Estimated cancer incidence (2008): China and the USA, female, all ages (ASRW and proportion per 100,000).
Cancer | China | USA | ASRW ratio (%) | ||||
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Number | % | ASRW | Number | % | ASRW | ||
Lip, oral cavity | 5483 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 7355 | 1.1 | 2.8 | -4.0 |
Nasopharynx | 10784 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 565 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 4.7 |
Other pharynx | 1709 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2077 | 0.3 | 0.8 | -4.0 |
Esophagus | 83372 | 7.0 | 10.5 | 3500 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 8.8 |
Stomach | 148596 | 12.4 | 18.5 | 8310 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 6.6 |
Colorectum | 95852 | 8.0 | 12.2 | 74610 | 10.8 | 25.0 | -2.0 |
Liver | 109242 | 9.1 | 13.7 | 6182 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 6.2 |
Gallbladder | 14418 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 5019 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 |
Pancreas | 19376 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 18914 | 2.7 | 6.1 | -2.5 |
Larynx | 4058 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 2570 | 0.4 | 1.1 | -2.2 |
Lung | 170337 | 14.3 | 21.3 | 100330 | 14.5 | 36.2 | -1.7 |
Melanoma of skin | 1544 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 27531 | 4.0 | 12.8 | -64.0 |
Breast | 169452 | 14.2 | 21.6 | 182460 | 26.4 | 76.0 | -3.5 |
Cervix uteri | 75434 | 6.3 | 9.6 | 11069 | 1.6 | 5.7 | 1.7 |
Corpus uteri | 86066 | 7.2 | 11.1 | 40102 | 5.8 | 16.5 | -1.5 |
Ovary | 28739 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 21652 | 3.1 | 8.8 | -2.3 |
Kidney | 11239 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 22040 | 3.2 | 8.7 | -5.8 |
Bladder | 12241 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 17581 | 2.5 | 5.8 | -3.9 |
Brain, nervous system | 33210 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 10029 | 1.4 | 4.9 | -1.1 |
Thyroid | 15597 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 28411 | 4.1 | 15.1 | -7.2 |
Hodgkin lymphoma | 1860 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 3820 | 0.6 | 2.2 | -7.3 |
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 12811 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 30673 | 4.4 | 11.5 | -6.8 |
Multiple myeloma | 2635 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 8732 | 1.3 | 3.0 | -10.0 |
Leukemia | 32191 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 19090 | 2.8 | 7.9 | -1.7 |