GLOBOCAN: Country Fast Stat

GLOBOCAN 2008

FAST STATS

	Men	SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
	Women
	Both sexes
	Summary statistics

Most frequent cancers: men

Cancer	Incidence		Mortality
Cancer	Number	ASR (W)	Number	ASR (W)
Lip, oral cavity	6682	3.3	2984	1.6
Nasopharynx	3724	1.7	2363	1.1
Other pharynx	2890	1.5	2435	1.3
Oesophagus	16042	8.5	15300	8.2
Stomach	9650	5.0	9139	4.8
Colorectum	13666	6.8	10615	5.5
Liver	29258	13.1	28623	13.2
Gallbladder	555	0.3	536	0.3
Pancreas	3136	1.7	3082	1.7
Larynx	4803	2.6	2868	1.6
Lung	10456	5.9	9795	5.6
Melanoma of skin	3930	2.0	2291	1.2
Kaposi sarcoma	22172	8.1	18905	6.9
Prostate	34280	21.2	24005	15.0
Testis	930	0.4	541	0.2
Kidney	3053	1.1	2623	0.9
Bladder	6777	3.7	4778	2.8
Brain, nervous system	2965	1.1	2340	0.9
Thyroid	2043	0.9	1419	0.7
Hodgkin lymphoma	3414	1.2	2853	1.1
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	15099	5.5	12563	4.6
Multiple myeloma	1788	0.9	1642	0.9
Leukaemia	7504	2.8	7111	2.7
All cancers excl. non-melanoma skin cancer	243460	115.9	201610	98.1

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

GLOBOCAN 2008

FAST STATS

	Men	SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
	Women
	Both sexes
	Summary statistics

Most frequent cancers: women

Cancer	Incidence		Mortality
Cancer	Number	ASR (W)	Number	ASR (W)
Lip, oral cavity	4962	2.1	2231	1.1
Nasopharynx	1843	0.7	1162	0.5
Other pharynx	1035	0.4	878	0.4
Oesophagus	9109	4.2	8688	4.0
Stomach	8198	3.7	7766	3.5
Colorectum	11045	4.7	8622	3.8
Liver	15024	6.3	14719	6.6
Gallbladder	861	0.4	835	0.4
Pancreas	3389	1.5	3327	1.5
Larynx	777	0.3	450	0.2
Lung	4170	2.0	3937	1.9
Melanoma of skin	4137	1.8	2436	1.1
Kaposi sarcoma	12305	3.6	10472	3.1
Breast	64620	26.3	35427	15.3
Cervix uteri	75141	31.7	50233	22.5
Corpus uteri	5733	2.6	1856	0.9
Ovary	9961	4.0	7484	3.2
Kidney	2845	0.9	2443	0.7
Bladder	3265	1.5	2334	1.1
Brain, nervous system	2257	0.8	1791	0.6
Thyroid	4233	1.7	2357	1.1
Hodgkin lymphoma	1878	0.6	1572	0.5
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	11125	3.8	9259	3.2
Multiple myeloma	1503	0.7	1368	0.6
Leukaemia	5587	2.0	5293	1.9
All cancers excl. non-melanoma skin cancer	307761	124.7	219368	92.8

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

GLOBOCAN 2008

FAST STATS

	Men	SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
	Women
	Both sexes
	Summary statistics

Most frequent cancers: both sexes

Cancer	Incidence		Mortality
Cancer	Number	ASR (W)	Number	ASR (W)
Lip, oral cavity	11644	2.7	5215	1.3
Nasopharynx	5567	1.2	3525	0.8
Other pharynx	3925	0.9	3313	0.8
Oesophagus	25151	6.2	23988	6.0
Stomach	17848	4.3	16905	4.1
Colorectum	24711	5.7	19237	4.6
Liver	44282	9.5	43342	9.7
Gallbladder	1416	0.4	1371	0.3
Pancreas	6525	1.6	6409	1.6
Larynx	5580	1.4	3318	0.9
Lung	14626	3.8	13732	3.5
Melanoma of skin	8067	1.9	4727	1.2
Kaposi sarcoma	34477	5.7	29377	4.8
Breast	64620	26.3	35427	15.3
Cervix uteri	75141	31.7	50233	22.5
Corpus uteri	5733	2.6	1856	0.9
Ovary	9961	4.0	7484	3.2
Prostate	34280	21.2	24005	15.0
Testis	930	0.4	541	0.2
Kidney	5898	1.0	5066	0.8
Bladder	10042	2.5	7112	1.8
Brain, nervous system	5222	0.9	4131	0.8
Thyroid	6276	1.3	3776	0.9
Hodgkin lymphoma	5292	0.9	4425	0.8
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	26224	4.6	21822	3.8
Multiple myeloma	3291	0.8	3010	0.8
Leukaemia	13091	2.4	12404	2.2
All cancers excl. non-melanoma skin cancer	551221	119.6	420978	94.7

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

GLOBOCAN 2008

FAST STATS

	Men	SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
	Women
	Both sexes
	Summary statistics

Summary statistics

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	Male	Female	Both sexes
Population (thousands)	388795	392482	781277
Number of new cancer cases (thousands)	243.5	307.8	551.2
Age-standardised rate (W)	115.9	124.7	119.6
Risk of getting cancer before age 75 (%)	12.2	12.9	12.5


Number of cancer deaths (thousands)	201.6	219.4	421.0
Age-standardised rate (W)	98.1	92.8	94.7
Risk of dying from cancer before age 75 (%)	10.2	10.1	10.1


5 most frequent cancers
	Prostate	Cervix uteri	Cervix uteri
	Liver	Breast	Breast
	Kaposi sarcoma	Liver	Liver
	Oesophagus	Kaposi sarcoma	Kaposi sarcoma
	Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	Prostate

Methods of estimation (summary)

Incidence:
Population weighted average of the country rates applied to the 2008 area population.

Mortality:
Population weighted average of the country rates applied to the 2008 area population.

Glossary

Age-standardised rate (W):
A rate is the number of new cases or deaths per 100 000 persons per year. An age-standardised rate is the rate that a population would have if it had a standard age structure. Standardization is necessary when comparing several populations that differ with respect to age because age has a powerful influence on the risk of cancer.

Risk of getting or dying from the disease before age 75 (%):
The probability or risk of individuals getting/dying from cancer. It is expressed as the number of new born children (out of 100) who would be expected to develop/die from cancer before the age of 75 if they had cancer rates (in the absence of other causes of death).

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