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CANCERFACTSHEETS:STOMACHCANCER
Estimatedage-standardisedrates(World)intheworld(per100000)
Males Females IncidenceMortality
WHOWesternPacificRegion
China
Lessdevelopedregions
World
Moredevelopedregions
IARCMemberState(24countries)
WHOEuropeanRegion
EuropeanUnion(EU-28)
WHORegionoftheAmericas
India
WHOSouth-EastAsiaRegion
WHOEasternMediterraneanRegion
UnitedStatesofAmerica
WHOAfricanRegion
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Ataglance
Stomachcanceristhefifthmostcommoncanceroverall,aftercancersofthelung,breast,colorectum,andprostate.In2012,worldwide,thereareestimatedtohavebeen952000newcasesofstomachcancer(6.8%ofallincidentcancercases).Thisconstitutesasubstantialchangesincethefirstestimatesin1975,whenstomachcancerwasthemostcommonneoplasm.Morethan70%ofstomachcancercasesoccurindevelopingcountries(677000casesin2012:456000inmenand221000inwomen),andhalfofallcasesworldwideoccurineasternAsia(mainlyinChina).The2012age-standardizedincidencerates(per100000population)areabouttwiceashighinmenasinwomen,rangingfrom3.3casesinwesternAfricato35.4casesineasternAsiainmen,andfrom2.6casesinwesternAfricato13.8casesineasternAsiainwomen.
Stomachcanceristhethirdleadingcauseofcancerdeathinbothsexesworldwide,withanestimated723000stomachcancerdeathsin2012(8.8%ofallcancerdeathsthatyear).Thehighestestimated2012stomachcancermortalityrates(per100000population)areineasternAsia(24deathsinmen,9.8inwomen),andthelowestareinNorthAmerica(2.8deathsinmen,1.5inwomen).MortalityratesarealsohighinbothsexesincentralandeasternEuropeandinCentralandSouthAmerica.
Estimatedincidence,mortalityandprevalence(5years)worlwidein2012
Estimatednumbers Males Females Bothsexes
Cases Deaths 5-year-prev Cases Deaths 5-year-prev Cases Deaths 5-year-prev
World 631293 468970 453345 320301 254103 179825 951594 723073 633170
Moredevelopedregions 175117 106712 112483 99392 68044 51324 274509 174756 163807
Lessdevelopedregions 456176 362258 340862 220909 186059 128501 677085 548317 469363
WHOAfricanRegion 10496 9556 17041 8614 8033 9413 19110 17589 26454
WHORegionoftheAmericas 51704 39116 35066 33650 26014 18402 85354 65130 53468
WHOEasternMediterraneanRegion 14951 13226 11942 8503 7563 5600 23454 20789 17542
WHOEuropeanRegion 97679 75132 41823 64167 51183 19654 161846 126315 61477
WHOSouth-EastAsiaRegion 60299 55565 33290 30259 27684 14554 90558 83249 47844
WHOWesternPacificRegion 396078 276309 314160 175061 133588 112190 571139 409897 426350
IARCMemberState(24countries) 231832 148414 134798 123667 85911 60465 355499 234325 195263
UnitedStatesofAmerica 13149 6980 20835 8006 4778 6644 21155 11758 27479
China 283487 221478 220108 121509 103688 70802 404996 325166 290910
India 43386 40721 8303 19711 18320 4786 63097 59041 13089
EuropeanUnion(EU-28) 50521 35393 33011 31071 23092 13977 81592 58485 46988
Estimatedage-standardizedrates(World)ofincidencecases,males,stomachcancer,worldwidein2012
≥62.3
9.6–15.4
6.6–9.6
4.0–6.6
<1.3
Nodata
Notapplicable
Allrightsreserved.ThedesignationsemployedandthepresentationofthematerialinthispublicationdonotimplytheexpressionofanyopinionwhatsoeveronthepartoftheWorldHealthOrganization/InternationalAgencyforResearchonCancerconcerningthelegalstatusofanycountry,territory,cityorareaorofitsauthorities,orconcerningthedelimitationofitsfrontiersorboundaries.Dottedanddashedlinesonmapsrepresentapproximateborderlinesforwhichtheremaynotyetbefullagreement.
