 16.9 1.2 4.3 1.3 0.1 3.7 3032 3474
USA, South Carolina: Black 16.4 1.5 3.8 0.8 - 2.7 608 719
USA, South Carolina: White 17.0 1.2 4.3 1.4 0.1 4.0 2386 2693
USA, Texas 17.1 1.2 4.8 1.2 0.1 4.8 14880 17019
USA, Texas: Black 18.4 1.3 4.7 0.8 0.1 3.9 1353 1588
USA, Texas: White 17.0 1.2 4.8 1.2 0.1 4.9 13146 14972
USA, Utah 21.1 1.4 5.9 0.8 0.0 3.0 1797 1848
USA, Vermont 18.4 1.4 4.7 2.0 0.1 3.8 557 617
USA, Washington State 22.4 1.6 4.9 1.3 0.0 3.3 6111 6454
USA, Washington, Seattle 23.1 1.6 7.3 1.3 0.0 3.3 4619 4785
USA, West Virginia 18.1 1.1 4.6 1.5 0.1 3.6 1822 1951
USA, Wisconsin 19.5 1.2 5.2 1.0 0.1 4.4 5517 5748
Asia
Bahrain: Bahraini 4.6 - 6.2 4.1 - 4.7 123 131
China, Guangzhou City 2.2 0.1 3.5 5.5 0.2 4.3 802 844 *
China, Hong Kong 6.7 0.7 3.3 0.7 0.0 4.3 2900 3127
China, Jiashan 0.7 0.3 2.2 0.4 - 6.3 97 97 *
China, Nangang District, Harbin City 1.5 - 1.2 2.9 0.0 3.2 151 191
China, Shanghai 1.9 0.0 2.0 4.4 0.1 3.2 2200 2432 *
China, Zhongshan 0.8 0.1 3.4 3.0 0.1 2.6 319 321 *
Cyprus 9.9 0.4 3.4 3.0 0.0 3.8 420 428 *
India, Chennai (Madras) 1.9 0.1 1.8 2.6 - 3.1 912 935
India, Karunagappally 3.6 0.8 1.3 0.3 0.1 1.4 69 71
India, Mumbai (Bombay) 2.2 0.1 2.0 2.7 0.0 3.2 2521 2521
India, Nagpur 1.4 - 2.5 2.0 - 4.4 476 478 *
India, New Delhi 3.2 0.0 2.5 4.7 0.0 3.0 3401 3401 *
India, Poona 1.2 - 1.4 0.0 - 5.0 547 552 *
India, Trivandrum 3.8 0.7 2.1 0.5 0.0 2.6 257 262 *
Israel 20.4 2.9 7.1 0.9 0.1 3.8 5263 5869
Israel: Jews 20.6 3.1 6.9 0.9 0.1 3.7 4704 5194
Israel: Non-Jews 12.0 1.2 4.8 0.5 0.1 3.3 383 415
Japan, Aichi Prefecture 3.8 0.5 2.5 0.6 - 3.1 370 370
Japan, Fukui Prefecture 2.8 0.1 3.2 3.6 0.1 3.8 441 504
Japan, Hiroshima 6.1 0.8 5.0 2.2 0.4 3.2 481 643
Japan, Miyagi Prefecture 5.4 0.6 3.6 0.5 0.1 4.8 1065 1408
Japan, Nagasaki Prefecture 3.5 4.2 5.3 2.3 0.2 3.9 1154 1284
Japan, Osaka Prefecture 3.6 1.0 3.3 0.9 0.1 4.8 4390 4390
Japan, Yamagata Prefecture 3.3 0.7 2.7 0.8 - 4.1 574 674
Korea 4.5 0.7 3.0 0.3 0.2 3.3 10140 10815
Korea, Busan 3.6 0.5 2.7 0.2 0.2 3.4 870 936
Korea, Daegu 4.5 0.5 2.9 0.5 0.0 3.6 658 680
Korea, Daejeon 4.5 0.9 2.3 0.4 0.2 3.9 324 351
Korea, Gwangju 5.0 0.5 3.3 1.3 - 3.2 374 384
Korea, Incheon 4.8 1.0 2.5 0.1 0.1 3.5 634 668
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Age-standardized (world) incidence rates (per 100,000)
by histological type
Haematopoietic and lymphoid tissues - Male (Contd)
T-cell and Non-Hodgkin Other Unspec.
