Type of cancer | No. of deaths | ASMR | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total* | Males | Females | Both sexes | Males | Females | |
All cancers | 83 300 | 44 100 | 39 300 | 188 | 219.7 | 164.2 |
Lung and bronchus | 21 200 | 11 000 | 10 200 | 47.2 | 53.4 | 42.5 |
Colorectal | 9700 | 5300 | 4400 | 21.8 | 26.4 | 18.0 |
Pancreas | 5300 | 2700 | 2600 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 10.7 |
Breast | 5100 | 55 | 5100 | 11.9 | 0.3 | 22.0 |
Prostate | 4200 | 4200 | NA | NA | 21.8 | NA |
Leukemia | 3000 | 1800 | 1250 | 6.9 | 9.0 | 5.2 |
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 2900 | 1600 | 1250 | 6.5 | 8.1 | 5.1 |
Bladder | 2600 | 1850 | 720 | 5.7 | 9.6 | 2.8 |
Brain/CNS | 2500 | 1400 | 1050 | 5.8 | 7.1 | 4.7 |
Esophagus | 2300 | 1750 | 510 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 2.1 |
Ovary | 1950 | NA | 1950 | NA | NA | 8.3 |
Stomach | 1950 | 1200 | 760 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 3.2 |
Kidney and renal pelvis | 1950 | 1300 | 680 | 4.4 | 6.4 | 2.8 |
Multiple myeloma | 1600 | 880 | 700 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 2.8 |
Oral | 1500 | 1050 | 440 | 3.5 | 5.3 | 1.8 |
Liver† | 1450 | 1150 | 290 | 3.2 | 5.5 | 1.2 |
Uterus (body, NOS) | 1300 | NA | 1300 | NA | NA | 5.4 |
Melanoma | 1300 | 870 | 450 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 2.0 |
Cervix | 410 | NA | 410 | NA | NA | 2.0 |
Larynx | 400 | 330 | 75 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.3 |
Thyroid | 230 | 110 | 130 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Hodgkin lymphoma | 100 | 65 | 40 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Testis | 35 | 35 | NA | NA | 0.2 | NA |
All other cancers | 10 400 | 5400 | 5000 | 23.5 | 27.3 | 20.5 |
Note: ASMR = age-standardized mortality rate, CNS = central nervous system, ICD-10 = International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision, NA = not applicable, NOS = not otherwise specified.
↵* Column total may not sum to row totals owing to rounding.
↵† Liver cancer mortality was underestimated because deaths from liver cancer, unspecified (ICD-10 code C22.9) were excluded.