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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 28, 2014; 20(16): 4483-4490
Published online Apr 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i16.4483
Published online Apr 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i16.4483
Table 3 Female gastric cancer incidence, mortality and prevalence in the world as reported in GLOBOCAN 2008[3]
| Total incidence | Incidence rate | Total mortality | Mortality rate | 5-yr prevalence | Prevalence | |
| (in 1000s) | per 100000 | (in 1000s) | per 100000 | (in 1000s) | ||
| World | 348 | 9.1 | 273 | 6.9 | 548 | 3.6% |
| Asia | 243 | 11.7 | 188 | 8.9 | 396 | 6.2% |
| Europe | 59 | 7.0 | 47 | 5.3 | 79 | 1.9% |
| Northern America | 9 | 2.8 | 5 | 1.5 | 13 | 0.6% |
| Africa | 10 | 3.3 | 9 | 3.2 | 13 | 1.5% |
- Citation: Rahman R, Asombang AW, Ibdah JA. Characteristics of gastric cancer in Asia. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(16): 4483-4490
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i16/4483.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i16.4483