Number of cases
B-cell NK-cell Myeloid lymphoma, NOS MV Total
Asia (Contd)
Korea, Jejudo 4.1 0.5 3.8 - 0.1 3.3 85 86
Korea, Seoul 6.0 0.9 3.3 0.2 0.0 3.8 2907 3080
Korea, Ulsan 3.7 0.5 2.4 0.5 0.2 2.4 159 171
Kuwait: Kuwaitis 8.5 2.5 2.9 1.1 - 2.3 231 238
Kuwait: Non-Kuwaitis 6.1 1.4 2.4 0.6 0.4 3.9 356 362
Malaysia, Penang 1.6 0.2 3.9 5.3 - 3.7 295 313
Malaysia, Sarawak 2.5 0.1 2.6 5.0 0.1 2.6 524 539
Oman: Omani 5.3 0.2 2.4 4.4 - 3.5 318 347 *
Pakistan, South Karachi 8.0 0.4 2.3 1.1 - 2.4 485 495 *
Philippines, Manila 3.6 0.4 3.1 1.6 0.0 5.3 1040 1268 *
Singapore 6.8 1.5 4.4 0.5 0.1 3.6 1349 1349
Singapore: Chinese 6.6 1.6 4.4 0.5 0.1 3.5 1049 1049
Singapore: Indian 3.6 1.0 2.2 0.1 - 3.7 72 72
Singapore: Malay 11.5 1.0 5.7 0.3 0.1 4.5 228 228
Thailand, Chiang Mai 5.1 0.2 2.5 1.8 0.0 2.8 469 469 *
Thailand, Lampang 3.7 0.1 2.1 1.4 0.1 4.3 238 238 *
Thailand, Songkhla 3.1 1.0 2.1 1.3 - 2.5 259 289
Turkey, Antalya 5.5 0.4 2.9 1.0 0.1 3.2 267 405 *
Turkey, Izmir 5.8 0.6 2.8 1.0 0.1 2.1 892 995 *
Europe
Austria 7.2 0.8 3.5 2.3 0.1 5.6 4934 5474
Austria, Tyrol 15.0 3.5 5.4 0.6 0.3 1.9 572 582
Austria, Vorarlberg 9.2 0.2 3.3 2.3 0.1 7.6 219 238
Belarus 5.1 0.1 3.3 3.0 0.1 2.6 3754 3860 *
Belgium, Antwerp 12.0 0.6 3.2 1.4 0.1 1.5 1255 1255 *
Belgium, Flanders 13.1 0.9 5.4 3.5 0.4 2.9 4774 4838
Bulgaria 3.6 0.1 2.4 2.1 0.1 2.9 3172 3172 *
Croatia 7.1 0.1 4.1 5.4 0.1 3.6 2557 2995
Czech Republic 11.3 0.8 5.1 1.4 0.1 3.9 6554 7682
Denmark 15.0 1.1 4.2 1.0 0.0 3.1 4710 4937
Estonia 10.7 0.8 3.5 0.3 0.0 3.1 743 764
Finland (data not available) - - - - - - - -
France, Bas-Rhin 16.6 0.9 8.1 0.7 0.0 2.1 887 978
France, Calvados 16.7 1.2 6.8 0.4 0.0 1.8 625 635
France, Doubs 19.2 1.1 9.8 0.4 0.0 1.6 588 588
France, Haut-Rhin 19.2 0.3 5.0 1.8 - 2.0 688 709
France, Herault 16.9 0.7 6.7 0.4 0.0 2.1 940 942
France, Isere 17.5 0.6 9.2 1.0 0.0 2.2 1129 1168
France, Loire-Atlantique 20.7 0.7 6.2 1.7 0.1 3.2 1278 1297
France, Manche 19.3 1.3 8.1 0.7 - 0.9 603 607
France, Somme 14.2 0.9 5.8 0.7 0.3 2.1 454 474
France, Tarn 13.3 0.9 8.7 0.3 0.0 2.1 434 437
France, Vendee 13.3 0.4 3.2 2.9 - 3.7 540 551
Germany, Brandenburg (data not available) - - - - - - - -
Germany, Free State of Saxony (data not available) - - - - - - - -
Germany, Hamburg 11.2 0.9 3.8 4.6 0.1 2.6 1159 1484
Germany, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (data not available) - - - - - - - -
Germany, Munich 10.3 0.7 5.1 2.6 - 2.8 1498 1859
Germany, Northrhine-Westphalia: Munster 11.1 0.7 6.0 3.4 0.0 3.3 2017 2364
Germany, Saarland 13.3 1.0 4.4 1.4 0.1 2.9 887 964
Iceland 17.2 1.5 3.3 - - 2.0 212 213
Ireland 13.9 0.8 7.5 2.8 0.0 5.4 3421 3592
Italy, Biella Province 17.3 1.9 13.0 1.0 0.1 3.5 294 306
Italy, Brescia Province 14.9 2.2 4.3 5.0 0.1 4.7 666 695
Italy, Ferrara Province 19.2 2.8 6.5 1.1 - 2.4 547 565
Italy, Florence and Prato 13.6 1.0 11.3 3.3 0.2 5.9 1353 1807
Italy, Genoa Province 18.0 0.8 10.4 1.4 - 3.8 745 918
Italy, Macerata Province 13.6 1.8 3.2 3.1 - 4.8 209 223
Italy, Milan 18.0 2.0 5.8 2.8 0.3 2.3 1350 1351
Italy, Modena Province 20.5 3.9 4.3 0.8 0.2 3.1 877 879
Italy, Naples 12.5 1.4 7.4 2.0 0.1 6.3 318 435
Italy, North East Cancer Surveillance Network 12.1 1.2 4.1 4.4 0.1 5.7 2347 2368
Italy, Parma Province 16.3 1.1 7.1 3.9 0.2 4.9 655 657
Italy, Ragusa Province 12.4 1.1 11.1 1.2 - 2.4 326 342
Italy, Reggio Emilia Province 6.8 1.1 5.1 14.5 0.2 3.7 578 590
Italy, Romagna Region 20.4 1.8 5.3 2.5 0.1 3.2 1535 1567
Italy, Salerno Province 11.2 1.5 3.9 3.6 0.3 4.3 708 747
Italy, Sassari Province 18.0 1.1 5.3 1.0 0.0 1.5 485 495
Italy, Sondrio 16.8 1.3 5.0 1.9 - 5.4 189 201
Italy, Syracuse Province 13.0 0.7 7.3 1.3 0.1 3.9 276 307
Italy, Torino 16.5 1.0 6.7 3.8 0.0 2.8 1228 1264
Italy, Umbria Region 7.7 0.3 5.0 3.2 0.1 9.3 722 961
Italy, Varese Province 16.4 1.1 4.0 7.9 0.1 3.6 567 601
Italy, Veneto Region 11.6 1.2 4.3 4.2 0.3 6.5 1650 1797
Latvia 5.7 0.6 4.6 1.5 0.2 4.6 1156 1219
Lithuania 7.9 0.7 4.2 1.9 0.1 3.9 1912 1912
Malta 8.7 2.1 7.0 3.2 0.2 3.8 304 312
Norway 14.3 1.3 5.5 3.5 0.1 1.8 4301 4496
Poland, Cracow 5.0 0.2 2.7 0.7 0.0 6.9 302 363 *
Poland, Kielce (data not available) - - - - - - - -
Poland, Warsaw City 7.6 0.4 3.4 1.3 0.0 3.3 840 884
Portugal, Porto 4.9 0.6 3.8 4.8 0.2 2.9 1642 1644 *
Portugal, South Regional 8.3 0.5 5.3 5.3 0.2 3.2 2200 2216
Russia, St Petersburg 6.0 0.3 3.0 0.7 0.0 4.8 1848 1864
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Haematopoietic and lymphoid tissues - Male (Contd)
T-cell and Non-Hodgkin Other Unspec.
