2012 stat:
Rank | Country | Age-Standardised Rate per 100,000 (World) |
---|---|---|
1 | Korea, Republic of | 41.8 |
2 | Mongolia | 32.5 |
3 | Japan | 29.9 |
4 | Guatemala | 23.7 |
5 | China | 22.7 |
6 | Tajikistan | 21.7 |
7 | Kazakhstan | 21.6 |
8 | Kyrgyzstan | 21.4 |
9 | Albania | 20.1 |
10 | Belarus | 18.8 |
11 | Turkmenistan | 18.2 |
12 | Costa Rica | 17.3 |
13 | Bhutan | 17.2 |
14 | Honduras | 17.0 |
15 | Ecuador | 16.9 |
16 | FYR Macedonia | 16.5 |
17 | El Salvador | 16.4 |
18 | Viet Nam | 16.3 |
19 | Russian Federation | 16.0 |
20 | Peru | 15.8 |
Source: Ferlay J, Soerjomataram I, Ervik M, Dikshit R, Eser S, Mathers C, Rebelo M, Parkin DM, Forman D, Bray, F. GLOBOCAN 2012 v1.1, Cancer Incidence and Mortality Worldwide: IARC CancerBase No. 11 [Internet]. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer; 2014. Available from:http://globocan.iarc.fr, accessed on 16/01/2015.
Men
- The Republic of Korea had the highest rate of stomach cancer in 2012, followed by Mongolia and Japan.
- About 72 per cent of stomach cancer cases occurred in less developed countries.
- The highest incidence of stomach cancer was in Asia and Europe; and the lowest incidence in Africa and Northern America.
Rank | Country | Age-Standardised Rate per 100,000 (World) |
---|---|---|
1 | Korea, Republic of | 62.3 |
2 | Mongolia | 47.4 |
3 | Japan | 45.7 |
4 | Kyrgyzstan | 35.7 |
5 | Kazakhstan | 35.2 |
6 | China | 32.8 |
7 | Tajikistan | 30.1 |
8 | Belarus | 29.1 |
9 | Albania | 25.3 |
10 | Russian Federation | 24.5 |
11 | Guatemala | 24.0 |
12 | Turkmenistan | 23.9 |
13 | Armenia | 23.7 |
13 | Viet Nam | 23.7 |
15 | FYR Macedonia | 23.5 |
16 | Chile | 23.3 |
17 | Latvia | 23.0 |
17 | Bhutan | 23.0 |
19 | Lithuania | 22.7 |
20 | Ukraine | 22.4 |