Incidence: men

Mortality: men

Incidence: women

Mortality: women

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Stomach Cancer
Estimated Incidence, Mortality and Prevalence Worldwide in 2012

Estimated numbers (thousands) Men Women Both sexes Cases Deaths 5-year prev. Cases Deaths 5-year prev. Cases Deaths 5-year prev.  World 631 469 1031 320 254 507 952 723 1538  More developed regions 175 107 372 99 68 193 275 175 565  Less developed regions 456 362 659 221 186 315 677 548 974  WHO Africa region (AFRO) 10 10 14 9 8 12 19 18 26  WHO Americas region (PAHO) 52 39 84 34 26 54 85 65 138  WHO East Mediterranean region (EMRO) 15 13 19 9 8 11 23 21 31  WHO Europe region (EURO) 98 75 136 64 51 86 162 126 222  WHO South-East Asia region (SEARO) 60 56 54 30 28 29 91 83 82  WHO Western Pacific region (WPRO) 396 276 724 175 134 315 571 410 1039  IARC membership (24 countries) 232 148 449 124 86 226 355 234 675  United States of America 13 7 20 8 5 12 21 12 32  China 283 221 419 122 104 175 405 325 594  India 43 41 31 20 18 14 63 59 45  European Union (EU-28) 51 35 74 31 23 45 82 58 119
Estimated age-standardised rates (World) per 100,000		At a glance Almost one million new cases of stomach cancer were estimated to have occurred in 2012 (952,000 cases, 6.8% of the total), making it the fifth most common malignancy in the world, after cancers of the lung, breast, colorectum and prostate. This represents a substantive change since the very first estimates in 1975 when stomach cancer was the most common neoplasm. More than 70% of cases (677,000 cases) occur in developing countries (456,000 in men, 221,000 in women), and half the world total occurs in Eastern Asia (mainly in China). Age-standardized incidence rates are about twice as high in men as in women, ranging from 3.3 in Western Africa to 35.4 in Eastern Asia for men, and from 2.6 in Western Africa to 13.8 in Eastern Asia for women. Stomach cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death in both sexes worldwide (723,000 deaths, 8.8% of the total). The highest estimated mortality rates are in Eastern Asia (24 per 100,000 in men, 9.8 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 2012 (IARC) , Section of Cancer Surveillance (9/7/2017)

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Estimated Stomach Cancer Incidence Worldwide in 2012: Men

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

Trends in incidence of stomach cancer in selected countries: age-standardised rate (W) per 100,000, men
*Regional data	*Regional data	*Regional data
NORDCAN (www.ancr.nu) ECO (eco.iarc.fr) England: www.ons.gov.uk	CI5.iarc.fr	CI5.iarc.fr Australia: www.aihw.gov.au New Zealand: www.health.govt.nz USA: seer.cancer.gov

GLOBOCAN 2012 (IARC) , Section of Cancer Surveillance (9/7/2017)

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Estimated Stomach Cancer Mortality Worldwide in 2012: Men

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

Trends in mortality from stomach cancer in selected countries: age-standardised rate (W) per 100,000, men
WHO (www.who.int/healthinfo/en/)	WHO (www.who.int/healthinfo/en/)	WHO (www.who.int/healthinfo/en/)

GLOBOCAN 2012 (IARC) , Section of Cancer Surveillance (9/7/2017)

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Estimated Stomach Cancer Incidence Worldwide in 2012: Women

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

Trends in incidence of stomach cancer in selected countries: age-standardised rate (W) per 100,000, women
*Regional data	*Regional data	*Regional data
NORDCAN (www.ancr.nu) ECO (eco.iarc.fr) England: www.ons.gov.uk	CI5.iarc.fr	CI5.iarc.fr Australia: www.aihw.gov.au New Zealand: www.health.govt.nz USA: seer.cancer.gov

GLOBOCAN 2012 (IARC) , Section of Cancer Surveillance (9/7/2017)

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Estimated Stomach Cancer Mortality Worldwide in 2012: Women

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

Trends in mortality from stomach cancer in selected countries: age-standardised rate (W) per 100,000, women
WHO (www.who.int/healthinfo/en/)	WHO (www.who.int/healthinfo/en/)	WHO (www.who.int/healthinfo/en/)