Number of cases
B-cell NK-cell Myeloid lymphoma, NOS MV Total
Europe (Contd)
Serbia 5.2 0.3 2.1 1.8 0.1 3.6 1826 2000
Slovak Republic 11.2 0.4 5.0 1.0 0.1 3.0 2909 3157
Slovenia 11.8 1.1 4.5 1.6 0.0 1.9 1343 1343
Spain, Albacete 9.1 0.5 5.5 2.7 0.1 2.7 224 230
Spain, Asturias 11.5 0.9 3.3 1.9 0.0 4.2 966 1032
Spain, Basque Country 12.7 1.3 2.4 1.3 0.1 3.9 1303 1381
Spain, Canary Islands 14.7 1.0 3.9 2.6 0.1 3.7 1058 1131
Spain, Cuenca 10.3 0.0 1.5 1.3 - 2.1 144 170
Spain, Girona 15.1 2.2 7.3 0.4 0.2 1.6 582 613
Spain, Granada 11.7 1.8 3.6 0.1 0.2 2.8 526 551
Spain, Murcia 11.5 1.5 4.4 1.7 0.1 3.1 768 850
Spain, Navarra 10.0 1.8 3.0 0.4 0.1 4.7 409 432
Spain, Tarragona 10.4 1.2 5.4 4.7 0.3 3.9 471 499
Spain, Zaragoza 9.4 0.4 2.2 1.6 0.6 6.0 612 650
Sweden 11.6 0.7 6.1 1.6 0.0 5.5 9521 9533
Switzerland, Geneva 14.2 1.6 7.6 4.6 - 3.0 457 465
Switzerland, Graubunden and Glarus 11.8 1.4 2.8 - - 4.3 165 172
Switzerland, Neuchatel 10.8 0.2 2.3 6.8 - 3.6 143 144
Switzerland, St Gall-Appenzell 15.5 1.2 7.1 0.7 - 2.3 499 499
Switzerland, Ticino 15.5 1.6 4.4 1.0 0.5 4.6 303 324
Switzerland, Valais 14.9 1.5 3.8 1.4 - 1.4 230 237
Switzerland, Vaud 13.4 0.0 3.8 3.7 0.1 2.4 505 527
The Netherlands 15.2 1.1 4.7 1.3 0.1 2.1 13212 13379
The Netherlands, Eindhoven 13.2 0.8 4.0 1.8 0.0 2.1 746 756
The Netherlands, Maastricht 12.2 0.7 4.4 1.8 0.1 1.5 671 684
UK, England, East of England Region 12.0 1.2 7.3 1.5 0.0 4.7 2707 3080
UK, England, Merseyside and Cheshire 8.7 0.9 5.9 5.0 0.0 4.3 1694 2308
UK, England, North Western 11.4 0.9 7.1 3.4 0.1 3.5 3304 4151
UK, England, Northern And Yorkshire 14.2 0.6 7.0 2.6 0.2 3.1 4934 7146
UK, England, Oxford Region 14.9 0.6 4.4 1.7 - 4.1 2393 2468
UK, England, South and Western Regions 14.4 0.7 10.9 2.2 0.1 6.5 6089 10155
UK, England, Thames 11.4 0.6 7.8 4.7 0.2 4.3 11382 14793
UK, England, Trent 12.4 1.0 8.5 1.5 0.2 4.7 4815 5609
UK, England, West Midlands 12.6 1.3 7.0 2.9 0.1 3.0 4660 5637
UK, Northern Ireland 10.1 1.0 4.2 1.9 0.1 7.8 1095 1374
UK, Scotland 14.5 1.3 10.4 1.2 0.1 4.1 5765 6049
Oceania
Australia, New South Wales 18.0 0.9 8.5 2.6 0.1 3.9 6650 7721
Australia, Northern Territory (data not available) - - - - - - - -
Australia, Queensland 19.1 1.4 11.8 1.4 0.1 3.6 3751 4556
Australia, South 21.9 0.7 6.3 1.2 - 6.1 1897 2012
Australia, Tasmania 18.7 0.9 5.8 1.8 0.2 2.7 485 517
Australia, Victoria 18.9 1.0 9.9 1.4 0.1 4.1 5662 5994
Australia, Western 16.1 1.6 8.7 3.1 0.1 3.3 1793 2012
Australian Capital Territory 18.0 1.3 8.2 2.9 0.1 3.8 237 289
French Polynesia 8.7 - 4.7 3.1 0.2 5.0 96 99
New Zealand 21.0 0.8 5.0 1.7 0.0 4.5 4024 4126
USA, Hawaii 14.1 1.8 6.5 1.1 0.1 3.2 1130 1160
USA, Hawaii: Chinese 11.3 1.4 5.0 1.1 - 3.7 83 87
USA, Hawaii: Filipino 11.8 1.5 6.9 1.1 - 1.9 164 170
USA, Hawaii: Hawaiian 16.8 3.1 8.0 0.2 0.2 3.7 160 163
USA, Hawaii: Japanese 10.7 0.7 7.1 1.3 0.6 3.0 264 271
USA, Hawaii: White 17.3 2.5 6.5 1.2 - 3.6 352 361
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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by histological type
Haematopoietic and lymphoid tissues - Female
T-cell and Non-Hodgkin Other Unspec.
