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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 1 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 | 988 | 14.0 | 737 | 10.3 | 1598 | 5.5% |
Asia | 727 | 18.5 | 530 | 13.4 | 1216 | 10.4% |
Europe | 145 | 10.3 | 116 | 7.9 | 201 | 2.4% |
Northern America | 24 | 4.2 | 12 | 2.1 | 37 | 0.8% |
Africa | 22 | 4.0 | 21 | 3.8 | 30 | 2.1% |
Table 2 Male 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 | 640 | 19.7 | 463 | 14.2 | 1050 | 7.8% |
Asia | 484 | 25.9 | 342 | 18.3 | 819 | 15.7% |
Europe | 86 | 14.5 | 68 | 11.3 | 121 | 2.9% |
Northern America | 15 | 5.8 | 7 | 2.8 | 23 | 1.0% |
Africa | 12 | 4.7 | 11 | 4.5 | 16 | 3.0% |
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% |
Table 4 Gastric cancer incidence, mortality and prevalence in Asia 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) | ||
Eastern Asia | 601 | 30.2 | 418 | 20.3 | 1071 | 15.2% |
South-Eastern Asia | 43 | 8.6 | 35 | 7.1 | 56 | 3.9% |
South-Central Asia | 68 | 4.8 | 63 | 6.5 | 68 | 2.6% |
Western Asia | 14 | 9.4 | 13 | 8.3 | 19 | 4.2% |
Table 5 Male gastric cancer incidence, mortality and prevalence in Asia 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) | ||
Eastern Asia | 408 | 42.4 | 274 | 28.1 | 732 | 21.0% |
South-Eastern Asia | 24 | 10.9 | 20 | 8.9 | 32 | 6.2% |
South-Central Asia | 42 | 6.7 | 39 | 6.3 | 42 | 4.3% |
Western Asia | 9 | 12.6 | 8 | 11.2 | 12 | 5.8% |
Table 6 Female gastric cancer incidence, mortality and prevalence in Asia 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) | ||
Eastern Asia | 193 | 18.3 | 144 | 13.0 | 338 | 9.5% |
South-Eastern Asia | 18 | 6.7 | 15 | 5.6 | 23 | 2.6% |
South-Central Asia | 26 | 3.9 | 23 | 3.6 | 26 | 1.6% |
Western Asia | 5 | 6.7 | 4 | 5.9 | 7 | 3.0% |
Table 7 Incidence, mortality and prevalence of gastric cancer in selected countries in Asia as reported in GLOBOCAN 2008[3]
Country | Incidence rate per 100000 | Mortality rate per 100000 | Prevalence |
China | 29.9 | 22.3 | 5.6% |
Japan | 31.1 | 13.5 | 18.1% |
South Korea | 12.1 | 9.8 | 7.0% |
Indonesia | 9.4 | 8.8 | 4.8% |
Malaysia | 8.4 | 7.4 | 3.3% |
Thailand | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1.5% |
India | 3.8 | 3.6 | 1.5% |
Bangladesh | 5.2 | 5.0 | 2.8% |
Pakistan | 6.3 | 5.9 | 3.0% |
Iran | 15.6 | 14.1 | 8.8% |
Iraq | 3.6 | 3.5 | 1.9% |
Jordan | 4.8 | 4.5 | 2.2% |
Saudi Arabia | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.0% |
Israel | 8.6 | 4.7 | 2.4% |
- 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