GLOBOCAN: Country Fast Stat

GLOBOCAN 2008

FAST STATS

	Men	LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN
	Women
	Both sexes
	Summary statistics

Most frequent cancers: men

Cancer	Incidence		Mortality
Cancer	Number	ASR (W)	Number	ASR (W)
Lip, oral cavity	11569	4.6	4776	1.9
Nasopharynx	928	0.4	481	0.2
Other pharynx	6808	2.8	4832	2.0
Oesophagus	12801	5.2	11347	4.6
Stomach	39401	15.7	32436	12.8
Colorectum	30495	12.1	18201	7.1
Liver	14710	5.8	14881	5.9
Gallbladder	5191	2.1	4030	1.6
Pancreas	11391	4.6	11104	4.4
Larynx	12597	5.2	7471	3.0
Lung	46952	19.0	43736	17.7
Melanoma of skin	4727	1.8	2002	0.8
Prostate	120564	48.4	43944	16.3
Testis	7828	2.6	1423	0.5
Kidney	10048	4.1	5713	2.3
Bladder	14068	5.6	5888	2.3
Brain, nervous system	10662	4.1	8966	3.5
Thyroid	3568	1.3	831	0.3
Hodgkin lymphoma	3386	1.2	1321	0.5
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	13973	5.3	7837	3.0
Multiple myeloma	4115	1.7	3416	1.4
Leukaemia	14850	5.5	11823	4.3
All cancers excl. non-melanoma skin cancer	444842	175.8	279483	109.1

GLOBOCAN 2008 (IARC) Section of Cancer Information (24/5/2013)

GLOBOCAN 2008

FAST STATS

	Men	LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN
	Women
	Both sexes
	Summary statistics

Most frequent cancers: women

Cancer	Incidence		Mortality
Cancer	Number	ASR (W)	Number	ASR (W)
Lip, oral cavity	5911	1.9	2107	0.7
Nasopharynx	505	0.2	202	0.1
Other pharynx	1657	0.6	1143	0.4
Oesophagus	5448	1.7	4231	1.3
Stomach	25959	8.4	21872	6.9
Colorectum	33095	10.9	19619	6.1
Liver	14192	4.7	14542	4.8
Gallbladder	11082	3.7	9019	3.0
Pancreas	12134	3.9	11892	3.8
Larynx	2302	0.8	1147	0.4
Lung	23833	8.0	21876	7.3
Melanoma of skin	4795	1.6	1562	0.5
Breast	114898	39.7	36952	12.4
Cervix uteri	68220	23.5	31712	10.8
Corpus uteri	14630	5.1	6048	2.0
Ovary	16981	5.9	9712	3.3
Kidney	6215	2.2	3448	1.1
Bladder	4819	1.5	2684	0.8
Brain, nervous system	8990	3.1	7812	2.7
Thyroid	14186	4.8	1862	0.6
Hodgkin lymphoma	2302	0.8	873	0.3
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	10671	3.6	6109	2.0
Multiple myeloma	3721	1.3	3199	1.1
Leukaemia	12660	4.3	10002	3.3
All cancers excl. non-melanoma skin cancer	461166	155.8	262568	86.4

GLOBOCAN 2008 (IARC) Section of Cancer Information (24/5/2013)

GLOBOCAN 2008

FAST STATS

	Men	LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN
	Women
	Both sexes
	Summary statistics

Most frequent cancers: both sexes

Cancer	Incidence		Mortality
Cancer	Number	ASR (W)	Number	ASR (W)
Lip, oral cavity	17480	3.2	6883	1.3
Nasopharynx	1433	0.3	683	0.1
Other pharynx	8465	1.6	5975	1.1
Oesophagus	18249	3.3	15578	2.8
Stomach	65360	11.7	54308	9.6
Colorectum	63590	11.4	37820	6.6
Liver	28902	5.2	29423	5.3
Gallbladder	16273	3.0	13049	2.3
Pancreas	23525	4.2	22996	4.1
Larynx	14899	2.8	8618	1.6
Lung	70785	13.0	65612	12.0
Melanoma of skin	9522	1.7	3564	0.6
Breast	114898	39.7	36952	12.4
Cervix uteri	68220	23.5	31712	10.8
Corpus uteri	14630	5.1	6048	2.0
Ovary	16981	5.9	9712	3.3
Prostate	120564	48.4	43944	16.3
Testis	7828	2.6	1423	0.5
Kidney	16263	3.0	9161	1.7
Bladder	18887	3.4	8572	1.4
Brain, nervous system	19652	3.6	16778	3.0
Thyroid	17754	3.1	2693	0.5
Hodgkin lymphoma	5688	1.0	2194	0.4
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	24644	4.4	13946	2.5
Multiple myeloma	7836	1.5	6615	1.2
Leukaemia	27510	4.8	21825	3.8
All cancers excl. non-melanoma skin cancer	906008	163.4	542051	96.2

GLOBOCAN 2008 (IARC) Section of Cancer Information (24/5/2013)

GLOBOCAN 2008

FAST STATS

	Men	LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN
	Women
	Both sexes
	Summary statistics

Summary statistics

LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN	Male	Female	Both sexes
Population (thousands)	284592	291508	576101
Number of new cancer cases (thousands)	444.8	461.2	906.0
Age-standardised rate (W)	175.8	155.8	163.4
Risk of getting cancer before age 75 (%)	18.3	15.6	16.8


Number of cancer deaths (thousands)	279.5	262.6	542.1
Age-standardised rate (W)	109.1	86.4	96.2
Risk of dying from cancer before age 75 (%)	11.2	9.0	10.0


5 most frequent cancers
	Prostate	Breast	Prostate
	Lung	Cervix uteri	Breast
	Stomach	Colorectum	Lung
	Colorectum	Stomach	Cervix uteri
	Leukaemia	Lung	Stomach

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 (24/5/2013)