GLOBOCAN Cancer Fact Sheets: Stomach Cancer

GLOBOCAN 2008

CANCER FACT SHEET

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

Stomach 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	640	463	348	273	988	736
More developed regions	173	110	101	70	274	180
Less developed regions	467	353	246	202	713	555
WHO Africa region (AFRO)	10	9	8	8	18	17
WHO Americas region (PAHO)	54	40	35	27	89	67
WHO East Mediterranean region (EMRO)	15	14	8	7	23	21
WHO Europe region (EURO)	99	79	66	54	165	133
WHO South-East Asia region (SEARO)	39	37	28	25	67	62
WHO Western Pacific region (WPRO)	420	282	201	150	621	432
IARC membership (22 countries)	190	119	110	75	300	194
United States of America	13	6	8	4	21	10
China	315	231	148	121	463	352
India	21	20	13	12	34	32
European Union (EU-27)	50	37	32	24	82	61


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

At a glance

About one million new cases of stomach cancer were estimated to have occured in 2008 (988 000 cases, 7.8% of the total), making it currently the fourth most common malignancy in the world, behind cancers of the lung, breast and colo-rectum. More than 70% of cases (713 000 cases) occur in developing countries (467 000 in men, 246 000 in women), and half the world total occurs in Eastern Asia (mainly in China). Age-standardised incidence rates are about twice as high in men as in women, ranging from 3.9 in Northern Africa to 42.4 in Eastern Asia for men, and from 2.2 in Southern Africa to 18.3 in Eastern Asia for women.
Stomach cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in both sexes worldwide (736 000 deaths, 9.7% of the total). The highest mortality rates are estimated in Eastern Asia (28.1 per 100,000 in men, 13.0 per 100,000 in women), the lowest in Northern America (2.8 and 1.5 respectively). High mortality rates are also present in both sexes in Central and Eastern Europe, and in Central and South America.

GLOBOCAN 2008 (IARC) , Section of Cancer Information (18/5/2013)

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Estimated Stomach Cancer Incidence Worldwide in 2008: Men

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3.2

6.8

11.4

21.8

63
Age-standardised incidence rates per 100,000

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GLOBOCAN 2008, International Agency for Research on Cancer

Trends in incidence of stomach 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 (18/5/2013)

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
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Estimated Stomach Cancer Mortality Worldwide in 2008: Men

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2.9

5.2

8.5

13.8

37
Age-standardised mortality rates per 100,000

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GLOBOCAN 2008, International Agency for Research on Cancer

Trends in mortality from stomach 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 (18/5/2013)

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 Stomach Cancer Incidence Worldwide in 2008: Women

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2.2

4.4

6.5

11.0

26
Age-standardised incidence rates per 100,000

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GLOBOCAN 2008, International Agency for Research on Cancer

Trends in incidence of stomach 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 (18/5/2013)

Estimated Stomach Cancer Mortality Worldwide in 2008: Women

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1.7

3.3

4.9

7.3

23
Age-standardised mortality rates per 100,000

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GLOBOCAN 2008, International Agency for Research on Cancer

Trends in mortality from stomach 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 (18/5/2013)