Comparative epidemiology of gastric cancer between Japan and China

Table 1 Comparisons of crude and age-standardized incidence rates of gastric cancer between Japan and China (1993-1997)

	Men		Women
	Crude	ASR	Crude	ASR
Japan
Hiroshima	113.1	85.5	55.1	33.9
Miyagi	109.2	69	52.2	27.1
Nagasaki	119.9	65.4	56.5	25.6
Osaka	87.7	59.9	42.9	23.8
Saga	115.8	63.6	57	24.9
Yamagata	178.5	91.6	94.1	38.9
China
Beijing	27.8	19.8	13	8.7
Changle	103.5	145	29.6	34.5
Cixian	55.9	78.1	28	31.9
Jiashan	45.8	38.9	20.3	15.7
Qidong	39.5	37.8	24.2	19
Shanghai	54.6	32.3	29.8	17.6
Tianjin	33.5	26.9	13.9	10
Wuhan	29.3	29.8	17.1	14.5

Source: Cancer incidence in five continents Vol. VIII, IARC scientific publications No. 155. ASR: Age standardized rate, per 100  000 population.