Datasource:GLOBOCAN2012Graphproduction:IARC(http://gco.iarc.fr/today)WorldHealthOrganization
©InternationalAgencyforResearchonCancer2016
Estimatedage-standardizedrates(World)ofincidencecases,males,stomachcancer,worldwidein2012
*RegionaldataNORDCAN(www.ancr.nu)ECO(eco.iarc.fr)England:www.ons.gov.uk
*RegionaldataCI5.iarc.fr
*RegionaldataCI5.iarc.frAustralia:www.aih.gov.auNewZealand:wwww.health.govt.nzUSA:seer.cancer.gov
Estimatedage-standardizedrates(World)ofdeaths,males,stomachcancer,worldwidein2012
≥37.1
7.1–13.0
5.5–7.1
3.6–5.5
<1.2
Nodata
Notapplicable
Allrightsreserved.ThedesignationsemployedandthepresentationofthematerialinthispublicationdonotimplytheexpressionofanyopinionwhatsoeveronthepartoftheWorldHealthOrganization/InternationalAgencyforResearchonCancerconcerningthelegalstatusofanycountry,territory,cityorareaorofitsauthorities,orconcerningthedelimitationofitsfrontiersorboundaries.Dottedanddashedlinesonmapsrepresentapproximateborderlinesforwhichtheremaynotyetbefullagreement.
Datasource:GLOBOCAN2012Graphproduction:IARC(http://gco.iarc.fr/today)WorldHealthOrganization
©InternationalAgencyforResearchonCancer2016
Estimatedage-standardizedrates(World)ofdeaths,males,stomachcancer,worldwidein2012
WHO(www.who.int/healthinfo/en/) WHO(www.who.int/healthinfo/en/) WHO(www.who.int/healthinfo/en/)
Estimatedage-standardizedrates(World)ofincidencecases,females,stomachcancer,worldwidein2012
≥24.7
5.5–8.1
3.8–5.5
2.7–3.8
<0.00
Nodata
Notapplicable
Allrightsreserved.ThedesignationsemployedandthepresentationofthematerialinthispublicationdonotimplytheexpressionofanyopinionwhatsoeveronthepartoftheWorldHealthOrganization/InternationalAgencyforResearchonCancerconcerningthelegalstatusofanycountry,territory,cityorareaorofitsauthorities,orconcerningthedelimitationofitsfrontiersorboundaries.Dottedanddashedlinesonmapsrepresentapproximateborderlinesforwhichtheremaynotyetbefullagreement.
Datasource:GLOBOCAN2012Graphproduction:IARC(http://gco.iarc.fr/today)WorldHealthOrganization
©InternationalAgencyforResearchonCancer2016
Estimatedage-standardizedrates(World)ofincidencecases,females,stomachcancer,worldwidein2012
*RegionaldataNORDCAN(www.ancr.nu)ECO(eco.iarc.fr)England:www.ons.gov.uk
*RegionaldataCI5.iarc.fr
*RegionaldataCI5.iarc.frAustralia:www.aih.gov.auNewZealand:wwww.health.govt.nzUSA:seer.cancer.gov
Estimatedage-standardizedrates(World)ofdeaths,females,stomachcancer,worldwidein2012
≥21.1
4.3–6.6
2.9–4.3
2.0–2.9
<0.00
Nodata
Notapplicable
Allrightsreserved.ThedesignationsemployedandthepresentationofthematerialinthispublicationdonotimplytheexpressionofanyopinionwhatsoeveronthepartoftheWorldHealthOrganization/InternationalAgencyforResearchonCancerconcerningthelegalstatusofanycountry,territory,cityorareaorofitsauthorities,orconcerningthedelimitationofitsfrontiersorboundaries.Dottedanddashedlinesonmapsrepresentapproximateborderlinesforwhichtheremaynotyetbefullagreement.
Datasource:GLOBOCAN2012Graphproduction:IARC(http://gco.iarc.fr/today)WorldHealthOrganization
©InternationalAgencyforResearchonCancer2016
Estimatedage-standardizedrates(World)ofdeaths,females,stomachcancer,worldwidein2012
WHO(www.who.int/healthinfo/en/) WHO(www.who.int/healthinfo/en/) WHO(www.who.int/healthinfo/en/)