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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Mar 15, 2025; 17(3): 100521
Published online Mar 15, 2025. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v17.i3.100521
Table 1 Age-standardized rates of gastric cancer incidence for a regions in 2020
Rating numberRegionAge-standardized (W) incidence rate per 100000
MaleFemale
1Eastern Asia32.513.2
2Eastern Europe17.47.1
3South America12.16.0
4Western Asia11.46.1
5Southern Europe10.25.0
6Melanesia9.96.2
7Micronesia/Polynesia9.75.5
8Caribbean9.05.0
9Central America8.76.1
10Western Europe8.23.8
11South Central Asia7.43.7
12South-Eastern Asia7.34.0
13Australia/New Zealand6.42.8
14Northern Europe6.23.1
15Northern America5.43.1
16Northern Africa5.43.5
17Eastern Africa4.94.2
18Western Africa4.83.5
19Southern Africa4.72.4
20Middle Africa4.63.8