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Table 2 Estimated age-standardized cancer incidence rates per 100 000 by site, location and sex, China 2005 a

From: Cancer burden in China: a Bayesian approach

Site

Overall

Urban

Rural

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Rate (95% CI)

Rate (95% CI)

Rate (95% CI)

Rate (95% CI)

Rate (95% CI)

Rate (95% CI)

Nasopharynx

2.9 (2.5,3.5)

1.1 (0.8,1.6)

3.4 (2.5,4.4)

1.2 (0.8,2.1)

2.6 (2.1,3.3)

1.0 (0.7,1.5)

Esophagus

23.9 (22.1,25.8)

9.6 (8.6,10.6)

17.5 (15.4,19.9)

5.7 (4.6,7.0)

28.5 (25.9,31.5)

12.5 (11.1,14.0)

Stomach

42.1 (39.6,44.9)

17.4 (16.0,19.0)

37.1 (34.2,40.3)

15.3 (13.3,17.8)

45.6 (41.9,49.9)

18.9 (17.0,21.0)

Colorectal

16.6 (14.5,19.2)

11.8 (10.2,14.0)

22.4 (19.3,26.3)

15.6 (13.1,18.8)

12.3 (9.7,16.0)

8.9 (6.9,11.9)

Liver

36.8 (34.3,39.6)

12.7 (11.6,13.9)

33.2 (29.4,37.2)

10.7 (9.4,12.3)

39.5 (36.2,43.2)

14.2 (12.7,15.9)

Pancreas

3.2 (2.7,3.8)

2.2 (1.9,2.6)

4.6 (3.7,5.7)

3.4 (2.7,4.3)

2.1 (1.7,2.7)

1.4 (1.1,1.8)

Lung

45.6 (42.8,48.8)

19.7 (17.8,21.6)

53.0 (47.7,59.5)

23.1 (19.5,27.1)

40.2 (37.1,43.6)

17.0 (15.3,18.9)

Bone

2.3 (1.8,3.0)

1.5 (1.1,2.1)

2.9 (1.9,4.4)

1.8 (1.1,3.0)

1.8 (1.4,2.5)

1.2 (0.8,1.8)

Breast

 

20.4 (17.5,23.8)

 

31.2 (25.6,38.4)

 

11.5 (9.4,13.9)

Cervix

 

8.1 (6.3,10.5)

 

9.0 (6.4,12.6)

 

7.3 (5.0,10.5)

Ovary

 

3.6 (2.8,4.7)

 

6.0 (4.5,8.3)

 

1.6 (1.1,2.3)

Prostate

4.2 (3.4,5.5)

 

6.6 (5.0,8.7)

 

2.5 (1.7,3.9)

 

CNS

4.7 (3.9,5.7)

3.9 (3.1,5.1)

6.1 (4.5,8.1)

5.1 (3.4,7.5)

3.6 (2.9,4.7)

2.9 (2.3,3.9)

Lymphoma

2.5 (1.9,3.4)

1.7 (1.2,2.4)

3.3 (2.1,5.2)

2.3 (1.5,3.7)

1.8 (1.3,2.5)

1.1 (0.8,1.8)

All sites

217.7 (206.7,228.9)

143.0 (132.1,156.8)

236.2 (216.2,258.3)

168.9 (148.8,198.0)

203.7 (192.4,215.1)

121.8 (111.7,133.4)

  1. aRates were directly age-standardized to the World population.