Number of cases
B-cell NK-cell Myeloid lymphoma, NOS MV Total
Africa
Algeria, Setif 0.4 - 1.5 3.7 - 1.3 178 178 *
Egypt, Gharbiah 9.5 0.3 2.3 0.7 - 2.7 811 891
Tunisia, Centre, Sousse 5.3 0.2 1.6 - 0.1 1.7 91 92 *
Uganda, Kyadondo County 1.8 - 0.5 0.6 - 3.3 129 161 *
Zimbabwe, Harare: African 6.7 0.2 1.3 3.3 0.0 0.6 236 285 *
America, Central and South
Argentina, Bahia Blanca 5.6 0.8 3.4 2.7 - 5.1 134 186
Brazil, Brasilia 4.0 0.3 1.3 4.2 0.0 2.0 287 340
Brazil, Cuiaba 2.9 0.2 2.5 1.6 - 3.2 51 85
Brazil, Goiania 5.1 0.3 3.6 2.0 - 3.7 239 286
Brazil, Sao Paulo 5.5 0.4 3.4 4.5 0.1 3.6 4825 4851
Chile, Valdivia 4.8 0.2 1.6 1.2 0.2 2.8 106 106
Colombia, Cali 7.2 0.6 2.3 0.7 - 5.6 684 747
Costa Rica 5.0 0.2 2.0 0.5 0.0 2.9 759 908
Ecuador, Quito 5.5 0.4 2.6 2.3 0.1 4.7 513 522
France, La Martinique 6.1 1.4 4.8 4.7 - 2.5 276 277
Peru, Trujillo 6.9 0.6 3.0 1.5 - 2.4 175 175 *
America, North
Canada (excluding Quebec, Yukon and Nunavut) 11.0 0.9 4.1 2.0 0.1 3.6 16141 20327
Canada, Alberta 14.0 0.8 4.8 0.3 0.0 2.0 2183 2246
Canada, British Columbia 11.5 0.9 5.3 0.6 0.0 2.5 2895 3578
Canada, Manitoba 15.3 0.9 6.9 0.6 0.0 2.1 1170 1286
Canada, New Brunswick 13.6 0.8 4.8 0.2 - 3.0 665 702
Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador 7.5 0.5 2.6 0.7 - 2.8 260 261
Canada, Northwest Territories 3.3 1.9 - - - 2.0 5 5
Canada, Nova Scotia 12.3 1.1 4.1 0.6 0.0 3.3 732 841
Canada, Ontario 9.4 0.9 3.3 3.5 0.1 4.8 7334 10300
Canada, Prince Edward Island 11.0 0.3 4.0 0.3 - 2.3 103 106
Canada, Saskatchewan 14.6 1.0 4.8 0.4 0.1 1.7 794 1002
USA, Alabama 10.8 0.6 2.6 0.7 0.1 2.4 2922 3283
USA, Alabama: Black 10.3 0.9 2.2 0.5 0.1 2.0 553 627
USA, Alabama: White 10.9 0.5 2.7 0.7 0.1 2.5 2330 2611
USA, Alaska 14.3 1.3 3.1 0.5 0.2 2.6 317 336
USA, Arizona 10.2 0.5 2.7 0.9 0.1 2.9 2994 3411
USA, California 12.6 0.9 4.1 0.6 0.1 2.5 23719 25346
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area 12.7 1.3 3.8 0.4 0.1 2.6 4849 5135
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Black 12.6 1.2 4.5 0.4 - 1.7 339 356
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Chinese 6.9 1.0 3.1 0.3 - 1.7 233 243
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Filipino 7.4 1.3 3.0 0.1 - 2.0 158 164
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Hispanic White 13.5 1.1 4.0 0.6 0.1 3.2 601 635
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Japanese 8.0 1.2 2.0 0.3 - 1.7 61 63
USA, California, Greater San Francisco Bay Area: Non-Hispanic White 13.9 1.3 3.8 0.5 0.1 2.7 3166 3377
USA, California, Los Angeles County 12.7 0.9 4.2 0.4 0.1 2.4 6483 6740
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Black 13.7 1.4 3.8 0.3 0.0 1.6 694 741
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Chinese 7.1 0.6 2.5 0.1 - 2.0 157 164
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Filipino 10.1 0.6 4.3 0.4 - 1.7 175 178
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Hispanic White 11.4 0.5 4.1 0.3 0.1 2.9 1624 1669
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Japanese 8.4 0.9 3.0 - - 1.6 108 110
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Korean 4.7 0.5 2.2 0.1 - 1.7 58 59
USA, California, Los Angeles County: Non-Hispanic White 14.5 0.9 4.7 0.5 0.0 2.1 3427 3571
USA, California: Asian and Pacific Islander 8.1 0.8 3.4 0.2 0.0 1.8 1885 1954
USA, California: Black 13.2 1.3 4.0 0.3 0.0 1.8 1453 1558
