CANCER FACT SHEETS: STOMACH CANCER Estimated age-standardised rates (World) in the world (per 100 000) At a glance WHO Western Pacific Region China Less developed regions World More developed regions IARC Member State (24 countries) WHO European Region European Union (EU-28) WHO Region of the Americas India WHO South-East Asia Region WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region United States of America WHO African Region Males Females Incidence Mortality Stomach cancer is the fifth most common cancer overall, after cancers of the lung, breast, colorectum, and prostate. In 2012, worldwide, there are estimated to have been 952 000 new cases of stomach cancer (6.8% of all incident cancer cases). This constitutes a substantial change since the first estimates in 1975, when stomach cancer was the most common neoplasm. More than 70% of stomach cancer cases occur in developing countries (677 000 cases in 2012: 456 000 in men and 221 000 in women), and half of all cases worldwide occur in eastern Asia (mainly in China). The 2012 age-standardized incidence rates (per 100 000 population) are about twice as high in men as in women, ranging from 3.3 cases in western Africa to 35.4 cases in eastern Asia in men, and from 2.6 cases in western Africa to 13.8 cases in eastern Asia in women. Stomach cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death in both sexes worldwide, with an estimated 723 000 stomach cancer deaths in 2012 (8.8% of all cancer deaths that year). The highest estimated 2012 stomach cancer mortality rates (per 100 000 population) are in eastern Asia (24 deaths in men, 9.8 in women), and the lowest are in North America (2.8 deaths in men, 1.5 in women). Mortality rates are also high in both sexes in central and eastern Europe and in Central and South America. 40 20 0 20 40
Estimated incidence, mortality and prevalence (5 years) worlwide in 2012 Estimated numbers Males Females Both sexes Cases Deaths 5-year-prev Cases Deaths 5-year-prev Cases Deaths 5-year-prev World 631 293 468 970 453 345 320 301 254 103 179 825 951 594 723 073 633 170 More developed regions 175 117 106 712 112 483 99 392 68 044 51 324 274 509 174 756 163 807 Less developed regions 456 176 362 258 340 862 220 909 186 059 128 501 677 085 548 317 469 363 WHO African Region 10 496 9 556 17 041 8 614 8 033 9 413 19 110 17 589 26 454 WHO Region of the Americas 51 704 39 116 35 066 33 650 26 014 18 402 85 354 65 130 53 468 WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region 14 951 13 226 11 942 8 503 7 563 5 600 23 454 20 789 17 542 WHO European Region 97 679 75 132 41 823 64 167 51 183 19 654 161 846 126 315 61 477 WHO South-East Asia Region 60 299 55 565 33 290 30 259 27 684 14 554 90 558 83 249 47 844 WHO Western Pacific Region 396 078 276 309 314 160 175 061 133 588 112 190 571 139 409 897 426 350 IARC Member State (24 countries) 231 832 148 414 134 798 123 667 85 911 60 465 355 499 234 325 195 263 United States of America 13 149 6 980 20 835 8 006 4 778 6 644 21 155 11 758 27 479 China 283 487 221 478 220 108 121 509 103 688 70 802 404 996 325 166 290 910 India 43 386 40 721 8 303 19 711 18 320 4 786 63 097 59 041 13 089 European Union (EU-28) 50 521 35 393 33 011 31 071 23 092 13 977 81 592 58 485 46 988
Estimated age-standardized rates (World) of incidence cases, males, stomach cancer, worldwide in 2012 62.3 9.6 15.4 6.6 9.6 4.0 6.6 < 1.3 No data Not applicable All rights reserved. The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the World Health Organization / International Agency for Research on Cancer concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Dotted and dashed lines on maps represent approximate borderlines for which there may not yet be full agreement. Data source: GLOBOCAN 2012 Graph production: IARC (http://gco.iarc.fr/today) World Health Organization International Agency for Research on Cancer 2016
Estimated age-standardized rates (World) of incidence cases, males, stomach cancer, worldwide in 2012 NORDCAN (www.ancr.nu) ECO (eco.iarc.fr) England: www.ons.gov.uk CI5.iarc.fr CI5.iarc.fr Australia : www.aih.gov.au New Zealand : wwww.health.govt.nz USA: seer.cancer.gov
Estimated age-standardized rates (World) of deaths, males, stomach cancer, worldwide in 2012 37.1 7.1 13.0 5.5 7.1 3.6 5.5 < 1.2 No data Not applicable All rights reserved. The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the World Health Organization / International Agency for Research on Cancer concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Dotted and dashed lines on maps represent approximate borderlines for which there may not yet be full agreement. Data source: GLOBOCAN 2012 Graph production: IARC (http://gco.iarc.fr/today) World Health Organization International Agency for Research on Cancer 2016
Estimated age-standardized rates (World) of deaths, males, stomach cancer, worldwide in 2012 WHO (www.who.int/healthinfo/en/) WHO (www.who.int/healthinfo/en/) WHO (www.who.int/healthinfo/en/)
Estimated age-standardized rates (World) of incidence cases, females, stomach cancer, worldwide in 2012 24.7 5.5 8.1 3.8 5.5 2.7 3.8 < 0.00 No data Not applicable All rights reserved. The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the World Health Organization / International Agency for Research on Cancer concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Dotted and dashed lines on maps represent approximate borderlines for which there may not yet be full agreement. Data source: GLOBOCAN 2012 Graph production: IARC (http://gco.iarc.fr/today) World Health Organization International Agency for Research on Cancer 2016
Estimated age-standardized rates (World) of incidence cases, females, stomach cancer, worldwide in 2012 NORDCAN (www.ancr.nu) ECO (eco.iarc.fr) England: www.ons.gov.uk CI5.iarc.fr CI5.iarc.fr Australia : www.aih.gov.au New Zealand : wwww.health.govt.nz USA: seer.cancer.gov
Estimated age-standardized rates (World) of deaths, females, stomach cancer, worldwide in 2012 21.1 4.3 6.6 2.9 4.3 2.0 2.9 < 0.00 No data Not applicable All rights reserved. The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the World Health Organization / International Agency for Research on Cancer concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Dotted and dashed lines on maps represent approximate borderlines for which there may not yet be full agreement. Data source: GLOBOCAN 2012 Graph production: IARC (http://gco.iarc.fr/today) World Health Organization International Agency for Research on Cancer 2016
Estimated age-standardized rates (World) of deaths, females, stomach cancer, worldwide in 2012 WHO (www.who.int/healthinfo/en/) WHO (www.who.int/healthinfo/en/) WHO (www.who.int/healthinfo/en/)