GLOBOCAN Cancer Fact Sheets: Lung Cancer

GLOBOCAN 2008

CANCER FACT SHEET

	Incidence: men
	Mortality: men
	Incidence: women
	Mortality: women

Lung Cancer Incidence and Mortality Worldwide in 2008
Summary

Estimated numbers (thousands)	Men		Women		Both sexes
Estimated numbers (thousands)	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths
World	1092	948	515	427	1607	1375
More developed regions	479	410	243	188	722	598
Less developed regions	612	538	272	239	884	777
WHO Africa region (AFRO)	12	11	4	4	16	15
WHO Americas region (PAHO)	172	144	134	101	306	245
WHO East Mediterranean region (EMRO)	21	19	5	4	26	23
WHO Europe region (EURO)	310	276	107	91	417	367
WHO South-East Asia region (SEARO)	108	97	42	37	150	134
WHO Western Pacific region (WPRO)	465	397	222	187	687	584
IARC membership (22 countries)	469	399	237	182	706	581
United States of America	114	90	100	71	214	161
China	351	304	170	148	521	452
India	47	41	11	10	58	51
European Union (EU-27)	206	182	82	71	288	253


Estimated age-standardised rates (World) per 100,000

At a glance

Lung cancer has been the most common cancer in the world for several decades, and by 2008, there were an estimated 1.61 million new cases, representing 12.7% of all new cancers. It was also the most common cause of death from cancer, with 1.38 million deaths (18.2% of the total).
The majority of the cases now occur in the developing countries (55%). Lung cancer is still the most common cancer in men worldwide (1.1 million cases, 16.5% of the total), with high rates in Central-Eastern and Southern Europe, Northern America and Eastern Asia. Very low rates are still estimated in Middle and Western Africa (ASRs 2.8 and 3.1 per 100,000 respectively). In females, incidence rates are generally lower, but, worldwide, lung cancer is now the fourth most frequent cancer of women (516 000 cases, 8.5% of all cancers) and the second most common cause of death from cancer (427 000 deaths, 12.8% of the total). The highest incidence rate is observed in Northern America (where lung cancer it is now the second most frequent cancer in women), and the lowest in Middle Africa (15th most frequent cancer).
Because of its high fatality (the ratio of mortality to incidence is 0.86) and the lack of variability in survival in developed and developing countries, the highest and lowest mortality rates are estimated in the same regions, both in men and women.

GLOBOCAN 2008 (IARC) , Section of Cancer Information (22/5/2013)

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Estimated Lung Cancer Incidence Worldwide in 2008: Men

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Age-standardised incidence rates per 100,000

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GLOBOCAN 2008, International Agency for Research on Cancer

Trends in incidence of lung cancer in selected countries: age-standardised rate (W) per 100,000, men

NORDCAN (www.ancr.nu)	France: INVS Ireland: www.ncri.ie The Netherlands: www.ikcnet.nl England: www.statistics.gov.uk Scotland: www.isdscotland.org Wales: www.wales.nhs.uk	Australia: www.aihw.gov.au Canada: www.statcan.gc.ca India: Chennai cancer registry Japan: Miyagi, Osaka and Yamagata cancer registries Republic of Korea: www.ncc.re.kr USA: SEER program: seer.cancer.gov

GLOBOCAN 2008 (IARC) , Section of Cancer Information (22/5/2013)

IARC, 150 Cours Albert Thomas, 69372 Lyon CEDEX 08, France - Tel: +33 (0)4 72 73 84 85 - Fax: +33 (0)4 72 73 85 75
© IARC 2010 - All Rights Reserved - Email: www@iarc.fr

Estimated Lung Cancer Mortality Worldwide in 2008: Men

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Age-standardised mortality rates per 100,000

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GLOBOCAN 2008, International Agency for Research on Cancer

Trends in mortality from lung cancer in selected countries: age-standardised rate (W) per 100,000, men

WHO (www.who.int/whosis)	WHO (www.who.int/whosis)	WHO (www.who.int/whosis)

GLOBOCAN 2008 (IARC) , Section of Cancer Information (22/5/2013)

IARC, 150 Cours Albert Thomas, 69372 Lyon CEDEX 08, France - Tel: +33 (0)4 72 73 84 85 - Fax: +33 (0)4 72 73 85 75
© IARC 2010 - All Rights Reserved - Email: www@iarc.fr

Estimated Lung Cancer Incidence Worldwide in 2008: Women

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GLOBOCAN 2008, International Agency for Research on Cancer

Trends in incidence of lung cancer in selected countries: age-standardised rate (W) per 100,000, women

NORDCAN (www.ancr.nu)	France: INVS Ireland: www.ncri.ie The Netherlands: www.ikcnet.nl England: www.statistics.gov.uk Scotland: www.isdscotland.org Wales: www.wales.nhs.uk	Australia: www.aihw.gov.au Canada: www.statcan.gc.ca India: Chennai cancer registry Japan: Miyagi, Osaka and Yamagata cancer registries Republic of Korea: www.ncc.re.kr USA: SEER program: seer.cancer.gov

GLOBOCAN 2008 (IARC) , Section of Cancer Information (22/5/2013)

Estimated Lung Cancer Mortality Worldwide in 2008: Women

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GLOBOCAN 2008, International Agency for Research on Cancer

Trends in mortality from lung cancer in selected countries: age-standardised rate (W) per 100,000, women

WHO (www.who.int/whosis)	WHO (www.who.int/whosis)	WHO (www.who.int/whosis)

GLOBOCAN 2008 (IARC) , Section of Cancer Information (22/5/2013)