USA, California: Hispanic White 12.0 0.7 4.1 0.5 0.1 3.0 4112 4296
USA, California: Non-hispanic White 13.4 0.9 4.2 0.6 0.0 2.4 15764 17009
USA, Colorado 13.7 0.8 3.3 0.7 0.0 2.3 2673 3099
USA, Connecticut 13.1 1.0 4.0 0.9 0.1 3.3 3155 3368
USA, Connecticut: Black 12.7 1.3 3.8 0.6 - 2.5 196 203
USA, Connecticut: White 13.2 1.0 4.0 0.9 0.1 3.5 2913 3119
USA, District of Columbia 11.3 0.7 2.4 0.8 - 2.6 367 415
USA, District of Columbia: Black 10.8 0.7 2.3 0.7 - 2.6 242 273
USA, District of Columbia: White 11.9 0.8 2.1 1.1 - 2.4 108 123
USA, Florida 11.6 0.8 3.3 1.2 0.1 3.4 15454 16160
USA, Florida: Black 11.7 1.3 3.4 0.8 0.0 3.2 1378 1446
USA, Florida: White 11.6 0.7 3.2 1.2 0.1 3.5 13863 14496
USA, Georgia 11.1 0.8 2.8 0.7 0.0 2.4 4507 5096
USA, Georgia, Atlanta 12.0 1.2 3.5 0.5 0.0 2.4 1549 1726
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: Black 11.8 1.4 3.0 0.2 - 2.1 432 484
USA, Georgia, Atlanta: White 12.2 1.0 3.9 0.6 0.0 2.6 1069 1193
USA, Georgia: Black 11.5 1.0 2.3 0.6 - 2.2 1019 1173
USA, Georgia: White 10.9 0.7 3.0 0.8 0.0 2.5 3408 3838
USA, Idaho 14.1 0.7 3.5 0.7 0.1 2.6 944 1033
USA, Illinois 13.0 0.7 3.5 0.9 0.1 3.0 9557 10773
USA, Illinois: Black 13.4 1.1 3.1 0.9 0.0 2.5 1108 1270
USA, Illinois: White 13.0 0.6 3.6 0.9 0.1 3.2 8169 9209
USA, Indiana 12.6 0.6 3.5 0.9 0.1 2.7 4550 4960
USA, Iowa 14.6 0.6 4.8 0.4 0.0 2.4 2969 3236
USA, Kentucky 14.1 0.8 4.3 0.7 0.1 2.4 3269 3813
USA, Louisiana 12.9 0.9 4.7 0.9 0.0 2.5 3497 3844
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: Black 10.4 0.9 4.5 0.6 - 3.1 237 263
USA, Louisiana, New Orleans: White 12.0 0.7 6.1 1.5 0.2 2.1 566 596
USA, Louisiana: Black 12.0 1.1 4.3 0.5 0.0 2.4 819 930
USA, Louisiana: White 13.2 0.8 4.8 1.1 0.1 2.6 2647 2882
USA, Maine 14.0 0.6 3.3 1.2 0.0 2.5 1103 1259
USA, Massachusetts 13.3 0.9 3.2 0.8 0.0 2.6 5051 5724
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Haematopoietic and lymphoid tissues - Female (Contd)
T-cell and Non-Hodgkin Other Unspec.
B-cell NK-cell Myeloid lymphoma, NOS MV Total
America, North (Contd)
USA, Michigan 13.6 1.0 3.6 0.8 0.0 2.8 8119 8821
USA, Michigan, Detroit 14.7 1.1 5.8 0.8 0.0 3.0 4038 4314
USA, Michigan, Detroit: Black 14.0 1.7 5.0 0.7 0.0 2.4 788 841
USA, Michigan, Detroit: White 15.1 0.9 6.0 0.8 0.0 3.2 3179 3399
USA, Michigan: Black 14.1 1.7 3.2 0.6 - 2.4 941 1024
USA, Michigan: White 13.4 0.8 3.6 0.8 0.0 2.8 6982 7591
USA, Missouri 12.1 0.7 3.4 1.0 0.0 2.3 4302 4793
USA, Missouri: Black 11.5 1.1 3.1 1.4 0.0 2.5 379 412
USA, Missouri: White 12.2 0.6 3.4 0.9 0.0 2.3 3876 4333
USA, Montana 13.7 0.5 3.1 0.5 0.1 2.4 673 789
USA, New Jersey 14.4 1.0 4.3 0.9 0.1 3.3 8067 8833
USA, New Jersey: Black 15.1 1.5 4.2 0.5 0.0 2.7 866 962
USA, New Jersey: White 14.5 0.9 4.3 0.9 0.1 3.4 6925 7567
USA, New Mexico 11.4 0.7 3.9 0.4 0.1 3.0 1176 1353
USA, New Mexico: American Indian 10.3 0.5 2.2 - 0.3 2.1 61 68
USA, New Mexico: Hispanic White 9.4 0.3 3.7 0.5 0.2 2.9 321 364
USA, New Mexico: Non-Hispanic White 13.0 0.9 4.3 0.5 - 3.6 778 901
USA, New York state 13.8 0.9 4.5 0.9 0.1 3.1 16013 19307
USA, New York state: Black 14.0 1.4 3.7 0.7 0.1 2.6 1978 2295
USA, New York state: White 14.1 0.8 4.7 0.9 0.1 3.2 13591 16512
USA, NPCR 12.6 0.8 3.2 0.8 0.1 2.9 168138 185841
USA, NPCR: Black 12.4 1.1 2.9 0.6 0.0 2.3 15006 16844
USA, NPCR: White 12.7 0.7 3.3 0.9 0.1 2.9 146647 162084
USA, Ohio 11.6 0.8 3.0 1.1 0.0 2.9 8981 9648
USA, Ohio: Black 11.6 1.0 2.7 0.7 - 1.9 754 814
USA, Ohio: White 11.4 0.7 3.0 1.1 0.0 3.0 7981 8579
USA, Oklahoma 10.2 0.5 3.2 1.1 0.1 3.1 2483 2704
USA, Oregon 13.6 0.9 3.2 0.5 0.0 2.8 2699 2931
USA, Pennsylvania 13.9 0.9 3.6 0.8 0.0 2.4 11259 12779
USA, Pennsylvania: Black 13.1 1.0 3.1 0.7 - 2.0 783 900
USA, Pennsylvania: White 13.8 0.8 3.6 0.8 0.0 2.4 10171 11545
USA, Rhode Island 14.3 1.2 3.4 0.4 - 2.3 986 1052
USA, SEER (9 registries) 13.2 1.0 4.5 0.6 0.1 2.7 21750 23305
USA, SEER (9 registries): Black 13.1 1.5 4.2 0.5 0.0 2.2 1865 2003
USA, SEER (9 registries): White 13.7 0.9 4.6 0.7 0.1 2.8 18297 19653
USA, SEER (14 registries) 13.1 0.9 4.3 0.7 0.1 2.7 57226 61880
USA, SEER (14 registries): Asian and Pacific Islander 8.0 0.7 3.4 0.4 0.0 2.0 2934 3055
USA, SEER (14 registries): Black 13.2 1.3 4.1 0.4 0.0 2.2 4875 5345
USA, SEER (14 registries): Hispanic White 11.7 0.7 4.1 0.6 0.1 3.1 5359 5647
USA, SEER (14 registries): Non-hispanic White 13.7 0.9 4.4 0.7 0.1 2.6 43115 46836
USA, South Carolina 11.4 0.8 2.9 1.0 0.1 2.7 2683 3087
USA, South Carolina: Black 11.8 0.8 2.9 0.5 0.1 2.1 612 729
USA, South Carolina: White 11.1 0.7 2.8 1.1 0.1 2.9 2037 2302
USA, Texas 11.8 0.8 3.0 0.9 0.1 3.3 12180 14294
USA, Texas: Black 12.9 1.0 3.2 0.5 0.1 2.5 1195 1438
USA, Texas: White 11.7 0.8 3.0 0.9 0.1 3.5 10671 12484
USA, Utah 12.1 0.6 4.2 0.7 0.1 2.4 1286 1345
USA, Vermont 12.4 0.4 3.4 2.1 - 2.6 472 533
USA, Washington State 14.5 1.0 3.6 0.8 0.1 2.3 4712 5021
USA, Washington, Seattle 14.6 0.9 5.2 0.9 0.1 2.0 3538 3687
USA, West Virginia 12.7 0.6 3.5 1.2 0.0 3.1 1656 1808
USA, Wisconsin 13.2 0.8 3.6 0.6 0.0 3.4 4609 4871
Asia
Bahrain: Bahraini 2.2 - 3.3 3.9 - 3.0 79 87
China, Guangzhou City 1.2 0.0 2.3 3.3 0.2 3.5 540 565 *
China, Hong Kong 4.5 0.4 2.5 0.4 0.0 3.1 2178 2408
China, Jiashan 0.1 - 1.5 0.1 0.1 4.4 60 60 *
China, Nangang District, Harbin City 0.8 - 0.4 1.7 0.0 2.8 106 127
China, Shanghai 1.0 0.0 1.5 2.8 0.0 2.5 1631 1803 *
China, Zhongshan 0.7 0.1 1.9 1.7 0.1 2.1 210 213 *
Cyprus 6.0 0.1 2.5 2.2 0.0 3.0 314 318 *
India, Chennai (Madras) 1.1 0.0 1.3 1.2 - 2.0 515 529
India, Karunagappally 2.8 0.4 1.1 0.3 0.1 2.0 62 65
India, Mumbai (Bombay) 1.3 0.0 1.5 1.9 0.0 2.3 1509 1509
India, Nagpur 0.6 - 1.7 0.9 - 2.2 238 239 *
India, New Delhi 2.2 - 2.1 3.0 0.0 1.7 1870 1870 *
India, Poona 1.0 - 1.1 0.1 - 3.4 370 373 *
India, Trivandrum 2.8 0.2 1.6 0.3 - 1.5 184 186 *
Israel 15.5 1.5 5.1 1.0 0.0 2.9 4626 5188
Israel: Jews 15.6 1.5 4.8 0.9 0.0 2.9 4173 4612
Israel: Non-Jews 9.9 1.3 3.8 0.6 - 2.2 312 344
Japan, Aichi Prefecture 2.9 0.3 1.5 0.4 0.1 2.2 280 280
Japan, Fukui Prefecture 1.7 0.1 1.6 1.9 0.1 2.7 328 389
Japan, Hiroshima 4.4 0.4 2.6 2.1 0.4 1.8 410 548
Japan, Miyagi Prefecture 4.2 0.4 2.2 0.4 0.0 3.1 899 1177
Japan, Nagasaki Prefecture 2.8 2.8 3.0 1.7 0.1 2.3 935 1071
Japan, Osaka Prefecture 2.5 0.6 1.8 0.6 0.1 2.9 3299 3299
Japan, Yamagata Prefecture 2.3 0.3 2.1 0.9 0.0 2.4 469 589
Korea 2.7 0.4 2.2 0.2 0.1 2.2 7497 7997
Korea, Busan 2.5 0.4 2.1 0.2 0.1 2.0 679 718
Korea, Daegu 2.6 0.3 2.2 0.3 0.0 2.6 507 526
Korea, Daejeon 3.3 0.5 2.2 0.4 0.1 2.2 271 286
Korea, Gwangju 2.5 0.3 2.0 0.8 0.2 2.7 273 281
Korea, Incheon 2.9 0.3 2.2 0.1 0.1 2.1 458 473
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Haematopoietic and lymphoid tissues - Female (Contd)
T-cell and Non-Hodgkin Other Unspec.
Number of cases
B-cell NK-cell Myeloid lymphoma, NOS MV Total
Asia (Contd)
Korea, Jejudo 2.5 0.5 3.1 0.1 - 1.9 72 77
Korea, Seoul 3.6 0.4 2.5 0.2 0.0 2.8 2205 2338
Korea, Ulsan 2.3 0.3 2.0 0.3 - 1.7 118 122
Kuwait: Kuwaitis 6.4 1.1 2.6 0.8 - 1.1 180 181
Kuwait: Non-Kuwaitis 7.4 0.6 2.4 0.6 0.1 3.7 128 133
Malaysia, Penang 1.6 0.0 2.7 3.3 0.1 2.9 225 246
Malaysia, Sarawak 1.2 0.0 2.3 3.4 0.0 1.7 354 368
Oman: Omani 3.1 0.1 1.8 2.9 - 2.4 219 231 *
Pakistan, South Karachi 6.0 - 2.4 0.5 - 1.7 269 272 *
Philippines, Manila 3.5 0.2 2.4 1.1 - 4.4 925 1166 *
Singapore 4.5 0.7 3.3 0.4 - 2.3 981 981
Singapore: Chinese 4.3 0.7 3.2 0.4 - 2.2 787 787
Singapore: Indian 4.2 0.9 2.9 - - 2.2 53 53
Singapore: Malay 7.0 0.3 3.8 0.1 - 2.8 141 141
Thailand, Chiang Mai 3.3 0.1 2.1 1.1 0.0 2.6 357 357 *
Thailand, Lampang 3.0 0.1 2.0 1.2 - 3.1 204 204 *
Thailand, Songkhla 3.0 0.8 1.8 0.7 0.0 2.7 226 275
Turkey, Antalya 4.1 0.2 2.2 0.8 - 2.5 211 304 *
Turkey, Izmir 4.5 0.4 2.5 0.6 0.1 1.7 717 810 *
Europe
Austria 4.6 0.4 2.5 1.8 0.1 4.0 4692 5341
Austria, Tyrol 10.2 0.9 5.0 0.3 0.1 1.3 507 516
Austria, Vorarlberg 6.3 0.1 2.9 1.3 - 5.6 191 213
Belarus 3.1 0.1 2.5 2.1 0.0 1.9 3804 3889 *
Belgium, Antwerp 7.3 0.4 2.1 1.2 0.0 0.9 1007 1012 *
Belgium, Flanders 8.4 0.6 3.7 2.7 0.3 2.1 3913 3979
Bulgaria 2.4 0.1 1.9 1.4 0.0 2.3 2601 2601 *
Croatia 4.7 0.0 3.1 3.9 0.1 2.6 2365 2765
Czech Republic 6.9 0.4 4.0 1.2 0.1 2.3 5794 6909
Denmark 9.9 0.7 3.1 0.8 0.0 2.5 3937 4145
Estonia 7.2 0.4 2.4 0.2 0.3 2.6 833 853
Finland (data not available) - - - - - - - -
France, Bas-Rhin 10.8 0.4 5.7 0.5 0.1 1.5 774 851
France, Calvados 10.4 0.5 5.7 0.2 0.1 1.4 552 559
France, Doubs 11.8 0.2 6.1 0.2 - 1.7 473 473
France, Haut-Rhin 11.9 0.3 3.6 0.9 0.0 2.3 575 597
France, Herault 11.6 0.3 4.5 0.5 0.1 1.5 787 788
France, Isere 11.5 0.1 6.1 0.9 0.2 0.9 935 969
France, Loire-Atlantique 12.4 0.4 3.8 1.4 0.2 2.1 1013 1033
France, Manche 11.5 0.9 5.6 0.3 - 0.6 490 496
France, Somme 9.4 0.5 4.1 0.6 - 1.8 389 409
France, Tarn 9.9 0.1 5.3 0.2 - 2.2 355 360
France, Vendee 8.4 0.3 2.6 1.4 0.0 1.8 381 392
Germany, Brandenburg (data not available) - - - - - - - -
Germany, Free State of Saxony (data not available) - - - - - - - -
Germany, Hamburg 7.1 0.5 2.8 3.3 0.0 1.6 1056 1431
Germany, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (data not available) - - - - - - - -
Germany, Munich 6.6 0.2 3.3 1.4 - 1.9 1295 1660
Germany, Northrhine-Westphalia: Munster 7.6 0.3 4.5 2.4 0.0 2.6 1877 2263
Germany, Saarland 9.3 0.4 2.6 1.0 - 1.4 803 881
Iceland 10.9 0.5 2.6 - - 2.1 161 161
Ireland 8.1 0.6 4.8 2.3 0.0 4.0 2588 2755
Italy, Biella Province 13.5 0.2 6.7 0.6 - 0.7 273 287
Italy, Brescia Province 10.3 0.7 3.4 3.9 0.1 2.5 602 641
Italy, Ferrara Province 11.2 1.5 3.6 0.7 0.1 1.8 426 444
Italy, Florence and Prato 9.1 0.6 7.6 2.5 0.2 3.1 1108 1576
Italy, Genoa Province 11.7 0.8 6.0 0.5 0.2 2.7 662 790
Italy, Macerata Province 6.9 0.1 2.8 2.4 - 3.3 145 163
Italy, Milan 11.8 0.6 3.3 1.6 0.0 1.8 1230 1230
Italy, Modena Province 14.3 1.7 3.0 0.4 0.2 1.8 711 715
Italy, Naples 9.1 0.6 4.4 1.5 0.1 6.0 289 368
Italy, North East Cancer Surveillance Network 8.0 0.6 3.4 3.8 0.2 4.2 2278 2307
Italy, Parma Province 13.7 0.4 4.0 4.3 0.4 4.5 618 618
Italy, Ragusa Province 9.9 0.6 8.1 1.0 - 2.7 282 304
Italy, Reggio Emilia Province 4.6 0.4 3.3 10.8 0.3 0.9 505 510
Italy, Romagna Region 13.0 0.4 3.0 1.8 0.1 2.3 1221 1256
Italy, Salerno Province 7.9 1.1 2.9 2.7 0.0 3.6 619 670
Italy, Sassari Province 11.7 0.4 2.7 0.7 - 2.1 349 366
Italy, Sondrio 11.3 0.6 2.8 2.4 - 2.8 165 176
Italy, Syracuse Province 8.0 1.1 4.8 0.9 - 1.8 190 213
Italy, Torino 10.4 0.7 4.5 2.6 0.0 2.8 1044 1088
Italy, Umbria Region 4.9 0.3 3.0 2.0 0.4 7.0 630 822
Italy, Varese Province 9.6 0.8 3.9 5.7 0.1 4.2 497 538
Italy, Veneto Region 7.7 0.9 3.1 3.2 0.1 4.4 1561 1719
Latvia 3.5 0.4 3.3 0.9 0.2 3.2 1198 1268
Lithuania 5.0 0.5 3.0 1.1 0.0 3.1 1920 1920
Malta 6.5 1.5 4.6 2.3 0.2 2.0 244 252
Norway 9.7 0.6 3.3 2.6 0.0 1.5 3568 3726
Poland, Cracow 3.4 0.1 2.6 0.4 0.1 6.4 314 389 *
Poland, Kielce (data not available) - - - - - - - -
Poland, Warsaw City 4.8 0.2 2.3 1.0 0.1 2.7 819 869
Portugal, Porto 3.0 0.1 2.6 3.2 0.1 2.5 1306 1308 *
Portugal, South Regional 5.5 0.4 3.9 4.0 0.1 2.2 1948 1964
Russia, St Petersburg 4.2 0.1 2.4 0.3 0.0 3.4 2257 2285
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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Europe (Contd)
Serbia 3.8 0.2 1.5 1.4 0.0 2.3 1476 1631
Slovak Republic 7.5 0.2 3.8 0.6 0.1 2.1 2673 2909
Slovenia 7.9 0.7 3.4 1.2 0.0 2.2 1339 1339
Spain, Albacete 7.3 0.8 4.0 1.8 0.1 2.8 210 220
Spain, Asturias 8.1 0.6 2.1 1.6 - 3.6 862 939
Spain, Basque Country 8.0 0.6 2.0 1.0 0.2 2.4 1082 1161
Spain, Canary Islands 10.7 0.7 2.5 2.1 0.0 2.3 867 935
Spain, Cuenca 4.7 0.1 2.2 0.4 1.0 3.4 95 108
Spain, Girona 12.8 1.2 5.2 0.2 0.0 0.7 478 498
Spain, Granada 8.7 1.0 3.0 0.1 0.1 1.6 462 485
Spain, Murcia 8.8 1.1 2.9 0.9 0.1 3.4 656 739
Spain, Navarra 7.2 1.1 1.9 0.4 0.1 3.1 326 351
Spain, Tarragona 7.7 0.6 2.5 2.3 0.5 2.7 359 377
Spain, Zaragoza 6.7 0.3 1.9 1.2 0.2 4.0 531 563
Sweden 7.4 0.5 5.0 1.1 0.0 4.2 8026 8039
Switzerland, Geneva 8.1 0.6 4.0 2.8 - 2.0 362 371
Switzerland, Graubunden and Glarus 8.5 1.1 2.4 - 0.3 3.4 159 171
Switzerland, Neuchatel 6.4 0.0 3.0 2.4 - 2.3 120 120
Switzerland, St Gall-Appenzell 10.8 0.5 4.7 0.8 0.1 1.4 412 412
Switzerland, Ticino 11.9 1.2 2.0 1.0 0.3 2.3 291 315
Switzerland, Valais 9.4 0.7 3.1 0.9 - 1.5 179 191
Switzerland, Vaud 8.3 0.1 2.5 2.9 0.1 2.0 439 477
The Netherlands 9.9 0.7 3.3 0.8 0.0 1.4 10522 10694
The Netherlands, Eindhoven 9.1 0.7 3.6 1.1 0.1 1.4 622 647
The Netherlands, Maastricht 8.6 0.5 2.8 1.0 - 0.6 516 530
UK, England, East of England Region 8.2 0.5 5.3 1.1 0.1 3.7 2241 2609
UK, England, Merseyside and Cheshire 5.2 0.5 4.1 3.7 - 2.8 1359 1931
UK, England, North Western 7.7 0.5 5.0 2.0 0.0 2.7 2768 3643
UK, England, Northern And Yorkshire 9.2 0.4 5.6 1.8 0.0 2.5 4282 6416
UK, England, Oxford Region 9.5 0.4 2.9 1.6 - 2.6 1882 1962
UK, England, South and Western Regions 9.2 0.5 7.3 1.6 0.1 4.4 4912 8705
UK, England, Thames 7.3 0.3 5.3 3.4 0.1 2.9 9474 12706
UK, England, Trent 8.3 0.7 5.9 1.0 0.1 3.7 4129 4876
UK, England, West Midlands 8.4 0.7 4.9 2.3 0.1 2.3 3912 4777
UK, Northern Ireland 6.6 0.6 2.5 1.6 0.0 6.3 975 1235
UK, Scotland 10.1 0.7 7.3 0.9 0.0 3.2 5427 5738
Oceania
Australia, New South Wales 11.5 0.6 5.2 1.7 0.1 2.9 5077 5962
Australia, Northern Territory (data not available) - - - - - - - -
Australia, Queensland 13.3 0.6 7.4 1.1 0.1 2.7 2803 3446
Australia, South 14.6 0.6 4.0 0.4 - 4.7 1518 1621
Australia, Tasmania 11.4 0.3 3.7 1.5 0.1 2.8 392 407
Australia, Victoria 12.6 0.6 6.2 1.0 0.0 2.9 4580 4879
Australia, Western 10.9 0.6 5.3 1.6 0.0 2.4 1299 1453
Australian Capital Territory 12.2 0.8 4.8 1.7 - 2.3 181 219
French Polynesia 6.8 - 6.0 2.6 - 3.8 82 86
New Zealand 13.1 0.7 3.7 1.4 0.0 2.9 3146 3253
USA, Hawaii 9.6 1.0 3.9 0.7 - 3.2 845 879
USA, Hawaii: Chinese 7.4 0.3 2.7 1.2 - 1.2 55 56
USA, Hawaii: Filipino 7.8 0.9 2.8 0.7 - 2.9 109 112
USA, Hawaii: Hawaiian 12.0 0.8 5.3 0.8 - 2.8 117 122
USA, Hawaii: Japanese 7.8 0.8 3.6 0.4 - 3.7 234 247
USA, Hawaii: White 12.8 1.2 3.7 0.7 - 3.4 243 251
*Important. See note on population page.
Note: The rates are based on the histological groups described in Chapter 4.
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